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The Urban Legend

The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco

The Urban Legend

The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco

The Urban Legend

Infographic of the number of entries into the United States via legal points of entry in 2017 versus the total populations of the US, Mexico, and Central America. Source: Customs and Border Patrol, United States Census Bureau.
By Kian Nassre, Web Editor

Planes, Boats and Concealed Vehicles: The reality of drug trafficking at the border

Lily Daniel, Editor-in-Chief February 26, 2019

Amidst the recent government shutdown and the trials of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán for smuggling drugs into the U.S., President Trump’s petition for building a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border has...

Sources: Politico, the Census Bureau, the Hood Incubator (a POC-focused cannabis business accellerator). Infographic by Kian Nassre, Web Editor.

Lack of diversity in the Bay Area cannabis business

Tallula Ricciardi, Arts & Culture Editor December 19, 2018

Since the legalization of recreational marijuana in January of 2018, the Bay Area community and economy have faced drastic changes in the cannabis industry. As more legal dispensaries open in San Francisco...

Fake IDs

Cole Palmer, Staff Writer June 3, 2017

*The names of sources have been changed to protect their anonymity ** The release of this story was delayed by one year to protect anonymous sources   As he stepped into the gleaming, fluorescent...

Infographic of 2016 Election Results, made by Kian Nassre.

2016 Election Results

Kian Nassre, Staff Writer February 2, 2017

An abbreviated introduction to 2016 propositions

Cole Palmer, Opinions Editor October 25, 2016
"it is essential not to grow apathetic toward civic engagement"

Health, biology, and literature offer teachable moments on weed

Sabrina Werby, Staff Writer November 2, 2010
California’s marijuana debate is smoking hot. But while politicians, law enforcement, and voters struggle to decide the future of marijuana, students at Urban address the same issues in their classrooms.
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