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21-465: He was born and raised in east Stockton. He is the son of U.S. farmworkers. He attended Franklin High School . He worked as a writer and editor for his high school paper. When he attended San Francisco State University he wrote and edited for the university's newspaper. He graduated from San Francisco State University in 1968. When he began his teaching career at San Francisco State University there

42-519: A female householder with no husband present, and 20.7% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.53 and the average family size was 3.96. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 34.5% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

63-517: A population of 10,648. The population density was 4,113.4 inhabitants per square mile (1,588.2/km ). The racial makeup of Garden Acres was 5,244 (49.2%) White , 233 (2.2%) African American , 172 (1.6%) Native American , 358 (3.4%) Asian , 40 (0.4%) Pacific Islander , 3,908 (36.7%) from other races , and 693 (6.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7,338 persons (68.9%). This however has changed. It has almost tripled in size. The Census reported that 10,647 people (100% of

84-654: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Garden Acres, California Garden Acres is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Joaquin County , California , United States. The population was 10,648 at the 2010 census, up from 9,747 at the 2000 census. It is the most populous CDP in San Joaquin County. Garden Acres is located at 37°57′41″N 121°13′53″W  /  37.96139°N 121.23139°W  / 37.96139; -121.23139 (37.961373, -121.231345). According to

105-443: Is a mission-driven newspaper, purposely and consciously trying to bring about progressive social change. Having an unapologetic very liberal view and promoting community activism has always been a central theme of the newspaper. Juan Gonzales considers the paper as an advocate for the continuation of the quest for Latino Civil Rights. As an instructor he has taught journalism for fifteen years at San Francisco State University. It

126-710: Is a public high school located in Garden Acres, California , United States. The school's colors are green and gold. Their school mascot is the yellow jacket . They are one of the many schools that have the I.B. program through the International Baccalaureate Academy. The school also has the federal program Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) . The principal is Anna Lotti 37°58′06″N 121°14′15″W  /  37.96833°N 121.23750°W  / 37.96833; -121.23750 This California school-related article

147-610: Is its signature logo. The paper about a year later moved out of its college setting and into the Mission District . It started as a bi-monthly, four-page tabloid with a press run of 5,000. Juan Gonzales like many others thought there was a strong need for the creation of a bilingual local newspaper for the Latino community in the Mission District of San Francisco. To many, the mainstream media did not cover enough of

168-664: The Associated Press . Today he still helps out occasionally with the running of El Tecolote, offering advice, acting as a public face for the newspaper, and also seeking resources for the paper. He has received a Heroes of Excellence Award from KGO-TV . In 2000, he was honored by the Society of Professional Journalists with its Distinguished Service Award. In 2009, he was inducted into the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Hall of Fame for advancing

189-542: The United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km ), all of it land. Popular nickname of the community is Okieville. All of Okieville lies east of California Highway 99. Garden Acres is further subdivided; as north of Main Street is known as Bigville, and south of Main Street known as Littleville. The 2010 United States Census reported that Garden Acres had

210-403: The CDP was 55.03% White , 1.03% African American , 1.98% Native American , 3.82% Asian , 0.24% Pacific Islander , 31.63% from other races , and 6.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 53.08% of the population. There were 2,760 households, out of which 44.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 17.2% had

231-477: The Latino news in the Mission. Many felt Latinos in the area were dealing with issues that the bigger papers did not pay much attention to. Juan has said about this need: "We started the paper in order to voice out through the community's perspective." And many in the Latino community did not speak or read English, making it very difficult to get local news that affected them. He also believed a small Latino newspaper

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252-486: The interests of journalism and the interests of Latinos in Journalism. In 2011, Horace Mann Middle School had him depicted in a mural on an exterior of a wall. In March 2015 he accepted a certificate of recognition from Mayor Ed Lee for his 45 years of service as a publisher, journalism teacher, and for being a department chair of journalism. Franklin High School (Stockton, California) Franklin High School

273-540: The newspaper has focused on reducing poor government services, high dropout rates among Latinos, and police brutality. Juan Gonzales doesn't believe in journalistic objectivity and has often advocated for the Latinos in San Francisco. He does believe journalists can be fair and should always practice accuracy and journalistic ethics, but he does not believe it is possible to be objective as a journalist. El Tecolote

294-633: The population) lived in households, 1 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 2,831 households, out of which 1,518 (53.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,509 (53.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 511 (18.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 273 (9.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 238 (8.4%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 15 (0.5%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 412 households (14.6%) were made up of individuals, and 175 (6.2%) had someone living alone who

315-418: The population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 4,712 people (44.3%) lived in rental housing units. As of the census of 2000, there were 9,747 people, 2,760 households, and 2,188 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,759.3 inhabitants per square mile (1,451.5/km ). There were 2,926 housing units at an average density of 1,128.5 per square mile (435.7/km ). The racial makeup of

336-409: Was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 30,573, and the median income for a family was $ 31,316. Males had a median income of $ 26,773 versus $ 20,536 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 10,469. About 20.8% of families and 24.5% of the population were below

357-404: Was 28.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.7 males. There were 3,057 housing units at an average density of 1,180.9 per square mile (455.9/km ), of which 1,604 (56.7%) were owner-occupied, and 1,227 (43.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.0%. 5,935 people (55.7% of

378-417: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.76. There were 2,293 families (81.0% of all households); the average family size was 4.11. The population was spread out, with 3,518 people (33.0%) under the age of 18, 1,216 people (11.4%) aged 18 to 24, 2,908 people (27.3%) aged 25 to 44, 2,158 people (20.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 848 people (8.0%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

399-625: Was a lot of social and political changes taking place. El Tecolote came out of this social activism. The newspaper came out of a La Raza Studies class that had been created by him. The Final part of the class work was to create a bilingual newspaper that was both written in Spanish and English. He was its founder and first editor. It came out on August 24, 1970. It was given the Spanish name of El Tecolote, which means The Owl in English . The wise owl

420-482: Was here when he taught the first college-level course on Hispanic journalism titled La Raza Journalism. Then he went on to become an instructor of journalism for City College of San Francisco where he became chair of the Department of Journalism. And as he taught, he has also worked as a publisher, editor, reporter, and columnist. In the 1970s and 1980s he worked as a reporter for United Press International and

441-410: Was just as important as any major newspaper, especially if it covered stories about issues that was affecting that person. El Tecolote does not just cover the day-to-day life of the Latino community in the Mission, it also has tried to cover all the major social and political events concerning Latinos, from bilingual services and gentrification to trying to humanize the plight of undocumented people. And

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