Mission Local

A wooden utility pole wrapped with metal bands at intervals, each covered in graffiti and stickers, with the words "HIDDEN FORTRESS" painted in black.

SNAPS

Keep out

by Robert Weiner April 5, 2026, 6:00 am

A person in a white t-shirt stands smiling in front of a door covered with colorful stickers at the entrance of a bar or restaurant.

My Excelsior: Jay Pham knows his dive bars and his late night burritos

by Xueer Lu April 5, 2026, 4:00 am

A gray, weathered building facade with faded lettering and boarded-up windows stands beside a restaurant entrance; cars are parked along the street.

SNAPS

Lots of Love

by Nicholas David April 4, 2026, 6:00 am

A person sits on a chair in a room filled with dense red string webs and suspended sheets of paper, under red lighting.

Blood, mud and cobwebs create ache of heartbreak at Asian Art Museum

by Julie Zigoris April 4, 2026, 5:37 amApril 4, 2026, 10:20 am

A group of men, mostly wearing blue uniforms, and one woman stand and kneel together in a classroom with chairs and a whiteboard.

San Quentin among 8 California prisons that could lose decades-old arts programs

by Alice Finno April 4, 2026, 4:00 am

A man stands in front of a gated entrance to a building with banners, rainbow flags, and a free library box nearby.

The security guard who greets everyone in Mission Dolores

by JL Odom April 4, 2026, 4:00 am

A San Francisco Adult Probation Department mobile van is parked on a city street with staff assisting people at an outdoor table covered by a branded tablecloth.

Covering the Police

S.F. probation department’s new van hits the streets

by Alice Finno April 3, 2026, 5:56 pmApril 4, 2026, 11:49 am

A vertical neon sign reading "Tenderloin" is attached to the side of a building near fire escapes; another building and the word "Cadillac" are partially visible.

Tenderloin Buzz: New Yemeni cafe, mystery focaccia, and an easter egg hunt

by Béatrice Vallières April 3, 2026, 2:27 pmApril 3, 2026, 3:23 pm

A man in a suit writes on a clipboard indoors, while a woman in a white cap and glasses stands outside, wearing a "LORI" campaign button.

Election Coverage

S.F. D2 supervisor candidates knock on doors hoping for different answers

by Io Yeh Gilman April 3, 2026, 1:58 pmApril 5, 2026, 8:28 am

A three-story pink building with boarded-up windows on the ground floor stands between yellow and red buildings on a cloudy day; people and a black SUV are in front.

Mission Buzz: Los Coyotes taqueria rides again

by Oscar Palma April 3, 2026, 1:50 pmApril 4, 2026, 11:30 am

Industrial facility with a tall smokestack and exposed steel framework beside a body of water, under a clear blue sky.

SNAPS

Remnants

by Robin Merrin April 3, 2026, 6:00 amApril 3, 2026, 10:25 am

A man wearing a hat and backpack stands on a gravel road next to a tall metal border fence under a cloudy sky.

After Trump fired him, S.F. immigration judge went to see the border for himself

by Clara-Sophia Daly April 3, 2026, 4:00 amApril 3, 2026, 12:26 pm

Black and white photo of a smiling older man in a straw hat, overlaid on a vintage cityscape with buildings, streets, and distant hills.

John Elberling, combative S.F. nonprofit housing leader and political power player, dies at 79

by Sarah Hopkins April 2, 2026, 7:44 pmApril 3, 2026, 10:42 am

A woman with long black hair, wearing pink glasses, hoop earrings, a patterned shirt, and a light coat stands in front of a stone wall, her poised expression hinting at a quiet strength amid whispers of scandal.

S.F. ex-human-rights boss Sheryl Davis pleads not guilty, postpones arraignment

by Marina Newman April 2, 2026, 4:50 pmApril 3, 2026, 10:48 am

A row of pastel-colored Richmond vintage houses with garages and stairways on a cloudy day; mint green, blue, and pink facades are visible.

Richmond Buzz: Everything new is old again

by Nicholas David April 2, 2026, 4:16 pmApril 3, 2026, 10:57 am