Day laborers — you’ve probably seen them outside of Home Depot or near a freeway exit. They are mostly immigrants from Latin America who are looking for work. But sometimes what they find is exploitation in the form of wage theft. Rosa Ramirez spoke to one day laborer who fought to get his earnings.
Housing, property, and space in general are prized commodities, especially in San Francisco. Nancy López gets to cover the stories that inevitably grow out of the cracks in the vacant storefronts, aging buildings and limited affordable housing - to name a few of the issues - found throughout the Mission District. She welcomes any story ideas readers may have.
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Terrific work, Rosa!