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Your Back to School To-Do List: Medical, Dental, Hearing and Vision Tests           

by Suzanne Potter

California News Service  

August 29, 2022 – As children head back to school in California, experts urged parents to bring them in for a physical and get their hearing, vision, and teeth checked as well.

A study from the Urban Institute found almost one in five parents delayed or skipped their children’s’ preventive visits during the pandemic, so now is the time to catch up.

Dr. Erin Shah, a pediatric dentist in the Bay Area, said dental problems are linked to absenteeism.

“Kids with dental problems are three times more likely to miss school than their peers without dental problems,” Shah explained. “Last time they tallied the amount of missed school hours, they tallied more than 51 million school hours lost to dental-related illness for school-age children each year.”

The American Optometric Association recommends children get their first comprehensive eye exam before their first birthday, again right before kindergarten, and if no issues are detected, every two years after. Experts also recommended children keep their device screens at least 30 inches away, and advise taking a break from the screen every 20 minutes, to train their eyes on something at least 20 feet away.

Dr. Donna O’Shea, national chief medical officer of population health for UnitedHealthcare, pointed out regular hearing tests are also a must.

“Like vision and dental, early detection of hearing issues is crucial for getting treatment as soon as possible,” O’Shea advised. “That’s really important because hearing loss can affect a child’s ability to develop speech, language, and social skills.”

O’Shea recommends young people follow the “60-60 rule,” which means only using earbuds or headphones for less than 60 minutes at no more than 60 percent of the player’s maximum volume.

In other news by Suzanne Potter:

Bill on Governor’s Desk to Raise Minimum Car Insurance Coverage      

Consumer advocates are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign a bill now on his desk that would raise the amount auto insurance companies must cover in the event of a crash.

The “Protect California Drivers Act” would raise the mandatory minimum amount of liability insurance to $30,000 for a single injury or death, $60,000 if more than one person is injured or killed, and $15,000 to cover property damage.

Craig Peters, president of Consumer Attorneys of California, said the bill would double the current rates, which only require coverage of $15,000, $30,000 and $5,000 respectively.

“Fifteen-thousand today will barely cover the cost of an ambulance ride to the hospital,” he said, “and $5,000 will barely fix a minor dent in a car.”

He noted that when the current rates were set, back in 1967, they were intended to cover the cost of a two-week hospital stay or the replacement of the vehicle. Since every California driver is required to have insurance that meets state standards, the law would protect victims of car crashes from incurring massive debt.

The bill’s few opponents, including some insurers, said it’s the wrong time to be raising the cost of coverage. However, Peters said the bill was the result of negotiations between consumer groups and insurance industry representatives, and called the changes long overdue.

“California has lagged behind every other state in the union,” he said. “This will actually put us back into the middle of the pack.”

Senate Bill 1107 already has passed both houses of the California Legislature. If it becomes law, the new limits would take effect in 2025. They’d also increase ten years later – to $50,000 or $100,000 for injuries or deaths, and $25,000 for property damage.

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Netflix could stop the production of the series ‘The Crown’ after the death of the queen of England

by the El Reportero‘s news services

British screenwriter Peter Morgan, who authored the 2006 film ‘The Queen’ and is currently involved in producing the Netflix drama ‘The Crown’, said the series It was “a love letter” for Queen Elizabeth II, some media report. Morgan added that he hopes filming on the series will stop “out of respect” for the late queen.

The series ‘The Crown’, which portrays the life of Queen Elizabeth II since her wedding to Prince Philip in 1947, became very popular in 2016 when it was broadcast on the Netflix platform. The series has so far four seasons and now the fifth and sixth seasons are being filmed, which will cover the reign of Elizabeth II during the 90s and the 21st century. In the first two seasons, the role of the queen was played by Claire Foy, in the third and fourth by Olivia Colman and in the fifth and sixth – which have yet to be released – by Imelda Staunton.

Marciano Cantero, leader of the Argentine rock band Enanitos Verdes, dies

The musician had been admitted to intensive care for a kidney problem. Marciano Cantero, singer and leader of the Argentine rock band Enanitos Verdes, died this Thursday at the age of 62, confirmed the TN channel. The musician had been admitted to intensive care at a clinic in the City of Mendoza, where he was from, for a kidney problem.

The Argentine media reported that the bassist’s health situation worsened in mid-August, when Cantero returned with his band from a US tour.

Already in the clinic where he was hospitalized at the end of last month, they removed a kidney and part of his spleen. Since then, his condition has been delicate.

In 1979 Cantero formed the band Enanitos Verdes, achieving enormous popularity, not only in Argentina but also in Latin America.

Among the group’s most successful songs are ‘La Muralla Verde’; ‘I saw you on a train’; ‘Bolivian lament; ‘For the rest of your days’, ‘Butterflies’, among others.

With more than 40 years of experience, the Enanitos Verdes remained active, although without the repercussions of the glory days of ‘Rock Latino’, in the 90s, in which they stood out along with other Argentine groups such as Soda Stéreo, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, or Virus, whose music transcended to other countries on the continent.

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Come Celebrate With Us! ¡Vengan a celebrar con nosotros!

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Compiled by the El Reportero staff

El Grito, or “the Cry”, represents one of the most iconic Mexican civic celebrations. It recalls the moment in which father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a priest in the village of Dolores, rang the bell of the parish on the morning of Sept. 16, 1810 and called Mexicans to rise against the Spanish crown and fight for independence.

This year, San Francisco Civic Center Plaza will host a historic Grito in partnership with the Mexican Consulate, City and County of San Francisco, and community partnership, Thursday Sept. 15 from 4 to 7 p.m., with the Grito ceremony itself at 6 p.m. Please join us to celebrate this important day, enjoy traditional Mexican music and dance, and enjoy food from a local food truck as well.

Flamenco Guitarist Antonio Rey “FLAMENCO SIN FRONTERAS”

Flamenco Sin Fronteras with Flamenco Guitarist and 2020 Latin Grammy Award winner Antonio Rey. with guest Artists El Pepele Flamenco Singer, Carola Zertuche Flamenco Dancer, Jorge Liceaga Flamenco Guitarist and Diego Alvarez Percussionist.

Brava Theater Center, 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, Sun, Sep 18, 2022, 7 p.m. Cover $50 – $75.

Meet the artist: Fernando Martí

Fernando Martí is a printmaker, writer, community architect and housing activist based in San Francisco. Originally from Ecuador, he has been deeply involved in the City’s struggles for affordable housing, ecological justice and the reclamation of the commons since the mid-90s. His illustrations, etchings, linocuts, screenprints, public constructions and altar ofrendas reflect his formal training in urbanism, his roots in rural Ecuador and his current residence in the heart of Empire. His work is an attempt to reclaim ancestral traditions of place toward building a liberatory Latin futurism.

Find out how Martí became an artist, the stories in his creative work and more in our artist interview.

Join us for our ¡VIVA! artist spotlight featuring Fernando Martí discussing his artistic journey and work. Oct. 5, 7 p.m. Online.

 

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Lower your blood sugar and keep your glucose levels balanced with these foods

by Zoey Sky

When you have diabetes, you have to be careful about what you eat. But even if you don’t have this health condition, it’s important to know that blood sugar and glucose spikes are closely linked to your diet.

Some foods are more likely to cause glucose spikes than others. Even if you are in good health, monitoring spikes can do wonders for your overall health.

At the same time, following a balanced diet and eating certain superfoods like fiber-rich veggies can help regulate your mood, concentration and energy levels.

Carbohydrates in their many forms are turned into glucose as they’re digested, which then increases your blood sugar. Everyone is unique in how their body is affected by food, including your reaction to how quickly your glucose levels become elevated after eating carbs.

Specific food pairings may help keep your blood sugar levels stable. But there aren’t a lot of foods that can rapidly decrease glucose.

If you’re worried about your blood sugar, it’s better to monitor how certain meals affect your glucose levels. You can also use ingredients that help you feel more stable.

Below are foods that can help immediately lower your blood sugar if you’re experiencing a sugar spike.

Apple cider vinegar

Pairing apple cider vinegar (ACV), a kitchen staple, with your meals can help regulate glucose spikes and maintain healthy blood sugar levels.

ACV is often used in many home remedies for weight loss and blood sugar balance. Dr. Bindiya Gandhi, an integrative medicine doctor, explained that consuming ACV regularly can help improve glycemic control and oxidative stress in patients with diabetes and high cholesterol.

Since ACV is very sour, it can take some getting used to. Take at least one to two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar a day and dilute it in a glass of water to tone down the sourness.

Cinnamon

Cinnamon is a spice that can also help keep your blood sugar levels in check.

Data from two studies suggest that cinnamon “modestly reported improving blood sugar in small patient sample sizes.” While it’s not the standard of care, you can use it moderately to boost your overall health.

Add cinnamon oatmeal for breakfast or add some Greek yogurt for a quick and healthy snack. You can also add cinnamon into a fiber-rich smoothie to keep your energy levels stable and avoid glucose spikes. (Related: 4 Health benefits of cinnamon, a powerful spice that can help reduce blood sugar levels.)

Fiber-rich foods

Generally, foods rich in fiber are good for you.

As a bonus, dietary fiber can also help support healthy blood sugar levels. Fiber helps you feel full and research also suggests that it can help balance your blood sugars.

Following a high-fiber diet can help improve “blood sugar balance and the concentration of lipoprotein or cholesterol in diabetic patients,” said Gandhi.

To meet your fiber goals, add fiber-rich superfoods like chia seeds, flaxseeds, legumes, lentils or leafy greens to your diet.

Fenugreek

Fenugreek is a flavorful herb that is delicious and clover-adjacent. Add fenugreek to various dishes to help balance blood sugar levels.

However, you should avoid fenugreek if you are lactating because it may affect your breastmilk supply.

Otherwise, fenugreek is “an excellent, easy addition” to a balanced diet. According to studies, a diet rich in fenugreek can help improve glucose tolerance, reduce urinary glucose and improve total cholesterol and triglyceride numbers.

High-protein foods

Including protein in a balanced diet will help fuel your muscles and energy levels. Whether you follow a plant-based or meat-eating diet, protein-rich foods can help maintain normal blood sugar levels.

Gandhi explained that diets rich in protein help lower blood sugar after you eat. It also balances your insulin much better in the long run.

Animal-based sources of protein include eggs and salmon. If you prefer plant-based sources, eat more chia seeds, hemp seeds, legumes, lentils and nuts.

Instead of eating a carb-heavy meal, include a serving of protein to keep your blood sugar in check. Adding animal protein to a meal helps “mute the glucose response the most,” said James.

For your next protein-rich meal, add chicken to a salad sandwich to produce a lower glucose response than just eating a salad sandwich. Alternatively, you can add wild salmon to a grain bowl to mute the grain bowl’s glycemic spike.

 

 

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Underpopulation is the coming global crisis no one is talking about

Phil Lawler

Lifesite

 

Sep 8, 2022 – Right now the world’s population is at an all-time high, allowing the mythmakers to continue peddling fear about overpopulation. But the ominous trend is easy to spot, for anyone willing to see the signs of the times.

Sometimes the most important news stories slip past the notice of the mainstream media. Such as this utterly unprecedented development:

For the first time in world history, there are now more living human beings above the age of 65 than below the age of 5.

Think about that: There are more senior citizens than little children in the world. The cohort of grandparents outnumbers the cohort of grandchildren.

This demographic shift is most dramatic in the developed countries, where fertility rates have been slipping steadily for years, while medical advances enable the elderly to live longer. In most European countries, birth rates are well below the replacement level. In the U.S., the overall population would be falling, were it not for the enormous flow of immigrants.

The trend is not likely to reverse itself any time soon. In the U.S., the average age at which women marry has jumped from 25 to 28 since 2000. Which means that the average bride can hear her biological clock ticking almost as soon as she walks down the aisle. And if she and her husband make the popular decision to “postpone pregnancy” for a while as they settle into married life, her fertility will soon be in decline.

In the world’s two most populous countries, China and India, there is another reason to expect a birth dearth. After decades of aggressive family-planning measures, which discouraged the birth of female babies (and encouraged sex-selection abortion), these countries have a disproportionate number of young men – who, according to the natural order of things, will not have babies.

So the doomsday prophets who warned against the dire consequences of overpopulation were wrong. Paul Ehrlich, the celebrated author of “The Population Bomb,” who predicted worldwide famines in the 1970s “in spite of any crash programs embarked upon now,” was wrong. Even Pope Paul VI, insofar as he incorporated worries about overpopulation into Humanae Vitae, was wrong. The problem that the world must soon face is underpopulation.

(And my late friend, Julian Simon, who made a devastating critique of Ehrlich’s work in his book “The Ultimate Resource,” was right: The most important factor contributing to economic progress, and therefore to the fight against poverty, is human creativity, which tends naturally to increase when there are more humans around to be creative.)

The world’s overall population has risen throughout recorded history, but not at a consistent pace. Wars, famines, and diseases have caused temporary declines. But today’s demographic decline is different, because when the elderly outnumber the young, there is no way to avoid a massive contraction.

Even if today’s schoolchildren have large families – which they are already being told they should not do, by a generation of teachers steeped in “overpopulation” propaganda – they are unlikely to produce enough children to offset the inevitable loss of the dying Baby Boomers.

Meanwhile, those young people will be carrying the heavy burden of care for their aging relatives. And that burden – not to mention the staggering debt that countries like the U.S. have passed along to the rising generation – will handicap their ability to produce new goods and services.

So the demographic contraction will be accompanied by an economic contraction – which may cause many young parents of the next generation to decide they cannot afford more children – which would add still further to the double-barreled implosion.

Right now the world’s population is at an all-time high, allowing the mythmakers to continue peddling fear about overpopulation. But the ominous trend is easy to spot, for anyone willing to see the signs of the times.

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Remembering Queen Elizabeth II’s state visits to Mexico

The late monarch visited in 1975 and 1983

 

by Mexico News Daily

 

“Dressed in a peacock blue and gray print dress and matching hat, the queen was greeted by local dignitaries and members of the British community,” read a United Press International account of Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to Puerto Vallarta in 1983.

The monarch, who died today at age 96 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, counted two journeys to Mexico among the many international state visits she made during her 70-year reign, the longest ever by a British monarch.

On that visit in the eighties, she stuck to the Pacific Coast as she visited Acapulco in the state of Guerrero, Lázaro Cárdenas in Michoacán, Puerto Vallarta in Jalisco and La Paz in Baja California Sur from Feb. 17–25.

Her first visit was in 1975, when she saw Mexico City, Guanajuato, Oaxaca, Yucatán and Veracruz in just a few days, from February 24 through March 1. That first whirlwind journey across Mexico was more than two decades after she had been crowned on June 2, 1953.

When she finally did visit Mexico, accompanied by her husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, Mexico’s president was Luis Echeverría Álvarez. Although relations between Mexico and the United Kingdom dated back to the early 19th century, this marked the first official visit of a British monarch to Mexican lands.

The royal couple arrived on the 412-foot Royal Yacht Britannia to Cozumel, where they barely set foot on soil: immediately after leaving the yacht, they boarded a plane to Mexico City. There, the royals were received by Echeverría and his wife, María Zuno Arce. The visit coincided with Día de la Bandera (or Flag Day), so children filled the capital’s zócalo with rhythmic boards, gymnastics demonstrations, choirs and colorful pom-poms to welcome the royals.

That celebration ended with the president and his wife accompanying the monarchs on a tour of the city aboard an open car, with the streets full of cheering observers. Afterward, the royal couple stayed a couple of days at the Camino Real hotel, taking time to visit Echeverría at his private residence in San Jerónimo, south of the city.

The next leg of the trip included a train ride to Guanajuato city, where the royals toured the Pípila independence monument, the Juárez Theater, the University of Guanajuato, the Alhóndiga de Granaditas (a museum in a former grain storehouse that was an important site in Mexico’s fight for independence) and the local market, where they ate tlacoyos — a snack made of thick corn dough and filled with fava bean paste and other goodies.

In Oaxaca city, the monarchs visited loom halls and the handicrafts market and bought various items — paying with pounds sterling. They also visited the archaeological site of Monte Albán. At night, the celebration of Oaxaca’s traditional La Guelaguetza.

Their next stop was Mérida, where a rain of confetti greeted the queen, along with a song whose lyrics said, “Queen of queens, when you pass by, all the flowers give off their fragrance,” performed by the Orquesta Típica Yucalpetén. At one point, a strong wind nearly blew her hat off and lifted her skirt.

“Jovial, simple, smiling, much more beautiful than her photographs” was how the Diario de Yucatán newspaper described the 48-year-old queen.

The next day, near Yucatán’s north coast in Tizimín, she inaugurated the La Reina Zoo (The Queen’s Zoo). There, 2,000 children sang part of the English hymn “Land of Hope and Glory,” nearly moving the queen to tears. “It is the best gift I have received from Yucatán,” she reportedly told the governor.

During her stay of 23 hours and 50 minutes in Yucatán, she wore four dresses, white gloves, a hat, diamond and emerald earrings, pendants, a three-strand pearl necklace and white shoes, and of course accessorized with her handbag. Upon departing for Veracruz, she wore a yellow and orange dress — and there reportedly was 10 liters of ice cream in the royals’ luggage.

When the royal couple returned in 1983, they arrived on a Royal Air Force aircraft to Acapulco, where they were greeted by President Miguel de la Madrid.

They toured the coast and then visited the municipality of Lázaro Cárdenas, where they met with Governor Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas and Secretary of Foreign Affairs Bernardo Sepulveda. The royal party traveled up the coast on the Britannia, upon which Sepulveda and his British counterpart, Francis Pym, held three days of talks, reportedly discussing the Falkland Islands, oil prices and various conflicts in Central America.

During her tour of Puerto Vallarta, the 56-year-old queen was taken to a senior home amid lush vegetation outside the city, where she was serenaded by a chorale group of 22 elderly women in long, red gowns said to be the color of the bougainvillea flower.

After sailing to La Paz, the royal couple visited Laguna Ojo de Liebre, Our Lady of Peace cathedral, and the islands Jacques Cousteau and Espírito Santo.

And that was it. The queen’s trip continued on to the United States and Canada, but she never returned to Mexico.

President López Obrador responded to announcements of the queen’s death with a tweet on Thursday.

“I send my condolences to the people of the United Kingdom on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, British monarch and ruler of 14 independent states. In the same way, I extend them to her family, friends and members of the Royal Household.”

With reports from Infobae, Diario de Yucatan and UPI.

https://youtu.be/Y1vMF9QYJfA

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NOTICE OF NOMINEES ELECTION FOR PUBLIC OFFICE in the Town of Woodside Nov. 8, 2022

TOWN OF
WOODSIDE
2955 WOODSIDE ROAD
WOODSIDE,
CA 94062
NOTICE OF NOMINEES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following persons have been nominated for the offices appointed to be filled at the General and Special Municipal Elections to be held in the Town of Woodside on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.
District 2
Brian Dombkowski Councilman
Steve Lubin Councilman
Elizabeth Kaske Councilmember
District 3
Richard “Dick” Brown Councilman
District 5
Paul Goeld Councilor
8/26/22
CNS-3618260#
THE REPORTER

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San Mateo County in the Statewide General Election on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following measures will be put to the vote of the qualified electors of San Mateo County in the Statewide General Election on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.

SCHOOL DISTRICT MEASURES

BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT

PARCEL TAX MEASURE

MEASURE ___ (2/3 APPROVAL REQUIRED)

In order to preserve quality education that cannot be taken over by the State; keep science, math, reading and writing at a competitive level; attract and retain quality teachers; and incorporate modern technology for future student success; Shall the Bayshore Elementary School District measure be adopted that renews the parcel tax of $96 per parcel for eight years with annual adjustments described in the voter guide, raising approximately $160,000 per year, with exemptions for seniors and people with disabilities, and that none of the money be used for administrator salaries?

Yes ________

Nope _________

LA HONDA-PESCADERO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOND MEASURE

MEASURE ___ (55% APPROVAL REQUIRED)

To improve education facilities by supporting an expanded curriculum; repair deteriorating facilities and modernize district school facilities, shall the La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District issue $15,000,000 in bonds at legal interest rates, charging approximately $.06 per $100 of assessed valuation (raising $1,000,000 a year), with a robust community engagement process, board-appointed citizen oversight, and independent audits to ensure proper spending of funds?

Bonds Yes ____ Bonds No ____

REDWOOD CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOND MEASURE

MEASURE ___ (55% APPROVAL REQUIRED)

To improve local elementary and middle schools by repairing and upgrading science, technology, engineering, arts, and math classrooms and labs; making safety and security improvements; upgrading deficient heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems; building and acquiring sites and facilities, shall the Redwood City Elementary School District measure authorizing $298 million in bonds at legal rates, charging $24 per $100,000 of assessed value ($16 million per year) be adopted while the bonds are in circulation, with annual audits, oversight by citizens, none of the money for administrators, and that all funds remain local?

Bonds Yes ____ Bonds No ____

SEQUOIA UNITED HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOND MEASURE

MEASURE ___ (55% APPROVAL REQUIRED)

To repair and update aging local high schools by fixing deteriorating plumbing, heating, ventilation, and electrical systems and modernizing/expanding classrooms, labs, and science, technology, math, skilled trades, arts, and engineering facilities which support achievement and college/career preparation of students, shall the Sequoia Union High School District measure be adopted to authorize $591,500,000 in bonds at legal rates, charging $14 for every $100,000 of assessed value ($30.4 million annually) while the bonds are in effect? in circulation, with independent oversight by citizens and all money controlled locally?

Bonds Yes ____ Bonds No ____

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOND MEASURE

MEASURE ___ (55% APPROVAL REQUIRED)

To modernize classrooms, restrooms, and school facilities; make health, safety and security improvements, equip schools with 21st century learning technology, and build affordable local rental housing for teachers and staff, shall the South San Francisco Unified School District measure be adopted? authorizing $436.0 million in bonds, at statutory rates, charging an estimated 6 cents per $100 of assessed value generating an average of $27 million annually while the bonds are outstanding, with a citizen oversight committee and independent audits of the entire money from the bonds?

Bonds Yes ____ Bonds No ____

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that principal arguments for or against the aforementioned measures may be submitted in writing to the Registration & Elections Division, 40 Tower Road, San Mateo, CA 94402, for review. printing and distribution to voters, in accordance with the provisions of the California Elections Code, by 5:00 p.m. on August 19, 2022. The rebuttal arguments of the authors of said main arguments may be presented

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Roger Glenn Latin Jazz Ensamble

Compiled by the El Reportero‘s staff

 

The Oakland Sound Room will bring down the house this coming Oct. 1, when it will bring in the great of the greatest in Latin Jazz, Roger Glenn. A music feature and part of the history of Latin Jazz along with Cal Tjader (R.I.P.) in the late 60s and 70s, the xylophone and flute master will be performing at the Sound Room for a special public that loves this beat.

With Glenn will be Marcos Silva in the piano, Robb Fisher in bass guitar, Michaelle Goerlitz in percussion, and Josh Jones in drums.

Don’t miss this formidable quintet what will be together just for you.

The Sound Room, 3022 Broadway, Oakland, California. For more info call 510-708-9691. Or visit www.soundroom.org.

 

Art Walk SF, Popping up Monthly

Art Walk SF is a collaborative effort by community leaders in the small business and arts communities to revitalize one of San Francisco’s most beloved gems, our neighborhoods.

Celebrating the Art, Music, Food, and Small Businesses of San Francisco’s Neighborhoods with Monthly Art Walks in a Different SF Neighborhood Each Month and coming to Clement Street in the Richmond District on Saturday, September 3rd!

This free and family-friendly event showcases the art, music, and culture of San Francisco while celebrating the shops, restaurants, and small businesses of San Francisco’s beloved neighborhood corridors.

Small businesses along the beloved Clement Street corridor will be activated as pop-up gallery spaces and live music venues where local art and music can be showcased. Art Walk SF is a free, family-friendly community event filling the streets with: merchants offering specials and hosting sidewalk sales; local artists selling their art or artisanal goods; tables and activities hosted by community organizations; live/collaborative mural-making, &/or other activities; live performances by local musicians, dancers, and more.

With residents, small businesses, and creative artists ready to re-emerge, Art Walk SF’s mission is to:

Build Community

Celebrate San Francisco’s art & culture, and support local creative artists

Promote and support local merchants bringing new energy and life to San Francisco’s neighborhood corridors

Welcoming all Artists, Musicians, Creators, Makers, Art Collectives, and Nonprofits to participate in the vibrant culture of San Francisco’s art community, and the economic revitalization of business corridors around the city by signing up on www.artwalksf.com

At Excelsior Outer Mission on Nov. 5.

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15th Annual Broadway International Film Festival

by the El Reportero‘s news services

 

The 15th Annual Broadway International Film Festival Los Angeles (BIFFLA) welcomes filmmakers, sponsors, Festival supporters and members of the press to the BIFFLA Opening Night on Wednesday, Aug. 24 at the Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles located at 2401 W. 6th Street, Los Angeles, California, 90057.

The star-studded red carpet featured short films from seven different countries including They Call Us Seditious (USA), El Salto (Peru), Life Without Me (Spain), Painful Reflex (Paraguay), Decimas (Panama), We Said Goodbye (Mexico), Ellas (USA), and Hope Overcomes Everything (Ukraine). A Q&A with filmmakers and cast following each screening.

The event took place from Aug. 24 to 26, and had the participation and attendance of Broadway International Film Festival Director, Emilio Vega; Cónsul for Cultural Affairs for the Los Angeles Mexican Consulate, Cynthia Prida; Actor/Producer, Jerry Velasco;  Emmy Award-winning News Anchor, Gabriel Rosales;  Actor, Jaime Aymerich; Actor, Danny Pardo; Actress/Singer, Lupita Fernández; Lo Maximo Radio Podcast Host, Yanalte Galban; Ambassador of Honduras, Vívian Panting; Ambassador of Mexico in Los Angeles, Marcela Celorio; Cónsul General  of Panama in Los Angeles, Gilda Garcia;  Cónsul General of El Salvador in Los Angeles, Alejandro Letona; Cónsul General of Ecuador in Los Ángeles, Gustavo Anda; Cónsul General of Paraguay in Los Angeles, Gustavo Gómez Comas; Cónsul General of Guatemala in Los Ángeles, Ángel Manuel Salazar Anleu; Cónsul General of Perú in Los Angeles, José Luis Chávez González.

 

CYF Film Festival – Last Chance to enter your short film and Win $4,000!

Tú Cuentas gives Latino/a filmmakers the opportunity to represent themselves authentically on screen and compete for cash prizes. Late Film Submissions are from August 21st to September 11th, so be sure to submit your film by the deadline! We encourage all young filmmakers to take advantage of this amazing opportunity and participate in the Tú Cuentas Cine Youth Fest. Please note that late fees will apply.

Remember, submit your story for the chance to win CASH prizes and an opportunity to stream your film nationally on the HITNGO APP.

This festival is for the legal residents of the 50 United States, Washington D.C., or Puerto Rico. This promotion is not open to residents of any other territory of the United States (other than Puerto Rico) and is not valid where prohibited by law.

The ¡Tú Cuentas! Cine Youth Fest is a film festival and platform for independent voices, positive change, tales of heroism, and storytelling from YOUR perspective. At Tú Cuentas Cine Youth Fest, we believe you have a story to tell! Please submit your work and tell us what brought you to this moment in time. We want Latino/a filmmakers to share their stories with the world! Submissions must feature a Latino/a in a creative lead position in front or behind the camera. Young Latinos/as are invited to submit their work to the festival. English or Spanish-language works of fiction or nonfiction are welcome. Films must be 30 minutes or less in length. Help us raise options for young Latinos/as with films produced for, by, or about Latinos!

Submit your piece through Sept. ll. here: http://cineyouthfest.org/

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