Andrea Valencia
Translator / Interpreter
Andrea was born and raised in Mexico City, where she graduated as a translator/interpreter. She has been working with Mission Local since 2009 translating content for the Spanish page. Also lives in the Mission, does some reporting, social media and enjoys taking photos and training people that want to contribute to Mission Local.
- Email: andrea.valencia@missionlocal.com
- Twitter: @papelitoazulado
Stories by Andrea
The Mission Is Hiring
By Andrea Valencia Posted
It’s always nice to find a job within walking distance, so if you live in the Mission or surrounding areas: welcome to our job section. We...
Previously Displaced Share Lessons Learned from 2015 Fire
By Laura Wenus and Andrea Valencia Posted
As the displaced tenants and businesses of the fire on 29th Street pick up the pieces, Mission Local talked to residential and commercial tenants from...
One Year After Deadly SF Mission Fire, Building Decays as Tenants Struggle
By Laura Wenus and Andrea Valencia Posted
Disclosure: Mission Local was a commercial tenant for a year and half at the building discussed in this article. One year after a fire tore...
Exploring Mixtec Identity, Discrimination, Poverty
By Andrea Valencia Posted
In “Voices from the Mixtec Highlands,” documentary photographer and photojournalist Rodrigo Jardón documents an indigenous region of Oaxaca where his Mixtec grandmother, Adelaida, was born and raised. Jardón...
Six Months After Fire, SF Tenants Still Waiting
By Laura Wenus, Andrea Valencia and Emma Neiman Posted
Six months after the devastating fire that left more than 65 displaced, one injured, and one dead in late January, former residents of the mixed...
La Ciudad Planea Demandar a Dos Caseros en la Misión por Riesgos de Incendio
By Daniel Hirsch and Andrea Valencia Posted
El departamento de Inspección de Edificios anunció el día miércoles sus planes de llevar a la corte a los propietarios de tres edificios en el...
Notes From Mexico Will Be a Musical Trip with Diana Gameros
By Andrea Valencia Posted
When Diana Gameros arrived in the Mission District in 2008, she gave herself one month to make it as a musician. She wasn’t sure how...
Good Morning Mission! Rainbows Are in the Air
By Andrea Valencia Posted
It is now 55˚ and expected to rise to 63˚. Details for the next ten days are here. The sun is playing hide and seek...
Listen Local: Inside the Planning Commission
By Laura Wenus, Daniel Hirsch and Andrea Valencia Posted
Listen Local is Mission Local in audio form. We record live on a biweekly webcast at BFF.fm every other Thursday morning at 9:30 a.m. First on...
Artillery Gallery to Host Collective Exhibit This Saturday
By Andrea Valencia Posted
Artillery Gallery will host a collective exhibit Sembrando Rebeldía, Cosechando Libertad this Saturday. The collective is Libre Cltra, Talleres Populares Veintiocho de Junio and Artillery. The exhibit...
After Fire, Shaibi Family Searching for 2-Bedroom in Mission
By Andrea Valencia Posted
Over the past few days, the gate of Maurice’s Corner Store below the apartment where a two-alarm fire took the lives of Mohamed Shaibi and...
Injuries from Fire Take 13-year-old’s Life
By Andrea Valencia and Daniel Hirsch Posted
Last week’s fire at Treat and 24th Street has claimed another life. Neighbors and family have confirmed the death of Amal Shaibi, the 13-year-old daughter...
A Concert to Benefit Businesses Displaced By Mission Fire
By Andrea Valencia Posted
Come out this Sunday afternoon to the Make-Out Room to enjoy music, have a snack and (or) a drink and support the fundraising that MEDA will...
Mission Crime: Multiple Robberies, Break-Ins and a Purse Snatch
By Andrea Valencia Posted
Since Tuesday, the San Francisco Police Department reports that the Mission saw five robberies in which a knife and a gun were used, one purse snatch,...