"I always come back to the Mission. I feel very honored to be giving back to my community, the place where I was born."
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We interview a family dynasty of organizers in the Mission District. "I come from people who withstood colonization and who withstood all of these hardships knowing that I'm on the shoulders of giants."
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"We want to make sure that people have a platform, to pray, to feel your pain, to hear from one another, to grieve, to process this grief, and then, at the end of the day, we want people to go home safe."
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We had lots of food and pastries that we had to get rid of. Customers are saying, "Wow, we're glad you guys are open, it's good to see you, the positive energy makes you feel good to be back."
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Valerie talks about coordinating the Latino Task Force, how it was created with the ongoing input from more than 30 Community-Based Organization answering three questions: what is your priority issue? What is the solution? How can we connect government with community?
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We interview Calle 24 Vice President Jon Jacobo on the formation of the Latino Task Force, on the ongoing work that they are doing to support the community, and the testing that's happening, with the help of dedicated volunteers.
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"My goal is for Calle 24 to be that hub, where people know that they can come, and maybe we don't have the services that they might need, but that we will have the connections to get them the services that they need."
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Saira talks about how they try to make food affordable, what are some favorite dishes that can be shared when times are tough, buying locally, and how to order.
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La Reyna is open! In this virtual interview, Luis talks about the challenges of running a bakery at this time, getting supplies, being able to order while staying isolated.