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People We Meet: Louie Hammonds, Urban Alchemy street ambassador who’s friends with everyone
Meet Louie Hammond’s, a longtime Urban Alchemy street ambassador who now oversees the organization’s day to day operations.
People We Meet
People We Meet: Jasper Lee, a big-time transit head all in on the T-Third
When Jasper Lee was hired to work on the T-Third, it felt like a dream come true. Now, he’s committed to making it go faster.
People We Meet: Reina Torres, a lifetime making pupusas
Reina Torres has been making pupusas for most of her life. She’s now making pupusas for Mission residents using her grandma’s recipe.
For today’s Mary Poppins, it’s un poco de azucar
Rosa Medrano is among the legions of San Francisco babysitters caring for the city’s kids.
People We Meet: The mayor of Caselli Avenue
Torr Melling, 59, was facing a home renovation quandary. He had just received four pallets of building materials, dropped off by a Home Depot employee with a mounted forklift, and now he needed to move it all off the street and into his garage. He fired off a message in his neighborhood group chat. Ten…
Neighborhood Buzz
Excelsior Buzz: Grab a free Mission Local special election paper at your local spot
“Excelsior Buzz” is a recurring column on changes, tidbits and news from the Excelsior. Got news? Send us tips at xueer@missionlocal.com. Mission Local is delivering 30,000 copies of our free election edition newspapers across the city on Oct. 21 and Oct. 22 in English, Spanish and traditional Chinese — and we are coming to you…
Sunset Buzz: Is the Inner Sunset the new North Beach?
Soon enough, the intersection of Ninth and Irving may have the highest density of pizzerias outside of North Beach.
Tenderloin Buzz: Tenderloin restaurants take center stage
Eight Tenderloin restaurants are participating in SF Restaurant Week and spooky events are gearing up in the neighborhood.
Slain former SFPD deputy chief Ann Mannix, daughter Katie celebrated as kind people ‘gone too soon’
‘Ann and Katie were torn from us in a brutal, horrible act of violence,’ said former SFPD Cmdr. Rich Correia, Ann Mannix’s brother
Sex offenders targeted by Christopher Rufo can legally live in the Tenderloin
Supervisor Mahmood shared conservative activist Christopher Rufo’s video on Tenderloin halfway home, but says state law ties city’s hands.
Bayview Buzz: Día de los Muertos, and a dog-poop dilemma
Holiday happenings on Third Street and community members look for solutions to tackle the neighborhood’s dog poop issue.
The Big Question: What is your favorite free activity in San Francisco?
The best things in life are free.
Ulysses ‘Bear’ Davis remembered at Warfield vigil
Those gathered outside the Warfield Theater Tuesday wanted to recall more than the circumstances of the security guard’s death
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