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Dolores Park hill bomb goes on, skaters avoid SFPD barricades
Despite the San Francisco Police Department’s pleas for skaters to stay away from Dolores Park today, the annual hill bomb went on — and was calmer than expected. Skaters attending the much-anticipated event skipped the heavily barricaded Dolores Street hill to instead roll through the park before moving to the steeper Church Street. There was no sign of the confrontations with police that marked last year’s version of the downhill race.
See how they run: Hillary Ronen tells Aaron Peskin to stop talking
Mission Local is publishing a daily campaign dispatch for each of the major contenders in the mayor’s race, alternating among candidates weekly until November. This week: Aaron Peskin. Read earlier dispatches here. “So,” says Hillary Ronen, District 9 representative, San Francisco Board of Supervisors. “I’m gonna chime in here...
District 7 candidates: How should the city address the RV situation?
Welcome to “Meet the Candidates,” where Mission Local asks supervisor hopefuls questions in the lead-up to the November election. In District 7 — which includes the Inner Sunset, Parkmerced and West Portal — Matt Boschetto and Stephen Martin-Pinto are running against incumbent Myrna Melgar. This month,...
District 11 candidates talk ways to support multi-generational households
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...
Kids postcards set off Mission couples’ effort to build schools in Sierra Leone
A chance purchase of postcards in early 2000 has developed into a fundraising success story that has built some 44 schools in the West African country of Sierra Leone. And tonight at El Rio, the nonprofit behind the effort, Schools for Salone, will hold its 14th annual fundraiser in order to build its 45th.
SFPD arrest suspect in killing of Dacari Spiers, police brutality victim
Just after midnight on July 3, Hin Hoang, 43, was arrested by San Francisco police officers for allegedly murdering Dacari Spiers, 36, the subject of a high profile 2022 police brutality case, the police department announced today. Mission Local reported that at around 4 a.m. on June 15, a witness...
See how they run: Farrell’s questionable campaign ethics history
Mission Local is publishing a daily campaign dispatch for each of the major contenders in the mayor’s race, alternating among candidates weekly until November. This week: Mark Farrell. Read earlier dispatches here. When it comes to campaign finance, San Francisco mayoral candidate Mark Farrell has a record of playing...
‘We do not intend to allow a hill bomb’: SFPD again warns skaters to stay away from Dolores Park
San Francisco police brass on Friday issued another proclamation to skateboarders hoping to attend the annual Dolores Park hill bomb, saying that officers will be out in force on Saturday to prevent any downhill skating near the park and that attendees may be arrested. “We do not intend to allow...
Meet the candidates: Is public safety a top priority in District 1?
Welcome back to our weekly “Meet the Candidates” series, where District 1 supervisorial candidates who have filed to run respond to a question in 100 words or fewer. Answers are published each week, but we are also archiving each answer on this page for District 1, to make it easier for voters to browse.
Who is the richest SF mayoral candidate?
Financial disclosures filed last month show Daniel Lurie and Mark Farrell as the wealthiest candidates in the mayor’s race, with an array of investments each worth anywhere from $2,000 to over $1 million, adding up to at least $10.2 million for Farrell and $6.8 million for Lurie. Aaron Peskin,...
SFPD disperses several crowds in Mission, clearing July 4 fireworks
San Francisco police officers cleared out several blocks around Garfield Park Thursday night, giving dispersal orders and shutting down the unsanctioned Fourth of July fireworks that occur in the vicinity yearly. Minutes after 11 p.m., Mission Station Captain Thomas Harvey issued his first dispersal order at 25th and Harrison streets,...
For 4th of July, we asked: Are you proud to be an American?
Despite the heat uncharacteristically washing over San Francisco this week, families, workers, lifelong residents, and tourists still roamed the streets on the days leading up to July 4. They savored cool drinks at neighborhood bars and cafes. They flopped down on grassy patches of shade in Dolores Park and squeezed...
Toddler in life-threatening condition after fall from Mission window
A toddler is in life-threatening condition after falling from a Mission District window, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. Firefighters arrived at 2315 Mission St., near 19th Street, at 4:17 p.m. after being called for the fall, according to Capt. Justin Schorr, a fire department spokesperson. Paramedics found a child with injuries “consistent with a fall” in their mother’s arms, he said.
SFPD arrests man who allegedly fired at deputies trying to evict him
San Francisco police officers arrested a man on Wednesday afternoon after he allegedly fired shots at sheriff’s deputies who were serving an eviction at his home. The SWAT team had engaged in an hours-long standoff with the suspect, who had barricaded himself inside the apartment building. There were no...
District 3 candidates: What can be done for Lower Nob Hill?
Between now 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.
Volunteers at Dolores cleanup on Saturday can enter raffle for Outside Lands tickets
The Love Dolores campaign will host its annual volunteer “micro litter clean-up” at Dolores Park this Saturday, July 6 from 1-3 p.m. The group will meet at Dolores and 19th streets, according to a San Francisco Recreation and Park Department Instagram post. The goal of the event is...
Temo’s owner’s family is stuck in Gaza. She’s trying to help them escape.
The owner of Temo’s Cafe at 24th and Harrison is afraid to check her phone at work. She worries that she’ll hear bad news from her family in Gaza and start crying behind the register — again. She has already lost her brother-in-law, who was shot and...
Meet the District 9 candidates: Name an issue affecting Bernal
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,...
Meet the District 5 candidates: What are your thoughts on encampment sweeps?
Here’s the latest in our “Meet the Candidates” series for District 5, in which we ask each candidate to answer one question per week leading up to the election. Four candidates are challenging incumbent Supervisor Dean Preston to represent District 5, which spans from the east end of Golden Gate Park through Haight-Ashbury, Japantown and the Western Addition, the Lower Haight and Hayes Valley, and most of the Tenderloin.
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