Mission Center – The Guardsman

The older adult choir, Solera Singers, performs folk songs in Spanish from Mexico
and Latin America on the corner of Valencia and 21st streets during the Cinco de Mayo festival on Saturday, May 2. (Photo by Ekevara Kitpowsong)

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Cinco de Mayo marked by festive celebration

May 13, 2015April 3, 2016 The Guardsman CCSF, Cinco, Cinco de mayo, city college, City College of San Francisco, dance, Ekevara Kitpowsong, Ensambles Ballet Folklórico de San Francisco, Germán Contreras, Latin America, Latino, mayo, mexican, mission, Mission Center, Mission Neighborhood Centers, music, Radio Habana Social Club, salsa, student, students

By Ekevara Kitpowsong Mid-day salsa dancing on San Francisco’s Valencia Street? What better place to celebrate this year’s “Cinco de

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Alberto Campos delivers a drink at Cafe de la Mission ( Photo by Niko Plagakis)

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Meet the man behind Cafe de la Mission

December 13, 2014December 13, 2014 The Guardsman alberto, Alberto Campos, Bartlett Street, breakfast, Cafe de la mission, cafeteria, california, campos, CCSF, city college, city college students, community man, food, menu, Mission Center, san francisco, student, students, The cafe

By Calindra Revier The Guardsman Alberto Campos stands alone when it comes to feeding students and providing a late-night jolt

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(L-R) Installation of "El Rey" statue in 2004. (Photo by Will Maynez) and in its final resting places in the Frida Kahlo Garden next t Diego Rivera Theatre. Oct. 27, 2014. (Photo by Nathaniel Y. Downes)

Olmec head made out of volcanic rock turns 10

October 29, 2014November 3, 2014 The Guardsman art, artists, aztec calendar, diego rivera, El Rey, Frida Kahlo Garden, Latin America, mary strope, Mission Center, muralist, nathaniel y. downes, olmec head, pacifica, Statue, theatre, volcanic rock, Will Maynez

By Mary Strope The Guardsman Nestled in the Frida Kahlo Garden courtyard adjacent to Ocean Campus’ Diego Rivera Theatre sits

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Virginia Parras speaks to students at Mission Campus, Oct. 22, 2014. (Photo by Khaled Sayed)

Overflow crowd meets and greets new President of Campus and Centers Virginia Parras

October 29, 2014October 29, 2014 The Guardsman city college, City College of San Francisco, ESL, faculty, Mission Center, parras, President of campus, student, Virginia Parras

By Alex Lamp The Guardsman Mission center students and faculty squeezed in to meet and greet City College’s newly appointed

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