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District 11 candidates weigh in on the ongoing encampment sweeps
Welcome back to the “Meet the Candidates” series for District 11, where we ask each candidate to answer one question every week leading up to the election. They must answer the question in 100 words or less. We will link to longer answers. With District 11 Supervisor Ahsha...
Explore: 5 data takeaways from new 2024 election filings
On Aug. 1, the latest campaign finance filings in San Francisco’s 2024 election were released, giving everyone the first detailed look at how much money the candidates in the November race have raised. Six supervisor seats are up for grabs, and five major contenders have thrown their hats in the ring for a chance to occupy the mayor’s office.
See how they run: New polling, debate drama hits San Francisco mayor’s race
Mission Local is publishing campaign dispatches for each of the major contenders in the mayor’s race, alternating among candidates weekly until November. This week: London Breed. Read earlier dispatches here. Polling in a ranked-choice election is hard. San Franciscans will have 10 ovals to fill come Nov. 5, listing...
FBI raids SF towing company suspended by city attorney — federal charges filed
Federal agents this morning raided Specialty Towing at 2045 Oakdale Ave. in Bayview. City Attorney David Chiu last month suspended Specialty Towing and its affiliated companies from receiving city contracts due to alleged predatory behavior. “I can confirm that the FBI conducted court-authorized law enforcement activity in the 2000 block...
District 3 candidates on last week’s homeless sweeps
Between February and the November election, Mission Local is asking each District 3 candidate one question per week, and candidates will get 100 words to respond. We will compile all responses to the 40-odd questions on a “Meet the Candidates” page, so that voters can get a full picture of their stances.
‘Fantasmitas’ and ‘Paradise’ bring Spanish-language theater to the Mission
A harrowing cross-border sojourn laced with magical realism, the play “Fantasmitas, Cinco Sueños Regresando al Sur” takes the San Francisco Youth Theatre into territory where it’s never been before: Namely, a production performed entirely in Spanish. Fittingly, “Fantasmitas,” the Mission-based company’s first Spanish-language play, which will...
SFPD spent $250K on overtime for Dolores Park hill bomb
The cost of San Francisco Police Department overtime during the 2024 Dolores Park hill bomb last month has been unearthed through a public records request: Some $250,000, according to estimates provided by the department to Hazel Williams, an advocate and frequent filer of such requests. That is more than the...
Plans for market-rate housing at 22nd and Mission fire site move forward
The long-empty plot at 22nd and Mission streets, the site of a deadly 2015 fire, is one step closer to being developed as market-rate housing, prompting pushback from some who want 100 percent affordable housing on the site. A notice posted on the fences surrounding the lot informed neighbors that...
See how they run: Cops and kids prompt talk of 1980s policing for Mayor Breed
Mission Local is publishing campaign dispatches for each of the major contenders in the mayor’s race, alternating among candidates weekly until November. This week: London Breed. Read earlier dispatches here. It was the 41st National Night Out on Tuesday: The annual police community-building event that arms officers with stickers...
Meet the Candidates: How will school board contenders support families through closures?
Welcome back to the “Meet the Candidates” series for the school board, where we ask each candidate one question every two weeks. They must answer the question in 100 words or fewer. We will link to longer answers. Twelve candidates are vying for four seats on the city’s...
When a sweep becomes a spectacle for San Francisco homeless resident ‘Pineapplez’
The last time he was arrested, Miguel “Pineapplez,” awoke to voices asking for his name. He remembers squinting up from his resting spot on the sidewalk as his eyes adjusted to the early morning light. Looming over him were not just police officers, but a circle of cellphones, recording his every move. He began to cry.
Researchers find link between Covid-19 and post-covid childhood illness
Dr. Aaron Bodansky, 37, was finishing his pediatrics residency at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia when the Covid-19 pandemic hit. He remembers being relieved that kids seemed to be spared from the worst of covid. Then kids began to get sick. Very sick. From weeks to months after a...
Meet the District 9 candidates: Who do you support for school board?
Welcome back to our “Meet the Candidates” series, where we ask the District 9 supervisorial hopefuls in the November 2024 election one question each week. Candidates are asked to answer questions on policy, ideology and more in 100 words or fewer. Answers are being published individually each week,...
Jon Jacobo pleads not guilty to rape, judge sets no bail
Ex-Mission District leader Jon Jacobo appeared in court this afternoon following his arrest yesterday on sexual assault charges. Wearing an orange sweatsuit, Jacobo entered Hall of Justice Department 10 at around 2 p.m. He quietly sat next to his lawyer, Martina Avalos, while she made the case for his innocence and his immediate release.
Police drones are being deployed in San Francisco, SFPD announces
The San Francisco Police Department announced today that it has acquired six police drones for use across the city, and that it has plans to acquire more in the coming months. Already, the drones have been used to arrest car break-in suspects and monitor July 4 fireworks in the Mission, police brass said in a Tuesday morning press conference.
Govern for California, group under investigation by state, bundling donations to SF supervisor candidates
Seven candidates for San Francisco elected office in November are benefiting from an unusual, though seemingly legal, arrangement: They are all receiving multiple $500 donations from different branches of the same statewide group, a practice campaign rivals say skirts city donation limits. In San Francisco, supervisor races have strict $500...
Homeless tents return to Bayview only days after ‘very aggressive’ sweeps
Authorities swept through the city on Aug. 1, confiscating tents and the belongings of homeless residents. Four days later, however, sites in Bayview documented by Mission Local appeared much as they did prior to the “very aggressive” sweeps pledged by Mayor London Breed. Map by Xueer Lu. Last...
More than $5M flowing into San Francisco supervisor races in 2024 election
Campaign donation numbers disclosed last week give the first detailed glimpse of money in the six San Francisco supervisor races on the November ballot. The totals are vast: $5,310,571, according to the new finance filings. In several races, the same big-money groups that ousted progressives from the San Francisco Democratic...
SF political group that bankrolled DA recall on hook for $54K ethics fine
The San Francisco Ethics Commission will this week consider levying a $53,916 fine against the powerful political pressure group Neighbors for a Better San Francisco Advocacy and its president Jay Cheng. In a negotiated stipulation, both the Ethics Commission and Cheng agreed that the group failed to disclose payments it made to a campaign spokesperson who was working to recall then-District Attorney Chesa Boudin in 2021 and 2022.
Photos: Guide dog puppies march through the Mission
BART passengers finally had something to smile about last weekend, when a dozen Labrador and Golden Retriever puppies disembarked from the 16th Street station and ascended onto the plaza. The dogs were training to become guides for the visually impaired, which includes socialization outings that expose them to the sights,...
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