Lauren Montana Swiger is an activist, musician, and community member who was evicted from the Mission, along with her teenage…
Donna, her husband Robert “Jawara” Johnson, and the family dogs Xochitl (age 4) and DJ (age 2 and ½) were…
“The corrido (Spanish pronunciation: [koˈriðo]) is a popular narrative song and poetry form, a ballad. […]It derives largely from the…
Stills of storefronts and streets in the dark evoke the bustle of the daylight Mission.
A photo series of street altars as public expressions of grief in the Mission District.
Homicides In The Mission (2008), Stats Part I Youth homicide is the leading cause of death among youth ages 15-24…
The First Eviction: Memory Once upon a time, long before the Mission was El Barrio and a hipster incubator, it…
It is 7 a.m. in The Mission. Dogged Latino migrants carve the pavement to the bus stops. Obdurate homeless undock…
Over the last three decades, several waves of tech booms and housing bubbles have eroded the character of this multi-racial,…
First Published in n+1, issue 14, Summer 2012 The camotero used to come out at night to sell roasted sweet potatoes…