Listen Local: Finding Frida and Diego in the Mission
This week in our Listen Local podcast, Alexandra Garretón and Mission Local editor, Lydia Chávez, walk the Mission to find local connections to two of...
Alexandra Garretón
Alexandra Garreton, 26, enjoys living in a neighborhood where she can use her Spanish on a daily basis. Garreton moved to the Mission in August, and has been intrigued by the welcoming nature of the eclectic neighborhood. She’s passionate about giving underserved communities a voice.
- Email: Alexandra.Garreton@missionlocal.org
- Twitter: @GarretonA
Stories by Alexandra
VIDEO: Music Does a Body Good
By Alexandra Garretón Posted
The first group of seniors to be part of a UCSF study on how being in a choir may help aging adults – is graduating...
May Day Protest Marches Down Mission to 16th
By Andrea Valencia, Stefania Rousselle, Alexandra Garretón and Daniel Hirsch Posted
UPDATE 7:18 p.m. The entrance to BART is still closed on the southwest side. UPDATE 7:12 p.m. There are still a lot of police on...
At 6:30 p.m. the Mission’s in the Midst of Change
By Andra Cernavskis, Rigoberto Hernandez, Alexandra Garretón, Erica Hellerstein, Viktorjia Rinkevičiūtė, Jasmin Koerber and Daniel Hirsch Posted
The lines in front of the popular bars on Mission and Valencia had started to form. Friends—some who had time to go home and freshen...
Local’s Corner Protest Postponed, Talks Ensue
By Daniel Hirsch and Alexandra Garretón Posted
In response to allegations of racial discrimination and a recently filed sexual harassment lawsuit at Local Mission Eatery and Local’s Corner, community organizers...
Indocumentados Se Apresuran a Tramitar sus Impuestos en los Estado Unidos
By Alexandra Garretón Posted
El lunes pasado antes de la fecha límite para tramitar impuestos, casi todos los lugares en la sala de espera de MEDA (Mission Economic...
The Undocumented Race to File U.S. Taxes
By Alexandra Garretón Posted
On the Monday before taxes are due almost every seat in the waiting room at the Mission Economic Development Agency’s (MEDA) Free Tax Preparation...
Arte o Vandalismo
By Alexandra Garretón Posted
Jeremy Novy hace obra con esténcil, por gran parte de esa obra que se encuentra en San Francisco, está en problemas con la ley.
Art and/or Vandalism
By Alexandra Garretón Posted
Jeremy Novy is a stencil artist. He’s in legal trouble for some of his work in San Francisco.
El Financiamiento Colectivo para Librerías en Tiempos de Rentas a la Alza
By Alexandra Garretón Posted
Dos librerías de la Misión se están enfrentando a las rentas a la alza de la calle Valencia y ventas a la baja en la...
El Arte de Cosas que Nadie Quiere
By Alexandra Garretón Posted
En el día, la gente se asoma con las manos y la frente pegadas a la ventana del Radio Habana Social Club, en las calles 22...
Art from the Things No One Wants
By Alexandra Garretón Posted
During the day people peer into Radio Habana Social Club, on Valencia and 22nd, with both hands on the window and their forehead to the...
SNAP: Colored Shadows
By Alexandra Garretón Posted
Book Shop Crowdfunding in the Time of Rent Spikes
By Alexandra Garretón Posted
Faced with skyrocketing Valencia Street rents and dwindling sales in the era of Kindle and Amazon, two Mission bookstores have looked to a new source...
SNAP: It’s Like You’re My Mirror
By Alexandra Garretón Posted