history Archives - Mission Local

Two uniformed police officers stand in front of a building, with a vintage Hong Kong immigration document and a black-and-white portrait of a child overlaid above them.

ICE HQ in S.F.’s Financial District has 80-year history of detaining immigrants

by Frankie Solinsky Duryea August 14, 2025, 4:00 amJanuary 29, 2026, 5:55 pm

A woman stands in front of a museum exhibit titled "Early History 1848–1928," featuring historical photos, tools, and artifacts displayed on the wall.

She studied the Hunters Point Shipyard for 20 years. Now, her work’s finally on display.

by Jose Alonso Velazquez June 13, 2025, 4:00 amDecember 4, 2025, 12:39 pm

Two red metal benches face the street on a sidewalk next to a tree. Buildings and a parked car are in the background.

A requiem: The ghosts from 40 years of walking San Francisco

by Naomi Beth Marcus October 21, 2024, 6:01 amJune 21, 2025, 10:30 pm

Chris Carlsson holding his new book When Shells Crumble, in front of San Francisco bookstore City Lights Books.

Q&A with Chris Carlsson, author of new dystopian sci-fi ‘When Shells Crumble’

by Xueer Lu February 22, 2024, 6:00 amFebruary 22, 2024, 1:32 pm

An artist with pastel pink hair and tattoos on her arms is seated on the couch with her dog, Hank. Around her is spray paint cans of every color; she is a spray paint artist.

Historic warehouse will sell, upending its artist community

by Annika Hom August 16, 2022, 6:13 amJune 21, 2025, 10:12 pm

Emmy Lou Packard and Frida Kahlo posing for a photo

Who is Emmy Lou Packard?

by Carolyn Stein July 28, 2022, 11:52 amJune 21, 2025, 10:12 pm

Magdalen Asylum/St. Catherine's

The hidden, painful history of SF’s Magdalen Asylum

by Beth Winegarner July 1, 2022, 5:21 amJune 21, 2025, 10:34 pm

The outside front doors of Falla's discount store.

Mission mainstay Falla’s to close in July. Will it be reborn?

by William Jenkins June 15, 2022, 4:01 pmJune 21, 2025, 10:13 pm

Neighborhood Notes: Ruth Asawa, Casa Sanchez, and a few cancelations

by Anlan Cheney January 7, 2022, 12:27 pmJune 22, 2025, 11:36 am

Food, Health, Newsletter

For Mao survivors, the pandemic has been a cakewalk

by Yujie Zhou November 29, 2021, 3:33 pmJune 22, 2025, 12:33 pm

Two men stand on a Mission street sidewalk. They are in work clothes; Jose Medina, left, holds a paintbrush, and Dan Danielson, right, holds a pain roller. They are standing in front of an abstract round shaped terazzo artwork inlaid in the cement with a 5 or 10 gallon bucket of clear sealant.

People We Meet: Terrazzo workers continue ancient tradition in SF

by Anlan Cheney November 26, 2021, 6:00 amJune 21, 2025, 11:05 am