Today’s Mission

People we meet: Kelly Murphy

Jul 15, 2020 | Featured, Front Page, Newsletter, People We Meet, Photography, Today's Mission

I met Kelly Murphy when she was a teenager.  Her boyfriend, Scott, was painting a mural across the...

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Alone in a pandemic: ‘I am used to living alone, but I miss my chats, my cafecitos and talking about my memories.’

Jul 13, 2020 | Featured, Front Page, Immigrant Life, Instagram, Newsletter, Today's Mission

If Charlie Chaplin had been born in Zacatecoluca, La Paz, El Salvador, he might easily have looked...

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Photos from Tucan’s Day: a block party in remembrance of Sean Monterrosa

Jul 12, 2020 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Parks, Photography, SNAPS, Today's Mission, Twitter

Family and friends of Sean Monterrosa, the 22-year-old Bernal Heights native who was fatally shot...

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As Muni is cut off, so are seniors

Jul 11, 2020 | Dolores Park, Featured, Front Page, Immigrant Life, Inequality, Instagram, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission

For years Zoila Martinez, 64, relied on the 55 Muni to get her to Kaiser Permanente in Mission...

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The Latino Task Force emerges to take on COVID-19

Jul 10, 2020 | Featured, Front Page, Immigrant Life, Instagram, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission

At a time when gentrification seemed to blunt the power of Latino activists, the Latino Task Force...

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That’s It Market and Mission Bar – an unholy, delicious alliance

Jul 10, 2020 | Featured, Front Page, Instagram, Newsletter, Restaurant Reviews, Today's Mission

Our favorite bar of yesteryear (aka, March 2020), Mission Bar, is partnering with its next-door...

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Residents line up to be tested at new Mission District COVID-19 mobile testing site

Jul 9, 2020 | Featured, Front Page, Government & Non Profits, Immigrant Life, Instagram, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission

Hundreds more people than expected showed up for the opening day of the new Mission COVID-19...

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Real estate market in the Mission appears to recover, for now

Jul 9, 2020 | Featured, Front Page, Housing, Instagram, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission

The real estate market in the Mission District and San Francisco appears to be on its way to...

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Bay Area international students share concerns about losing visas

Jul 9, 2020 | Education, Featured, Front Page, Immigrant Life, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Trouble, Twitter

International students reacted with disbelief to the news Monday that they would lose their...

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San Francisco police budget hearing swamped by cavalcade of callers urging department’s defunding

Jul 8, 2020 | Covering the Police, Department of Police Accountability, Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Police Commission, Today's Mission, Topics

As members of the Board of Supervisors and the police chief today discussed the SFPD budget during...

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Kimberly: A young woman’s story of isolation in SF’s Mission District

Jul 8, 2020 | Featured, Front Page, Immigrant Life, Instagram, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission

As told to Sindya Bhanoo, Illustrated by Lola Noguer   This story was supported by the Pulitzer...

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UndocuFund SF: How San Franciscans rallied for undocumented immigrants affected by COVID-19

Jul 7, 2020 | Featured, Front Page, Immigrant Life, Inequality, Instagram, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission

UndocuFund SF, nonprofit that provides economic relief for undocumented workers, has already...

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Warriors, San Francisco avoid legal brawl over stadium tax dispute

Jul 6, 2020 | Featured, Front Page, Instagram, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

The Golden State Warriors and San Francisco won’t have to face a best-of-seven series to resolve a...

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Win Mixter creates Market Street stroll of queer history

Jul 6, 2020 | Art, Featured, Front Page, Instagram, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

Although in-person Pride celebrations can’t take place amid COVID-19, a San Francisco queer...

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A blast from the past: Taco Troubles

Jul 6, 2020 | Featured, Front Page, La Tira Comica, Mobile, Multimedia, Today's Mission, Video

Taco Truck Runs Into Fast Food Debate

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Co-living platform HubHaus has ceased making full and timely rent payments to homeowners

Jul 6, 2020 | Featured, Front Page, Housing, Instagram, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

Tenants, meanwhile, ponder if they should cease making full and timely rent payments — to HubHaus...

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