Good afternoon!
This week was all about the election with some police reform and education news thrown into the mix. And, of course, culture – always lots of that in the Mission.
Here is the latest from this week.
Enjoy!
Lydia, Joe, Annika, Eleni, Will and Yujie
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Top news of the week
The Vote
New election results: Friday, Nov. 11
November 12, 2022
Joel Engardio continues to gain, Prop D lost ground and Alida Fisher on the school board gained some ground. Eskenazi has it all and some analysis. There are 100,000 plus more votes to count.
Five data tidbits from the SF election
November 10, 2022
It’s early, but Will found some interesting insights from the numbers,
Fear and loathing in SF: Voters are surly — but what will they do?
November 7, 2022
Forty-eight hours before Tuesday’s election day, 23 percent of San Francisco voters had returned their ballots. Read Eskenazi’s early analysis of how this might all shake out.
Covering the Police
Black residents want a policy that forbids minor traffic stops
Terry L. Anders recalled one of the many times police pulled him over. Others did too, confirming the experience of Blacks with police is startingly negative, but still many have not given up and want improved relations.
Education
SFUSD calls state of emergency in payroll fiasco; teachers’ union files complaint
Following 10 months of ongoing payroll errors that have affected more than 3,000 educators and the district called for a state of emergency and teachers went to court.
The Arts
Mushroom sprouting at the Make Out
With its swirling blend of acid rock, R&B, cosmic jazz, Krautrock and folk, Mushroom confounds genres. They will be at the Make Out Room on Sunday.
‘Para Las Rosas’ mural restoration celebrates Mission history
Juana Alicia Araiza refurbishes the mural on Treat Avenue and talks about its history and the changes she made.
What does the Mission look like to an artificial intelligence?
Psychedelic colors. Chimeric bird-snake creatures. Tamales sold from roadside carts. This is what artificial intelligence DALL-E produced when following prompts about the Mission.
Taishoken: New ramen and more in the Mission
Taishoken was already a well-established ramen and tsukemen restaurant in Tokyo, founded circa 1955. The Mission now has its own outpost.
Neighborhood Notes: New parking system, La Luz, L.S. Dunes, AI Film Fest
Some  27,000 paid parking spaces in the city will be getting new pay-by-license stations and the Mission is seeings its stations now.
People We Meet
People We Meet: Steve Raymond
By Yastika Guru
Steve Raymond’s long-running flirtation with the Mission District started in the late 1970s and it never stopped. Nowadays, he’s a vendor with a permit!
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