Carmen Vázquez
Carmen Vázquez, a prominent activist in San Francisco and New York, and the founding director of the Women’s Building in the Mission, died on January 27, 2021 from Covid-19. This photo is courtesy of Teresa Mejía and the Women’s Building.

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What makes a neighborhood? It’s clear that women like Carmen Vázquez were important in making the Mission District and the Women’s Building what they are today. It’s humbling to read about all that one woman can do.

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Remembering Carmen Vázquez, the first founding director of the Women’s Building

“We all knew she had come to test us. And, she would become one of our leaders,” said Roma Guy.

One man dead, another injured in 24th and Mission shooting

Police on Tuesday morning reported that the homicide victim was a 30-year-old man. The condition of the other male victim, 23, is unknown.

Covid Tracker: 35,065 cases, 463 deaths

Most numbers remain plateaued at a low level except for the San Francisco R Number, which remains above 1.

Eligibility opens up and vaccine site in the Mission extends through May

As the city gears up to open vaccine eligibility to residents 50 and older on Thursday, April 1, the Capp Street site has extended through May and another Mission site is in the works.

Photos: Scenes from Saturday’s Selena Tribute Cruise

Just a snap.

Playhouse on Albion

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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.

As an old friend once pointed out, local has long been in my bones. My Master’s Project at Columbia, later published in New York Magazine, was on New York City’s experiment in community boards.

As founder and an editor at ML, I've been trying to figure out how to make my interest in local news sustainable. If Mission Local is a model, the answer might be that you - the readers - reward steady and smart content. As a thank you for that support we work every day to make our content even better.