Roberto Hernandez, 'the Mayor of the Mission,' sees decades-long effort to provide affordable housing in the Mission District, along with a home for the annual Carnaval event, coming to fruition.
Roberto Hernandez looks up at the building under construction on Florida Street, a dream nine years in the making.For Hernandez, this new Cultural Arts Healing Center is more than a home for the 44-year-old Carnaval San Francisco. Thinking about it brings back a sweet memory.
The new center is the latest project for the man known as the"Mayor of the Mission." It's only a few blocks from where he lived as a child when he cemented his lifelong calling.When he was 12 years old, Roberto's father sent him to Delano.He met union leader Dolores Huerta, and saw firsthand how farm workers lived.
As an adult, he began to fight for his community, battling evictions, gentrification and poverty. Hurting neighbors bring him their pain, from losing jobs to losing loved ones to COVID."It's hard. It's tough," he answered."I pray every day. I meditate. I let go of that pain and ask the Creator to give me strength, hope and courage."
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