El Tecolote (2025)

01/11/2025

We’re proud to share that El Tecolote has been recognized by SPJ NorCal with three Excellence in Journalism Awards for outstanding reporting and visuals rooted in our community.

Community Journalism (print/online — small division) .duranf and win award for their reporting on San Francisco’s immigrant and working-class Latinx communities.

Investigative Reporting (print/online — small division — single story) .lens and win award for “San Francisco is weaponizing parking rules to displace RV communities. Here’s how it started.”

Photojournalism (photo essay — small division)  wins award for “As homeless mothers seek refuge, waiting takes a toll.”
These honors reflect the power of community-driven journalism — and the families, organizers, and neighbors who trust us to tell their stories.

These honors reflect the power of community-driven journalism, and the families, organizers and neighbors who trust us to tell their stories.
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El Tecolote is celebrating 55 years of bilingual, bicultural news serving immigrants and working-class Latinos. Support our community newsroom by becoming a founding member at eltecolote.org

31/10/2025

Mi Plan, Mi Paz: A Community Cafecito
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025 Time: 6–9 p.m. Location: Acción Latina (2958 24th St.)

Join El Tecolote and Mission Action for an evening of performance, conversation and practical tools for immigrant families.

The evening begins with a panel of community organizers discussing Know Your Rights, mental health, and family preparedness in a time of heightened immigration enforcement. Resource tables and hands-on workshops will offer step-by-step tools to help families plan, connect and protect themselves in uncertain times, followed by a moving performance by the Immigrant Worker Choir.

RSVP at the link in our bio.

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Mi Plan, Mi Paz: Un Cafecito Comunitario

Fecha: Martes 4 de noviembre de 2025 Hora: 6 a 9 p.m. Lugar: Acción Latina (2958 24th St.)

Acompaña a El Tecolote y Mission Action en una noche de diálogo, recursos y herramientas prácticas para familias migrantes.

El evento iniciará con un panel sobre Conoce Tus Derechos, salud mental y preparación familiar en tiempos de mayor vigilancia migratoria. También habrá mesas informativas y talleres prácticos que ofrecerán pasos concretos para planificar, conectarse y protegerse en comunidad, además de una emotiva presentación del Coro de Trabajadores Migrantes.

Confirma tu asistencia en el enlace de nuestra perfil.

31/10/2025

Walking along 24th Street, marigolds, sugar skulls, and altars are beginning to fill shop windows in San Francisco’s Mission District as businesses prepare for Día de Mu***os on Nov. 1 and 2.

Rooted in Indigenous and Catholic traditions, the two-day holiday has endured for centuries as a time of remembrance and celebration. A way to keep our loved ones close, even in uncertain times.

For many in the Mission, this year feels different. After weeks of fear and confusion around immigration enforcement, community members are turning to rituals of remembrance as a way to find strength and healing.

For Louie Gutiérrez, co-owner of La Reyna Bakery, Día de Mu***os holds special meaning. His father died in a car accident on the Golden Gate Bridge in the 1990s, and since then the holiday has become a time to reflect and reconnect.

“It’s a way for those who used to live in the Mission, both the living and the dead, to come back home,” he said.

Whether you gather with neighbors or build an altar at home, this season reminds us that resilience is something we create together.

Follow the link in bio to find 8 ways to celebrate Dia de los Mu***os this weekend.

31/10/2025

A week after a threatened federal immigration “surge” left immigrant communities in the Bay Area on edge, Latinx vendors and residents are turning to Día de los Mu***os as a source of resilience and unity, though caution still lingers.

Andrea, 40, a local food vendor and employee at Kelly’s Boutique, called off work the moment the news of federal deployment broke.

“It’s precaution for those of us who have children,” she said. She sells fruits and pupusas on Mission Street and only returned to work Wednesday morning, her first shift in nearly one week. Backdropped by colorful quinceñera dresses inside the boutique, Andrea formed bouquets of marigolds to sell. She’ll be selling pupusas outside the storefront on Sunday evening.

“With everything that’s happening with this administration, thankfully, they were able to contain some of that [threats],” she said. “But we also cannot let our guard down, so let’s hope the day of festivals is a good day for everyone. We’ll be here, supporting one another.”

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30/10/2025

“It has been a traumatic time for our community. Amid Trump’s deployment of federal troops to the Bay Area, immigrant families across the region braced for the worst. Even after city leaders confirmed the operation was called off, our bodies still carry that anxiety as ICE continues to harass and detain our neighbors.

In moments like these, rituals of remembrance help us find grounding. Across cultures, people have always built altars to honor what matters most and to reconnect with the sacred.” — Querida Consejera 💌

El Tecolote’s advice columnist Michelle Gutiérrez spoke with Concepción “Concha” Saucedo Martínez, a Mexican Yaqui Chicana and co-founder of Instituto Familiar de la Raza.

Read Concha’s reflections at eltecolote.org, and swipe right to see some of the beautiful altars shared with us through our partnership with the San Francisco Symphony, ahead of “Coco in Concert.”

29/10/2025

In the wake of last week’s threatened federal immigration “surge,” five San Francisco supervisors joined community leaders on the steps of City Hall Tuesday to reaffirm their commitment to increasing funding to immigrant legal defense.

Supervisor Connie Chan, who chairs the Board of Supervisors’ Budget Committee, announced legislation on Oct. 23 to allocate $3.5 million from the city’s general reserve to increase funding for immigration legal defense services and the city’s rapid-response network. Among the co-sponsors is District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder, who has been pushing for these funds since this June’s budget season.

The supplemental funds would go to three networks that support San Francisco immigrants facing detention and deportation: the San Francisco Immigrant Legal and Education Network (SFILEN), the San Francisco Immigrant Legal Defense Collaborative (SFILDC), and the San Francisco Rapid Response Network (SFRRN), a 24-hour hotline (415-200-1548) that local residents can use to report and verify ICE activity and connect detained people to an attorney.

Go to eltecolote.org to read more.
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Infórmate en español: Únete a la comunidad de WhatsApp de El Tecolote para recibir actualizaciones en vivo y recursos de nuestro equipo bilingüe de reporteros.

28/10/2025

After three months in ICE detention, San Francisco drag performer Hilary Rivers has finally been released and granted asylum in the United States.

Hilary spoke with El Tecolote () and 48 Hills () about the harsh conditions she endured in detention and the legal fight to come home.

“We have to fight for our dreams,” she told us. “Don’t let them break you.”

Follow the link in our bio to read more.

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28/10/2025

Starting November 1, 2025, San Francisco will enforce a two-hour parking limit for large vehicles. Residents must obtain a Large Vehicle Refuge Permit or face tickets and towing. City officials say the program will connect eligible residents to housing assistance, but advocates warn it will uproot families and worsen conditions for working-class immigrants, seniors and people with disabilities already weathering the physical and mental health toll of displacement.

Over the past year, El Tecolote has documented the informal support systems forged by RV residents in Lake Merced and the Bayview in the absence of city aid. Firsthand accounts and public records reveal that, despite the promised support, the city’s upcoming crackdown threatens to dismantle the fragile stability these households have found.

Follow the link in our bio to read more.

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25/10/2025

During a tense 48 hours, El Tecolote was the only newsroom distributing live updates via mobile devices directly to Spanish-speaking audiences across the Bay Area.

Despite city leaders saying federal operations are over, many immigrant families remain skeptical, and for good reason. Trump’s presidency has been anything but stable. Like them, our team will stay vigilant and ready for whatever comes next.

As our communities come together to heal from the fear that swept through the Bay Area, we’re reflecting on what happened, what we’ve learned and the vital role newsrooms like ours that serve Spanish-speaking immigrants hold in our community’s collective emergency response. Visit eltecolote.org to explore our newsroom’s key insights from these unprecedented times.

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24/10/2025

BREAKING NEWS: Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee announced that all Border Patrol operations planned for the greater Bay Area have been called off for now.

In a press release issued Friday, Lee said that Alameda County Sheriff Yesenia Sánchez confirmed with ICE that these large-scale immigration enforcement operations will not take place in Alameda County.

On Wednesday, communities across the Bay Area were rattled by reports that more than 100 CBP agents were expected to arrive starting Thursday, for what former President Donald Trump described as an immigration “surge” in San Francisco. Although few details of the operation were known, many feared it would mirror the mass immigration crackdowns seen in other parts of the country. Local organizations quickly mobilized to provide resources to immigrant residents, while protesters gathered near the Coast Guard base and in the city.

Yesterday morning, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie announced that Trump had canceled plans to send federal agents to the city, something Trump later corroborated in a post on Truth Social. Until today, however, it remained unclear whether the rest of the Bay Area would be included in that cancellation.
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Infórmate en español: Únete a la comunidad de WhatsApp de El Tecolote para recibir actualizaciones en vivo y recursos de nuestro equipo bilingüe de reporteros.

23/10/2025

Before sunrise in Alameda, protesters gathered outside Coast Guard Island, where dozens of federal agents were reportedly set to arriv for a major immigration operation. They lined the only road into the base, walking across the crosswalk to slow traffic and block vehicles from entering.

Around 7 a.m., tensions escalated as Border Patrol agents deployed flash grenades while vehicles pushed through the crowd. By early afternoon, protesters are still circling the intersection. Authorities have called for dispersal, warning that arrests could follow.

The Department of Homeland Security has not confirmed whether immigration operations will continue elsewhere in the Bay Area.

Community groups are urging residents to stay alert, know their rights and look out for one another.

Go to missionlocal.org () for updates in English. For Spanish speakers, join El Tecolote’s () WhatsApp community, where Teco’s bilingual reporting team will be providing updates, resources and answering questions.
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Infórmate en español: Únete a la comunidad de WhatsApp de El Tecolote para recibir actualizaciones en vivo y recursos de nuestro equipo bilingüe de reporteros.

23/10/2025

Mayor Daniel Lurie says President Trump has called off plans for a federal deployment in San Francisco.

“Last night, I received a call from the President of the United States,” Lurie said. “In that conversation, the president told me clearly that he was calling off any plans for a federal deployment in San Francisco. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem reaffirmed that direction in our conversation this morning.”

Advocates say the change only affects the potential National Guard or military deployment, not ICE or CBP operations. CBP already has federal authority to operate in any U.S. city, while National Guard troops generally require legal authorization for domestic use, though those limits have weakened under Trump-appointed judges.

Go to missionlocal.org for updates in English.

For Spanish speakers, join El Tecolote’s WhatsApp community, where Teco’s bilingual reporting team will be providing updates, resources and answering questions.
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Infórmate en español: Únete a la comunidad de WhatsApp de El Tecolote para recibir actualizaciones en vivo y recursos de nuestro equipo bilingüe de reporteros.

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