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Super Tuesday: Obama to SF Mayor…Stay Away!

12:20 pm By Maegan La Mala · California|GLBT|Politics|San Francisco|US Presidential Race 2008 · Comments Off

5 Feb 2008

It’s Super Tuesday and here in San Francisco, media is abuzz with the candidate’s recent lightning fast visits to our state, and more locally, our mayor’s hearty endorsement of Hillary Clinton. Early this morning as polls opened, local news showed San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (seen above with Hill) shrugging off predictions that Barack Obama will “win” California, saying that undecided Californians will ultimately prefer Hillary. Gavin counts himself as a Hillary supporter, and our local newspaper gives some insight into one of the possible reasons why; 2 words: gay marriage:

…just four years ago, current Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is said to have declined to have his picture taken in San Francisco with Newsom, who was then at the center of a national uproar over his decision to allow same-sex marriage in San Francisco.

“I gave a fundraiser, at his (Obama’s) request at the Waterfront restaurant,” said former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown. “And he said to me, he would really appreciate it if he didn’t get his photo taken with my mayor. He said he would really not like to have his picture taken with Gavin.”

San Francisco to do What NY Couldn’t: IDs for Undocumented

2:25 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Immigration|San Francisco · Comments Off

15 Nov 2007

It’s said that if you can make it in New York, New York you can make it anywhere. Well undocumented residents may want to consider a move to San Francisco, since they approved a law that will allow illegal immigrants who may be unable or unwilling to secure state-issued driver’s licenses to apply for municipal identification cards. This program is modeled after the controversial New Haven, Connecticut program. The program is scheduled to go into effect next August and will charge adults $15 for each card and $5 for children to defray costs, which are expected to run between $423,000 and $1.1 million during the first year.

Via / KSBY

Immigration rallies: the view from SF

8:05 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism|Immigration|San Francisco · Comments Off

1 May 2007

As mainstream media is reporting a much lower turnout for this year’s immigration rallies across the country, I can personally report that this was the case in San Francisco.

While the rally was lively and and attendees very enthusiastic yesterday, San Francisco’s Civic Center square was less than 1/4 full, a sharp contrast from last year, when the crowds stretched from the steps of City Hall and the federal building spilling into the neighboring streets of the Tenderloin.

Yesterday morning Gustavo Arellano was on NPR talking about whether the lower number of attendees (because this was being predicted hours before the rallies actually started) had to more to do with the fact that the rallies last year were so successful that people simply think that the struggle is over.

Immigration rallies in the Bay Area: yes or no?

1:25 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism|Immigration|Internet|San Francisco · Comments Off

1 May 2007

If dueling Google News headlines are to be believed, there are no immigration rallies here in the Bay Area today and there are several immigration rallies here in the Bay Area today:

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The truth is there are rallies, and following is the logistical info:

San Francisco:

Tuesday, May 1, 12 noon
Gather at Dolores Park, Dolores and 18th Streets
(Mission District, 16th St. BART)
March to Civic Center
More info at IndyBay

More rally information after the jump

“I voted” in pictures + a plea

6:48 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Politics · 1 Comment

7 Nov 2006

Picture%201.png Here in wacky San Francisco — where we’re voting on a measure proposed by my local politicians to make calling for the impeachment of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney city policy — I’m off to the polls. To echo Mala, have you voted? Tons of people withhold their vote year after year because they are jaded. I used to do that. I don’t anymore. Like Mala says, it’s a weapon at our disposal. I’m still jaded, but not as dumb.

Other not-so-dumb people have been documenting their adventures in voting today in photos on my favorite website, Flickr. Check out this blog post about all the happy voters on the site, and have a look at some photos to get psyched up.

Get out and vote. Don’t make excuses. There’s still time — polls don’t close for hours. And I guarantee you it will make you feel better.

To the polls I go!

Via / Flickr Blog

Anti-Latino hate crime in Chinatown

11:50 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · race|San Francisco · 3 Comments

12 Jul 2006

I guess those of us who like to think of the City by the Bay as the real City of Brotherly Love and a utopic bubble of tolerance will have to think again, in light of a recent hate crime against a Latino youth. This happened blocks from my home, and the crime is even more disturbing in that it was perpetrated by a group of Asian youths who yelled racial slurs as they beat the kid unconscious.

Back in May we posted that hate crimes against Latinos were on the rise, and that this was tied to the immigration debate. I never thought I’d see it happen in my own backyard, an immigrant enclave par excellence. In the years I’ve been around San Francisco, I’ve seen the number of Latino immigrants working in Chinatown businesses grow significantly, and how suddenly some shops were stocking calling cards for Mexico as a result of this influx. I’m not sure if this particular attack could be linked to immigration, but the irony of this happening in a neighborhood like Chinatown is not lost on me.

Details around this case are sketchy (the media doesn’t tend to cover hate crimes against any group with much willingness) but what is known is that the teens have been arrested and the victim has been released from the hospital.

Via / San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Bay Area demonstration info

12:45 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism|California|Immigration|San Francisco · Comments Off

1 May 2006

If you are in the San Francisco Bay Area and looking for information on the events taking place here, look no further. The San Francisco Chronicle has published a comprehensive list of Bay Area events in their morning edition:

Oakland: 9 a.m., marchers to meet at International Boulevard and 98th Avenue and walk 7 miles to the federal buildings downtown at 1301 Clay St., where they will hold a rally at 1:30 p.m. At 6 p.m., a rally and interfaith prayer service are planned at San Antonio Park, Foothill Boulevard at 15th Avenue.

Richmond and San Pablo: 9 a.m., marchers to gather at three churches: St. Paul’s, 1845 Church Lane in San Pablo; St. Mark’s, 159 Harbour Way in Richmond; and St. Cornelius, 225 28th St. in Richmond. The three groups will meet at old City Hall, 325 Civic Center Plaza in Richmond at 10 a.m. for a rally. They will then march to the El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to board trains to join the San Francisco protest.

San Francisco: 11 a.m. protesters to gather at Justin Herman Plaza on the Embarcadero. They’ll march up Market Street at 1 p.m. and rally at City Hall at 3 p.m. There will be another rally at 5 p.m. at the Federal Building, 450 Golden Gate Ave.

San Rafael: 10 a.m. Canal Alliance members will gather at St. Raphael’s Church, 1104 Fifth Ave., and march to Marin Civic Center, where a rally is planned for 1 p.m.

Santa Rosa: 10 a.m., protesters gather at 665 Sebastopol Road (former Albertsons) and march to Juilliard Park, 227 Santa Rosa Ave.

Berkeley: Noon, UC Berkeley students plan a walkout.

San Jose: 3 p.m. marchers plan to gather at King and Story roads. At 4 p.m., they will march to Arena Green Park at Santa Clara and Autumn streets, and at 6 p.m. they will rally in the park.

Via / San Francisco Chronicle

VivirLatino Special : Costa a Costa

7:40 am By Maegan La Mala · California|New York|Politics · Comments Off

8 Nov 2005

costacosta (2).jpg It’s Election Day on all coasts and in towns and cities in-between. Today we will be featuring special coverage of local and state elections direct from San Francisco and New York City. We will be speaking to Latinos on why (or why not) they’re voting and reporting on what we see and experience as Latinos at the polls.

Tell us what’s happening in your barrio today, Election Day? Use our contact form to send us tips and info about what’s going down. Comment and let us know what you’re thinking and be sure to check back in often on Vivir Latino throughout the day.

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