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Albert Serna Jr.

Albert Serna Jr.

Albert Serna Jr. is a queer Chicano journalist from the San Gabriel Valley outside of Los Angeles. He is a senior print/online major and has been reporting in some way, shape or form for about 13 years. He most recently wrote for the Boyle Heights Beat in in L.A. where he covered crime, but has been published in the Huffington Post and WeHo Times. He has a passion for investigative reporting and longform journalism and is always ready for a tip. He married his husband in March this this year and has two dogs and a cat.

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A photo of an empty classroom in the Humanities Building at SF State on Sept. 9, 2021. (Cameron Lee / Golden Gate Xpress)

Academic Affairs grapples with $5 million budget gap

Albert Serna Jr. Dec 8, 2021

SF State is operating at a $5 million budget deficit due to dropping enrollment and currently has $1 million in reserve funding, according to administrators at the University Budget Committee. This...

The entrance to Auto Erotica shop, on Nov. 9. Auto Erotica
is open from 11-6 Mondays through Saturdays. (Paris Galarza / Golden Gate Xpress)

A living space for gay history and culture

Albert Serna Jr. Dec 1, 2021

In front of an open door down 18th Street in the Castro, a sandwich sign with a drawing of a leatherman reads “we buy gay stuff.” Instead of a porn shop or sex store, inside the red door and up a flight...

An OCM package sits on a rack at an office at SF State on Sep 22, 2021. (Nicholas Cholula / Golden Gate Xpress)

Dorm supplies company faces scrutiny for lack of communication, customer service

Albert Serna Jr. Oct 15, 2021

Svea Leventon waited patiently for someone to answer the phone. She had been on hold for roughly 40 minutes, hoping to speak to anyone who could answer questions about an order she placed with OCM for...

John smokes a cigar while Jason follows him on a leash at Folsom Street Fair on Sept. 26, 2021. Folsom Street Fair returns from its COVID hiatus with the theme ‘Megahood 2021,’ an in-person event named after the first fair held in 1984. The fair provided resources for COVID-19, HIV and other healthcare needs throughout the day. (Paris Galarza/Golden Gate Xpress)

Black and Blue and Red All Over

Albert Serna Jr. Sep 27, 2021

A woman bound and suspended naked, upside down from a tree while the Britney Spears and Rihanna Version of “S&M” plays at a stage nearby; People with puppy hoods are led with a leash through the...

James Mccoy, un trabajador electoral, se para afuera de un centro electoral en El Cerrito para guiar a los votantes hacia dentro  el 14 de Septiembre, 2021

Newsom enfrenta revocación en elecciones especiales

Read in English here El Gobernador de California Gavin Newsom enfrenta una posible revocación de mandato hoy cuando los votantes decidirán si reemplazar al gobernador o permitirle completar su cargo. Newsom,...

James Mcoy, a poll worker, stands outside a poll center to guide voters inside in El Cerrito on Sept. 14, 2021. (Sabita Shrestha / Golden Gate Xpress)

Newsom faces recall in special election

Albert Serna Jr. and Albert Gregory Sep 14, 2021

Leer en español aqui UPDATE: 10:03 p.m. San Francisco County voters are overwhelmingly voting No, 87%, on the recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom with 67.9% of precincts reporting. Although the California Secretary...

Chris Harris, a graduate student in SF State's BECA department, works in the common area outside of the Cesar Chavez Student Center on Aug. 24, 2021. Harris mentioned the benefits of being back on campus as opposed to stuck on Zoom, despite adjustments such as no longer being able to sip on a coffee during class. (Morgan Ellis / Golden Gate Xpress)

SF State reopens for in-person learning

Albert Serna Jr. Aug 25, 2021

SF State reopened its campus for in-person instruction to half of its student body on Monday, for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.  The university has taken measures to...

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