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Several people sit or lie on a city sidewalk near a building with a colorful mural and storefront windows, with clothing and personal belongings nearby.

Day 96 at the 16th St. Plaza: ‘I’m tired of hearing people fornicate in the alley.’

by Lydia Chávez June 15, 2025, 8:00 pmDecember 11, 2025, 11:37 am

A modern building with large glass windows and illuminated interior, bordered by leafless trees and a busy street with blurred car lights at dusk.

Asian Art Museum’s exhibit finds hope and beauty in ‘Everyday War’

by Teresa Moore June 15, 2025, 10:23 amJune 17, 2025, 2:01 pm

People walk past a building with protest signs and "FUCK ICE" graffiti; a trumpet player is blurred in the foreground, and one person holds a cardboard sign.

‘No Kings:’ One day after giant protests, S.F. demonstrators are back

by Margaret Kadifa, Gustavo Hernandez and Joe Eskenazi June 15, 2025, 9:51 amJune 17, 2025, 2:07 pm

A single orange poppy grows from a crack at the base of a blue-painted concrete stairway next to a sidewalk in sunlight.

SNAPS

Metaphor alert

by Eric Brown June 15, 2025, 6:00 amJune 13, 2025, 7:56 pm

Two people wearing aprons stand side by side, smiling in front of a white wall with two colorful landscape paintings hanging behind them.

Meet the Tenderloin’s pupusa pioneers at Estrellita’s Snacks

by Jessica Blough June 15, 2025, 4:00 amJune 17, 2025, 2:13 pm

A shopping cart on a sidewalk holds groceries, including packaged chicken, a salad box, and leafy greens, with discount stickers visible on the food items.

Day 95 at the 16th St. Plaza: Vendors banned on Mission, thrive on Mission

by Lydia Chávez June 14, 2025, 4:56 pmDecember 11, 2025, 11:38 am

A large crowd of people marches down a city street holding protest signs, with trees lining the protest route and hills visible in the distance.

‘No Kings’ protest: Thousands march from Dolores Park to City Hall

by Mission Local Staff June 14, 2025, 3:00 pmJune 21, 2025, 9:07 pm

A flyer in Spanish with instructions for reporting immigration enforcement is posted on a business café window; two people are reflected in the glass on a city street.

Mission businesses on high alert for visits from ICE agents

by Jessica Blough June 14, 2025, 10:00 amJune 23, 2025, 5:14 pm

A street view of the Halberstadt Fencers' Club building with a mural, next to Bay Motor Works, under a cloudy sky.

SNAPS

A fencer’s club

by Angel Mayorga June 14, 2025, 6:00 amJune 13, 2025, 7:49 pm

A group of people march down a city street holding signs advocating for immigrant, worker, and reproductive rights; buildings and palm trees are visible in the background.

Explore: A timeline of recent immigration actions in San Francisco

by Kelly Waldron June 14, 2025, 4:00 amApril 22, 2026, 9:31 pm

A man in a white t-shirt is being escorted by a masked officer and other individuals; the same officer is shown leading him into a vehicle.

Afraid of arrest, S.F. asylum seekers turn to video court hearings

by Margaret Kadifa June 13, 2025, 4:55 pmJune 17, 2025, 2:26 pm

A San Francisco police SUV is parked on the sidewalk outside Taqueria El Coyote, partially blocking a wheelchair ramp at a street intersection.

Day 94 at the 16th St. Plaza: Police cars, police cars, police cars

by Jessica Blough June 13, 2025, 2:24 pmDecember 11, 2025, 11:39 am

A man in a suit smiles while standing outdoors among a group of people under a clear blue sky.

Mayor Lurie can’t help S.F. by ripping Trump, yet. But he could help himself.

by Joe Eskenazi June 13, 2025, 2:18 pmSeptember 18, 2025, 2:46 pm

An orange wooden bench with "sfbabc.org" text sits on a sidewalk in front of a blue building with windows and doors.

Bay Area guerrilla ‘bench collective’ installs seating at 8 Mission bus stops

by Jordan Montero June 13, 2025, 12:58 pmJune 17, 2025, 2:41 pm

A split image: on the left, a man in a white shirt is handcuffed and escorted by an officer; on the right, the same man sits on a rooftop patio holding a drink.

‘He didn’t break the law,’ said friend of 25-year-old Colombian now in ICE detention

by Frankie Solinsky Duryea June 13, 2025, 11:49 amJune 17, 2025, 2:48 pm