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People stand in a long line on a city sidewalk near a building, with trees and street signs visible in the background.

Day 99 of the 16th St. Plaza cleanup: A death on Wiese Street

by Lydia Chávez and Gustavo Hernandez June 18, 2025, 9:03 pmDecember 10, 2025, 5:42 pm

A white police mobile command vehicle labeled "Mobile Command Two" is parked on a city street near a bus stop under a clear blue sky.

Day 98 of the 16th St. Plaza cleanup: Vending and open-air drug use

by Jose Alonso Velazquez June 17, 2025, 7:45 pmDecember 10, 2025, 5:43 pm

A blanket and a shopping cart sit in an empty, dimly lit parking garage with yellow signs indicating restricted height and no van parking.

At the Potrero Center, some shoppers buy groceries, coffee and bagels. Others buy drugs.

by Oscar Palma June 17, 2025, 12:28 pmDecember 10, 2025, 5:43 pm

San Francisco Fire Department personnel respond to an emergency on a city street, with an ambulance and medical equipment visible.

Day 97 at the 16th St. Plaza: A possible overdose on 15th Street

by Jessica Blough June 16, 2025, 5:44 pmDecember 11, 2025, 11:37 am

Several people sit or lie on a city sidewalk near a building with a colorful mural and storefront windows, with clothing and personal belongings nearby.

Day 96 at the 16th St. Plaza: ‘I’m tired of hearing people fornicate in the alley.’

by Lydia Chávez June 15, 2025, 8:00 pmDecember 11, 2025, 11:37 am

A shopping cart on a sidewalk holds groceries, including packaged chicken, a salad box, and leafy greens, with discount stickers visible on the food items.

Day 95 at the 16th St. Plaza: Vendors banned on Mission, thrive on Mission

by Lydia Chávez June 14, 2025, 4:56 pmDecember 11, 2025, 11:38 am

A San Francisco police SUV is parked on the sidewalk outside Taqueria El Coyote, partially blocking a wheelchair ramp at a street intersection.

Day 94 at the 16th St. Plaza: Police cars, police cars, police cars

by Jessica Blough June 13, 2025, 2:24 pmDecember 11, 2025, 11:39 am

Street corner with a building displaying a "For Lease" sign, metal barricades along the sidewalk, and pedestrians crossing at a crosswalk with yellow markings.

Day 93 at the 16th St. Plaza: The barricades worked

by Lydia Chávez and Gustavo Hernandez June 12, 2025, 9:23 pmDecember 11, 2025, 11:39 am

Several people stand in line outside a store with "Ultra Mobile" and "Prepaid" banners on a city sidewalk, next to metal barricades and parked cars.

Day 92 at the 16th St. Plaza: Barricades at the corner

by Lydia Chávez and Jose Alonso Velazquez June 11, 2025, 9:04 pmDecember 11, 2025, 11:40 am

A person with a plaid jacket stands next to a bicycle on a city sidewalk, with several others and scattered belongings nearby in front of a building.

Day 91 at the 16th St. Plaza: People aren’t having fun; they look ill

by Lydia Chávez June 10, 2025, 9:43 pmDecember 11, 2025, 11:40 am

A worker in a reflective jacket stands near a utility truck on a city street, holding a folded sign and jacket. Another person wearing a hood is visible in the foreground.

Day 90 at the 16th St. Plaza: A fire, and DPW crews flood the zone

by Lydia Chávez June 9, 2025, 4:57 pmDecember 11, 2025, 11:41 am

Four people stand and lean against a building on a city sidewalk with scattered belongings and litter around them.

How do you measure ‘progress’ at 16th and Mission? S.F. hasn’t figured out yet.

by Joe Eskenazi June 9, 2025, 4:00 amDecember 11, 2025, 11:41 am

A group of people stand and sit along the sidewalk in front of a yellow building, with parked cars and trees nearby.

Day 89 at the 16th St. Plaza: Drug use returns to Mission Street

by Lydia Chávez June 8, 2025, 8:19 pmDecember 11, 2025, 11:42 am

Workers in protective gear power-wash a graffiti-covered city sidewalk; police cars with lights on are parked nearby on a wet street.

Day 88 at the 16th St. Plaza: SFPD and DPW clear and clean Mission St.

by Lydia Chávez June 7, 2025, 8:08 pmDecember 11, 2025, 11:42 am

A person stands in an office with exposed brick walls, a large window letting in sunlight, and several notices posted on a bulletin board.

Day 87 of the 16th St. Plaza crackdown: ‘There are some positive happenings on 16th and Mission’

by Jose Alonso Velazquez June 6, 2025, 4:10 pmDecember 11, 2025, 11:43 am