obituary Archives - Mission Local

John Crew speaking in 2009

Covering the Police

John Crew, SF’s relentless police reform advocate and mentor, dies at 65

by Eleni Balakrishnan October 11, 2022October 11, 2022

‘Charm in a stolen kiss’: Bay Area photo booth impresario Graham Loft dies just shy of 42

by Annika Hom August 30, 2022September 6, 2022

Mitch Salazar

An Ode to Mitchell Salazar, who died at 60

by Annika Hom March 30, 2022March 30, 2022

Mission mourns Chanrith Pak, its ‘Cambodian donut queen’

by Yujie Zhou March 11, 2022March 14, 2022

Friends, students mourn traffic victim Abraham Joshua

by Yujie Zhou March 4, 2022March 11, 2022

Bob Planthold, giant of disability rights, dies at 73

by Annika Hom February 3, 2022February 4, 2022

El Rey, Vincente Fernandez

Vicente Fernández: Mission remembers ‘El Rey’ de ranchera

by Annika Hom and Anlan Cheney December 13, 2021February 11, 2022

‘Graffiti Godfather’ Cuba, who found his home in the Mission, dies at 57

by Eleni Balakrishnan November 13, 2021November 15, 2021

Mural of Yolanda Lopez by Jessica Sabogal

Yolanda López, artist who painted the iconic Virgen de Guadalupe series, dies at 79

by Clara-Sophia Daly September 3, 2021September 10, 2021

Betita Martínez

“The heart insists on it.” Odes to Betita Martínez, the Chicana pioneer dedicated to political activism

by Annika Hom July 13, 2021July 14, 2021

Jacinto Noh Canché, SF Day Labor Program member and community outreach worker, killed at 41

by Clara-Sophia Daly June 26, 2021July 12, 2021

An illustration of Jackie sweeping the street.

Jacqueline ‘Jackie’ Rieber, who had an encampment on Bartlett Street, dies

by Kate Selig April 30, 2021April 30, 2021

Cameron Kim

Cameron Kim, 43, Tenderloin artist and longtime participant of Hospitality House Community Arts Program, dies

by Clara-Sophia Daly April 1, 2021April 2, 2021

Carmen Vázquez

Remembering Carmen Vázquez, the first founding director of the Women’s Building

by Annika Hom March 30, 2021March 31, 2021

Q.R. Hand Jr., a poet of jazz-like verses, dies at age 83

by Clara-Sophia Daly January 18, 2021January 18, 2021

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