Bernal Heights neighbors wonder: Where have all the sewer grates gone?
The whole thing takes less than a minute. Every few weeks at around 3 a.m., a tall, slim, mystery man appears on the security cameras of Bernal Heights. He is…
Saikat Chakrabarti had grassroots potential and more money than God. Why did he lose?
Chakrabarti’s campaign had been expecting an endorsement from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Failing to obtain it was a blow.
CORRECTION AND EDITOR’S NOTE
Mission Local has taken down two articles on the Bay Area Women’s and Children’s Center: “45-year-old S.F. nonprofit closes. Former board wonders where the money went,” published on June 4, and “S.F. nonprofit boss seeks to shift $2.3M from dissolving Tenderloin org to her own nonprofit,” published on June 5.
The articles failed to meet our editorial standards, both in reporting and in editing. They created an inaccurate picture of the situation. We apologize to the subjects of the stories, and our readers.
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Immigration
Federal judge in California bans ICE from arresting immigrants at courthouses
ICE can no longer arrest immigrants at courthouse hearings anywhere in the country, a federal judge in California ruled Tuesday.
Trouble
S.F. police, sheriff’s deputies swarm Mission District alley, detaining several
Up to seven men were detained in a Thursday afternoon action involving more than a dozen law enforcement vehicles.
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Arts & Culture
Want to see your 1800s self? Lower Haight tintype studio can make it happen.
A tintype photography studio offering a historic experience for customers to get photographed like they did in the 1800s.
Restaurant Reviews
Review: Namaste Indian Cuisine brings excellent Indian eats
Namaste comes with good bones to carry it – it’s a family run business with four other locations in the Bay Area, operating since 2011.…
Restaurant review: Brenda’s Meat & Three, old favorite in Western Addition
Brenda’s Meat and Three has a warm, diner-like ambience, with a giant horseshoe counter dominating the space.
People We Meet
Serving up a slice of Palestine at Old Jerusalem in the Mission District
It’s a long way from home for Ahmed Ali Mazen, who left his farming village in Palestine decades ago.
San Francisco’s Chinatown lost all its bookstores. Then came Unbound.
Unbound, Chinatown’s only Chinese-language bookstore, fills a former medicine storefront, combining books, coffee and community space.
Covering the Police
San Francisco jails at ‘breaking point,’ civil grand jury report finds
More people are detained in San Francisco’s overcrowded, under-staffed and “neglected” jails, according to a civil grand jury investigation.
