Mission District celebrates Valentine’s Day

Rene Ramirez, Multimedia Editor • Feb 14, 2022

Homemade herbal medicines on Feb. 12 at Balmy Street. (Rene Ramirez / Golden Gate Xpress)

The brand Lecheros, owned by Alfredo Uribe, hosted an event called “Lovers Lane” on Saturday.

The local event in the Mission District took place on Balmy Alley as an event to enjoy before Valentine’s Day. Many local vendors including clothing shops and food shops came out to support the local event.

A group of people who own lowriders came out to show support for this event as well with some of their classic cars. The purpose of this event was to bring the Latino community together and help bring revenue to small mom and pop shops in the Mission District.

About the Contributor

Rene Ramirez, Multimedia Editor

Rene Ramirez (he/him) is a fourth-year photojournalism major with a minor in race and resistance studies at SF State and is the multimedia editor for Golden Gate Xpress. He is from the Bay Area where he runs and owns his magazine, FIRSTPLACE Magazine. Through this, he has been able to take photos at concerts and music festivals around the country. In his free time, Rene has an addiction to buying cheap 35mm film cameras.