“The truth is ... I don’t know anything about bread,” La Mejor's Carmen Elias admits with a laugh. But she knows about community, so she called on her father’s old panadería co-workers from the 70s and 80s to be her first employees and handle the baking.
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Gloria Dominguez of Mission Girls talks about "valuing and building up sisterhood, and trying to promote being agents of our community and seeing change... building values of respect and integrity." She talks about violence prevention, creating a safe space for girls to find support, and their new home. -
"I wanted to be in radio since I was probably 6-7 years old, my mom used to listen to Homero Campos on KBRG, and he was the first gentleman who invited me to a radio station, and it was like BOOM! That's what I want to do." -
Joe talk about his first haircuts, how "You're not paying for a haircut, you're paying for a therapy session," how much it meant to be able to open where he grew up. "Every haircut is a walking billboard!" -
La Fiesta de Las Américas celebrates the independence of various Latin American countries and commemorates the culture, arts and music found from Patagonia to the Arctic Circle. Be there! Calle 24, Sunday, September 15. -
Get a taste of the culture and magic that lives in Mission District's vibrant Latino Cultural District. -
We speak with Melvign Badiola, Education Director, Performer, Producer, Stage Manager, Production Manager, Changemaker, Puppeteer and more. His passion for his work and for building community is contagious. -
We speak with Alexis Terrazas about his work as Editor-in-Chief of El Tecolote. He talks about taking the reins at an institution, covering stories that matter, and community media. -
Amparo shares the beautiful story of how her family's business evolved and carrying on the vision of her father.