Juan Gonzales, the founding editor of El Tecolote newspaper in San Francisco's Mission District, has been named a "Local Hero" by KQED and Wells Fargo Bank. The award was announced as part of the observance of Latino Heritage Month in September. Gonzales, also chair of the Journalism Department at City College, started El Tecolote, a nonprofit, bilingual (Spanish and English) newspaper, in 1970. Also accorded "Local Hero" status were Leticia Hernandez of GirlSource and Saul Hidalgo L. of Jamestown Community Center.
