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There are dozens of empty rooms near 16th and Mission. Why can’t the city use them to house people?
While the city spent over a year trying to address homelessness at the 16th Street BART plaza, many rooms at SROs in the area remained empty.
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Mission Buzz
Mission Buzz: The Mission is losing a plant store and a panaderia is on the move
Also, a smoke shop selling cigarettes without a permit near 16th and Mission, stopped selling tobacco following a state enforcement visit.
People We Meet
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.
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Reem’s restaurant in Mission District to close for 2 months after hit-and-run
Reem’s California owner calculates that as much as $200,000 in work is needed. The incident came during slow summer months.
Lisenia Rivera has been serving conchas and coffee at La Mejor for nearly 20 years
Rivera knows nearly every customer by name. In her 17 years at La Major, she’s met the last three mayors as well as her second husband.
8 injured in Mission District crash, SFPD arrests driver
The Mission District pursuit ended in a crash at 300 South Van Ness Ave., at 14th Street, injuring eight.
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Special Report
The 16th St. Plaza crackdown
He was homeless at 16th and Mission. Years later, the corner is helping him stay sober.
Ariel slept on Wiese Street and consumed drugs daily around the area. Now, he’s found support at a AA group next to the BART plaza.
Can we design trouble out of the 16th St. BART plazas?
The 16th St. BART plazas are being redesigned — again! What can we do differently this time?
16th and Mission: A Bermuda triangle of vice that eludes zoning
It’s been one year since Mayor Daniel Lurie cracked down on drugs and street vending at 16th and Mission. How’s it going?
S.F. to boost police presence at Mission BART plazas, Mayor Lurie says
Mayor Daniel Lurie announced more police foot patrols, a dedicated sergeant, and more to come for the troubled Mission District BART plazas.
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