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Mission Local13h
Joel Engardio recall to turn in 11,000-odd signatures. Will it be enough?
The recall campaign met its burden of exceeding 9,911 signatures. Now begins a crucial validation by the Dept. of Elections.
Mission Local9h
In Sanskrit, the Kailash Hotel means ‘home of the gods.’ A neighbor calls it ‘the hotel from hell.’
Neighbors complaint the street conditions around The Kailash Hotel are worse than they can remember. They say something's ...
Mission Local22h
Day 72 of the 16th St. Plaza crackdown: Street smell has gotten so bad, residents can’t open windows
A resident near 16th and Mission, spraying the sidewalk in front of his home, said the smell is so bad he leaves his window ...
Mission Local20h
S.F. supervisors want tax breaks for developers retrofitting downtown offices into housing
Supervisors approved a resolution Wednesday that could return property taxes to downtown developers who retrofit old offices ...
Mission Local20h
Tech-backed ‘Corner Store’ coming to old Lucca Ravioli location
Payment processing company Square will soon launch a business and community hub on Valencia Street in the Mission District.
Mission Local4h
Rob Reich, multi-instrumentalist and composer, dies at 47
The musician made his mark on the Mission — and the greater Bay Area — throughout a prolific, wide-ranging career.
Mission Local1d
On Day 10 of SFMTA trial: When is an alleged bully due millions from his employer?
It was another difficult day for former SFMTA parking officer Elias Georgopoulos as the defense, once again, took aim at the ...
Mission Local1d
To some S.F. neighbors, the city-funded Gubbio Project is a blight. To others, it’s a sanctuary.
Amid rising tensions around Mission District drug activity, a vocal few have blamed the nonprofit for attracting the area's ...
Mission Local1d
Day 71 of the 16th St. Plaza crackdown: Why you shouldn’t pee in front of the cops
At 11 a.m. on Hoff Street, Public Works crews cleanedKid Power Park. A couple of feet away a San Francisco Sheriff’s Deputy ...
Mission Local2d
In wake of nonprofit’s implosion, Fielder calls for audit of S.F. parks department
District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder will today submit legislation calling for an audit of San Francisisco’s Recreation and ...
Mission Local2d
Day 70 of the 16th St. Plaza crackdown: Watching the same garage door for hours — as a job
On Day 70, quiet routines play out beyond the plaza—from men drinking in the sun to a 19-year-old guard watching a garage ...
Mission Local2d
On Day 9 of the trial against the SFMTA: Plaintiff goes on the defense
On Day 9 Elias Georgopoulos' trial against the SFMTA, six former co-workers took the stand — and they did not have favorable ...