Juan Gonzales, wise owl of San Francisco journalism, is retiring. Sort of.
The local journalist and mentor to many will soon retire from his post as chair of City College’s journalism department, which he’s held since 1985.
Saikat Chakrabarti had grassroots potential and more money than God. Why did he lose?
Chakrabarti’s campaign had been expecting an endorsement from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Failing to obtain it was a blow.
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Immigration
What immigrants in S.F. need to know now: court locations, asylum fees and procedures
If you are an immigrant applying for asylum and moving through the court system, or trying to legalize your status in another way, here are…
Trouble
S.F. police, sheriff’s deputies swarm Mission District alley, detaining several
Up to seven men were detained in a Thursday afternoon action involving more than a dozen law enforcement vehicles.
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Elections 2026 ➔
It’s a big election year — check out Mission Local’s coverage of candidates, measures, and the money behind them.
Arts & Culture
Q&A: How do you make a gay film festival?
How Frameline’s Allegra Madsen and Kate Bove turned thousands of film submissions into the 50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival.
Restaurant Reviews
Review: Namaste Indian Cuisine brings excellent Indian eats
Namaste comes with good bones to carry it – it’s a family run business with four other locations in the Bay Area, operating since 2011.…
Restaurant review: Brenda’s Meat & Three, old favorite in Western Addition
Brenda’s Meat and Three has a warm, diner-like ambience, with a giant horseshoe counter dominating the space.
People We Meet
San Francisco’s Chinatown lost all its bookstores. Then came Unbound.
Unbound, Chinatown’s only Chinese-language bookstore, fills a former medicine storefront, combining books, coffee and community space.
People We Meet: Jorge Lopez hopes the World Cup ‘festival’ amps up soon
The owner of Elite Sports Soccer in San Francisco has provided the Mission with sports gear for over 30 years. This could be his big…
Covering the Police
Feds ‘improperly’ accessed S.F. license-plate surveillance data, audit finds
Federal agencies searched SFPD license plate data gathered through the Flock system of surveillance cameras, an audit found.
