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A blue car with a damaged door and shattered glass on the ground; the door is ajar and a metal rod lies beside it. People and barriers are visible in the background.

Zoox robotaxi strikes parked car, injuring S.F. street ambassador

by Joe Rivano Barros and Joe Eskenazi January 17, 2026, 3:47 pmMarch 30, 2026, 4:01 pm

Yellow chalk drawing with looping and circular lines on a cracked concrete sidewalk.

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Sidewalk swirls

by Thomas Lee Tavis January 17, 2026, 6:00 amJanuary 16, 2026, 3:15 pm

A person with curly hair stands in a bookstore, resting a hand on a display of books. Shelves filled with books and eclectic decor are visible in the background.

How Daniel Meléndez found community among the shelves of a Mission bookstore

by Alice Finno January 17, 2026, 4:00 amMarch 27, 2026, 9:15 am

Mayor Lurie, S.F. officials press Blue Shield to cover firefighters’ cancer care

by Alice Finno January 16, 2026, 8:58 pmMarch 10, 2026, 11:27 pm

Two brightly painted buildings in yellow, green, and pink are separated by a narrow alley, with windows and a blue sky visible above.

Sunset Buzz: New street for Claude on Sunday, and potato puffs afterwards

by Junyao Yang January 16, 2026, 12:00 pmMarch 12, 2026, 7:13 pm

police car lights, hit-and-run, Rainbow Grocery, 49ers

Person fatally shot in the Mission District on Thursday night

by Oscar Palma January 16, 2026, 11:30 amJanuary 20, 2026, 12:59 pm

A person with shoulder-length blond hair plays an acoustic guitar while seated on a stage in a wooden-paneled room, facing an audience.

100+ unhoused people died in S.F. last year. A memorial service tries to remember all of them.

by Abigail Vân Neely January 16, 2026, 7:00 amJanuary 20, 2026, 1:29 pm

Chalk writing on a sidewalk reads "Viva Venezuela" near a yellow tactile paving and the word "Mission" embedded in the concrete.

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Viva Venezuela!

by Angel Mayorga January 16, 2026, 6:00 amJanuary 14, 2026, 5:44 pm

A street corner with a large, gray stone building featuring arched windows, trees in front, people walking, a bike, and parked cars near a crosswalk.

Mysterious LLC wants to turn Mission’s old Social Security building into restaurant, bookstore and events space

by Oscar Palma January 16, 2026, 4:00 amMarch 30, 2026, 4:01 pm

Police vehicles with flashing lights are parked on a dimly lit street at night.

Covering the Police

SFPD data shows racial disparity in traffic stops fell with new policy

by Eleni Balakrishnan January 15, 2026, 2:58 pmJanuary 16, 2026, 10:28 am

Daniel Lurie’s State of the City: One part tough love, one part affordability

by Margaret Kadifa January 15, 2026, 2:42 pmJanuary 15, 2026, 3:55 pm

A tall, narrow building features a mural of Marvel’s Black Panther, the text “Bayview Forever,” and faces of children painted below, located on a city street corner at sunset.

Bayview Buzz: 24-hour sandwich shops and coffee with a side of injera

by Marina Newman January 15, 2026, 12:00 pmApril 24, 2026, 3:31 pm

A man in a suit sits on a fire truck, gesturing enthusiastically, while another person is seated inside. The background includes buildings and a streetlight.

Play BINGO along with Mission Local for Mayor Lurie’s first ‘State of the City’ address

by Kelly Waldron, Margaret Kadifa and Io Yeh Gilman January 15, 2026, 7:00 amJanuary 20, 2026, 2:13 pm

A city street at sunset with a pink and blue sky, overhead power lines, parked cars, and buildings, including a bar and a tree without leaves.

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Morning sky

by David Chalk January 15, 2026, 6:00 amJanuary 14, 2026, 5:55 pm

Excavator

S.F moves to combine building inspection, planning and permitting into one department

by Joe Eskenazi January 15, 2026, 3:59 amJanuary 15, 2026, 10:23 am

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