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2024-11-12 00:35:01

Election update: Chan, Melgar bound for victory. District 11 too close to call.
The San Francisco Department of Elections moments ago released the results of an additional 17,333 ballots. That brings the grand total of processed ballots to 382,292 — 73.2 percent of the electorate There are now very few ballots remaining — perhaps 24,700. Of those, 6,700 are late-arriving vote-by-mail ballots and some 18,000 are provisional ballots cast at citywide polling places (which may or may not ultimately be accepted).
https://missionlocal.org/2024/11/election-update-chan-melgar-bound-for-victory-district-11-too-close-to-call/

2024-11-10 00:30:21

Election update: Chan pulling away in D1; Chen leapfrogs Lai in D11; Mahmood still strong in D5
The San Francisco Department of Elections moments ago released the results of an additional 35,979 ballots. That brings the grand total of processed ballots to 325,114 — 62.3 percent of the electorate. There are, perhaps, 81,000 ballots remaining. Today’s results are, clearly, not final — but they do provide a modicum of clarity. The ceiling on turnout appears to be about 77.8 percent, just a shade higher than the 77 percent historical average in presidential contests going back to 1916.
https://missionlocal.org/2024/11/election-update-chan-pulling-away-in-d1-chen-leapfrogs-lai-in-d11-mahmood-still-strong-in-d5/

2024-10-17 14:43:11

See how they run: Moritz says Peskin is destroying SF. Peskin says Moritz wants a monarchy.
On the morning that one of the richest men in San Francisco took to the pages of the New York Times to accuse Aaron Peskin of ruining the city, Peskin, mayoral candidate and president of the Board of Supervisors, was standing at a foggy bus stop on Mission Street in the Excelsior, engaging in the election ritual known as “morning visibility.” This entails making small talk with commuters and answering questions about political developments like…
https://missionlocal.org/2024/10/see-how-they-run-moritz-says-peskin-is-destroying-sf-peskin-says-moritz-wants-a-monarchy/

2024-10-08 21:51:51

Mission Local obtains list of 13 SFUSD schools to potentially merge/close
Ahead of today’s scheduled 5 p.m. announcement, Mission Local has obtained the list of the 13 San Francisco public schools that meet the district’s criteria merger or closure. Three schools will close, eight will merge with another school and two schools become “welcoming schools” for a closed school. The list follows: *El Dorado is proposed to merge with Visitacion Valley with students moving to the Visitacion Valley campus; …
https://missionlocal.org/2024/10/mission-local-obtains-list-of-13-sfusd-schools-to-potentially-merge-close/

2024-09-24 18:48:06

New Valencia bike lane design unveiled: Side-running, floating parklets, parking protected bikeway
After an ongoing, controversial stint in the center of the street, the Valencia bike lane is expected to be relocated back to the curbside soon, as shown in new designs presented in a community meeting on Monday afternoon. That new design for Valencia between 15th and 23rd streets — unsurprisingly — received mixed reviews from bicyclists who came out to the open house: Some said they now preferred the center bike lane, which initially met with a great deal of hesitation and controversy from cyclists.
https://missionlocal.org/2024/09/new-valencia-bike-lane-design-unveiled-side-running-floating-parklets-parking-protected-bikeway/

2024-08-13 13:00:35

Three bikes
https://missionlocal.org/2024/08/three-bikes/

2024-08-13 13:00:35

Three bikes
https://missionlocal.org/2024/08/three-bikes/

2024-08-01 17:42:10

Mayor Breed’s ‘very aggressive’ sweep begins with 7 homeless residents
At 6:30 a.m. Division Street is quiet. The five homeless residents expecting a sweep have been up for an hour, scanning the streets for the crews from the Department of Public Works. 7:26 a.m. Two DPW trucks are doing laps around Division Street. Cory, 53, is beginning to pack up his tent, deflate his pad, and put the rest of his things in his cart.
https://missionlocal.org/2024/08/breed-and-sweeps-and-aggressive-and-division-street-and-bayshore/

2024-06-27 04:59:10

Meet the candidates: Why should voters care about the District 3 race?
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/2024/06/meet-the-candidates-why-should-voters-care-about-the-district-3-race/

2024-05-21 20:36:41

Fire chars home of Black dog walker earlier targeted by racist threats
Just weeks after he began receiving racist threats at his family home, both of Terry Williams’ parents had to be rescued from their home after a sudden fire set their building in flames. Williams’ mother, who is nearly 80, had to be carried out of the building, and his father was rescued as he was trying to escape the building, according to Lieutenant Jonathan Baxter.
https://missionlocal.org/2024/05/fire-chars-home-of-black-dog-walker-earlier-targeted-by-racist-threats/

2023-09-17 14:12:06

People We Meet: Niki, a woman with many names
On Friday morning outside Arizmendi Bakery, Niki Berkowitz is wearing a bright pink T-shirt listing her different identities among different communities, each firmly defined with a period: Tati. Honey. Playa Pussy. Naughty Badger. She-Wolf. Jewitch. “Tati, that’s what my godchildren call me,” Berkowitz explains, while sipping coffee and eating a pastry, “and many other, like, pseudo nieces and nephews.” Her friend Ian made the shirt just for her, being the “thoughtful menschy guy” that he is.
https://missionlocal.org/2023/09/niki-berkowitz-with-many-names/

2023-08-14 12:30:24

Driverless cars won the day. What comes next? Fighting.
The spectacles of a driverless car placing itself between firefighters and a burning car, another blockading fire rigs on a narrow San Francisco street and yet another inducing a traffic jam and interfering with firefighters during a massive apartment blaze bring up lots of thoughts. Especially because they all occurred only days prior to autonomous vehicle companies last week being granted…
https://missionlocal.org/2023/08/cruise-waymo-cpuc-next-future/