Good morning!
Once again, an appeal to delay a 100% affordable housing project on Irving Street has been denied, and the project will go forward. West side neighbors have fought the housing, so this seems a big win for SF’s YIMBY faction.
What is it about climbing that attracts tech workers? We go inside Mission Cliffs, where at least half of the 900 daily visitors work in tech, to find out.
It was a shock when you realized, as a kid, that your teacher had a life outside your classroom. Now you can see stories from those lives, literally painted on teachers’ skin, in the work of artist and Mission High teacher Andrea Nicolette Gonzales.
On August 29 at Manny’s, Joe Eskenazi will interview Supervisor Dean Preston, San Franciscoโs most prominent socialist elected official, and the most hated by SF’s angriest wealthy tech online personalities. Get your tickets now!
Finally, here’s the Mission Local crossword, with clues from the neighborhood and our 15 years of coverageโa crucigrama for loyal readers!
More soon,
Sara
The Latest News
Irving Street affordable housing to proceed after soil toxin appeal is rejected โ again
“No environmental or public health basis to deny this building permit.”
Test your wits with the Mission Local crossword
Round off our 15th birthday fest with a puzzle from our staff!
Dangling in the air at SFโs Mission Cliffs, techies find community
“It’s another techie hub, but I like it.”
Mission high photography teacher makes art painting bodies
“I didn’t expect it to nourish me this much.”
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