Today from Mission Local

Good afternoon! Here’s the latest:

A judge found sufficient evidence yesterday to bring former Mission District leader Jon Jacobo to trial on sexual assault charges. The prosecution presented testimony from just one witness, an officer with SFPD’s Sexual Offender Unit, instead of asking any of the women who made allegations against Jacobo to testify.

A young Korean couple arrived in San Francisco in 1979, and quickly opened up a florist shop in the Outer Richmond. Now Insook and Kwangduk Kim are preparing to retire, and they talk with Junyao Yang about changes in the business and the city,

Here comes the weekend! Check out our events listings, of courseโ€”but also look at this sweet video with Mission Local staff chatting about their favorite things to do around town. Hawk Hill, anyone?

Speaking of things to do, have you seen Vincent Woo‘s incredible, interactive, 3-D model of Sutro Tower? Take some time now to explore its mysteries, courtesy of Gaussian splatting, and then go take a walk up there.

More soon,

Sara

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Three people conversing in a hallway: a woman with a handbag, a man in a suit, and another man in a beret and glasses. The background shows a wooden wall and a directory sign.

Jon Jacobo headed to trial on sexual assault charges

“It boils down to an issue of credibility.”

A family of four stands together in front of a flower shop, with sunflowers and various floral arrangements around them.

Korean couple retires, passes the bouquet at 45-year-old shop

ย “I donโ€™t like cooking. Iโ€™m not good at anything else. But everybody loves flowers.”

View of a city skyline with palm trees in the foreground, seen from a park at sunset. The sky is pink and orange.

Video: Mission Local staff on their favorite things to do in SF

“Always a big fan of Emperor Norton Day in early January, when you gather at the grave of Emperor Norton.”

SNAP

The Golden Gate Bridge at dusk, with its red-orange towers and suspensions, spanning across the water, hills in the background.

Golden Gate Bridge at sunrise

by Thomas Hunter II

Events

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Today: Sibarg Ensemble at Red Poppy Art House, February 21, 7:30PM

Tomorrow: Rainwater Harvesting Workshop, at Garden for the Environment, February 22, 10AM-noon

Sunday: iHeartMambo Salsa Social at the Verdi Club, February 23: special salsa/mambo workshop 3-6PM, salsa beginner and intermediate classes 7-8PM, social dancing 8PM-midnight

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