For the people, by the people
by Patrick Tamayo, archival photos courtesy of El Tecolote archives
March 20, 2020
A San Francisco plainclothes officer was shot and killed May 1, 1969. The officer and his partner had approached and confronted a group of men they suspected of possessing stolen items. A struggle ensued and one of the officers was shot dead. Several days later — like the start of a bad joke — four ...
Celebrating the life of a Mission veteran
Maria Bruun-Schmidt
February 7, 2015
Alfonso Texidor bridged together the Mission's many communities. On Sunday we celebrate his memorial. Photo by Angelica Ekeke of El Tecolote A man that didn’t complain -- that is how most people would describe poet, translator and community figure Alfonso Texidor, who died of lung cancer at 68...