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East Oakland high school sports stars boost community pride
East Oakland's Castlemont High School will be hosting an L.A. football team on Saturday. But before they compete against each other on the field, they teamed up on Friday for a day of service at nearby East Oakland Pride Elementary School. The kids were excited to see players like Castlemont's senior wide receiver Ellijah Washington, who accepted a full athletic football scholarship next year to attend and play for Oregon State. "You can go to Castlemont or you can go from anywhere else, as long as you got the right habits, the right mindset, and the right focus, you can achieve anything...
People We Meet: Felipe Reyes Peréz sells tacos de canasta on Folsom
On a sunny day, under the shady trees on Folsom Street, 61-year-old Felipe Reyes Peréz stands as he does every day at noon, his smiling eyes peeking out over his mask. Drivers honk their horns and trucks clang by as Reyes Peréz stands beneath an umbrella with a banner announcing in bright orange letters: “Deliciosos Tacos de Canasta.” In Mexico, the warm tacos sell in large baskets and are likely to be made at home. Here, Reyes Peréz makes his early in the morning at Los Yaquis, the taqueria at 324 South Van Ness Ave, across the street from Precita Park.
City College free-tuition program faces budget cuts
City College of San Francisco educators say the school’s ability to offer free tuition to all San Franciscans is under threat amid City Hall’s changing budget priorities. The city budget adopted last month appropriates $9.3 million to the program this fiscal year — or just shy of half of what was allotted in the 2023-24 budget ($18.9 million) — and nearly $7.2 million in 2025-26. School officials say that falls...
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