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A woman with pink hair smiles while standing beside a wooden counter in a blue room with a sign reading "Experimental Theater in the Tenderloin.

Meet the 77-year-old keeping experimental theater alive in the Tenderloin

by Jessica Blough July 23, 2025, 12:00 pmJuly 23, 2025, 9:19 am

Colorful papel picado banners hang under a tent at an outdoor market. The yellow banner reads "Mission Mercado." People and city street are visible in the background.

Mission Community Market turns 15 on Thursday. Prepare for festivities.

by Allie Skalnik July 23, 2025, 8:00 amJuly 24, 2025, 12:05 pm

A large yellow sunflower in full bloom stands in a garden with green leaves and other plants in the background on a sunny day.

SNAPS

S.F. summer

by Zach Smith July 23, 2025, 6:00 amJuly 22, 2025, 4:08 pm

SFPD police vehicle is parked on the street in front of a large brick building with arched windows and an American flag on a flagpole.

Covering the Police

Just a few cops cover San Francisco’s largest police district

by Junyao Yang July 23, 2025, 4:00 amJuly 24, 2025, 12:12 pm

Several people assist a person lying on a brick sidewalk; a bicycle is nearby and bystanders are present.

Supes vote unanimously for SFPD, sheriff to make plan for dealing with ICE

by Margaret Kadifa July 22, 2025, 7:06 pmJuly 24, 2025, 12:16 pm

A volunteer wearing a yellow "Sunday Streets" shirt holds a stop sign at an intersection, directing traffic on a city street.

The Mission’s largest open street event returns

by Daniela Xitlaly Sandoval July 22, 2025, 3:51 pmJuly 28, 2025, 3:29 pm

Street view of Muddy Waters Coffee House with graffiti-covered door, outdoor tables and chairs, and a woman standing on the sidewalk using her phone.

Muddy Waters owners in negotiations to sell cafe to Bissap Baobab’s owner

by Oscar Palma July 22, 2025, 1:16 pmJuly 24, 2025, 12:27 pm

A man in a red shirt and jeans sits on a curb with his hands clasped, looking thoughtful. Cars and people are visible in the background.

A state psych ward sent him to an S.F. halfway house. He died days later.

by Eleni Balakrishnan July 22, 2025, 9:58 amNovember 5, 2025, 5:06 pm

Two people stand outside the entrance of Après Vous, a carryout and catering shop in San Francisco, next to a sidewalk on a sunny day.

Après Vous on Taraval St. puts the ‘you’ in ‘after you’

by Madera Longstreet-Lipson July 22, 2025, 8:00 amJuly 22, 2025, 11:46 am

Colorful street art on a utility box depicts a seated skeleton figure in a large hat with flowers, set against a city street background with shops and a mural.

SNAPS

Necesito direcciones

by Michael Santiago July 22, 2025, 6:00 amJuly 22, 2025, 11:46 am

A man wearing an apron and hat stands with crossed arms behind a glass window displaying the words "Old Mission Barbershop.

Old Mission Barbershop closing doors after 7 years

by Jose Alonso Velazquez July 21, 2025, 4:36 pmJuly 22, 2025, 11:50 am

Chalk mandala with colorful geometric patterns drawn on a concrete sidewalk, featuring a central flower-like design and radiating symmetrical shapes.

SNAPS

Chalking it up

by Robert Weiner July 21, 2025, 6:00 amJuly 22, 2025, 11:51 am

A man in a blue shirt stands on a porch holding a white plastic chair, with houses and plants visible in the background.

S.F. public housing residents sued their property management. Now, it’s leaving.

by Marina Newman July 21, 2025, 4:00 amJuly 22, 2025, 11:59 am

A crowd of people stands in line on a city sidewalk next to a building with colorful graffiti. A public bus and several cars are nearby.

Day 131 at the 16th St. Plaza: Users rule the night on east Mission St.

by Lydia Chávez and Community Contributors July 20, 2025, 8:54 pmDecember 11, 2025, 6:13 pm

The storefront of a bookshop with a red awning and large window reading "Christopher's Books" on a sunny street corner.

Christopher’s Books: Come for the lit, stay for the fellowship

by Jose Alonso Velazquez July 20, 2025, 7:00 amJuly 20, 2025, 2:10 pm

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