Today from Mission Local

Good afternoon!

Wow, what a year it’s been.

Mission Local closed out 2025 by winning a bunch of prizes in both the Society of Professional Journalists Excellence in Journalism contest and the San Francisco Press Club Greater Bay Area Journalism Awards. Just take a look.

And read what our own staff picked as their favorite stories of the year. Where to even start? ICE detentions and protests, Lurie and Trump, RVs, public housing, KitKat, the 16th Street crackdown, Beya Alvarez, jail strip searches, 70H, drug court, AI, the killing at Ward 86, homeless families, Sophie the Yorkie’s quinceañera, and more. Add your own favorites in the comments!

Once again, thank you so much to all our readers, and to everyone who’s donated to help Mission Local keep the news coming. We’ll see you next year.

More soon,

Sara

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Mission Local’s favorite Mission Local stories of 2025

“There is grandeur in this view of life.”

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Mission Local closes out 2025 by winning a bunch of stuff

‘Best Community News Website,’ plus 1st place in Breaking News, Criminal Justice, Political Column, and more…

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Volunteer and author of the daily newsletter. I'm a writer who’s covered wars, politics, and religion. I’ve lived in the Mission for over 30 years, and have appreciated the work of Mission Local since it began.