Growing up, her mom always allowed Anderson to develop her own style. “I once wore black for an entire year,” Anderson said. “She just said, ‘whatever.’” 

People We Meet: Lindsey Anderson has a lot of STUFF

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The 23-year-old is accused of having driven by Dying Breed on 24th Street on June 9, 2023, shooting and injuring nine victims outside the clothing store.

Javier Campos pleads not guilty to Mission mass shooting

“Tenants should have full recourse to the judicial system if they experience harm due to substandard conditions,” per Melgar’s legislation. 

Supe wants to make it easier to sue landlords over shoddy housing

As respiratory illnesses begin to circulate this winter season, far fewer San Franciscans have rolled up their sleeves to get the latest Covid-19 shot than in previous years, according to […]

Covid vaccine rates lag as winter illnesses loom

"I really don't think there's anything that. better encapsulates how far we've come," said Sam Moss, executive director of Mission Housing.

MEDA, Mission Housing tapped to build the ‘Marvel in the Mission’

“I want to acknowledge how much thought and work went into this project,” Supervisor Myrna Melgar said after the 9-2 vote. 

Supes pass housing measure, duck state blowback

“I can’t describe it,” Calderon, 73, told Mission Local in Spanish, of the destruction following the four-alarm fire that left dozens of residents and businesses displaced

Antojitos, Salvadoran restaurant displaced by 2015 blaze, returns

Two women rushed into Tony’s Market and Liquor Store, Friday morning, begging the sitting employee, Sam, for water. “They said, ‘Hurry up, ‘hurry up,'” Sam recalled. “At first, I thought […]

Car catches fire on 24th Street

“Amado’s is gone. It’s gone,” owner David Quinby said. “Nobody can get to the place. It’s really sad.”

Amado’s, Valencia bar and music venue, closes after 8 years

The California housing department has once again made it clear: It’s watching San Francisco.  Supervisor Myrna Melgar said that 45 minutes before Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, the city received […]

CA housing dept. admonishes SF as supes approach deadline

“I have to say, I think it’s okay to have more time to get it right,” said Supervisor Myrna Melgar. “We have no power to compel them to do so … but I think it’s OK to ask.” 

SF supes, ‘flirting with disaster,’ want more time on housing mandate

Mother and son successfully crossed, while Gutiérrez was detained in Texas, where he’s currently located.

Recién llegados: Los niños inmigrantes acuden a las escuelas de San Francisco

Mother and son successfully crossed, while Gutiérrez was detained in Texas, where he’s currently located.

Newcomers on the block: Immigrant children flock to SF schools

“Stimulant use disorder truly is a next frontier that will require all hands on deck,” Appa said during UCSF’s Grand Rounds on Thursday.

What addiction treatment works best? UCSF doctors share

Flying in from New York and Philadelphia, supporters of Chinese President Xi Jinping waved red Chinese flags and greeted the president’s motorcade on Tuesday, part of a hundreds-strong rally outside […]

Demonstrators greet Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco

Board President Aaron Peskin and current and former judges have a plea for Stop Crime SF: Stop meddling in judicial elections.  From the steps of City Hall, Peskin and a […]

Peskin, judges denounce tough-on-crime challenges for judgeships

“To come here and act like we need to get over it, that’s disrespectful,” one woman said. 

‘Insulting’ 10-story proposal for 22nd and Mission site presented to skeptical crowd

“But the important thing is this happened. And it is improving public health.”

Evaluación de los cinco años del impuesto sobre las bebidas azucaradas: dulce éxito

“But the important thing is this happened. And it is improving public health.”

SF health officials’ 5-year assessment of soda tax: Sweet success

On Friday, an Israeli airstrike hit near the entrance of Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza, killing 15 people and wounding dozens, according to the Gaza health ministry. Jess Ghannam, a […]

SF doctors, nurses denounce Gaza siege as public health crisis

“We’ll double-down, triple-down, and take all necessary steps to keep this poison from our streets,” Ramsey said. 

Feds tout new ‘all hands on deck’ approach to SF drug dealing

Kids in the city’s southeast are more at risk for cavities than those in other neighborhoods.

SF’s Magic ToothBus takes dentistry on the road

“Once people see this, they’ll say, ‘I want this,’” Engardio said.

SF commissioners tweak plan to build taller housing on Westside

“Fortunately, this project is going to be one of the first ones out of the gate to be able to take advantage of” the new law, said land use attorney John Kelvin

Mission ‘group housing’ moves forward, likely to cut some affordable homes

As San Francisco prepares to build some 82,000 homes in the next eight years — half of which must be affordable — experts have pointed out a major concern: How to pay for it. 

SF wants to put $300 million housing bond on March 2024 ballot

“I thought it would end in bankruptcy. It’s a happier ending than I thought,” Quinlan excitedly told Mission Local in 2019, believing development was around the corner. 

He waited 26 years to develop. Instead, he was foreclosed on.

As ever, Mission kids are in for a treat this Halloween — and so are their parents. 

Mapa: Estas calles de SF estarán cerradas al tránsito vehicular, para que pidan dulces el 31 de octubre

As ever, Mission kids are in for a treat this Halloween — and so are their parents. 

Map: These SF streets will be closed to cars for Oct. 31 trick-or-treaters

Soon after Lydia Bransten, the executive director of the Gubbio Project, laid out the ground rules for Wednesday night’s meeting on already-approved tiny homes in the Mission, an attendee shouted […]

Residents bash, support tiny homes planned for the Mission