Today from Mission Local

Good afternoon! Here’s the latest:

SCRAP, the 50-year-old nonprofit, offers teachers and the public free and extremely low-cost recycled…well, everything: Maps, art supplies, vintage photos, fabric, tennis balls, and endless bins of bits and bobs. Marina Newman‘s got the story of SCRAP’s glorious, messy history, and its urgent search for a new home.

Gustavo Hernandez has a fascinating interview with photographer Robert Nickelsberg about his images of the Salvadoran warโ€”many of them undeveloped for decadesโ€”and the power of photography to reveal complicated truths. Nickelsberg will be speaking at CCSF in the Mission on April 24..

Our coverage of the 16th St. plaza crackdown continues. Today, a worker at the Hotel Kailash painted over graffiti, and two cops chatted with DPW workers.

Hey, Mission Local is looking to hire a senior editor to join our newsroom. Read the details and spread the word!

More soon,

Sara

Latest News

People browse shelves of office and paper supplies in a store aisle labeled "Paper" and "Office," surrounded by various stationery and books.

SCRAP, the 50-year-old Bayview arts-and-everything store, is losing its lease

“You can find anything here and make art from it.โ€ย 

Four men, some armed and in casual clothing, stand near a brick wall in El Salvador as a woman looks out from a doorway and two children stand nearby.

Legacy of Lies: Robert Nickelsberg on El Salvador

“You can push back against a lie with something visual that has layers, that holds contradiction.”

Three adults, two men and one woman, sit on grass outdoors in casual clothing, looking at the camera with houses and trees in the background.

Mission Local is searching for a senior editor

“The ideal candidate is thoughtful, innovative, ambitious, and fast.”

16th St. Plaza Crackdown

Day 44 of the 16th St. crackdown: From eviction to upkeep

“It wasnโ€™t drugs or alcohol. Just lost my place.โ€

SNAP

A young child in a beanie gives a thumbs up and points in a grocery store aisle, with shelves of produce and canned goods visible.

Ramon goes shopping!

by Robert B. Livingston

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Today: San Lyon at the Woodchopper’s Ball,Verdi Club, April 22, 9-11:30PM

Tomorrow: Climate Conversations: Rising Seas, Resilient Communities, at Manny’s, 6-7:30PM

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