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El Salvador

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    James Freeman, Blue Bottle Coffee Founder, Just Wrote the Book on Coffee

    Any good San Franciscan knows how to muse over a cup of coffee. We can't help but remembering fondly the coffee drinkers at Four Barrel who continued sipping obliviously as two burglars used this hipster hotspot as an attempted escape route last November. I've sat in many a coffee shop, eavesdr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Edwin Ramos Convicted of First Degree Murder in Bologna Family Killing

    Edwin Ramos was convicted today of killing a San Francisco man and his two sons. The Superior Court jury, after a week of deliberation, found him guilty on three counts of first degree murder. The three month-long trial stemmed from the June 2008 shootings of Tony Bologna, 48, and his sons Michael, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Biden: Drug Legalization "Worth Discussing" Btut There's "No Possibility" Of US Support

    ​Joe Biden's a reasonable guy. When presidents of Latin American nations suggest drug legalization as a solution to the drug-fueled violence wreaking havoc on their land, the Vice President will listen... long enough to dismiss the idea out of hand.The leaders of Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    Ernesto Gonzalez, Accused Hells Angels Killer, Considered a Flight Risk

    Ernesto Gonzalez​A judge has set a $2 million bail for Ernesto Manuel Gonzalez, the Vagos motorcycle gang member accused of killing the Hells Angels boss at a casino in Nevada this fall. The judge gave good reason for the high bail -- he considers Gonzalez a flight risk. KTVU reports that Gonzalez ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2011

    De La Paz's Shark Senesac On the End Of Coffee

    ​​In an effort to chart the ever-expanding specialty coffee scene in the Bay Area, we've been engaging a selection of local coffee personalities to pick their brains about why coffee and why now. Today we talk with Shark Senesac of De La Paz Coffee.---You're in the process of opening a new ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 14, 2011

    Los Dios de la Cine

    ​​In an effort to chart the ever-expanding specialty coffee scene in the Bay Area, we've been engaging a selection of local coffee personalities to pick their brains about why coffee and why now. Today we talk with Shark Senesac of De La Paz Coffee.---You're in the process of opening a new ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2011

    Alleged Conspirator in 1989 Salvadorean Jesuit Priest Massacre, May Live in Bay Area

    Ignacio Ellacuria, one of the priests murdered in 1989.​Last week, a Spanish judge indicted and issued arrest warrants for 20 Salvadorean ex-military officials in the high-profile 1989 massacre of six Jesuit priests during that country's Civil War. The case has significant San Francisco connection ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    MS-13 Members Indicted for Racketeering and Murder Charges

    Three more members face conspiracy charges. ​A federal grand jury indicted three alleged MS-13 gang members on Wednesday for conspiracy to commit murder and racketeering. The indictment comes in addition to the 24 alleged MS-13 members already facing conspiracy charges after the three-year investi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    The Making of a MS-13 Gangster

    How does this happen?​The youngest of the 24 accused Mara Salvatrucha gangsters operating in the Bay Area are barely 20 years old. They were still minors -- or had just turned 18 -- when they were arrested in 2008 during the Opeation Devil Horns gang take down. Since then, they have been indicted ... More >>

  • News

    April 27, 2011

    A Rat's Life: MS-13 Snitches Run Wild While Turning State's Evidence

    How does this happen?​The youngest of the 24 accused Mara Salvatrucha gangsters operating in the Bay Area are barely 20 years old. They were still minors -- or had just turned 18 -- when they were arrested in 2008 during the Opeation Devil Horns gang take down. Since then, they have been indicted ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2011

    Few Deportable Inmates Are from San Francisco

    Mexicans top the list, but the Soviets aren't so far behind. ​Yesterday, we told you about California being a national leader when it comes to the number of criminal aliens incarcerated in our state prisons. It turns out that very few of those criminal aliens hail from San Francisco. Criminal alie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2010

    International Warfare In San Francisco

    Tempers flared in San Francisco last week...​Last week we wrote about a strange, albeit international, incident in the south of the city. A menacing group of hoodlums surrounded a stumbling drunk and asked him his country of origin. Not liking the answer, the leader of the pack said he was from a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 27, 2010

    Which Is Witch

    Tempers flared in San Francisco last week...​Last week we wrote about a strange, albeit international, incident in the south of the city. A menacing group of hoodlums surrounded a stumbling drunk and asked him his country of origin. Not liking the answer, the leader of the pack said he was from a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2010

    DA To Dismiss Charges Against Accused General Hospital Rapist; 'Victim' Still May Sue City

    Goings on at General Hospital have, sadly, resembled goings on at General Hospital​Prosecutors are set to dismiss charges tomorrow against Irving Jovel, the 49-year-old man accused of sodomizing a quadriplegic stroke patient at General Hospital. This move came about after DNA tests on the alleged ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2010

    VendrTV Spotlights the Pupusa-Making Magic of Estrellita's Snacks

    With her star-studded smile, Estrellita's Snacks proprietor Maria del Carmen Flores is the latest San Francisco street food vendor to be featured on VendrTV, a nationally-focused Web show hosted by Daniel Delaney. In this cute episode, Delaney travels to the Alemany Farmers' Market to learn the stor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2010

    Is There an S.F. Underground Network for Pollo Campero Chicken?

    Lolia S./YelpPollo Campero box in the fridge at Rico Pan.​We jumped for joy at rumors that Guatemalan chicken chain Pollo Campero was coming to San Francisco. Hugely popular in El Salvador and Central America, Pollo Campero has more than 300 restaurants worldwide, including L.A. and New York C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2010

    Snacktion: Cornbrights, Sugary Extruded Corn Snacks from El Salvador

    T. Palmer​Name: CornbrightsBrand: Productos AlimenticiosOrigin: El SalvadorFound at: La Loma Produce #7 (2695 San Bruno at Bacon)Cost: $0.99Ingredients: Sugar, corn grits, corn syrup, partially hydrogenated palm olein or cottonseed oil, salt, artificial flavors, artificial colors, citric acidCalor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2009

    S.F. Babylon: A Decade of Scandal, Hypocrisy, and Weirdness (Pt. 1)

    By Ashley Harrell and Will Harper     Over the past decade, we have oftentimes felt as though we are living in an adult playground run by a feisty bunch of hypocrites, philanderers, and drunk-dialers. This, we have to admit, makes San Francisco a pretty exciting city in which to gather t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2009

    Nine Restaurants to Vie for Top Honors at 'Fiesta Del Tamal'

    marieclaire.com​CAMINOS-Pathways Learning Center, which offers computer literacy and workforce development programs to promote digital inclusion for Latina women, will host a daylong ode to tamales with Fiesta del Tamal. Attendees will get to sample varying regional styles of tamale from nine diff ... More >>

  • News

    November 18, 2009

    Sanctuary Sellout

    Before: S.F. coddled undocumented teen criminals. After: S.F. punishes undocumented teens who commit crimes (and some who don't, too).

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    Snacktion: Bean and Cheese Pupusas from Casa Sanchez

    Name: Bean and Cheese PupusasBrand: Casa SanchezOrigin: South San FranciscoFound at: Andronicos (1200 Irving at 14th Ave.)Cost: $4.99Ingredients: Corn flour, pinto beans, jack cheese, canola oil, onions, cumin, paprika.Calories per serving: 174 The word: Originally an invention from El Salvador some ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 15, 2009

    We Got the Beats

    Name: Bean and Cheese PupusasBrand: Casa SanchezOrigin: South San FranciscoFound at: Andronicos (1200 Irving at 14th Ave.)Cost: $4.99Ingredients: Corn flour, pinto beans, jack cheese, canola oil, onions, cumin, paprika.Calories per serving: 174 The word: Originally an invention from El Salvador some ... More >>

  • News

    November 12, 2008

    Food on the Run

    As illegal vendors in the Mission play hide-and-seek with the police, market demand keeps them coming back.

  • Dining

    October 22, 2008

    Sanctuary for Salvadoran Food

    Give me your tired, your poor, but most definitely your pupusas.

  • News

    July 16, 2008

    Cartology: From the Inside Looking Out

    Give me your tired, your poor, but most definitely your pupusas.

  • Calendar

    June 18, 2008

    In Defense of Creepy Crawlies

    Give me your tired, your poor, but most definitely your pupusas.

  • News

    June 18, 2008

    He's No Angel

    They once called him a savior who helped people in need. Today, Edwin Parada is accused of taking money from Latinos unfamiliar with real estate laws.

  • News

    May 14, 2008

    Score!!!

    Former pro soccer players from Latin America help the Farolito team dominate an amateur league.

  • Calendar

    March 5, 2008

    Can You See It?

    Former pro soccer players from Latin America help the Farolito team dominate an amateur league.

  • Calendar

    December 5, 2007

    Song Sung New

    Former pro soccer players from Latin America help the Farolito team dominate an amateur league.

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2007

    'Daily Kos' Profile -- From Michael Moore to El Salvador, Berkeley Blog Creates Digital Community

    Former pro soccer players from Latin America help the Farolito team dominate an amateur league.

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2007

    Fruits of War film this Sunday at Parkway Theater

    Former pro soccer players from Latin America help the Farolito team dominate an amateur league.

  • Film

    April 11, 2007

    Repertory Film Listings

    Repertory Film Listings

  • Music

    June 28, 2006

    Code of Honor

    Complete Studio Recordings 1982-1984

  • Music

    May 3, 2006

    Misc. Reviews

    If it's kinda, sorta music-related, we'll review it. This week: Trap Door.

  • Culture

    January 25, 2006

    Our critics weigh in on local exhibits

    If it's kinda, sorta music-related, we'll review it. This week: Trap Door.

  • Film

    October 12, 2005

    Countdown to 12

    A Salvadoran boy awaits the birthday that renders him a warrior

  • Calendar

    July 13, 2005

    Mission Out

    Photographs of the nabe

  • Calendar

    July 2, 2003

    Kick It

    International soccer invades S.F.

  • News

    June 4, 2003

    'Scuse Us, Folks

    Sex-abuse victims may be no-shows at Archbishop Levada's upcoming public apology to them.

  • Calendar

    May 14, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Sex-abuse victims may be no-shows at Archbishop Levada's upcoming public apology to them.

  • Calendar

    April 9, 2003

    Patriot Games

    Sex-abuse victims may be no-shows at Archbishop Levada's upcoming public apology to them.

  • Culture

    January 16, 2002

    Wise Bird

    Men may want to take cover when Krissy Keefer, feminist survivor, dances

  • News

    January 2, 2002

    Chump Changes

    Journalists are playing into the hands of George Bush when they unthinkingly insist that everything is different since Sept. 11

  • Dining

    November 7, 2001

    Weighty Matter

    La Santaneca

  • Dining

    July 4, 2001

    ¡Sabor!

    Mingling with the hoochie mamas, heavy dudes, and drag señoritas

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 17, 2000
  • Dining

    November 18, 1998

    Mission: Possible

    Cannery Wine Cellars

  • Calendar

    June 18, 1997
  • Calendar

    April 2, 1997

    Night+Day

    Cannery Wine Cellars

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