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The Mission District has been home to waves of immigrants — Germans, Irish and today the Latino community — as well as newcomers from tech and other fields.
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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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Mission Buzz: Make Out Room owner says he’s leaving the biz with his liver intact
The Make-Out Room and the Latin American Club are for sale. Panchitas is expanding and a Michelin Guide restaurant is leaving the Mission.
People We Meet
Meet Joe, Buttercup and Gary, San Francisco’s smallest goat-landscaping business
For months, Joe Corcoran had been staring down the overgrown yard in the back of the building that serves as his barbershop, before inspiration struck.
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Original muralists come home to Balmy Alley with a grant to save their work
With a new grant, a group of artists will return to Balmy Alley to restore some of their old murals
Two brothers spent every day together in the Mission for 3 years. Then one was suddenly deported.
For three years, the brothers spent every day together. Then the court appearance for one was moved and things changed forever.
Photos: Parties, pyrotechnics, and police took over the Mission District on July 4
Throngs of revelers drinking Modelos and filming street fireworks dominated select corners of the Mission District on Saturday night for what has long been a July 4 tradition. And, like clockwork, heavily-clad police officers with riot gear and batons moved in to stop the shows; fireworks are illegal in San Francisco. Here are photos of…
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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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