On a brisk January morning, a group of Latino residents — one nine-months pregnant, others accompanied by their children — walked together three blocks from the Chase Hotel, a single-room occupancy building on Market Street, to San Francisco’s Department of Building Inspection to testify about deteriorating conditions where they live. Over four years, people had reported […]
Author Archives: Cami Dominguez
Cami Dominguez is a reporter primarily focused on Latino communities in San Francisco. Their journalistic aspirations started during the 2016 election, where they realized the influence of the media. It’s then that they made it a mission to amplify the voices of often overlooked communities. They write for the San Francisco Public Press as a California Local News Fellow, a state-funded initiative to support and strengthen local news reporting in California. Previously they have reported for El Tecolote and KQED.
Posted inCommunity, Food Systems, Land use, News
On Treasure Island, One Grocer and a Patchwork of Neighbors Keep People Fed
Treasure Island residents are food insecure because of their geographical isolation. Residents are feeding one another through a community garden, a food pantry and someday soon, organizers hope, an urban farm.
Posted inHealth, Housing
Treasure Island, a ‘Health Care Desert,’ Gains a Clinic on Wheels
Treasure Island has no permanent medical service, nor does the city plan to establish any. One service agency deployed a medical van to bridge the gap.
Posted inCalifornia, Elections, Politics
Souring on GOP Economics, California Latinos Favor Redistricting, Poll Finds
Proposition 50, a contentious California measure to redraw congressional districts, which experts say could flip five Republican seats, is poised to give Latinos a big say at a time when economic pessimism has spread in this voting bloc.