Column Archives - Mission Local

A woman holds a child's hand outside a building labeled "Mission Education Center" with a sign for "Newcomers Entrance" and a wall mural featuring butterflies and a rainbow.

As strike looms, SFUSD is already undermining immigrant students

by Joe Eskenazi January 29, 2026, 7:41 amJanuary 30, 2026, 2:46 pm

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The Great Highway is poised to become San Francisco’s kidney dialysis

by Joe Eskenazi January 26, 2026, 4:30 amJanuary 27, 2026, 12:39 pm

A person lies on a littered street with two people standing nearby. The person on the ground has tattoos on their torso and is surrounded by scattered belongings and debris.

Is San Francisco’s homeless point-in-time count pointless?

by Joe Eskenazi January 19, 2026, 4:01 amJanuary 20, 2026, 11:51 am

A man in a suit and tie sits at a desk with flags in the background, gesturing with one hand while speaking.

Lurie, Year 1: Upzoning, Instagram, budget, Instagram, Trump, Instagram. And coffee.

by Joe Eskenazi January 12, 2026, 4:01 amJanuary 12, 2026, 1:04 pm

A dark city street at night with wet pavement, illuminated by red lights from cars and building signs, and a few people walking on the sidewalk.

‘Fire sale’: S.F. moving to buy out PG&E — even, potentially, if PG&E says no

by Joe Eskenazi December 29, 2025, 4:30 amDecember 30, 2025, 12:49 pm

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Could anything have stopped the Marina Safeway ‘behemoth’?

by Joe Eskenazi December 22, 2025, 3:59 amDecember 23, 2025, 8:27 pm

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We asked every S.F. politician about the Marina Safeway proposal. Here are their answers.

by Joe Eskenazi and Junyao Yang December 15, 2025, 4:00 amJanuary 15, 2026, 1:29 pm

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The District 4 supervisor race will be nasty, brutish and short

by Joe Eskenazi December 8, 2025, 4:01 amDecember 9, 2025, 1:52 pm

A group of people, including a police officer and professionals, are gathered inside a restaurant, some seated and some standing, listening attentively.

S.F.’s Squid Game: District 4 selection process is weird, game show-like — and bad politics

by Joe Eskenazi November 26, 2025, 4:45 pmDecember 9, 2025, 11:45 am

Three people speak at separate events: a woman by a microphone, a man at a podium, and another man holding a microphone and gesturing with his hand.

And then there were three: The race to succeed Nancy Pelosi takes shape

by Joe Eskenazi November 24, 2025, 4:01 amNovember 28, 2025, 8:23 am

Three people in business attire talk and smile inside a bakery decorated with red garlands; a worker stands behind the counter in the background.

The making and unmaking of Beya Alcaraz: A strange and terrible saga

by Joe Eskenazi November 14, 2025, 4:21 pmNovember 14, 2025, 9:38 pm

A woman in a bright pink blazer speaks at a podium with a green emblem, gesturing with her right hand against a dark background.

Nancy Pelosi can be succeeded. She cannot be replaced.

by Joe Eskenazi November 10, 2025, 4:20 amNovember 11, 2025, 10:22 am

A man in a suit speaks at a podium during a protest. People behind him hold signs opposing BART service cuts and supporting public transit funding.

Voters seem to want something new. Does that look like Scott Wiener?

by Joe Eskenazi November 3, 2025, 4:30 amNovember 4, 2025, 11:06 am

A person stands outdoors holding a sign that reads, "STRONG LEADERS = STRONG SCHOOLS," with plants and flowers visible in the background.

SFUSD principals say superintendent threatened legal action

by Joe Eskenazi October 27, 2025, 4:01 amOctober 28, 2025, 10:16 am

A group of officials, including uniformed personnel and a man at a podium, speak at a press conference in a room with wood-paneled walls and official seals.

Billionaire CEO asked Trump to send troops to S.F., and millionaire mayor helped talk him out of it

by Joe Eskenazi October 23, 2025, 3:25 pmOctober 27, 2025, 10:10 am