By Daniel Mondragón Mission Local Daniel Mondragón is a 25-year-old photographer who was born and raised in the Mission. As part of our series Young Mission Talent, Mondragón takes portraits of his favorite young artists of the Mission District…

By Jennifer Chung Klam La Prensa San Diego In 2009, aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery, José Hernández became the first astronaut to tweet from space in Spanish. “Espero la cosecha de mi sueño sirva como inspiracion a todos!” he…

By Zulay Saldaña López El Nuevo Sol For Marisol Díaz, helping people to be physically active has been more than a passion, it has become a personal long-term goal. When Díaz, 26, started her education at California State University…

By Laura Wenus MissionLocal When displaced tenants from the fire on 22nd and Mission streets flooded into the Salvation Army for shelter or assistance, it became clear that the victims of the blaze would need to be fed. And…

By Pablo J. Sáinz La Prensa San Diego Latin American film is popular even in far away countries across the Atlantic Ocean. Macedonia, for example. No wonder the winner of the 22nd San Diego Latino Film Festival poster competition,…

By Frank X. Moraga Amigos805 It was a bountiful gathering, nearly 200,000 pounds of food collected during the weekend of Dec. 5-7 to provide for those in need in Ventura County. FOOD Share — Ventura County’s Food Bank’s third…

By Andrea Valencia Mission Local For the past few weeks, the staff and patients of the Psychiatric Ward on the 7th floor of San Francisco General Hospital have watched the gray concrete walls of the patio transformed into three…

By Mimi Pollack La Prensa San Diego Dave Rivas has a unique way of connecting with people as both a 911 dispatcher for the San Diego Fire Department and a multi-talented voice over artist, actor, and sound designer. This…