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Amid Stiff Cuts to English and ESL at City College, Mission Campus is Expanding its Offerings

September 28, 2022October 7, 2022 The Guardsman childcare, mission, ESL, class cuts, Dean Jorge Bell, Tyler Lyn Sorrow, noncredit classes, Credit Classes, Mission community, mission campus, Valencia St.

Despite deep financial cuts to essential City College programs and classes, the Mission Center was determined to make a comeback as a beloved and necessary community fixture.

Bay Area Culture

Mayor Breed Awards $4.7 Million to AAPI and Latino Cultural Groups

March 1, 2022March 21, 2022 The Guardsman Bruce Lee, Chinese Historical Society of America, San Francisco Arts Commission, Julie Zigoris, chinatown, Justin Hoover, mission, Rodrigo Duran, Arts, Ralph Remington, funding, carnaval, Mayor London Breed

$400,00 will fund the “We Are Bruce Lee” exhibit at the Chinese Historical Society of America, with another $600,000 for an art gallery and welcome center adjacent to the exhibit. Other grantees include the Mission District’s Carnaval, the Chinatown Festival of Lights, and small businesses in Chinatown.

Frontpage Display Culture

Mission District Mural Celebrates Santana Family

May 12, 2021 The Guardsman La Familia Santana, mission, Suavecito, Michael Carabello, music, Latin Rock, Bill Graham, mission street, Rock and Roll, Mark Bode, Latin Rock Inc, tobin jones, Annie Rodriguez, Jorge Santana, Lisa Brewer, Carlos Santana, Randolph Bowles, Malo, Mission Arts 415, Mission High School, Bernardo D. Gonzalez, 24th Street, Danza Xitlali, mission district, 24th Street BART Station

The sudden loss of musician Jorge Santana hits hard amongst a group working to paint a mural honoring Jorge and his famous family.

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Anti-Gentrification Activists Protesting Manny’s Cafe Arrested on Flawed Charges

October 9, 2019February 25, 2020 The Guardsman mission, Claudia Drdul, Manny's Cafe, gentrification

By Claudia Drdul claudiadrdul@gmail.com In early August two activists, Dayton Andrews and Max Goodwin, were arrested outside of

Reviews Culture

The Legacy of Bob Marley lives on 36 years later

February 22, 2017February 25, 2020 The Guardsman mission, bob marley, elbo room

By Laurie Maemura North Bay’s Sol Horizon and San Francisco’s Native Elements performed a live tribute show to honor

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Hunger Strike Continues, Lee and Suhr Respond

May 1, 2016February 25, 2020 The Guardsman mission, mission hunger strike, mission strike, hunger strike

COMMUNITY ACTIVISM By Marco Siler-Gonzales Just outside the entrance of the Mission Police Station, community members are actively starving themselves.