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Good afternoon!
Former SFPD deputy chief Ann Mannix and her daughter Katie were mourned today at St. Ignatius Church by a crowd of friends, colleagues and politicians, reports Frankie Solinsky Duryea. Mannix and her daughter died when Kevin Mannix, Sr. โAnnโs husband, Katieโs father, and a retired SFPD sergeantโshot them both.
How wild can the campaign flyers clogging your mailbox get? It turns out that political advertising doesn’t have to tell the truthโthus the mythical $1.7 million toilet that’s been a centerpiece of appeals to ‘clean up City Hall.’ H.R. Smith fact-checks the pitches on Propositions D, E, and F for you.
For breaking election news and updates, read Mission Local’s Election Extra! Today: Io Yeh Gilman reports that Governor Gavin Newsom has endorsed Mayor Daniel Lurie‘s city-charter measures D, E, and F. And Yujie Zhou has news on dueling congressional endorsements from Tom Steyer and Robert Reich.
As Dia de los Muertos approaches, Sarah Hopkins interviews artist Rio Yaรฑez about mothers, altars, and the meaning of public acts of remembrance. Stop by SOMArts tonight for the opening reception of Yaรฑez’s Dia de los Muertos exhibition
More soon,
Sara
Hey, our staff is heading out to distribute 30,000 actual newspapers with Mission Local‘s election coverage in Spanish, Chinese, and English. Here’s where you can find the free papers in the Excelsiorโand stay tuned for locations in other neighborhoods.
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The Freight’s Lalo Guerrero Legacy Festival on Nov 6 & 7
Celebrate “The Father of Chicano Music” at The Freight’s Lalo Guerrero Legacy Festival! Enjoy two nights of live music from La Doรฑa, the Rockin’ Jalapeรฑo Band, Mark Guerrero (Lalo’s son), and Jerry Salas of El Chicano on Friday and Saturday, November 6 and 7, at 8PM. Lalo was a true legend who won the National Medal of Arts and recorded over 700 songs spanning boleros, corridos, swing, and rock & roll.
Tickets are $44 per show or $75 for both nights, plus free events Saturday from 11AM to 4PM. The Freight is located in Downtown Berkeley near Bart. Book at thefreight.org/lalo or call (510) 644-2020.
Latest News
Election ad fact-check: Will Props. D, E, and F really โClean up City Hallโ?ย
“Dannon can no longer tell you that eating yogurt protects you from the flu. But the FTC argues that fact-checking political ads is not its job.”
Election Extra! Dueling congressional endorsements from Tom Steyer and Robert Reich
โWater is wet. Sky is blue. Billionaires for Wiener. Although it is always nice to see the owners publicly endorse management.”
ย Slain former SFPD deputy chief Ann Mannix and daughter Katie celebrated as kind people โgone too soonโ
“Life felt noticeably larger, more vibrant, whenever she was there.”
ARTS ROUNDUP
Q&A: Rio Yaรฑez on the many mothers of Dรญa de los Muertos
“Growing up here during the peak of the AIDS crisis, I remember seeing altars for friends and community members who had passed away.”
SNAP
The Alfred E. Clarke Mansion
By Jake Hanft
Events
Today: In Their Name: Dia de los Muertos Opening Reception, SOMArts, October 23, 6-9 p.m.
Tomorrow: Family Halloween 2026, Randall Museum, October 24, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
