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Mission Local's 2024 election dashboard
WEBWelcome to Mission Local’s election dashboard. Register to vote! You can do so online here or by mail before Oct. 21, 2024. Check your voter registration status online. Reach our reporters: District 1: Junyao Yang [email protected]. District 3: Yujie Zhou , [email protected]. District 5: Eleni Balakrishnan, [email protected].
The Latino Task Force emerges to take on COVID-19
WEBJul 10, 2020 · The line on Wednesday morning, July 8, 2020. Photo by Lydia Chávez. The city’s Latinxs, it turned out, had not been abandoned. Instead, at a time when gentrification seemed to blunt the power of Latino activists, the Latino Task Force is demonstrating how years of training, deep roots, and savvy leadership can muster a force that has been more visible than any city agency.
Mission Nights: “Public Disgrace” at Kink - Mission Local
WEBNov 10, 2011 · But never before had I covered an event hosted by Kink.com, the hardcore, fetish-based website that owns and operates an adult entertainment production studio in the Armory at Mission and 14th streets. A colleague had gotten me on the list to the invitation-only “Public Disgrace” Thursday night. Kink recommended semi-formal black attire and ...
Mission Housing saves affordable homes on west side of SF
WEBMar 6, 2022 · 363 Noe St. Photo courtesy of Mission Housing. Next week, the affordable housing nonprofit Mission Housing will begin a complete remodel of 69 of San Francisco’s remaining public-housing sites. This means improved conditions and first-ever tenant services. It also broadens Mission Housing’s reach in the western part of the city.
Two SFPD officers, former SF cop arrested - Mission Local
WEBApr 19, 2022 · Photo by Eleni Balakrishnan. Two current San Francisco police officers and one part-time retired San Francisco police officer were taken into custody today by their employer for charges including theft of a machine gun from the SFPD and destruction of evidence. The SFPD announced the arrests today, …
Understanding the Mission District’s history
WEBAug 3, 2018 · Mission District history map. The nominal Mission of the Mission was San Francisco de Asis, founded by Spanish Franciscans in 1776, but Yelamu Indians inhabited the area around Mission Creek for thousands of years before that. Since the Spanish came, there’s been waves of immigrants and newcomers: Irish, Germans, Latin …
The Man Behind the Mission’s Hottest Restaurants
WEBMar 15, 2012 · Working alone from his office in San Mateo, Lesser is behind some of the Mission’s hottest new projects, including the jazz venue and restaurants at Preservation Hall West, Arizmendi, Tacolicious, Mission Cheese, West of Pecos, Pollo Campero, Juhu Beach Club and Sixth Course. It typically works like this: someone calls Lesser with an idea and ...
Vaccines & Tests/Vacunas & Pruebas - Mission Local
WEBApr 5, 2023 · Location: 701 Alabama St. (between 19th and 20th streets). Hours: Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for Covid-19 tests, vaccines and boosters. MPX vaccines also available. Eligibility: All San Francisco residents, workers, and students age 5 and up. For MPX vaccine eligibility, click here. Vaccines (MPX): Available.
Living in the Past: The 'Last Black Man in San Francisco' mansion is …
WEBJul 12, 2019 · When I first moved into a beautifully restored Queen Anne in the Mission District two years ago, little did I know it would become the centerpiece of a local sensation — The Last Black Man in San Francisco. The film, currently playing nationwide, follows the story of a millennial-aged black San Francisco native, his obsession with a mansion his family once lived in, and his attempts to ...