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Serra statue protesters facing criminal charges

Eleni Balakrishnan - December 7, 2020

Why is the Catholic Church, which preaches forgiveness and restorative justice, pushing to punish people who tore down a racist statue?

News + Politics

OPINION: Let’s abolish Columbus Day

Tommi Avicolli Mecca - October 4, 2017

It’s a simple proposal: Abolish Columbus Day and find another way to honor Italian contributions to this country. That’s what more than 50 Italian academics,...

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The Agenda, Oct. 10-17: Should we celebrate the Twitter tax break?

Tim Redmond - October 9, 2016

I am glad, I suppose, that there’s nice art coming to mid-Market to “spur curiosity and connection.” Five years after the Twitter tax break,...

News + Politics

Why I hate Columbus Day

Tommi Avicolli Mecca - October 9, 2016

I hate October 12. It’s the day I’m supposed to wave la bandiera d’Italia, the Italian flag. I'm proud to be southern Italian, which means,...

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Soccer, Airbnb, and the colonization of the Mission

Tim Redmond - October 13, 2014

By Erin McElroy OCTOBER 13 -- By now the video of the young white “Dropbox Dudes” kicking the youth of color out of the Mission...

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Serra statue protesters facing criminal charges

OPINION: Let’s abolish Columbus Day

The Agenda, Oct. 10-17: Should we celebrate the Twitter tax break?

Why I hate Columbus Day

Soccer, Airbnb, and the colonization of the Mission

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