As an advocate, I’ve learned that the public square — in hearings, interviews, newsrooms, and rallies — is where truth must be defended. We speak with different facts, from different vantage points, because we know the legal system is rarely on our side.
That doesn’t mean we can’t win. We can win hearts, we can shift public memory, and we will try to win the story.
Selected Highlights
Podcast: 59 Balas — Las Raras (2020)
This Spanish-language podcast tells the story of Alex Nieto’s killing and the reverberations of police violence in the Mission District. Produced by Dennis Maxwell, with narrative contributions by the family of Alex Nieto, me and others in the community.
🎧 Listen to “59 Balas” on Las Raras (en español)
Democracy Now!: Death by Gentrification (2016)
I joined Rebecca Solnit in this segment to discuss the killing of Alex Nieto and the broader landscape of police violence, displacement, and protest in the Mission District. We also touched on the early stages of the Góngora Pat case.
For testimony connected to Luis Góngora Pat’s case, see the accompaniment page here →.
Resumen en español
Como defensora, he aprendido que el espacio público —audiencias, entrevistas, medios, manifestaciones— es un lugar donde también se defiende la verdad. Traemos otros hechos, otras miradas, porque sabemos bien que el sistema legal rara vez está de nuestro lado.
Eso no significa que no podamos ganar. Podemos tocar corazones, cambiar la memoria pública, y al menos intentar ganar la historia.