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Also, a new Head Start program is coming the Women's building. Friendship House has a new CEO and a community event at El Faro this weekend. Mission Buzz: New coffee shop is coming to the old home of Revolution Cafe
With just 10 games left in the regular season, the Valkyries have clinched a spot in the playoffs and sit in second place in the WNBA standings. Going into the […] Valkyries clinch playoff spot for second consecutive season
On Sixth and Folsom Street. Photo by Aaliyah Español-Rivas. InnerCity home
San Francisco deploys over 400 Flock automated license plate readers. The District 8 candidates weigh in on the surveillance technology. Meet the District 8 candidates: Should SFPD use Flock surveillance cameras?
On Washington Boulevard. Photo by Mike Santiago. Memorial
OpenAI workers not only revealed a schism within one of San Francisco’s frontier AI labs, they also aligned with the politics of their direct competitor Anthropic, where workers and executives are walking in lockstep. OpenAI workers ditched their boss’ politics for Anthropic’s
Cinderella's opening in the Mission District is set for Aug. 28. The Russian bakery will open at 24th and Alabama streets. Cinderella Bakery will finally debut in the Mission District: Opening set for month’s end
Chan’s campaign hopes that Khanna, a progressive who is not in Pelosi’s orbit, will open up new possibilities. Ro Khanna backs Connie Chan, saying next S.F. congressperson will have ‘huge megaphone’
District 6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey says if S.F. has to find jobs for people in rehab to keep them on Medi-Cal, it's money well spent. Meet the District 6 candidate: With Medicaid cuts looming, how will S.F. keep providing drug treatment and recovery?
On 16th Street. Photo by Jake Hanft. Thrve City, baby!
City leaders call for closure of a drop-in center for homeless and low-income residents on S.F.'s Sixth Street corridor with little reasoning. S.F. wants to ‘revitalize’ SoMa’s 6th St. corridor. It’s starting by closing a drop-in center.
Rafael Mandelman dropped Bilal Mahmood from the Land Use Committee. The two may be rivals in a future state assembly race. S.F. board president ousts potential rival from housing committee
The flush of new money coincided with a fresh onslaught of online opposition from Silicon Valley moguls and entrepreneurs. California billionaire-tax brawl kicks into high gear
One artist, who helped what was once a collective of photographers achieve nonprofit status in 1977, says he has a plan for SF Camerawork. Can this treasured S.F. photography institution cheat death again?
Congressional candidates Connie Chan and Scott Wiener explain where they would direct millions in federal funding if given the chance. Meet the S.F. congressional candidates: What major projects should S.F. build?
At the brand-new Mission Bay School, grandparents flew in from Maryland to celebrate "a really exciting day for our family." Soccer, Spiderman, and an all-purple get-up: It’s back-to-school day in San Francisco
On Valencia Street. Photo by Walter Mackins. Ready to wear
It's deeply unfortunate that San Francisco's mayor is credibly telling voters there’s a slush fund being run out of his office Mayor Lurie blasts Prop. I as a ‘slush fund.’ His office would control the money.
On Kearny Street. Photo by Jay A. Martin. Coit Tower
Photos of San Francisco bus stops throughout the day, by neighborhood. Photos: The many moods of San Francisco bus stops, throughout the day
On Market Street. Photo by Mike Santiago. The 1077
If you walk down Third Street on any sun-soaked summer day, you're bound to see Elliott Johnson and his truckful of watermelons. People We Meet: Elliott Johnson is selling Bayview a little bit of country
The district attorney's office said it can’t rule out whether the suspect acted in self-defense, or in defense of others. Suspect in fatal Sunnydale shooting released after arrest for ‘insufficient evidence’
San Francisco YIMBY leader describes ‘slowly festering irritation’ with Mayor Daniel Lurie. YIMBY leaders give Mayor Lurie a B- on housing. Mayor Mamdani? He gets an A-.
“Maybe it was only 20 percent, but 20 percent in a city like this is more than enough, far more than enough to swing a race” A second act for Saikat Chakrabarti backers? A left-leaning YIMBY Democratic club.
Korean-born artist GaHee Park opens her first U.S. museum show, "Behind the Curtain," at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Review: GaHee Park looks behind the curtain at new Yerba Buena art show
While city law caps donations to candidates, those same office-seekers can receive unlimited amounts of cash through separate committees. S.F. ethics commission votes to end politicians’ campaign finance loophole
Three art pieces, two at McLaren Park and one at Balboa Park, will come to the Excelsior area as part of Big Art Loop. Excelsior Buzz: Incoming big arts at the parks, end of summer night market, and a new Guatemalan restaurant
Seven candidates are facing off for three San Francisco School Board seats. This week, Mission Local asked whether they supported the 2022 recall. Meet the S.F. school board candidates: Did you support the 2022 recall?
At 43rd Avenue and Kirkham Street. Photo by Junyao Yang. Trailer party
As immigrant students return to school after summer break, a network of organizations helps support the families with legal aid, housing resources and more. As S.F. schools start, immigrant families lean on patchwork of help beyond the classroom
Court records show a man with the same age and name as a suspect arrested for the killing of Tertron Johnson is connected to a prior murder. Man arrested for Sunnydale killing linked to 2015 drive-by shooting of 2 teenagers
Meanwhile: More N-Judah trains, Falcon rumors, and a Mission-born Latin American cafe heads west to the Inner Sunset. Sunset Buzz: ‘preschool dads’ to open new restaurant on Taraval
Bayview's Third Street corridor has struggled to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's how the district's candidates would change it. Meet the District 10 candidates: How would you revitalize the Third Street corridor?
District 8 supervisor candidate Manny Yekutiel defended himself against sexual assault allegations. His opponents attacked his policies. At District 8 supervisor debate, candidate Manny Yekutiel takes the heat
Angel Contreras has wanted to design a car for as long as he can remember — not just any car, but one built for racing. People We Meet: Angel Contreras wants to build race cars
Peer counselors will come off Street Crisis Response teams this week, replaced by paramedics S.F. removes peer counselors from street crisis teams amid pleas to keep them
A 27-year-old BlackRock portfolio specialist created the AI news website in his spare time. Media experts are skeptical. The Dissent has AI ‘reporters’ cover S.F., reusing the work of human journalists
Check out our guide to events around town aimed at helping kids and parents ease into the school year. Back to school 2026: Where to find free backpacks, supplies and other resources
The four candidates running for District 8 supervisor explain how they would've voted on the plan to upzone San Francisco. Meet the District 8 candidates: Should S.F. allow taller apartment buildings?
Meanwhile, Lurie visits Third Street, and Gumbo Social is returns from summer break on August 17 — with some upgrades. Bayview Buzz: SCRAP’s grand-opening is this weekend
On Lapidge Street. Photo by Drew Padilla. Restoring the Maestrapeace Mural
Plus: Forum makes a last-minute invite to the third frontrunner, DJ Brookter. But it was too little too late. At housing forum, District 10 candidates split from S.F. YIMBY on key issue
District 6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey explains what San Francisco’s new drug-free supportive housing ordinance can do Meet the District 6 candidate: Will Matt Dorsey’s drug-free housing ordinance have any real impact?
