A politically connected consultant who worked on San Francisco government projects declined to enter a plea in San Francisco Superior Court Friday on bribery and corruption charges, and the judge […]

Dwayne Jones, in court on bribery charges, puts off plea

For each DJ at community internet radio station BFF.fm, a time slot means something a little different. It’s a chance to express themselves. A chance to connect to a larger […]

BFF.fm celebrates 10 years of broadcasting ‘whatever you want’

For all the tension in the air at this month’s police community meeting, Mission Station Captain Thomas Harvey could agree with the room on one thing: Policing sure is hard. […]

Mission Station captain not sure what to do about crime

The state Court of Appeal found that now-DA Brooke Jenkins committed prosecutorial misconduct in a 2021 homicide case against Daniel Gudino, the last case she tried for District Attorney Chesa […]

DA Jenkins committed misconduct in murder trial, Court of Appeal finds

San Francisco police officers shot a man late Monday night in the Tenderloin, on Jones Street between Ellis and Eddy streets, the police department announced in a press conference Tuesday. […]

Police shoot man armed with knife in Tenderloin

Plaza regulars today spotted a new portable BART police observation post at 24th Street station. A spokesperson for BART Police confirmed the approximately 20-foot-tall structure went up this morning. The […]

Police watchtower installed at 24th St. BART Plaza

The San Francisco Police Officers Association tweeted on Thursday that one of its members was refused service at Arab bakery Reem’s at 25th and Mission streets, accusing the store of […]

Arab bakery Reem’s welcomes ‘off duty and unarmed’ police

Three health workers say the school district has delayed paying them $1,600 stipends for work they completed during the 2022-2023 school year. They’re just a few of an unknown number […]

‘Morale is low:’ SFUSD paraeducators still waiting on pay

Round off our celebration of Mission Local’s 15th birthday with a crossword from our staff! You’ll find references to the neighborhood, and to our decade and a half of award-winning […]

Test your wits with the Mission Local crossword

Across the Mission and San Francisco, students and their parents flocked to schoolhouse gates today, ending their summers and starting a new year in San Francisco’s public schools. For some, […]

Back to school 2023: SF students begin a new year

Amanda Ngo had baked one of her Thanksgiving signature dishes for the send-off: A sheet of apple cake, which she handed out to customers and neighbors who dropped by today […]

Duc Loi’s owners bid adieu to the Mission

Read in English Este articulo se fue traducido con la ayuda de DeepL. Nuevo sitio para el mercadíto El antiguo mercado vietnamita Duc Loi tendrá nuevos propietarios a partir del […]

El mercado Duc Loi cerrará después de 27 años

If you had to guess who in the Southwest Mission was a master puppeteer, you might stop at the door with the mannequin head peeking out a front window.  You’d […]

People We Meet: Larry Reed, shadow artist

Leer en español Long-standing Vietnamese grocery store Duc Loi will be under new ownership starting Aug. 15, according to its current owner, Howard Ngo.  Howard has run the store at […]

Duc Loi market to close after 27 years

Police say they responded to a man who’d been wounded in a stabbing at McDonald’s at 24th and Mission streets Friday afternoon. Officers responded to the restaurant at 4:33 p.m., […]

Police respond to stabbing at 24th Street McDonald’s

The race to represent the Mission District is on, with five declared candidates and others waiting in the wings. No matter that the election for District 9 supervisor is still […]

Supervisor who? Informal poll finds Mission residents are clueless about 2024 candidates

Mission Local Managing Editor Joe Eskenazi is interviewing Congresswoman Barbara Lee at Manny’s tonight, from 6 to 7 p.m. Congresswoman Lee has represented the East Bay — including Oakland, Berkeley, […]

Live: Rep. Barbara Lee sits down with Joe Eskenazi at Manny’s

Read in English Este artículo fue traducido con la ayuda de DeepL. “Si quieren más policías… entonces tenemos que encontrar gente” Cuando los asistentes a la reunión de la comunidad […]

El capitán de policía del Mission pidió ayuda a la comunidad para contratar personal y luchar contra la criminalidad que no sea violenta

Leer en español When attendees of Tuesday’s police community meeting complained to Mission Station Captain Thomas Harvey about a lack of police response to crime, he turned the question back […]

Mission police captain urges community to help with hiring, and to fight nonviolent crime

He stops and points, exclaiming, “Hey!” and wanting to talk. He speaks with a slight accent, in long sentences that refuse to stay in one place. He knows what’s wrong […]

People We Meet: Funky J is grooving to a new beat

Read in English “No me leyeron mis derechos” El miércoles, los comisarios de policía se unieron a docenas de padres y defensores de los derechos humanos para criticar a la […]

Adolescentes, padres y comisarios critican a la SFPD por las detenciones de el evento de patinar en Dolores Hill

The building at 780 Valencia St., most recently home to community art space the Drawing Room, is under construction to be converted into a Live Fit Gym by September. In […]

99 years of history at 780 Valencia, soon to become a Live Fit Gym

Police commissioners joined dozens of parents and advocates in criticizing San Francisco police for their mass arrest of teenagers last Saturday after the annual Dolors Park hill bomb skateboarding event, […]

Teens, parents, commissioners blast SFPD for Dolores hill bomb arrests

Taqueria Vallarta, the longstanding 24th Street Mexican eatery that has been closed since early May after failing a city health inspection, will reopen in as little as 45 days. The […]

Taqueria Vallarta, closed for infestations and health violations, to reopen soon

Read in English $18.07 para toda la cuidad “¡Aquí! ¡Allá! El pueblo vencerá!” Esta mañana, los cánticos de los miembros de grupos de defensa de los derechos de los trabajadores […]

Colectivos de trabajadores celebran el subido del salario mínimo en la plaza de la calle 24

The air inside New Mission Yoga is hot and humid. It’s like walking into a freshly clean dishwasher, if that machine had Persian rugs and a full-sized portrait of Our […]

People We Meet: Steve23 thinks it’s a pleasure to burn

Leer en español “¡Aquí! ¡Allá! ¡El pueblo vencerá!”  This morning, chants from members of workers’ rights groups broke through the usual sounds of the 24th Street BART Plaza: Music from […]

Workers groups celebrate minimum wage increase at 24th St. plaza

It was business as usual for Angel Martinez today, before a street vendor threatened him with a gun around noon. Martinez said he was bringing in boxes for shipping company, […]

Street vendor pulls gun on local businessman