Dolores Park shooting injures three, one critically
Update 8/4/17: According to San Francisco General Hospital spokesperson Brent Andrew, one of the victims was discharged home, one is a juvenile, and one is still...
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‘Secession Art and Design’ celebrates a decade in Mission-Bernal
By Laura Waxmann Posted
Since a five-alarm fire ravaged nearly an entire block – destroying a handful of businesses and displacing some 60 residents – where the Mission and...
Ebony McKinney, Tireless Advocate for the Arts, Dies Unexpectedly (KQED)
By Laura Waxmann Posted
This story originally appeared on KQED.org by Kevin L. Jones. Ebony McKinney, a tireless advocate for the arts who pushed for diversity in the community...
Elbo Room move delayed, owners carve out another year on current lease
By Laura Waxmann Posted
Granted a one year lease- extension from its landlord, the Elbo Room will continue to operate out of its current 17th and Valencia street location...
Pinball pub to take place of Belgian eatery
By Laura Waxmann Posted
A pinball and food establishment called Outer Orbit Pinball and Restaurant will be moving into the Mission Bernal neighborhood and is set to operate in...
Little Baobab to offer up pizza, Senegalese style
By Laura Waxmann Posted
Little Baobab, a former West African restaurant and quirky nightclub at the corner of 19th and Mission streets, will reopen next month in its third...
Q&A: D9 supervisor on bike-sharing and encampments
By Laura Waxmann Posted
Mission Supervisor Hillary Ronen sat down with Mission Local to talk about issues relating to her district. This is a monthly series – this interview...
Latino district reps don’t want bike sharing on 24th Street
By Laura Waxmann Posted
The Mission’s 24th Street corridor, a Latino cultural enclave and special use district, is not keen on bike sharing. It recently blocked Ford GoBike roll-out and...
SF Mission crime: fire destroys parked car, man robbed at gunpoint
By Laura Waxmann Posted
Police and fire officials responded to a call for service regarding a vehicle engulfed by flames near the intersection of 23rd and South Van Ness...
The Sweep Report: 9th and Brannan cleared of homeless campers
By Laura Waxmann Posted
A homeless encampment that had been growing in size for several months near 9th and Brannan streets was removed by San Francisco Police officers and...
Mission supervisor requests approval for hiring city workers
By Laura Waxmann Posted
Mission Supervisor Hillary Ronen was not granted a fourth aide in her office to help tackle pressing issues in her district, but her plea for...
Neighborhood group rejects bike share expansion to 24th Street
By Laura Waxmann Posted
A dramatically expanding bike share company that is set to place some 31 proposed bicycle-dock stations on the streets of the Mission District this year...
Community art addresses loss, healing after fire
By Laura Waxmann Posted
Some 1,500 pieces of yellow and red plastic are sending a clear message to the Bernal-Mission community: home is community, and community is built on...
Neighborhood Notes: Dijital Fix on Valencia to close
By Christina Egerstrom and Laura Waxmann Posted
This story has been corrected to reflect comments from Dijital Fix that the business’ rent was not raised. Dijital Fix at 820 Valencia St. will...
Victim of fatal 24th St. shooting remembered
By Laura Waxmann Posted
Although Jesus Sandoval had spent the last six years of his life living with a friend’s family in Potrero Hill, the Mission – where the...