Jose Velazquez

Journalist
San Francisco, United States of America

Journalist
San Francisco, United States of America

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I’m a San Francisco-based journalist, interested in stories which expose inequalities in society. I believe journalism is a public service.

University of California, Berkeley

Chava's Restaurant will close after decades in the Mission. The restaurant never recovered from the pandemic and is now selling everything.

A day after Mayor Lurie roped in a couple billionaires to fund a street-cleaning initiative, Mission residents are skeptical it'll be enough.

Nat Talbot started a pizza pop-up shop in the Mission. To help cover his parents expenses, after his father suffered a major stroke.

Stacey Carter spent 20 years researching the Hunters Point shipyard. She believed nobody cared about the shipyard until five years ago.

Joe "The Mission's Barber" Guerra opened his shop in the Mission where he grew up and found his calling after the death of his uncle.

At a town hall meeting in San Francisco's Bayview neighborhood. Mayor Daniel Lurie faced criticism over his budget and RV proposal.

San Francisco mother is mourning the death of brothers Jesus and Jhony Ramos, who died in the Yolo County fireworks warehouse explosion.

Small business in San Francisco reopens after fire and vandalism forced a year long closure.

Insightful explanation of what Day of The Dead means to East Oakland residents.

The only store in San Francisco's most impovrished neighborhood can't sell fresh produce to its customers.