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Daly City residents go head-to-head with district officials over future of community garden
The current building plan set to be where the community garden stands is yet to be approved by city council. By Karla Orellana Signs reading “Save the garden” and “Stop the concrete jungle” greeted me as I pulled into the half-full parking lot off Campus Drive in Serramonte. I packed my belongings and walked across…
Landon Smith talks creating the teacher-student relationship college students need
“You need somebody who’s going to be really high touch because a lot of the time folks like to struggle in silence,” Smith said. Listen to the podcast audio here: Alana Marcelino doesn’t remember the name of the book that her former professor Landon Smith recommended to her — but what she learned from it,…
Making an impact with Nia McAllister
Nia McAllister tells us the story of how she has made an impact through environmental activism Nia McAllister grew up struggling to advocate for herself as a shy child, but through encouragement and drive for environmental activism, the poet found her own voice in giving others a place to share their own. After starting out…
Car break-ins on the decline in San Francisco’s Financial District neighborhood
Car break-in reports fall 22% in the Financial District after pandemic but still lead in second place behind the Northern District. Car break-ins have plummeted by more than half in the Financial District over the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the year before, falling from 1,038 in 2019-2020 to 307 in 2020-2021, according to city data…
Designated emergency programs: what does the future of Feed and Fuel look like?
Success of Feed and Fuel 2.0 brings overwhelming support from Supervisor Aaron Peskin and community-based operations. As communities wonder if designated emergency programs will stick around after the state’s reopening on June 15th. Aaron Peskin promised to advocate for the continuation of Feed and Fuel post-pandemic at the virtual panel held Thursday. Members from the…
School board clarifies reopening plan for San Francisco
Reopening timeline detailed as educators get vaccinated With recent developments clarifying when schools may reopen, the San Francisco Board of Education recapped on how and when schools may host in-person classes. The presentation, held at the Board of Education meeting Tuesday, came days after the school district announced a tentative plan for schools to reopen…
Commonwealth Club of California on Anti-Racism
“We are sitting, as a society, in a time between trauma and transformation”- Dr. Shawn Ginwright. Centering curriculum around Black, Indigenous people of color, and recognizing accessibility are necessary steps in combating anti-racism and addressing inequities throughout the education system, according to the Commonwealth Club. The Commonwealth Club, a public affairs forum meant to hold…
Vaccine Availability: How Are Retail Workers Holding Up?
Despite garnering widespread praise early in the pandemic, many frontline workers have largely felt left behind in the statewide effort to vaccine vulnerable populations. Starting February 24, San Francisco will have moved to Phase 1B, Tier 1 of the state’s population prioritization plan and begun vaccinating people who are eligible as supply allows. All this…
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Welcome to San Mateo Updates! This website is run by me, Karla Orellana, a local San Mateo resident. I currently attend San Francisco State University as Creative Writing major and Journalism minor. This is my fourth year and I hope to finish off strongly considering the circumstances we see ourselves in. A few things about…
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