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Hood life: A trip from gang-stricken streets to college classrooms

Criminal activity associated with gangs can be measured with some accuracy through expert analysis, but the impact gang culture has on day-to-day life in a community isn’t always so cut and dry.

200 Year Old Mission Dolores Mural Recreated

Mission District, San Francisco, April 14, 2011 - A 200 year old mural discovered hidden behind a wall in Mission Dolores Church, the oldest building standing in San Francisco, is recreated in the Mission district by a team of artists led by Ben Wood and Eric Blind. Brian Rinker of

Instructor immortalized at Mission district middle school

City College Journalism Department Chair Juan Gonzales is depicted in a mural on the exterior wall of Horace Mann Middle School. Gonzales can be found second from the left, top row. The yet-to-be completed mural, done in partnership with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, honors community heroe

Issue One: New Additions

Things change quickly in San Francisco - design and legislature change, leading us in bold new directions. Neighborhoods adjust to the influx of new people and ideas, causing parts of the city to look different and unfamiliar. In an effort to keep you excited about the city where you study,