Andrea hails from Mexico City and lives in the Mission where she works as a community interpreter. She has been involved with Mission Local since 2009 working as a translator and reporter.
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Flag toothpicks have been around for a long time. A friend who moved here in the 70s saw on one of her first visits to Golden Gate park a pile of dog shit with an American flag toothpick stuck in it. “I think I like this place,” she said.