My colleague Robynn Takayama sent me info about the Neighborhood Arts Festival in San Francisco this weekend, sponsored by the SF Arts Council. This Saturday it's their 40th Anniversary Bash: A half-day celebration featuring the 40th anniversary reunion with founding members of the program, interviews with the veterans of the Neighborhood Arts Program and folks who create community arts today, as well as a fair of arts organizations. Read More

Mexican-food trucks are outlawed in a New Orleans parish. Is it racism wrapped in a health issue? Read the article by Miguel Bustillo in the LA Times. Read More

The New York Times reports that La Cocina, in San Francisco, is no ordinary operation. The chefs are all women, most of them immigrants, working side by side to to learn to start their own food businesses and, in some cases, lifting themselves out of poverty. Read More