Zach Smith, Author at Mission Local

Narrow entrance to a brick building with a decorative spiral metal gate, a sign reading "Furnished Rooms Steam Heat Hot Water," and the street number 2230 above the door.

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Rooms!

by Zach Smith January 12, 2026, 6:00 am

A tree with orange and red autumn leaves stands beside a sidewalk, with fallen leaves scattered on the ground below.

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Nature’s golden palette

by Zach Smith December 17, 2025, 6:00 am

A spilled can of white paint and a paint tray are on the sidewalk next to a blue and white fire hydrant at night.

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Red, white and oops!

by Zach Smith November 20, 2025, 6:00 amNovember 20, 2025, 9:35 am

A person walks up the central stairs between two escalators at an outdoor transit station, with sunlight streaming in from above.

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Metro dreaming

by Zach Smith November 5, 2025, 6:00 am

A broken, colorful cardboard spinning wheel with various actions and phrases lies on a dirty sidewalk near a curb.

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Wheel of Misfortune

by Zach Smith October 19, 2025, 3:53 pm

A pair of white sneakers is left abandoned on a city sidewalk at night, with a silver car parked nearby and a market storefront visible in the background.

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Where are my shoes?

by Zach Smith September 29, 2025, 6:00 am

A monarch butterfly rests on a cluster of vibrant orange and red flowers surrounded by green leaves in bright sunlight.

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San Francisco Monarchs!

by Zach Smith September 26, 2025, 6:00 am

A single shoe in a box sits on concrete next to a toppled box of broken digestive biscuits with cookies scattered around.

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Beauty and the cookie monster

by Zach Smith September 25, 2025, 6:00 amSeptember 25, 2025, 9:26 am

A wooden cat tree with multiple platforms and a cubby is placed on a sidewalk next to a street corner in a city neighborhood.

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Feline affordable housing

by Zach Smith September 22, 2025, 6:00 am

A cardboard sign reading "Saving up to buy a ukulele" with a drawing of a ukulele is discarded in a trash bin along with paper bags.

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Brokelele

by Zach Smith August 18, 2025, 6:00 amAugust 19, 2025, 9:58 am

Several tall office buildings, including the Hobart Building, rise against a clear blue sky with trees and a concrete structure in the foreground.

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Old and new

by Zach Smith August 7, 2025, 6:00 amAugust 7, 2025, 12:31 pm

A paint-splattered wooden object and several paint bottles are overturned on a sidewalk next to a tree, with colorful paint spilled on the ground.

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Sidewalk Picasso

by Zach Smith July 30, 2025, 6:00 amJuly 31, 2025, 11:26 am

A large yellow sunflower in full bloom stands in a garden with green leaves and other plants in the background on a sunny day.

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S.F. summer

by Zach Smith July 23, 2025, 6:00 am

An empty guitar case lies open on the ground next to a young tree at a city street corner, with a pedestrian crossing and a shadow of someone taking a photo visible.

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Guitarra no mia

by Zach Smith July 12, 2025, 6:00 am

A wooden rocking horse is locked to a metal bike rack on a sidewalk at night.

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Stable parking

by Zach Smith July 5, 2025, 2:24 pm