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MLNow, 3 days ago to random

Dogwalker receives another racist, threatening package in Alamo Square

A Black dog walker and Alamo Square resident Terry Williams, who last month received a threatening package on his doorstep featuring racial slurs and a doll with a noose around its neck, received another package this weekend featuring racist cartoons and Ku Klux Klan images. “Pure race whites rules the globe against uppidy & ignornat Sambo n—s! ,” wrote the sender in a package addressed to Williams.

https://missionlocal.org/2024/05/sf-dogwalker-receives-another-racist-threatening-package/

MLNow, 5 days ago to random

Longtime Mission resident Gerald Gleeson is dead but not forgotten

Maria Costelloe’s tone changed as she recalled what her friend Gerald Gleeson wanted to do with the money he had started receiving from Social Security. Gleeson, an unhoused member of the Mission district community, asked the friend who signed him up for the benefits to give some of it away. “As soon as he started to have money he would say to her ‘I want you to take some of that money and when you go to the store buy what you need for the streets.’ He was always wanting her to use his money to buy stuff for people on the street, not for him,” said Costelloe.

https://missionlocal.org/2024/05/longtime-mission-resident-gerald-gleeson-is-dead-but-not-forgotten/

MLNow, 7 days ago to random

New play brings a unique perspective on migration and colonialism

When Liliana Herrera was a little girl growing up in Calexico, California — just minutes from the border crossing into Mexico — her mother used to call her “golondrina,” the Spanish word for swallow. That’s because she was flighty like the bird: She wouldn’t stay put. Decades later, the word carries multiple layers of meaning for Herrera, a San Francisco artist and performer who will premiere her show “¡Golondrina!” at the Brava Theater this weekend.

https://missionlocal.org/2024/05/new-play-brings-a-unique-perspective-on-migration-and-colonialism/

MLNow, 8 days ago to random

Meet the District 3 candidates: ‘How can District 3 help the city hit its housing goals?’

Between now and the November election, Mission Local is asking each District 3 candidate one question per week, and candidates will get 100 words to respond. We will compile all responses to the 40-odd questions on a “Meet the candidates” page, so that voters can get a full picture of their stances. Because Supervisor Aaron Peskin terms out next January, …

https://missionlocal.org/2024/05/meet-the-district-3-candidates-how-can-district-3-help-the-city-hit-its-housing-goals/

MLNow, 12 days ago to random

Meet the District 7 Candidates: ‘What do you think of the road safety proposal in West Portal?’

Welcome to “Meet the Candidates,” where Mission Local asks supervisor hopefuls questions in the lead-up to the November election. In District 7 — which includes the Inner Sunset, Parkmerced and West Portal — Matt Boschetto and Stephen Martin-Pinto are running against incumbent Myrna Melgar. Between now and the November election, Mission Local will ask each candidate one question per week, and candidates will get 100 words to respond.

https://missionlocal.org/2024/04/meet-the-district-7-candidates-what-do-you-think-of-the-road-safety-proposal-in-west-portal/

MLNow, 12 days ago to random

Pop-up to brick-and-mortar: New cookie bakery, Christine’s, opens today

While most people’s work-from-home setup might include big monitors, ergonomic chairs and standing desks, Christine Liu’s consist of a wooden working bench, buckets of flour and industrial mixer that holds 50 pounds of dough. Liu’s workspace, the microbakery Christine’s, is soon to be open to the public on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tucked in an alleyway connecting Florida and Bryant Streets near 18th Street, Christine’s is serving homemade cookies, and half of her menu is vegan: The classic chocolate chip, salted peanut butter, or more creative vegan flavors like black sesame oreo, lemon earl gray and a new addition, the matcha shortbread.

https://missionlocal.org/2024/04/christines-cookies-opens/

MLNow, 15 days ago to random

Shallow graves, missing skulls: SF’S long history of mistreating unclaimed dead

This is part two in a series on San Francisco's unclaimed dead. You can read part one here. One evening in October 2014, a group visiting Lake Merced made an upsetting discovery: A dead body in an encampment in a ravine by the lake. They called the police, and the medical examiner’s office took custody of the body.

https://missionlocal.org/2024/04/shallow-graves-missing-skulls-sfs-long-history-of-mistreating-unclaimed-dead/

MLNow, 15 days ago to random

Could the guerilla action at the Wiggle permanently slow autos?

It’s been over a day and the five “Yield to Peds & Bikes” signs on the Wiggle remain. No government official or motorist has taken them down. Instead, they are doing their job. The speeding motorists who often overtake bicyclists, now slowly and calmly follow behind, just as the signs instruct. It’s a win for Safe Street Rebel, a San Francisco “anti-car dominance” and pro-cycling, walking and transit advocacy group that installed the signs.

https://missionlocal.org/2024/04/could-the-guerilla-action-at-the-wiggle-permanently-slow-autos/

MLNow, 16 days ago to random

350+ dead go unclaimed in SF each year. Here’s what happens to them.

Dino Smith made his home in San Francisco for more than 30 years, living in apartments and single-room occupancy hotels in the Tenderloin and South of Market. When he died of sepsis in November 2020, he became one of the city’s unclaimed dead. Each year, hundreds of people die in San Francisco whose next of kin either can’t be located, or can’t afford the cost of funeral services.

https://missionlocal.org/2024/04/350-dead-go-unclaimed-in-sf-each-year-heres-what-happens-to-them/

MLNow, 17 days ago to random

Joan Holden, SF Mime Troupe lead playwright, dies at 85

Her daughter Sophie Chumley remembers a burly man trying to steal her mother’s purse at 24th and Bryant when she and her little sister were children The man dragged her mother, still clutching her purse, across the street — but Joan Holden defied him. “We were freaking out but she was really mad and she was calling the guy every name in the book and kicking him with her big heavy clogs until some dudes came and helped her,” Sophie Chumley recalled.

https://missionlocal.org/2024/04/joan-holden-and-san-francisco-mime-troupe-and-obituary/

MLNow, 20 days ago to random

Meet the District 1 candidates: How can D1 help the city hit its housing goals?

Welcome back to our “Meet the Candidates” series, where District 1 supervisorial candidates who have filed to run respond to a question in 100 words or fewer. Answers are published each week, but we are also archiving each answer on this page for District 1, to make it easier for voters to browse. Next Thursday, April 25 at 10 a.m., I will be at La Promenade Cafe at 3643 Balboa St.

https://missionlocal.org/2024/04/meet-the-district-1-candidates-housing/

MLNow, 23 days ago to random

Jon Jacobo newly accused of rape, assault, resigns from his job

Jon Jacobo, a Mission District community leader who faced a series of allegations Tuesday of rape and abusive behavior towards multiple women, has resigned from his executive position at affordable housing developer TODCO. Supervisor Hillary Ronen has since called for a hearing on the handling of sexual assault cases by the police department; Jacobo was first publicly accused of rape in August 2021.

https://missionlocal.org/2024/04/jon-jacobo-newly-accused-rape-sexual-assault-resigns-todco/

MLNow, 23 days ago to random

Home Bargain discount store opens at old Falla’s space

Home Bargain, exactly as the name suggests, is selling home bargains on Mission Street and after only a little more than a week, it’s already full of shoppers. The new discount store opened on April 7, filling the vacant space at 2664 Mission St. last occupied by Falla’s, a similar warehouse-like store that closed in July 2022. Now, Home Bargain is taking over the empty space, with a different owner but with deals galore: Most items like food containers, air fresheners and working gloves, sell at $1.50 a piece.

https://missionlocal.org/2024/04/home-bargain-mission-street-opens/

MLNow, 23 days ago to random

Meet the District 5 candidates: What will be your first housing move?

Here's the latest in our "Meet the Candidates" series for District 5, where we ask each candidate to answer one question per week leading up to the election. All the responses are compiled onto a single page, where readers can peruse the potential District 5 supervisors' stances on upwards of 40 topics before it's time to vote in November. Three candidates are challenging Supervisor Dean Preston in District 5, which spans from the east end of Golden Gate Park through Haight-Ashbury, Japantown and the Western Addition, the Lower Haight and Hayes Valley, and most of the Tenderloin.

https://missionlocal.org/2024/04/meet-district-5-candidates-week11-first-housing-move/

MLNow, 23 days ago to random

Beauty Bar, a Mission staple since 1998, closes its doors

Beauty Bar, the nightlife staple on the corner of 19th and Mission streets since 1998, permanently closed its doors after the owners sold the business, its manager Anthony Alvarado confirmed on Tuesday. “They closed it very quickly,” said Alvarado, adding that he was “still trying to figure out some things myself.” Even though he managed the business, Alvarado said, he had heard the news from someone else, but was certain of the sale.

https://missionlocal.org/2024/04/beauty-bar-closed/

MLNow, 24 days ago to random

Party like it’s 415: Many celebrate San Francisco’s special day

Performers, musicians, and dancers lit up the stage at the corner of 18th and Valencia to participate in the ninth annual 415 celebration, an outdoor party that celebrates San Francisco’s spirit. Many wore retro and vintage 49ers, Giants and Warriors hats and jerseys; some talked in a circle about the Giants poor start to the season as they compared their one-of-a-kind jackets.

https://missionlocal.org/2024/04/party-like-its-415-many-celebrate-san-franciscos-special-day/

MLNow, 24 days ago to random

Tiny ‘Mission Cabins’ for homeless residents open today at 16th St. BART plaza

Mission Cabins, a two-year homeless shelter project offering 60 tiny homes to adults experiencing homelessness, will open its doors this morning to guests at 1979 Mission St., next to the northeastern 16th Street BART Plaza. The project will house up to 68 adults. Sitting on a 24,000-square-foot parking lot surrounded by eight-foot-tall black wire fences, the cabin village features 52 65-square-foot single rooms and eight 78-square-foot double rooms for couples.

https://missionlocal.org/2024/04/tiny-mission-cabins-for-homeless-residents-open-today-at-16th-st-bart-plaza/

MLNow, 28 days ago to random

More businesses join legal battle vs. Valencia center bike lane

Four additional businesses have joined the legal battle opposing the Valencia Street bike lane and filed claims against the city, their attorney Jim Quadra announced at a press conference today. The businesses — Consumer Auto Body Inc., Tunisian restaurant Gola, Vietnamese fusion restaurant Chic n' Time, and the closed Phoenix Irish Bar — join three businesses that filed claims in February, contending that street changes that accompanied the new center bike lane have been damaging for business by diverting traffic and limiting parking.

https://missionlocal.org/2024/04/businesses-join-legal-battle-valencia-center-bike-lane/

MLNow, 1 month ago to random

Upwards of 450 city officials have not declared their financial interests

As the annual tax return deadline looms, another important deadline appears to have passed by unnoticed by some San Francisco officials: A total of 463 government employees have not disclosed their income, gifts and assets, as required by state law. Employees at the Department of Health make up 35 percent of those who have not filed, with 162 employees, followed by the school district and transportation agency.

https://missionlocal.org/2024/04/upwards-of-450-city-officials-have-not-declared-their-financial-interests/

MLNow, 1 month ago to random

Meet the District 5 candidates: Where to focus housing efforts?

Here's the latest in our "Meet the Candidates" series for District 5, where we ask each candidate to answer one question per week leading up to the election. All the responses are compiled onto a single page, where readers can peruse the potential District 5 supervisors' stances on upwards of 40 topics before it's time to vote in November. For the next couple weeks, we're going to talk about housing.

https://missionlocal.org/2024/04/meet-district-5-candidates-week11-housing-focus/

MLNow, 1 month ago to random

Cine Latino on Mission could become arts spaces, rooftop theater

The 111-year-old building formerly housing Cine Latino at 2551 Mission St., between 21st and 22nd, played its very last movie back in 1987. In the last few months, its century-old facade, long derelict, has been replaced by a sleek, modern-looking three-story structure with floor to ceiling windows facing west to the shiny marquee of the Alamo Drafthouse theater. The 9,225-square-foot ground floor will become retail and an art gallery, according to the architect in charge of the project.

https://missionlocal.org/2024/04/cine-latino-mission-street-art-spaces-studios-theater/

MLNow, 1 month ago to random

Hit-and-run car crash damages El Buen Sabor taqueria in Mission

A hit-and-run involving two cars damaged the exterior column of El Buen Sabor taqueria at 18th and Valencia streets this afternoon, causing the building’s supporting beam to tilt enough that the restaurant closed and residents in the apartments above the taqueria were temporarily displaced. No witnesses at the scene saw the collision directly. Secondhand accounts described a silver Toyota sedan that remained at the scene and a second vehicle that witnesses described as a black car traveling westbound on 18th street at rapid speed.

https://missionlocal.org/2024/04/hit-and-run-car-crash-damages-el-buen-sabor-taqueria-in-mission/

MLNow, 1 month ago to random

Bilal Mahmood’s attempt to make the truth into a partisan issue

Bilal Mahmood is not a neuroscientist. Period. There is no argument here, it doesn’t matter how much you like Mahmood or how much you despise his political opponent Dean Preston, and pretending there’s something to debate may be the closest thing we’ve seen in local politics to the principal’s speech in “Billy Madison”: Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard.

https://missionlocal.org/2024/04/bilal-mahmoods-attempt-to-make-the-truth-into-a-partisan-issue/

MLNow, 1 month ago to random

San Francisco Standard says goodbye to editor-in-chief

The San Francisco Standard, the news outlet founded in 2021 by billionaire journalist-turned-investor Michael Moritz, has parted ways with its editor-in-chief, Mission Local has learned. Julie Makinen, who joined the Standard in March last year after a long career as an editor, most recently heading the Desert Sun in southern California and the Los Angeles Times’ Beijing bureau, declined to comment on the departure.

https://missionlocal.org/2024/03/san-francisco-standard-says-goodbye-to-editor-in-chief/

MLNow, 1 month ago to random

After 30 years, Laku on Valencia St. finally closes its doors

At 70, Yaeko Yamashita says she’s nearing the end of her life, but you wouldn’t guess it — her shop is bustling on Saturday afternoon, the eve of her shop’s closure, and she is flitting about chatting, naming prices, and giggling with her dog. “I have such nice friends, I’m so lucky,” Yamashita exclaims, eyes wide. One stops by with tulips and takes Yamashita’s dog for a walk.

https://missionlocal.org/2024/03/laku-valencia-sf-closes-its-doors/