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What does San Francisco’s upcoming $15.9 billion budget—and its $782 million deficit—look like? Ask Mission Local’s award-winning data reporters! You can use Kelly Waldron‘s guide to see where all the money comes from, and where it goes.

Nearly a year after 19-year-old Luis Manuel Arguello-Inglis was killed in Dolores Park, an 18-year-old suspect has been arrested and booked for his murder.

Read the back story about Arguello-Inglis, and the altar in the park where his friends and family gather to remember him.

And see what shopkeepers on 15th and Mission have to say about the SFPD’s mobile command unit.

More soon,

Sara

Latest News

A colorful treemap visualizes budget SF allocations by department, with each rectangle labeled by acronym and amount, such as PUC $2.0B, AIR $2.0B, and GEN $1.7B.

Explore: SF’s $15.9B budget

The Human Rights Commission is more than doubling its budget; the Rent Arbitration Board faces a 22% cut.

Natalia Arguello-Inglis is holding a framed picture of her and her brother, Luis Manuel Arguello-Inglis, in front of a memorial adorned with flowers and photographs.

Suspect arrested in Dolores Park shooting of Luis Manuel Arguello-Inglis

Mayor Daniel Lurie and his wife have donated to a memorial in the park for the slain teen.

Back Story

Two people embrace with eyes closed in front of a street memorial covered with flowers, candles, and tributes.

Lowell High grad killed in Dolores Park remembered by loved ones

“I feel like his spirit just lingers here.”

16th St. Plaza Crackdown

A mobile command truck is parked near the 16th St Mission BART station entrance on a sunny day, with people sitting and walking nearby.

Day 78: Shopkeepers reflect on the mobile command unit

“It’s a little peace of mind…But what could it possibly do?”

SNAP

A mural on a building depicts the Statue of Liberty with broken chains, featuring the poem "The New Colossus" and bolded words: "the homeless," "your poor," and "free.

Liberty Lady

by Michael Santiago

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