Crossing the border: An immigrant’s tale

Crossing the border: An immigrant’s tale

Angelina Marquez fled death threats by MS-13 gang members in her native El Salvador in 2014, with the hope of seeking asylum in the United States. She was detained by Border Patrol agents in McAllen, Texas, during the Obama administration. Marquez—a pseudonym as she is still awaiting a final judgment on her asylum case—shared her story of being detained alongside her 6-year-old son with Newsweek. Newsweek was able to corroborate the major points of her story by reviewing…

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The Extra Extra Show on BFF.fm: Displaced SRO hotel tenants sue tech commune (Radio)

The Extra Extra Show on BFF.fm: Displaced SRO hotel tenants sue tech commune (Radio)

On “The Extra Extra Show” with San Francisco Examiner editor Michael Howerton and Brandon Reynolds and Rachel Swan of SF Weekly on BFF.fm November 14, 2014 explaining my story on a lawsuit that former SRO hotel residents and the Tenderloin Housing Clinic filed against The Negev, a tech commune cited for various building violations. Story: http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/former-tenants-sue-after-sro-housing-made-into-group-apartments/Content?oid=2911878

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Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Radio One “On The Coast” with Stephen Quinn: Uber (Radio)

Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Radio One “On The Coast” with Stephen Quinn: Uber (Radio)

Uber wants to set up shop in Vancouver and is being vehemently opposed by cab companies there as is the case in San Francisco. CBC Radio One host Stephen Quinn asked me to talk about how Uber has changed the transportation landscape in SF, as Vancouver says it needs 6 months to study the potential impacts.

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