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News + Politics

Letter to the Editor: ‘Ceci n’est pas une guillotine’

Mira Martin-Parker - April 22, 2020

I guess I’ll have to sell something in order to pay rent to our corporate landlords this month. I’ve been holding out, trying bide...

News + Politics

Lawsuit seeks to reduce ICE detention during pandemic

Tim Redmond - April 22, 2020

People in ICE detention are not facing criminal charges. Deportation is a civil matter – and yet, the law allows the government to lock...

Culture

‘Hip-hop to Hamilton’ urges youth to pursue arts careers, despite COVID

Emily Wilson - April 22, 2020

Lily Ling, the music director and conductor for the tour of Hamilton, says we need the arts now more than ever. She saw that working...

News + Politics

Immigrants sue for release from Yuba County and Mesa Verde jails

Sam Lew - March 25, 2020

Thirteen immigrants detained at Mesa Verde Detention Center and Yuba County Jail filed a lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement Tuesday calling for their...

Lit

SF’s Juli Delgado Lopera on language, matriarchy, and ‘Fiebre Tropical’

Marke B. - March 11, 2020

UPDATE: The book release party has been postponed, but you can still buy Fiebre Tropical at Booksmith. When I met San Francisco author, artist, and...

News + Politics

ICE arrests at courthouse spur protests

Garrett Leahy - March 10, 2020

“ICE is not welcome here! ICE is not welcome here!” The chant filled the air on Monday at a press conference arranged by immigrants’ rights...

Onstage

Review: Sketch comedy legends Culture Clash return—with big tío energy

Marke B. - March 8, 2020

In these incendiary political times, watching the three master sketch comedians of pioneering Latino troupe Culture Clash is like dipping your spoon into a...

Campaign Trail

‘Families first’ public defender enters D7 race

Tim Redmond - February 13, 2020

UPDATED: A public defender who coaches girls' basketball at a Catholic school announced today that’s he’s running for supervisor. With about 100 supporters lined up in...

Onstage

A pro-immigrant ‘sci-fi magical realism human cartoon opera’? Believe it!

Joshua Rotter - February 12, 2020

For centuries, the United States held true to its reputation as a sanctuary nation, greeting immigrants fleeing unfortunate circumstances back home with the opportunity...

Art

The joy of ‘Gayface’

Marke B. - January 16, 2020

"Well, you're queer," photographer-artist-musician-coolperson Lauren Tabak says to me, quite correctly, on the phone. "What do you think about when you're putting together a...

Tagged with: Immigrants

Letter to the Editor: ‘Ceci n’est pas une guillotine’

Lawsuit seeks to reduce ICE detention during pandemic

‘Hip-hop to Hamilton’ urges youth to pursue arts careers, despite COVID

Immigrants sue for release from Yuba County and Mesa Verde jails

SF’s Juli Delgado Lopera on language, matriarchy, and ‘Fiebre Tropical’

ICE arrests at courthouse spur protests

Review: Sketch comedy legends Culture Clash return—with big tío energy

‘Families first’ public defender enters D7 race

A pro-immigrant ‘sci-fi magical realism human cartoon opera’? Believe it!

The joy of ‘Gayface’

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