‘La Lengua’ Name Spurs New Merchant Group
Every revolution has its line-in-the-sand moment. For one architect south of Cesar Chavez, the moment came when locals — and even allegedly some city officials...
Heather Mack
Heather Mack, 30, has spent most of her life outdoors and often hangs out in the less-frequented parks of San Francisco to avoid the crowds of places like Dolores Park on a Saturday. She believes that everyone is happier when they are outdoors, even if they don’t. At Mission Local, Heather wants to explore what healthy living in the Mission looks like for all socioeconomic classes.
Stories by Heather
Mission’s Air Quality the Worst in the City
By Heather Mack Posted
It’s no wonder that the doctors at the Mission Neighborhood Health Center on Shotwell Street see between two and four patients every day for respiratory...
Triple Threat of Robbers Take Man’s Wallet, Money
By Heather Mack Posted
Broad daylight at the busy intersection of 24th and Mission did nothing to dissuade a group of three people from robbing a 36-year-old Hispanic man....
Arson, Assault Hit Mission on New Year’s Day
By Heather Mack Posted
Arson As if being prematurely uprooted, decorated and then cast aside like garbage wasn’t bad enough, a defenseless Christmas tree was set on fire when...
Early Morning Shootings on New Year’s Day
By Heather Mack Posted
A 19-year-old Hispanic man suffered a life-threatening gunshot wound when he was shot in the chest by a black male of unknown age at 24th...
Mission Protesters Take On Cops, Cafes, Luxury Apartments
By Heather Mack Posted
Anti-cop activists caught up with the Mission gentrification debate Wednesday — with approximately 60 to 70 protesters marching down Mission Street, delaying Muni instead of...
Wise Sons Opens Second Location
By Heather Mack Posted
Wise Sons Deli has branched out of the Mission and into downtown, opening its second location in the Contemporary Jewish Museum. Featuring a smaller menu...
New Year, New Laws
By Heather Mack Posted
The new year ushers in more than 800 new laws for the Golden State, with a few that really hit home. No papers? No problem!...
Hot Pursuit Leads Cops Across the City
By Heather Mack Posted
A dangerous case of hot pursuit that crossed numerous city neighborhoods and caused multiple traffic collisions ended with an arrest and an open investigation. Just...
E-Cig Robbery at Gunpoint in Dolores Park
By Heather Mack Posted
You can never be too careful, even if it’s the middle of the afternoon in Dolores Park. Just ask the 22-year-old Hispanic male who was...
Violent Crime Sullies Holiday Weekend
By Heather Mack Posted
Don’t the holidays just make you crazy? They most certainly do for a few folks in the Mission District this past weekend, as the cops...
Art and Nature Play on New Mural on 17th Street
By Heather Mack Posted
Stretching an entire block along 17th Street, the Bean Soup Literary Mural project is the Mission’s newest mural — the product of nine months of...
Police Make Arrest in Robbery-Homicide Case
By Heather Mack Posted
San Francisco police have announced the Thursday arrest of a 16-year-old male wanted in a robbery-turned-homicide on Alemany Boulevard earlier this month. The crime on December...
Good Morning Mission!
By Heather Mack Posted
Good morning and Merry Christmas, Mission! It’s 50°, headed to a lovely 65°, showing us that the only thing wintery about this season is the...
Good Morning Mission!
By Heather Mack Posted
It’s 7 a.m., 46° and headed to 58°. Details for the next 10 days are here. Well, it looks like the Board of Supervisors has a...