Today from Mission Local

Good afternoon!

A lot of angry shouting and heckling today ahead of a Planning Commission vote on Mayor Lurie’s “Family Zoning Plan.” YIMBYs rallied in support of denser housing, while opponents charged the plan will lead to a rush of speculation and displacement. Follow Io Yeh Gilman‘s reporting from City Hall.

At immigration court today, the mother of a nursing 8-month-old narrowly avoided detention. Margaret Kadifa was right there with the mother, and has details.

Great interview with longtime Mission Local collaborator Mimi Chakarova about her new film, “In the Red,” on young people training with Bay EMT to become firefighters and medics. Read why Chakarova stuck with them for ten years, despite the lack of “Hollywood endings.“

Find out what your supervisors, public defender, city attorney and others read (and watched) over summer break. “Bunnies on the Bus,” anyone?

More soon,

Sara

Latest News

A group of people stand on city hall steps holding signs in support of affordable housing and more homes, with a podium and speaker in the center.

YIMBY rally gets testy ahead of vote on upzoning plan

“No one believes your NIMBY nonsense. Sit down!โ€ย 

Tall office building with red and gray exterior, trees along the sidewalk, traffic lights, and street signs at an urban intersection during daytime.

At S.F. immigration court, mother of 8-month-old narrowly avoids detention

ICE officials told Mission Local not to “loiter” in the hallway.

Six book covers arranged on a wooden surface, featuring various genres, including fiction, nonfiction, memoir, and childrenโ€™s literature.

What did S.F. city officials read over summer break?ย 

โ€œI have studied (binge watched) the Katseye Gap video more times than I want to admit. To learn the choreography, of course!”

Arts Roundup

A young man in a blue cap and shirt with "BAY" on the cap looks to the side in a room with others, some appearing to be In the Red team, all dressed in similar attire.

‘In the Red’ filmmaker on Bay Area youth training to serve

“He’s street smart because he has to be.”

SNAP

Yellow brick wall with a window, black graffiti text reading "ICE OUT OF S.F.," and metal barricades placed in front of the wall.
ICE out of S.F.
By Emmanuel Fonseca

Events

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Today: Senagalese Night at Bissap Baobab, September 11, 5:30PM-midnight

Tomorrow: Drop-in A Capella singing, Community Music Center, September 12, 6-9:30 PM

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