New D4 supervisor Alan Wong will support mayor's upzoning plan

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A little more than a month after a Waymo killed KitKat, the beloved cat at Randa’s Market, there’s a new feline on the scene. Oscar Palma introduces Coco.

Alan Wong, the new D4 supervisor, has been a progressive, then a moderate; worked with unions, then the law-and-order group Stop Crime SF. Yujie Zhou reports on Wong’s mixed allegiances—and his support of the mayor’s upzoning plan.

Immigration enforcement has been changing a lot in San Francisco over the last three months. Neil G. Ballard and Sage Ríos Mace put together an illustrated timeline of key events.

And Kelly Waldron looks at the data, disovering that in September ICE arrested more people in Northern California without a criminal record than with one.

More soon,

Sara

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A man in a suit speaks at a podium with a seal, while a crowd of people, some in suits and coats, listen behind him outdoors.

Alan Wong has been a progressive, he’s been a moderate. Now he’s the Sunset supervisor.

“Both sides don’t trust him.”

A sequence shows a person being detained in September, questioned in October, taken by ICE, appearing in court, and handcuffed in November.

How the ICE crackdown has changed in S.F.

“The Trump administration says it is now looking to hire ‘deportation judges.'”

Line graph showing trends from January to September 2025 for three groups: no criminal record, criminal conviction, and criminal charges, with all lines rising and 'no criminal record' peaking sharply in September.

48% of people arrested by ICE in Northern California have no criminal record

ICE arrests have more than tripled in Northern California this year.

Around the Neighborhoods

A Siamese cat sits on a counter in a liquor store, surrounded by bottles and small piles of dry cat food.

After KitKat killed by Waymo, liquor store gets new feline

“Coco gives us hope. Customers already love her.”

SNAP

Two people walk hand-in-hand on a city sidewalk past a produce stand and a mural featuring a smiling man. The street is lined with shops, parked cars, and graffiti.

Love on Mission Street

By Lydia Chávez

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Tomorrow: Rosca de Reyes at 18 Reasons, December 3, 6-9:30PM

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