El Tecolote is a free bilingual, biweekly newspaper published by the nonprofit Acción Latina, and based in San Francisco that covers the Mission District and the surrounding area for the Latino community.
[3] The newspaper began as a project in a La Raza Studies class at San Francisco State University that was created by Juan Gonzales, who wanted to try to channel more Latinos into journalism.
[10] The paper is published and managed by Accion Latina, a nonprofit organization that promotes social activities that help empower the Latino community in San Francisco.
[18] The paper has met the challenges of technological change in media by adapting to the digital age by adding a website and now also having online publication.
[21][22] The digital arm of the long-standing bilingual El Tecolote newspaper, the podcast dives into the rich and nuanced cultural history of Latinx communities across the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.