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A memorial display featuring a “MISSION ST” sign, a “CUADRA 24 ST” sign, a “Heaven’s Latino Angels” photo collage, candles, and pink and orange marigolds.

Photos: Deep roots in Mission District’s Day of the Dead celebration

by Andres Jimenez Larios November 2, 2026, 9:06 pmNovember 4, 2026, 6:28 pm

Map: Where are San Francisco’s Halloween events and car-free streets?

by Xueer Lu and Rosina Boehm October 29, 2026, 4:00 amNovember 1, 2026, 1:08 am

An older woman with dark hair wearing a bright teal blazer and a silver and turquoise squash blossom necklace.

Dolores Huerta, California farmworker icon, dies at 96

by Andres Jimenez Larios October 28, 2026, 10:48 amOctober 29, 2026, 11:56 am

A sidewalk lined with multi-story apartment buildings, featuring boarded-up street-level windows and garages, graffiti on a white wall, and a parked truck.

Inner Sunset apartment complex sold 3 years after fire. Its tenants are ‘totally in the dark.’

by Junyao Yang October 14, 2026, 4:00 amOctober 15, 2026, 10:32 am

A group of people in athletic clothing gather and talk near a stopped streetcar on a city street, with some trees and buildings in the background.

Muni Run Club gives ‘running after the bus’ new meaning

by Andres Jimenez Larios October 5, 2026, 4:00 amOctober 2, 2026, 4:12 pm

An older man sits nude with arms crossed at a yellow table outdoors, in front of plants and an orange barrier, with cars and a street visible in the background.

People We Meet: Pete Sferra doesn’t care what you wear — or don’t

by Christina Baris September 27, 2026, 4:00 amSeptember 24, 2026, 11:55 am

Street signs for Ortega St and 40th Ave at an intersection with crosswalks, cars, a yellow “Speed Humps Ahead” sign, and cloudy sky in the background.

S.F. promised to slow cars on eight Sunset streets. Five years later, only one is done.

by Junyao Yang September 22, 2026, 5:00 amSeptember 22, 2026, 12:08 pm

Several people gather around a man repairing an espresso machine on a table, with others observing and taking photos indoors.

Mission District’s first repair cafe: 59 fixes, 212 pounds kept out of a landfill

by Andrea Jiménez September 20, 2026, 5:00 amSeptember 19, 2026, 11:18 am

A group of people with carts and bags stand in a line outdoors on a paved area, waiting in front of greenery and a building.

A Richmond nonprofit served neighbors for 46 years. SFUSD almost took away its land.

by Junyao Yang September 9, 2026, 10:00 amSeptember 10, 2026, 12:35 pm

A man in a suit stands in front of a Sing Tao Daily newspaper featuring a photo of a U.S. president at a podium, with green vegetables visible to the side.

Longtime editor of Chinese-language paper Sing Tao, Joseph Leung, retires after 36 years

by Yujie Zhou September 3, 2026, 11:46 amSeptember 4, 2026, 10:25 am

Black-and-white image showing a menu with items like tofu scramble burrito and logos from various businesses, including Mission Chinese Food and Trad’r Sam, surrounding the text.

How Nico Pryor-Alcantar came to serve up his childhood at Mission Chinese

by Aaliyah Español-Rivas August 29, 2026, 6:00 amSeptember 1, 2026, 10:29 am

A woman in a blue jacket smiles while holding a young child; another child stands nearby. People are gathered in the background outdoors.

Soccer, Spider-Man, and an all-purple getup: It’s back-to-school day in San Francisco

by Junyao Yang and Mission Local Staff August 17, 2026, 9:47 amAugust 18, 2026, 2:36 pm

A San Francisco Fire Department ambulance is stopped in the middle of a crosswalk at a city intersection on a sunny day.

S.F. removes peer counselors from street crisis teams amid pleas to keep them

by Sarah Hopkins August 12, 2026, 4:35 pmAugust 13, 2026, 10:19 am

A person in a winter hat and hoodie stands smiling in front of Arizmendi Bakery on a city street.

People We Meet: Martha Ehrenfeld is the perfect amount of nosy

by Junyao Yang May 31, 2026, 8:00 amJuly 29, 2026, 1:43 am

Black and white image of an urban playground with climbing nets and a row of children's ride-on toys, set against city buildings in the background.

Photos: Postage-stamp parks give the Tenderloin room to breathe

by Jay A. Martin May 29, 2026, 5:00 amJuly 29, 2026, 2:09 am

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