Today from Mission Local
Good afternoon!
Okay, I was wrong. Mission Bay library’s toddler storytime is not the hottest ticket in town—that would be Jollibee, the wildly popular Filipino fast-food chain with an outpost on Market Street. Aaliyah Español-Rivas talks with devotees who began lining up the evening before the store’s grand re-opening.
New polls show Scott Wiener‘s lead over Connie Chan in the Congressional race is shrinking. Yujie Zhou looks at the survey data, and how conservative voters could play a key role in the tight contest.
And Brandon Pho follows the YIMBY and NIMBY warriors trolling each other with AI-generated visions of San Francisco’s future.
Oscar Palma reports that an Amsterdam-style cannabis cafe could open on Valencia Street next summer. City leaders hope for a boost to the tourist economy.
Enjoy Neil Ballard‘s weekly MILO cartoon (based on a true story) below.
More soon,
Sara
P.S. Hey, El Farolito‘s soccer team is one game away from a second national title. Liliana Michelina tells you how to stream it live tomorrow.
DEEP SCOOP
By Neil Ballard
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Latest News
The line for Jollibee’s re-opening in S.F. started at 7:45 p.m. yesterday
“Tastes like home.”
Wiener and Chan have a tight race for Congress, polls show
“There’s really two kinds of undecided in this race.”
People can’t stop AI-generating visions of San Francisco
“The Marina..but make it Miami.“
AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOODS
Amsterdam-style cannabis café could come to Valencia
“I call it ‘cannabis adjacent cuisine.’..Stuff that’s salty, sweet, spicy.”
SNAP
By Walter Mackins
Events
Today: The Crosseyed, at The Chapel, July 31, 9-11 pm
Tomorrow: Salsa Crazy Saturday, Verdi Club, August 1, 8pm-midnight
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