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by the El Reportero staff and news services

Supervisor David Campos talks to fraud victims. (photo by Marvin Ramirez)

Several people who where victimized in real estate cases by their supposedly savior when they were about to lose their house in foreclosure, met with San Francisco’s Mission District 9 Supervisor David Campos.

In a press conference held on June 6, Campos promised he would lead an more ­thoroughly investigation in the fraud case where the alleged perpetrator pocketed more than $1 million.

The investigation has since rounded up 27 families who claim they were bilked by Edwin Parada, 30, for more than $2 million. And Supervisor Campos, says there are 15 more families that may have been affected but have ...

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by Marvin Ramírez

Immigrants advocates protest in front of the federal building for the lack of a just immigration policy.

While Obama show is no longer playing to wildly enthusiastic audiences who have realized that he is merely the continuation of George W. Bush’s policies, and has faltered to many of his campaign promises, while some who were clapping a few months ago are now sitting on their hands, or even booing the star performer, there are still some who still keep some hope on him.

They are the nation’s immigrant community,­ most of who still have relatives in the country without an immigration status and living in the shadows while working for little to support their families, many of them U.S. citizens.

Approximately 20 people from a local immigration advocate group,