“Born from pain and grief and it blossomed into vida y corazon” Valentina Marrufo is the owner and creator of Mission Native, a brand of Mission-inspired apparel and accessories, started […]
Posted inPeople We Meet
People We Meet: Olive Patton
Olive Patton, age 26, described her day as “interesting.” While she was out of town last week, the shop where she works, Gravel & Gold, at 3266 21st St. on […]
Posted inPeople We Meet
People We Meet: Oscar Muñoz
Oscar Muñoz has been working at The Mellow SF at 3236 21st St. at the corner of San Carlos since January, 2021. He first came to the store as a customer […]
Posted inThe Pandemic
The Covid-19 warriors at UCSF are often female, always fierce and unusually diverse
Insofar as San Francisco’s pandemic year has proved exceptional in any way, it has, in no small part, been in the individual voices and collective activity of these women. Each is a role model for legions of other young women interested in science. Together they’re a powerful example of the benefits of diversity.
Posted inFront Page, Topics, Transportation
Ay Caramba! More Parking Meters
One hour street parking and old bus zones now metered. En Español
Posted inFeatured
Street vendors arrested at 16th and Mission for allegedly peddling stolen goods
At around 1 p.m. on Feb. 1, undercover police officers arrested three women for purportedly selling stolen goods on the sidewalk at 16th and Mission. The women were cited and […]
Posted inLabor
Black former SF equity worker Dante King to get hefty payout in discrimination suit
A former city employee who worked on diversity, inclusion, and workforce equity is on track to receive more than $560,000 from the city, after they sued for discrimination and retaliation. […]
Posted inHousing
‘Tiny homes’ for homeless may not come to Mission after all
Following objections at a passionate community meeting, Supervisor Hillary Ronen said city-proposed “tiny homes” for the homeless near 16th Street BART Plaza may be off the table. On Thursday at […]
Posted inHousing
Tenants at site of deadly Potrero fire say no one’s looking out for them
On Jan. 25, a fire broke out in a Potrero Hill Public Housing unit, killing 40-year-old Richard Gescat and displacing five residents. The building, along with others in the Potrero […]
Posted inHousing
Mission Moves: New sewing shop, floral cafe, housing news
“I was always a super shy, quiet kid so I always did like how to express myself differently.”
Posted inToday's Mission
Stuff to do: Homelessness symphony, free tamales, and exhibits galore
And so, inevitably, February has arrived. Widely understood to be the grimmest month of the year, the afterglow of the holidays has well and truly dissipated and the weather is […]
Posted inFeatured
The 25th SF Indie Film Fest runs deep with Mission ties
This year’s San Francisco Independent Film Festival will screen 95 new independent from around the world and the Bay between Feb. 2 and Feb. 12, mainly at the Roxie Theater […]
Posted inImmigrant Life
Documentary on domestic workers will screen at the Brava Theater
Mirna Arana, a 33-year-old house cleaner from Guatemala, was newly married and pregnant with her first child on the morning of 2017 when she arrived at 6 a.m. to clean […]
Posted inEducation
Parents, teachers fear kindergarten cuts could spell “death” for small school
Update: In a meeting on Thursday, Superintendent Matt Wayne said that Harvey Milk’s second Kindergarten class will be reinstated, so long as enough parents accept spots to fill both classes. […]
Posted inCovering the Police
‘Pro-Chesa’ speakers screened at SF City Hall Tyre Nichols event
A City Hall gathering of politicians and activists recognizing Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old Black man brutally killed by Memphis police this month, temporarily devolved into mayhem on Wednesday. That came […]
Posted inBusiness
SF nixes cap on delivery fees — reeling restaurateurs prepare to pay up to 30%
San Francisco was the first city in the nation to place a permanent cap on food fees that delivery services could charge to restaurants. But, as of Tuesday, that 15 […]
Posted inHealth
‘Housing is medicine:’ Housing effect on Latinx health laid bare in new report
“Housing is medicine,” Dr. Carina Marquez said.
Posted inEn Español
El patio de la escuela de Everett se renovará por 3 millones de dólares
Gracias a la donación de un vecino preocupado y a una gran subvención aprobada por la ciudad, la Escuela Secundaria Everett tiene previsto gastar casi 3 millones de dólares en […]