Today from Mission Local

Good afternoon!

Did we mention that there’s going to be an election in November? Joe Eskenazi draws up a roadmap for the complicated battles among moderate mayoral candidates, in the context of San Francisco’s ranked-choice voting system.

Read what what D9 supe hopefuls have to say about the vending ban, and catch up on our entire series of questions for candidates. If you live in D9 and are interested in talking about the issues most important to you, Lydia Chรกvez will be at L’s cafรฉ on 24th Street today from 1-2PM–drop on by!

Never mind the candidates, though, this city is full of amazing people. We’ve got a great story about the lifelong public service of Chester Moody, 84, a joyful dental technician who got his start pulling his own molar with a pair of pliers.

More soon,

Sara


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George Bellows' portrait of the Dempsey-Firpo fight, 1923, used to illustrate the moderate-on-moderate competition in the mayoral race.

‘Moderate-on-moderate violence’: SF mayoral race’s next act

โ€œThere should be genuine concern about confusing voters.”

An illustration of all of the candidates running for the District 9 supervisor seat in this 2024 election.

District 9 candidates get specific (or not) on vending ban

“Why must it be chaos or nothing?”

A smiling dental technician working on prostheses in a laboratory setting.

Pulling his own tooth, with a pair of pliers, started a career

“I am going to San Francisco and my ticket is being paid by YOUR UNCLE!,ย  your UNCLE SAM!โ€™โ€ย ย 


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A sweeping view of a city skyline from a park with palm trees and a winding walkway.

Storm’s a brewin’

By Walter Mackins


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