Flu season could hamper efforts to battle COVID-19 Wildfires, fire tornadoes, nationwide protests, shuttering storefronts, a president asking his followers to chant “12 more years,” and of course, a pandemic that has killed 178,000 people (so far). It seems like we can’t get a break. Now add one more thing to worry about: flu season. UCSF […]
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The loquat, San Francisco’s secret fruit, is hidden in plain sight
It’s early summer 2014, and we’ve just finished shopping at the local Chinese grocery store. We extend our walk home a bit, weaving our way through the Richmond District. As a lark, we wander into the open house of a whatever-point-whatever-million-dollar home. We stroll through the halls as we peruse the listing sheet, eyes wide […]
18 Reasons: Exceptional Essentials: Chicken Thighs
Where: Zoom Meeting Online PST San Francisco, CA 94110 United States Price: $50.00 Member Price: $40.00 This is a live, interactive, hands-on cooking class held online via Zoom. If you’re new to 18 Reasons online, please read this guide: How to Take an Online Class at 18 Reasons. Five calendar days before class, 18 Reasons […]
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Former workers allege Philz Coffee laid off those with COVID-19 fears
Nearly a dozen Philz Coffee workers allege that many of the 181 employees who were let go last week in a mass layoff were previously told to choose between ignoring their voiced health concerns and resigning — an allegation the company contested. The layoff became effective today, and 10 baristas alleged to Mission Local that […]
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BART Police may be the next targeted for ‘defunding’
Like every other police department in the Bay Area, the BART Police Department is facing calls for fundamental change — and it may well happen soon. On Monday, the BART Police Citizen Review Board, a civilian-led police oversight committee formed after a BART police officer shot dead Oscar Grant at Fruitvale Station in 2009, urged the […]
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‘Big Mouth endures’: The Great Burger War stops in at Big Mouth
Big Mouth endures. I first got a burger there, on 24th near Valencia, 22 years ago, and I remember thinking, “that’s a good burger.” For a number of years afterward, I would get one at least two or three times a month. I was never disappointed. For various reasons, mostly bad, I haven’t been to […]
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Daily COVID-19 data tracker: 36 new cases, one new death
The San Francisco Department of Public Health provides daily updates each morning. We will do the same. The most recent numbers from the Health Department show 36 newly announced confirmed cases, and one new death as of yesterday. The new fatality was added with a confirmation date of May 26, three days ago. Of the […]
18 Reasons: Flavors of Korea: Bibimbap
Where: Zoom Video Live Stream PST United States Price: $65.00 Member Price: $55.00 This is a live, hands-on cooking class held online via Zoom. Class is limited to 12 students to create an interactive, dynamic experience. The Instructor will be assisted by a remote 18 Reasons staffer who will facilitate conversation during class and ensure […]
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Mission native stars in ‘Don’t Eat the Mangos,’ new show at the Magic Theater
Marilet Martinez remembers reading maybe 15 pages of Don’t Eat the Mangos before she “was like, ‘Oh my God, I have to do this play.’” Drawn to its rawness and intelligence, she loved how Mangos was “hard the way that family can be hard.” Martinez, who calls herself “mid-coastal,” with a “foot in the Bay […]
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Anatomy of a police shooting: The chaotic last moments of Jesus Delgado Duarte
3,295 pages of records reveal disorganization and lack of coherent command structure in March 2018 standoff with police that left armed 19-year-old dead En Español Sprawled out the trunk of his friend’s black Honda Civic on Capp Street between 21st and 22nd, Jesus Adolfo Delgado Duarte was making the decision of his life. It was […]
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S.F. Election 2019: Check back all day for updates and analysis
Please return to this page throughout the day for results, updates, analysis, and coverage from Mission Local’s Lydia Chavez, Joe Eskenazi, Abraham Rodriguez, Julian Mark, William McCarthy and Robin Estrin 12:45 a.m. Wednesday: Leads change and races tighten with ranked-choice run It’s late. It’s early. And the Department of Elections has crunched a ranked-choice voting […]
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‘Unclean hands’: Judge criticizes Valencia Gardens management, halts it from evicting mother of five
A judge on Friday put a halt to a nearly three-year campaign by property manager The John Stewart Company to evict a mother and her five children from Valencia Gardens, a public housing facility at 15th and Valencia Streets. In his proposed decision, Judge Richard B. Ulmer Jr. barred the management company from evicting Shantel […]
18 Reasons: Community Dinner: Bollito Misto and Poached Chicken
Price: $15.00 This collaborative, global edition of Community Dinner will feature Linda’s and Viola’s recipes against the fog of August. As two of our most seasoned and acclaimed instructors, Viola Buitoni and Linda Tay Esposito will merge forces to compose a delectably colorful symphony of flavors from their respective backgrounds – Italian and Southeast Asian, […]
18 Reasons: Short and Sweet: Spring Soups
Price: $55.00 Member Price: $45.00 A hands-on cooking class culminating in a family-style dinner served with wine and beer. This class can accommodate up to 16 students. Not every eager home cook can afford a whole evening to an in-depth cooking class at our 18th Street Classroom. To help those cooks out, our “Short and […]
18 Reasons: Game of Thrones Feast: Five Course Journey Through Westeros
Price: $140.00 Member Price: $125.00 A five-course family-style dinner served with mulled wine and beer. Tonight features a different world of cuisine, as we take a break from the daily grind of the work week and journey to Westeros for a Game of Thrones-themed evening of feasting. Five courses from throughout the regions will be […]