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Officials decided to end the hill bomb saga and dismiss cases against most of the teens arrested last week.

What happens when an angry man, a cake and a woman get on the 22-Muni?

Kids on Sunday found freedom in a can – it was all good, albeit not very clean, fun.

If you read us through the week, you’ll do well on next week’s quiz but what about this week?

Don’t forget that Mission Local is free to all, but it doesn’t run on air; it runs because readers like you support us.

Sara is out today but will return soon.

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Lydia

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teenagers held zip tied behind their backs on a sidewalk late at night

Hill bomb: SF plans to drop cases against majority of youth

San Francisco officials plan to dismiss cases against 79 of the 81 teenagers encircled and arrested Saturday night for alleged rioting during the annual Dolores Park hill bomb.

The side of a red and grey MUNI bus with one wheel and he bottom of some windows showing. Not the 22-Fillmore

Scenes from humanity: A cake on the 22-Fillmore

I’m on the 22-Fillmore, headed back to the Mission from Bay Street, sitting in a 4-seat row running lengthwise across from the back door. Soon it seems, this will be a rough ride.

‘Spray paint is a different kind of freedom’ at Precita Youth Arts Festival

Around 1 p.m. on Saturday, a cluster of 8-by-20-foot wood panels stood blank along the western end of Precita Park, reflecting the sun. That would not last long.

Four photos from the week's news.

Quiz of the week: How are traffic cones being used in an unorthodox way?

It’s another sunny Sunday in San Francisco. What better way to start off your day than with a rigorous test to make sure you’re up-to-date with the news.

SNAP

A large board with stars and circles leaning against a grated fence.

Seeing is believing

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I’ve been a Mission resident since 1998 and a professor emeritus at Berkeley’s J-school since 2019. I got my start in newspapers at the Albuquerque Tribune in the city where I was born and raised. Like many local news outlets, The Tribune no longer exists. I left daily newspapers after working at The New York Times for the business, foreign and city desks. Lucky for all of us, it is still here.

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