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Welcome back from a busy weekend. If you put money on Mage, you had a big payday. The odds on King Charles III’s coronation were less exciting. Either way, I bet you’ll want to know what’s happening in our neighborhood.
Joe Eskenazi takes a skeptical look at the DOB’s review of the many projects okayed by Bernie Curran during his 16-year-tenure, and investigates the case of the disappearing door on a multi-million-dollar house in Richmond. Curran pleaded guilty last year to federal bribery charges.
More public figures and media outlets joined the outcry for the release of the video evidence of the fatal shooting of Banko Brown. The demonstration yesterday was the largest yet.
An awestruck teenager added his brushwork to the Mission’s newest mural, commissioned by the San Francisco Giants and the Latino Task Force ahead of Sunday’s Giants versus San Diego Padres game in Mexico City.
That was the week that . . . what? Take our weekly news quiz and test your recollection of scooter injuries and Cinco de Mayo celebrations.
People We Meet: Say hello to Manny Yekutiel, a cafe owner (Manny’s) with a political conscience, and Chris Duke, who captures the brilliance of San Francisco on window glass.
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San Franciscoโs strange and terrible โCrazy Bernieโ saga
Living the dream, my friends! Living the dream! Another day in paradise! That was Bernie Curranโs boisterous greeting to his when he walked into the Department of Building Inspection โ every day, for years.
More voices call for DA to release Banko Brown shooting video
A group of some 150 people crowded the steps of City Hall today in the fifth and largest demonstration by the friends and family of Banko Brown, the 24-year-old shot and killed by a Walgreens security guard.
The teen artist behind the new Giants mural
A young muralist learns from three Mission District muralists. Up until a fortuitous meeting, รngel Velazquez had only painted houses.
Quiz of the Week: How was Cinco de Mayo celebrated at John OโConnell?
Welcome back to the Missionโs premier weekly news quiz. We are looking at injuries from scooter crashes, unionization troubles, and more. Test yourself!
People We Meet: Manny Yekutiel and his eclectic establishment
โWe are a space where the community comes together to take part in civic and political life,โ says owner Manny Yekutiel.
People we meet: Chris Duke, who paints window panes
“Whenever youโre downtown, it just feels electric for me,โ said Duke, โI donโt know how to explain it, but itโs just something that punches me on the inside.โ
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