Good afternoon!
Well, get ready for more robo-taxis. After six-and-a-half hours of heated public comment, the California PUC gave Cruise and Waymo unfettered access to SF streets. For background, explore Mission Local’s coverage of driverless cars.
A Mission landlord, Michael Campesino, is making a third try at an Ellis Act eviction of his tenants on 25th Street. “We believe we can turn every tenant into an owner,” says Campesino. But the tenants refusing buy-outs charge harassment, retaliation, and “elder abuse.”
There are thousands of graves under our city, and “San Francisco’s Forgotten Cemeteries: A Buried History” explores them. We interview Mission Local copyeditor Beth Winegarner about what happens to graves in a city built on sand, and the ways people revere, dig up, and forget their dead.
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More soon,
Sara
The Latest News
Mission landlord tries third Ellis Act eviction in five years
“Where am I going to move?”
Cruise, Waymo win green light for robo-taxis across San Francisco
After hours of public comment, a 3-1 vote for more self-driving taxis.
‘San Francisco’s Forgotten Cemeteries:’ Beth Winegarner brings a buried history to light
“I’m very interested in what’s beneath the surface.”
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