Job Center Fills With Those Who Once Had Steady Work
By NICHOLAS KUSNETZ Since coming to this country 14 years ago, Alexis Serrato, a legal resident, always worked consistently as a painter. The Colombian immigrant was able to support his family, which...
View ArticleCraigslist Scamartist Rips-Off Jobless Construction Worker
By NICHOLAS KUSNETZ At the end of February, Edwin Tenorio, an unemployed construction worker, applied for a job on Craigslist that he found through Arriba Juntos. It sounded great: The employer,...
View ArticleArriba Juntos Weekend Flea Market
In a colorful alley next to Arriba Juntos, vendors gather each weekend on Julian near 15th Street to sell everything from lawn mowers to ice cream. “The goal of the market is to help the community,”...
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Muni Jobs Training Failed for Many of the Temporary Workers
There were graduation speakers, food (paid for by the graduates) and in some cases family, but instead of celebrating the passage from trainee to skilled worker, the graduates of Muni’s Entry-Level...
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Living on the Flip Side of 18th Street
Most Thursday mornings at 8 a.m., after her husband has taken their daughter to school, Zsuzsanna Legradi leaves her apartment at 18th and Guerrero streets to get groceries. Across the street, Tartine...
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Stolen Bike Wheel Brings Police Presence to Flea Market
Items that shouldn’t be sold at Arriba Juntos Flea Market: food, booze, pornography, and stolen bicycle parts. But last Sunday morning, bicyclist Kirk Scott said he found his rear wheel, stolen from...
View ArticleMISSION COMMUNITY COUNCIL: Meeting
MiCoCo Gathering open to Mission District organizations, schools, libraries, and community members Thursday, August 20th 9:00am – 11:00am Arriba Juntos 1850 Mission Street
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Board of Supervisors LIVE From City Hall Nov. 3
Supervisor David Campos sent a letter to the Juvenile Probation Department Tuesday asking them to hand over their caseload for the past two years and the forms they use to report youth to immigration....
View ArticleMexicans Shopping and Nonprofits
On Thursday we brought you a story about the newest pilgrims celebrating Thanksgiving. Well, there are other pilgrims for Black Friday, or Viernes Negro. SF Weekly’s Lauren Smiley has tales of a...
View ArticleCommunity Responds to Stem Youth Violence
En Español Two incidents of youth violence during the first week of school have sparked the formation of a Peace Campaign Committee that will start a phone tree and text-message alert system, ask the...
View ArticleLa Comunidad Responde a Violencia Juvenil
Traducido por Andrea Valencia Durante la primer semana de escuela hubo dos incidentes de violencia juvenil que causaron la creación de un Comité a Favor de la Paz, que comenzará un sistema de alerta a...
View ArticleDueño de Medjool Pone Propiedades a la Venta
Traducido por Andrea Valencia Parece ser que Gus Murad, uno de los personajes más polémicos del barrio, ha abandonado los edificios. En realidad, varios edificios –todos ellos en la calle Misión entre...
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Food Bank Fight
As I was walking by Arriba Juntos this morning, I saw two cop cars, or five cops, an ambulance and several paramedics. I asked what was going on. A firefighter replied, “A shoving match. It’s lame.”...
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New Poverty Means Lines Grow at Food Banks
As the recession continues, lines at Mission District food pantries are getting longer. “Now the line is two blocks long, before it was much less,” said Victoria Dávila, 59, as she waited in front of...
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Largas Filas en Bancos de Alimentos Reflejan Pauperización
A medida de que la crisis avanza, las filas para obtener despensas de alimentos en el Distrito de la Misión se hacen cada vez más largas. “La fila ya llega hasta dos cuadras, antes era mucho menos”,...
View ArticleLabor Battle Ripens Over Proposed Fresh & Easy
At a community meeting this week for the proposed Fresh & Easy store in the Mission, it didn’t take long for the 800-pound gorilla in the room to come out: unions. On one side were some of the...
View ArticleSe Cristaliza Lucha Laboral con Propuesta de Fresh & Easy
En una reunión de la comunidad que sucedió esta semana para hablar de la tienda propuesta Fresh & Easy en la Misión, no tomó mucho para que el elefante en la sala decidiera dar la cara: los...
View ArticleFresh & Easy Approved, With Beer and Wine Only
Fresh & Easy will open a supermarket on South Van Ness Avenue between 23rd and 24th streets, but will only be able to sell beer and wine. The Planning Commission approved the project in a 4-3 vote...
View ArticleFresh & Easy Aprobado Sólo con Licencia de Cerveza y Vino
Fresh & Easy abrirá un supermercado en la avenida South Van Ness entre las calles 23 y 24, pero sólo podrá vender cerveza y vino. La Comisión de Urbanismo aprobó el proyecto el jueves en un voto de...
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