Today from Mission Local

Good afternoon! Here’s the latest:

Hope you got to be there for yesterday’s Carnaval parade: Just take a look at these fabulous photos.

The San Francisco Parks Alliance is melting downโ€”and Joe Eskenazi explains how, for years, the nonprofit operated as a “slush fund” for “swells, city politicos, and their family members.” Read the whole sordid story.

The city’s biggest urban farm is in danger of shutting down. Gustavo Hernandez visits Alemany Farm, where community members grow over 15 tons of food to give away each year.

Mayor Daniel Lurie promised 150o new shelter beds. How’s that going? Track all the data with Xueer Lu.

More soon,

Sara

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S.F. Parks Allianceโ€™s downfall

“A Venmo account facilitating the transactionality that acts as a political lubricant in this town.”

Dancers in colorful costumes move past El Capitan theater, with spectators watching from behind barriers on a sunny day.

Photos: The 2025 Carnaval parade

More than 400,000 people packed the streets to celebrate.

A group of people wearing party hats gather around a picnic table with food and decorations under a tree in an outdoor setting.

San Franciscoโ€™s largest urban farm is at risk of shutting down

โ€œFor a lot of us, this food is survival. This is how we eat.”

A large room with multiple single beds lined up against green walls, each bed with blankets, and clothes hanging on the walls. A person is sitting on one of the beds in the background.

Lurie promised 1,500 new shelter beds. We’re tracking them.

“Recovery is possible and this is just the start.”

16th St. Plaza Crackdown

A city sidewalk with scattered litter, a bike rack, graffiti on the wall, and empty street in the background under daylight.

Day 77 of the 16th St. Plaza crackdown

“โ€œSoon Iโ€™ll be homeless just like them.”

SNAP

Four surfboards are standing upright on the balcony of an apartment building named "Villa Maritza" with beige walls and a red tile roof.

Surf’s up

by Sara Miles

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Today: The War and Treaty, at The Chapel, May 26, 8-10PM

Tomorrow: Flavors of the French Mediterranean, at 18 Reasons, May 27, 6-10PM

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