A Mexican supermarket and retail chain will open its first Bay Area store at a long-empty San Jose retail site.

At the start of November, Imelda Herrera opened her Mexican bakery, Cafeteria la Finca, at 312 E. Overland in Scottsbluff.

“Mexican food pop-up. Worker-owned. Representing indigenous contributions to land and food.” So reads the Instagram bio for Juntos, a food business Frank Covarrubias and Bailey Spears launched in 2023 ...