Jessica Flores
@jessicaflores.bsky.social
Reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle. Email: jessica.flores@sfchronicle.com
DHS officers enter East Bay elementary school, serve subpoena seeking info about a former student www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
DHS officers enter East Bay elementary school, serve subpoena seeking info about a former student
Two Department of Homeland Security officers showed up to an East Bay elementary school Friday morning seeking more information about a former student, according to a district official.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
DHS officers enter East Bay elementary school, serve subpoena seeking info about a former student www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Detained immigrants sue over alleged inhumane conditions at California City ICE facility www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
Detained immigrants sue over alleged inhumane conditions at California City ICE facility
Seven immigrants detained at the new California City ICE facility are suing the Trump administration, alleging inhumane conditions including lack of food, water and medical care.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Detained immigrants sue over alleged inhumane conditions at California City ICE facility www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
Under the threat of immigration crackdowns, Bay Area communities rethink Día de los Muertos www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Under the threat of immigration crackdowns, Bay Area communities rethink Día de los Muertos
Organizers of Day of the Dead celebrations in the Bay Area have canceled or downsized their events after President Donald Trump threatened to send federal agents to the region.
www.sfchronicle.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Under the threat of immigration crackdowns, Bay Area communities rethink Día de los Muertos www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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Today, we’re running an essential story from @leilaniclark.bsky.social about Sonoma County residents taking action to protect undocumented day laborers from ICE raids. The new program, Adopt a Corner, is activism as a simple act of neighborly solidarity.
A New Kind of Neighborhood Watch
Sonoma County’s ‘Adopt a Corner’ program aims to protect undocumented day laborers from ICE.
www.coyotemedia.org
September 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Today, we’re running an essential story from @leilaniclark.bsky.social about Sonoma County residents taking action to protect undocumented day laborers from ICE raids. The new program, Adopt a Corner, is activism as a simple act of neighborly solidarity.
Reposted by Jessica Flores
🧵 THREAD: Introducing COYOTE Media Collective
11 Bay Area journalists are launching a worker-owned newsroom because we're tired of corporate control sapping all the joy out of journalism.
Independent Bay Area journalism—with a BITE 🐺 1/4
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11 Bay Area journalists are launching a worker-owned newsroom because we're tired of corporate control sapping all the joy out of journalism.
Independent Bay Area journalism—with a BITE 🐺 1/4
givebutter.com/coyotemedia
Launch Coyote Media Collective
A new alt-weekly-style publication is hitting the Bay Area
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June 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🧵 THREAD: Introducing COYOTE Media Collective
11 Bay Area journalists are launching a worker-owned newsroom because we're tired of corporate control sapping all the joy out of journalism.
Independent Bay Area journalism—with a BITE 🐺 1/4
givebutter.com/coyotemedia
11 Bay Area journalists are launching a worker-owned newsroom because we're tired of corporate control sapping all the joy out of journalism.
Independent Bay Area journalism—with a BITE 🐺 1/4
givebutter.com/coyotemedia
Reposted by Jessica Flores
Introducing COYOTE Media Collective!! The Bay Area’s first journalist-owned newsroom — modeled after the smart, sassy, fun alt-weeklies of yore — is launching later this summer. Help us get this rad project off the ground! @coyotemedia.org
givebutter.com/coyotemedia
givebutter.com/coyotemedia
Launch Coyote Media Collective
A new alt-weekly-style publication is hitting the Bay Area
givebutter.com
June 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Introducing COYOTE Media Collective!! The Bay Area’s first journalist-owned newsroom — modeled after the smart, sassy, fun alt-weeklies of yore — is launching later this summer. Help us get this rad project off the ground! @coyotemedia.org
givebutter.com/coyotemedia
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Reposted by Jessica Flores
Two people were arrested by ICE at a San Francisco immigration court Thursday morning, according to advocates.
Two more arrests by ICE at S.F. immigration court, advocates say
Two people were arrested by ICE at a San Francisco immigration court Thursday morning, according to advocates.
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June 12, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Two people were arrested by ICE at a San Francisco immigration court Thursday morning, according to advocates.
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ICE plans to conduct 30 days of immigration raids across Los Angeles County, Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-California) said, which would continue the sweeps that sparked protests in L.A. over the weekend.
Live updates: National Guard stages at federal buildings in L.A. after Trump order to intervene in protests
The president said he is sending 2,000 soldiers to Los Angeles County after immigration sweeps led to tense confrontations.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/06/07/la-ice-arrests-protests-national-gaurd/#link-RRUUG6G36JHRFFD5FHHRWZWA7I?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_source={SOCIAL_NETWORK}&utm_medium=social
June 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
ICE plans to conduct 30 days of immigration raids across Los Angeles County, Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-California) said, which would continue the sweeps that sparked protests in L.A. over the weekend.
Advocates vow to fight back after asylum-seekers were detained at Bay Area courthouses www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
S.F. advocates vow to fight ICE arrests at Bay Area courthouses
Attorneys and other advocates flocked to San Francisco immigration courthouse to decry recent arrests by ICE in S.F. and Concord.
www.sfchronicle.com
May 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Advocates vow to fight back after asylum-seekers were detained at Bay Area courthouses www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Was Trump serious? Proposal to turn Alcatraz back into prison mocked and dismissed www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Was Trump serious? Proposal to turn Alcatraz back into prison mocked and dismissed
Was Trump serious? Proposal to turn Alcatraz back into prison mocked and dismissed
www.sfchronicle.com
May 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Was Trump serious? Proposal to turn Alcatraz back into prison mocked and dismissed www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Reposted by Jessica Flores
Why did Alcatraz close down in the first place?
It was prohibitively expensive to operate, held a maximum of 336 prisoners and — this seems important — officials said it was increasingly vulnerable to escape
The story Trump should've read before hitting "send":
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It was prohibitively expensive to operate, held a maximum of 336 prisoners and — this seems important — officials said it was increasingly vulnerable to escape
The story Trump should've read before hitting "send":
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Why Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy ordered Alcatraz to close in 1962
Eleven days after three prisoners famously escaped from Alcatraz, never to be seen again, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy ordered the prison to close.
www.sfchronicle.com
May 5, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Why did Alcatraz close down in the first place?
It was prohibitively expensive to operate, held a maximum of 336 prisoners and — this seems important — officials said it was increasingly vulnerable to escape
The story Trump should've read before hitting "send":
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
It was prohibitively expensive to operate, held a maximum of 336 prisoners and — this seems important — officials said it was increasingly vulnerable to escape
The story Trump should've read before hitting "send":
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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The LA Times announced plans to lay off 14 journalists, or about 6% of the newsroom's rank-and-file employees.
Your contributions will go directly to help with their rent/mortgages, medical expenses and other bills.
Ty @laurajnelson.bsky.social for organizing
www.gofundme.com/f/help-suppo...
Your contributions will go directly to help with their rent/mortgages, medical expenses and other bills.
Ty @laurajnelson.bsky.social for organizing
www.gofundme.com/f/help-suppo...
Donate to Help support laid-off L.A. Times journalists, organized by Laura Nelson
The Los Angeles Times announced plans Friday to lay off 14 journalists, or a… Laura Nelson needs your support for Help support laid-off L.A. Times journalists
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May 2, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The LA Times announced plans to lay off 14 journalists, or about 6% of the newsroom's rank-and-file employees.
Your contributions will go directly to help with their rent/mortgages, medical expenses and other bills.
Ty @laurajnelson.bsky.social for organizing
www.gofundme.com/f/help-suppo...
Your contributions will go directly to help with their rent/mortgages, medical expenses and other bills.
Ty @laurajnelson.bsky.social for organizing
www.gofundme.com/f/help-suppo...
Parents at the Primary School said they were told the institution — funded by billionaire Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, and his wife Dr. Priscilla Chan — is closing due to a lack of funding. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Zuckerberg-funded school closure leaves Silicon Valley families in the lurch
Bay Area parents said they were shocked by the loss of the Primary School in East Palo Alto.
www.sfchronicle.com
April 24, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Parents at the Primary School said they were told the institution — funded by billionaire Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, and his wife Dr. Priscilla Chan — is closing due to a lack of funding. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
An Immigrant Held in U.S. Custody ‘Has Simply Disappeared’ www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/u...
Venezuelan Immigrant Deported by Trump Administration Has Disappeared
The Venezuelan man does not appear on a list of people sent to a prison in El Salvador, and his family and friends have no idea of his whereabouts.
www.nytimes.com
April 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
An Immigrant Held in U.S. Custody ‘Has Simply Disappeared’ www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/u...
Reposted by Jessica Flores
Don’t know how much “prestige” comes with this nomination (or the award itself). The formal-ish validation by ones industry peers, though, is nice. As is how much younger I look in this eight-year-old photo the Chronicle has file.
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www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/arti...
Oakland bookstore nominated for huge award less than a year after devastating fire
After rebuilding after a major fire, East Bay Booksellers was nominated for a major publishing industry award.
www.sfchronicle.com
April 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Don’t know how much “prestige” comes with this nomination (or the award itself). The formal-ish validation by ones industry peers, though, is nice. As is how much younger I look in this eight-year-old photo the Chronicle has file.
www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/arti...
www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/arti...
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The two-year-old boy had wandered away from home on Monday evening and spent the night alone nearly seven miles from his home.
Dog finds and rescues toddler who spent night lost and alone in Arizona desert
The two-year-old boy had wandered away from home on Monday evening and spent the night alone nearly seven miles from his home.
www.npr.org
April 16, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The two-year-old boy had wandered away from home on Monday evening and spent the night alone nearly seven miles from his home.
Oakland bookstore nominated for huge award less than a year after devastating fire www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/arti...
Oakland bookstore nominated for huge award less than a year after devastating fire
After rebuilding after a major fire, East Bay Booksellers was nominated for a major publishing industry award.
www.sfchronicle.com
April 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Oakland bookstore nominated for huge award less than a year after devastating fire www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/arti...
Safety worries spike at Bay Area school district
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Guns, knives and fentanyl overdoses: Safety worries spike at Bay Area school district
A rash of violent incidents involving students has emerged alongside a turbulent period for Santa Rosa’s largest school district.
www.sfchronicle.com
April 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Safety worries spike at Bay Area school district
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Border Patrol claimed ‘Operation Return to Sender’ was targeting criminals.
Turns out that wasn’t true, they were just profiling farm workers.
calmatters.org/economy/2025...
Turns out that wasn’t true, they were just profiling farm workers.
calmatters.org/economy/2025...
Border Patrol said it targeted known criminals in Kern County. But it had no record on 77 of 78 arrestees
Border Patrol said it had a list of targets for its high-profile January raid, but it had a record for just one of the 78 people it arrested.
calmatters.org
April 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Border Patrol claimed ‘Operation Return to Sender’ was targeting criminals.
Turns out that wasn’t true, they were just profiling farm workers.
calmatters.org/economy/2025...
Turns out that wasn’t true, they were just profiling farm workers.
calmatters.org/economy/2025...
3-year-old child crushed to death in suspected DUI tractor accident identified www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Bay Area 3-year-old crushed to death in suspected DUI tractor accident identified
Sonoma County officials identified the child killed after being crushed by a tractor in Petaluma.
www.sfchronicle.com
April 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
3-year-old child crushed to death in suspected DUI tractor accident identified www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
This is the No. 1 restaurant in the Bay Area, according to our critics
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This is the No. 1 restaurant in the Bay Area, according to our critics
Top 100 Restaurants: Burdell in Oakland is our critics' No 1. Bay Area restaurant
www.sfchronicle.com
April 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This is the No. 1 restaurant in the Bay Area, according to our critics
www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...
www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...
As children are pulled into immigration court, many must fend for themselves
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As children are pulled into immigration court, many must fend for themselves
Unaccompanied minors face a new reality under the Trump administration as they lose avenues to legal representation and fears grow about expediting removals.
www.latimes.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
As children are pulled into immigration court, many must fend for themselves
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Reposted by Jessica Flores
BREAKING: Trump admin says it mistakenly deported a Maryland father who had *withholding of removal* back to El Salvador on March 15. Govt told court Monday it won't bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back. "What.The.Fuck..." one govt attorney told me. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... @theatlantic.com
An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison
The Trump administration says it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.
www.theatlantic.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:25 AM
BREAKING: Trump admin says it mistakenly deported a Maryland father who had *withholding of removal* back to El Salvador on March 15. Govt told court Monday it won't bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back. "What.The.Fuck..." one govt attorney told me. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... @theatlantic.com
16-year-old boy arrested in slaying of Oakland college prep student, 15 www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
16-year-old boy arrested in slaying of Oakland college prep student, 15
The teenage suspect was arrested on suspicion of murder in the shooting death of Derbing Jose Alvarado Gonzalez.
www.sfchronicle.com
March 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
16-year-old boy arrested in slaying of Oakland college prep student, 15 www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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50 stations! 131 miles! No bathroom breaks?!
For the next 6-8 hours I’ll be attempting a BART Speedrun with @thebiscuitdan.bsky.social — riding @bart.gov nonstop until we cover every mile of track.
The official record is 5 hours 43 minutes.
Follow along!
🚇 💯
www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...
For the next 6-8 hours I’ll be attempting a BART Speedrun with @thebiscuitdan.bsky.social — riding @bart.gov nonstop until we cover every mile of track.
The official record is 5 hours 43 minutes.
Follow along!
🚇 💯
www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...
March 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
50 stations! 131 miles! No bathroom breaks?!
For the next 6-8 hours I’ll be attempting a BART Speedrun with @thebiscuitdan.bsky.social — riding @bart.gov nonstop until we cover every mile of track.
The official record is 5 hours 43 minutes.
Follow along!
🚇 💯
www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...
For the next 6-8 hours I’ll be attempting a BART Speedrun with @thebiscuitdan.bsky.social — riding @bart.gov nonstop until we cover every mile of track.
The official record is 5 hours 43 minutes.
Follow along!
🚇 💯
www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...