Today from Mission Local

Good morning!

Understaffed, overcrowded, and chaotic: What staff and inmates have to say about the new challenges inside SF jails–and how ramped-up arrests of drug users are changing conditions for everyone.

If you missed Friday’s live interview with mayoral candidate Aaron Peskin, read our report on the event—and find out what Peskin has to say about the police, corruption, and Rec and Park’s Phil Ginsburg.

What’s next? Tomorrow at Manny’s, at 7PM, come join Mission Local’s managing editor Joe Eskenazi and the Chronicle’s senior political writer Joe Garofoli to talk about the state of the mayoral election.

More soon,

Sara


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