"Tamale season For many Mission cooks, tamale season starts at La Palma Mexicatessen, where they buy fresh masa for the holidays. One longtime figure in that tradition is Simona Padilla, who ran a meat market at 24th and York for 15 years and cooked Mexican dishes for her neighborhood. Over time, her food was also served at events for the Mexican consul, thenMayor Gavin Newsom, and local journalism fundraisers."
"In a recent video with filmmaker Helene Goupil, Padilla shows how she makes tamales for Christmas, grounding the dish in La Palma's masa and the Mission's home-based cooking traditions. Finding the sweet spot DJ Lady Ryan, official DJ for the Golden State Valkyries, co-founded Golden Ratio, a new queer-owned bar and lounge in downtown Oakland. Alongside hospitality leader Dennise Acio, she has shaped the space with years of Bay Area nightlife experience and a focus on community-driven programming."
"View this post on Instagram A post shared by Oakland Central (@oakcentral) Events include karaoke and comedy nights, soul line dancing, and rotating DJ sets Needle drop At Aptos Middle School in San Francisco, librarian Gina Cargas is setting up a vinyl listening station built around a vintage Newcomb record player. After putting out a casual call for records, she was met with dozens of offers from neighbors eager to donate albums for a new generation."
La Palma Mexicatessen supplies fresh masa that anchors Mission cooks’ tamale-making for the holidays. Simona Padilla, a longtime neighborhood cook and former meat market owner, prepares tamales rooted in La Palma’s masa and home-based Mission traditions and has served at civic and community events. DJ Lady Ryan and Dennise Acio co-founded Golden Ratio in downtown Oakland to cultivate queer-owned, community-driven nightlife programming including karaoke, comedy, soul line dancing, and rotating DJ sets. At Aptos Middle School, librarian Gina Cargas is building a vinyl listening station with a vintage Newcomb turntable to foster full-album listening among students. Yerba Buena Center’s exhibition revisits and updates the Mission School scene with 21 connected artists.
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