Good afternoon!
I wish Mission Local didn’t need to do this kind of service journalism, but this is life in our city now: Mariana Garcia compiled a guide on what to do if you or a loved one are detained by ICE. Please read it and shareโand remember, it’s practical information, not legal advice.
Joe Rivano Barros and Joe Eskenazi report that Veritas, once the city’s largest landlord and a target of tenant complaints, has defaulted on $652 million in debt and is facing the foreclosure of 66 buildings. See our map to find out if your building is on the foreclosure list.
Valencia Street merchants are fighting a proposed pilates studio that’s part of a global franchise with 1,200 locations. The owners deny that Club Pilates is a “corporate chain.”
Great pictures and reporting: Vincent Pflieger has a photo essay on the “Thieves Market” around 16th and Missionโ”part flea market, part survival economy, and part open-air pawn shop.”
More soon,
Sara
Latest News
66 buildings in S.F. face foreclosure after Veritas defaults on $652M debt
“I got them in the same way that I lost them.โ
How can you prepare if you or a loved one are detained by ICE?
“Zip it and wait until youโre in front of a lawyer. It doesnโt matter how much they probe.”
Valencia St. merchants fight pilates studio with 1,200 global locationsย
“A chain thatโs that big is disconcerting.”
16th St. Plaza Crackdown
Inside the โThieves Marketโ at 16th and Mission
“A place to trade stolen or salvaged goods for decades, and a public secret that operates in plain view.”
SNAP
Beauty and the cookie monster
By Zach Smith
Events
Today: Kelly Moran Live AV with Shipwreck Detective, Gray Area Grand Theater, September 25, 8-10PM
Tomorrow: Fall 2025 Open Studios: ART + PEOPLE, 1890 Bryant, September 26, 6-9PM