Mural Típico de la Misión Será Restaurado
Después de tres años, dos solicitudes para recibir financiamiento y una reducción de casi el 50 por ciento en el presupuesto, este mes comenzará la...
Christy Khoshaba
An enthusiast for all things culture, Christy looks for journalistic inspiration in ethnic art galleries and in graffitied alleyways. When she’s not people watching at the BART stations, she’s deciphering Spanish on the streets, observing men’s fashion trends and watching the Burberry adorned break dancer on 24th street.
- Email: christy.khoshaba@gmail.com
Stories by Christy
Historic Carnaval Mural Will Be Restored
By Christy Khoshaba, Laura Wenus, Posted
After three years, two applications for funding, and an almost 50 percent reduction in the budget, restoration of the iconic Carnaval mural above the House of...
20mission Es un Espacio Donde los Informáticos Viven y Trabajan
By Christy Khoshaba Posted
En la esquina de las calles 20 y Misión se encuentra un espacio de 12,000 pies cuadrados que poco a poco se está transformando. El...
20mission, A Live/Work Space for Tech Workers
By Christy Khoshaba Posted
At the corner of 20th and Mission streets sits a 12,000-square-foot space that’s slowly transforming. It was once a down-and-out single room occupancy (SRO) covered in...
Creador de Software de Código Abierto Se Acerca a Fecha Límite de Financiamiento
By Christy Khoshaba Posted
En un audaz experimento, Yorba Foundation, la organización sin fines de lucro con base en la Misión y creador de software ha pedido un apoyo...
Open-Source Software Maker Races to Funding Deadline
By Christy Khoshaba Posted
In a bold experiment, nonprofit Mission software developer Yorba Foundation is bidding for sustainable support through crowdfunding for its open-source email program, Geary. Founded in...
Mission Firm Protects Online Profiles From Personal Data Stalkers
By Christy Khoshaba Posted
Your Democratic Party affiliation, $43,000 annual income and ’96 Honda Civic — they’re all public information. And your mug shots? Yes, those are public, too....
Local Startup Powers Mobile Fitness Movement
By Christy Khoshaba Posted
Tif Sippel comes out of a forward stretch with her back arched. The blonde ponytailed personal trainer has just finished a workout session with a...
The Explorist Resucita los Discos Vinilo y las Ganancias
By Christy Khoshaba Posted
El año es 2013. El lugar: el Distrito de la Misión. El medio está repleto de iPhones, iPads y MacBooks —ah, y algunos de esos...
The Explorist Spins Back Vintage Vinyl — and Profits
By Christy Khoshaba Posted
The year is 2013. The place is the Mission District. The scene is chock-full of iPhones, iPads and MacBooks — oh, and some of those...
Missionites March to Their Own Fashion Beat
By Christy Khoshaba Posted
They wear what they like. They do what they like. They don’t want to be like everybody else.
Crime, Sex and Fire Equals a New Mission Movie
By Christy Khoshaba Posted
Murgia's characters channel his emotions while staying true to the noir genre. He’s got them all: Private eye? Check. Gangsters? Double check. Femme fatale? Triple...
Chinese Residents React to Dissident’s Plight
By Christy Khoshaba Posted
“In China, you have to follow rules and accept the punishment," said Yvonne Li, in her 20s and born and raised in the United States....
Restoring “Carnaval” Mural With Help From Community
By Christy Khoshaba Posted
Back in November, Mission Local told the story of the iconic Mission mural “Carnaval.” Then people were talking of restoration; now it’s actually happening. “You’re...
Too Many Parklets in the Mission?
By Christy Khoshaba Posted
A backlash or a speed bump for the parklet population?