Community
Mission Local reports on the people and places that shape San Francisco’s neighborhoods, from community traditions to changes on local streets.
For years, one of San Francisco’s oldest barbershops has been giving out free back-to-school haircuts. This year, it some extra help
Every year, despite the hardships of the pandemic, the owners of a Bayview barbershop scrounged money together for the neighborhood’s kids.
People We Meet
People We Meet: Coach Julio Muñoz, the Mission’s tennis guy
Julio Muñoz is a Mission native who has been playing and coaching tennis here for most of his life.
People We Meet: Alberto Sanchez, nearly 25 years as a Mission paletero
At 80-years-old, Sanchez works seven day a week. He started working at 11-years-old in his native Mexico City polishing shoes.
People We Meet: Angel Contreras wants to build race cars
Angel Contreras has wanted to design a car for as long as he can remember — not just any car, but one built for racing.
People We Meet: Da’Von Griffin is the self-appointed voice of Bay Area mass transit
Da’Von Griffin knows every transit route in the city, including exactly how to get there and how long it takes — at 19 years old.
Neighborhood Buzz
Excelsior Buzz: Free Shakespeare in McLaren Park this weekend
This year, the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival features its first-ever staging of Shakespeare’s Antony and Ceopatra.
Sunset Buzz: Oakland Mama’s Boy to bring NY-style slices to Inner Sunset
Meanwhile: Sunset Trinket Trade takes a break, and Flower Piano returns today, bringing live piano performances under the redwoods.
Bayview Buzz: Yvonne’s Southern Sweets is making its sweet return
After an eight month closure, Yvonne’s Southern Sweets is back. Plus: The fourth annual kite festival is gearing up for a sun-soaked weekend.
‘They changed the narrative:’ MAQUILÁPOLIS film celebrates 20 years with showing at Roxie
MAQUILÁPOLIS, a film about Mexican border factories, is back at the Roxie Theater 20 years after it was first released.
The Frisc, nonprofit news site with strong housing focus, to close
Nine-year-old site will bid adieu at month’s end, another victim of a diminishing news industry.
A Richmond nonprofit served neighbors for 46 years. SFUSD almost took away its land.
The nonprofit managed to stay off SFUSD’s list of sites for development for now. Still, fear of displacement looms large.
El Tecolote, longtime Mission District newspaper, loses top editor as staffers exit
Only one staffer from those who started the year remains. Former staffers say disagreements with the executive director contributed to exodus.
Tenderloin dog attack, neighborhood’s 11th in a month, leaves woman in critical condition
The Tenderloin just had its 11th dog attack in a month, leaving a woman in critical condition.
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