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fromSan Jose Spotlight
3 hours ago

San Jose skips housing offers for some homeless residents - San Jose Spotlight

San Jose provides preferential housing assistance to homeless people in large encampments while ignoring smaller camps, resulting in disparate treatment and prolonged homelessness for some residents.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
12 hours ago

Bay Area events calendar for March 13-19 weekly editions

You will be guided by seasoned paranormal investigators to participate in this evidence-based investigation. Whether you're a skeptic or a believer, give this a go and experience the otherworldly realm.
Mission District
Mission District
fromTasting Table
8 hours ago

Walmart's 10-Foot Rule Aims To Promote Better Customer Service And Community Values (But Is It Working?) - Tasting Table

Walmart's 10-foot rule requires employees to greet customers within 10 feet, but implementation challenges and employee concerns about feasibility and added responsibilities create tension between policy and practice.
Mission District
fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

He says Carson councilwoman asked him to mow her lawn and spy on colleague. City disputes his lawsuit

A former Carson city council aide alleges he was terminated for refusing to perform illegal personal tasks and reporting misconduct by Councilwoman Rojas, including unauthorized LAPD tracking and surveillance requests.
#san-mateo-history-museum
Mission District
fromsf.funcheap.com
1 day ago

Art Matters: Free Spring Open Studios 2026 at 1890 Bryant (April 10-12)

A free community art event at 1890 Bryant Street Studios in San Francisco runs from noon to 6 pm on April 12, 2026, featuring art, shopping, and family-friendly activities with no RSVP required.
Mission District
fromLos Angeles Times
8 years ago

Neighborhood Spotlight: Pacoima's lackluster is hiding some bargains

Pacoima developed from agricultural land into a diverse community founded by speculator Jouett Allen in 1887, becoming a refuge for marginalized groups due to its lack of racial housing covenants.
fromLos Angeles Times
41 years ago

Roots Run Deep at Rios Adobe : Landmark in San Juan Links Family to Its Past

I love this house. There's no question that it's the focal point of our family, of all our traditions. It's like a museum, a museum that's always open. Artifacts, furniture, family--they're all here. And I grew up with the history around me. I lived it. I think that's why I don't feel any confusion about my role as a modern person as well as a person who's part of old tradition.
Mission District
Mission District
fromMission Local
2 days ago

Video shows Mayor Lurie's security shoved man to ground before fight

Security footage contradicts a San Francisco police bodyguard's account of attacking the mayor, showing the officer initiated physical contact by shoving a man who appeared to be walking past.
Mission District
fromsf.funcheap.com
3 days ago

Free Art Workshop: Mini Rock Painting (YBCA)

A free drop-in art workshop at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 11, 2026 invites all ages to create nature-inspired mini rock paintings using provided materials.
fromCalifornia Post
2 days ago

California bishop who allegedly made several trips to Mexican brothel arrested at San Diego airport trying to flee US

On Thursday, March 5, 2026, Bishop Emmanuel Shaleta was contacted and detained at the San Diego International Airport attempting to leave the country. Shaleta faces eight counts of embezzlement, eight counts of money laundering, and one count of aggravated white-collar crime, officials said.
Mission District
Mission District
fromMission Local
3 days ago

Tenderloin Buzz: From theater on Market St. to bluegrass in Boeddeker Park

District 5 Supervisor Bilal Mahmood proposes a Theater Arts District on Market Street to activate the area with public art, performances, and pop-ups around five historic venues, while GLIDE opens a specialized barbershop combining hair care with mental health and substance abuse support services.
Mission District
fromSFGATE
3 days ago

Calif. city's residents win triple victory in data center fight

Monterey Park's City Council unanimously extended a data center moratorium and scheduled a June ballot measure to potentially ban data centers following organized community resistance to a proposed 247,000-square-foot server facility.
fromMission Local
3 days ago

Health workers protest UCSF, demand accountability for December stabbing

We know staff feel unsafe. The mayor has been responsive. The city and Public Health has been responsive. But not our own employer. UCSF is not taking our concerns seriously and what we want is for them to meet with us.
Mission District
Mission District
fromMission Local
3 days ago

Time's up at Doubletime: S.F. halts unpermitted excavation at Mission St. gas station

San Francisco's Department of Building Inspection issued a violation to Doubletime gas station for conducting underground work without required building permits, including fuel tank installation and ground shoring.
Mission District
fromMission Local
3 days ago

Mayor Lurie's car purportedly attacked in Tenderloin, police bodyguard left bleeding

Mayor Daniel Lurie's security detail was attacked in the Tenderloin when a police officer intervened after a man became aggressive while blocking the mayor's vehicle.
Mission District
fromSFGATE
3 days ago

How one street escaped San Francisco's fashion curse

Valencia Street in San Francisco's Mission District stands out as a stylish exception to the city's widespread reputation for poor fashion sense and aesthetic indifference.
Mission District
fromsfist.com
4 days ago

Two Stabbed In Dolores Park Altercation Wednesday, Multiple Teens In Custody

Two men were stabbed at Mission Dolores Park Wednesday afternoon; eight suspects were arrested, including six teenagers.
fromMission Local
4 days ago

Two sent to hospital in critical condition after Dolores Park stabbing

At 4:48 p.m., the San Francisco Fire Department personnel received a call for an assault and possible stabbing at Dolores Park and sent a fire engine, a rescue captain, and two paramedic units. The fire department personnel had to wait until police officers could clear the scene before assessing two patients who had critical, possible puncture wounds in initial dispatches.
Mission District
fromLos Angeles Times
37 years ago

Hotel Completion Set for December

A December completion is planned for the $45-million, 350-room San Diego Marriott Mission Valley hotel near Interstates 8 and 805 in San Diego's Mission Valley district. The 16-story hotel in the 140-acre Rio Vista mixed-use complex is a joint venture of CalMat Properties and Interstate Hotels Corp.
Mission District
Mission District
fromMission Local
4 days ago

Hawks make a home above Mission High - and eggs may be on horizon

Red-tailed hawks have established a nest on Mission High School's tower, a prime location offering views of Dolores Park and abundant prey in the Mission District.
Mission District
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 days ago

San Jose changes how it will handle homeless residents' stored personal belongings

San Jose approved new property-handling procedures for homeless encampments to improve retrieval rates and clarify how personal belongings are managed during site clearances.
fromKqed
5 days ago

Chinatown Street to Be Renamed for Rescuer of Trafficked Girls

I first encountered Tien Fuh Wu at the beginning of my tenure at Cameron House, [and] I was immediately struck by her presence. As I learned more about her life, it became clear that Tien was foundational to the legacy of Cameron House, yet her contributions have not been fully publicly recognized.
Mission District
Mission District
fromSan Jose Spotlight
5 days ago

Mountain View streamlines zoning rules to attract small businesses - San Jose Spotlight

Mountain View updated zoning regulations to reduce permitting barriers and parking requirements for small businesses under 4,000 square feet, streamlining the process and saving time and costs.
Mission District
fromMission Local
5 days ago

S.F. approves slashing 365 units from Potrero Yard housing project

San Francisco's transit agency reduced an affordable housing project from 465 units to 100 units due to budget deficits and construction costs, disappointing Mission District residents and advocates.
Mission District
fromSFGATE
5 days ago

He put a Skee-Ball machine in his SF home. 16 years later, he has an empire.

Joey 'The Cat' Mucha, world Skee-Ball champion, opened Mission Arcade in San Francisco, a venue combining competitive Skee-Ball with arcade games, cocktails, and food.
#community-cleanup
fromFuncheap
1 week ago
Mission District

"Manny's Neighborhood Trash Cleanup" w/ $1 Beer & Free Yoga Classes, Free Fries (SF)

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1 week ago
Mission District

"Manny's Neighborhood Trash Cleanup" w/ $1 Beer & Free Yoga Classes, Free Fries (SF)

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1 week ago
Mission District

"Manny's Neighborhood Trash Cleanup" w/ $1 Beer & Free Yoga Classes, Free Fries (SF)

Mission District
fromFuncheap
1 week ago

"Manny's Neighborhood Trash Cleanup" w/ $1 Beer & Free Yoga Classes, Free Fries (SF)

Weekly neighborhood trash cleanup events offer community service combined with brunch, local business discounts, and yoga classes to improve the area while building social connections.
Mission District
fromFuncheap
1 week ago

"Manny's Neighborhood Trash Cleanup" w/ $1 Beer & Free Yoga Classes, Free Fries (SF)

Weekly neighborhood trash cleanup events offer community service combined with brunch, local business discounts, and yoga classes to improve the area while building social connections.
Mission District
fromFuncheap
1 week ago

"Manny's Neighborhood Trash Cleanup" w/ $1 Beer & Free Yoga Classes, Free Fries (SF)

Weekly neighborhood trash cleanup events offer community service combined with brunch, local business discounts, and yoga classes to improve the area while building social connections.
fromStreetsblog
1 week ago

Driver Kills Two-Year Old Child in Mission Rock - Streetsblog San Francisco

I heard someone screaming out 'you're dragging her' and I looked in the intersection and saw the horrific scene. The San Francisco Police Department's hearts and prayers go out to the family who tragically lost their child last night during a vehicle collision that occurred near 4th and Channel.
Mission District
fromEast Bay Express | Oakland, Berkeley & Alameda
6 days ago

Anahuac rises on Solano

She has her own house now, the whole American Dream, and it's just crazy from where she came from. Cooking has always been her passion, and it's just super nice to see where she's at now. When her parents went to work, she would always cook for everybody at home in Mexico.
Mission District
Mission District
fromLos Angeles Times
6 days ago

Police kill suspected gunman in Pasadena shootout; 1 officer, 1 victim wounded

A police shooting in Pasadena left a suspect dead and one officer wounded after officers pursued and exchanged gunfire with the suspect near a Metro station.
fromMission Local
6 days ago

Excelsior Buzz: Say hi to the reptiles, grab an ice cream cone

A new ice cream spot is coming to the Excelsior at 4452 Mission St., right at the bustling intersection of Mission and Excelsior. This should be especially exciting news for students at Monroe Elementary School and San Francisco Community K-8 nearby, and even more so for visitors who stop by the Mission Science Workshop at 4458 Mission St., to say hi to the reptiles and guinea pigs.
Mission District
Mission District
fromsfist.com
1 week ago

SF Launches $6.3 Million in New Small Business Grants to Fill Vacant Storefronts

San Francisco allocated $6.3 million in small business grants to fill vacant storefronts, offering $50,000-$100,000 for new retail and food businesses and up to $10,000 for equipment purchases.
Mission District
fromMedium
1 week ago

What is teleoperation?

Autonomous vehicles require invisible design infrastructure beyond sensors and algorithms to handle real-world complexity and edge cases at scale.
Mission District
fromMission Local
1 week ago

One rat bite too far: Mosser tenants on Valencia St. announce rent strike

Tenants at a San Francisco building owned by Mosser Living initiated a rent strike over unrepaired fire damage and maintenance issues, with neighboring businesses showing solidarity.
Mission District
fromsfist.com
1 week ago

Bystanders Describe Horrific Scene Where Toddler Was Killed In Mission Bay Intersection

A two-year-old girl was killed and her mother severely injured in a pedestrian crash at Fourth and Channel streets in Mission Bay, with witnesses alleging the driver attempted to flee the scene.
Mission District
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Could the $590 million transit bailout impact San Jose's BART extension? One state legislator thinks so

A $590 million Bay Area transit bailout risks delaying San Jose's BART extension by tapping into capital project funding, though supporters argue repayment mechanisms protect future allocations.
Mission District
fromSan Jose Spotlight
1 week ago

Paz-Cedillos: Culture is civic infrastructure - San Jose Spotlight

Culture functions as civic infrastructure that anchors communities to place, builds intergenerational trust, and creates stability through belonging and visible history.
fromSan Jose Spotlight
1 week ago

Mountain View sees flattening revenue, rising costs continue - San Jose Spotlight

Mountain View is expected to close out the 2025-26 fiscal year with a roughly $1.8 million operating balance, excluding any pending changes. That's according to Derek Rampone, the city's finance and administrative services director, who presented an update to the City Council at its Feb. 24 meeting. That's an increase from the $743,000 forecast when the budget was first approved last June.
Mission District
Mission District
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

130 residents of Santa Clara condo complex displaced due to building damage

Over 60 residents evacuated from a Santa Clara condo complex due to structural concerns, though engineers determined the building was not in imminent danger of collapse but requires repairs before reoccupancy.
fromSFGATE
1 week ago

83-year-old Calif. theater closed until further notice after sign falls in storm

After closer inspection, engineers determined that parts of the sign's façade material are at risk of further failure due to cracking, corrosion and rain saturation and the extent of instability is still being evaluated. After consulting with the property owner, plans are underway to remove unstable portions of the sign and make repairs while preserving as much of the historic material as possible.
Mission District
Mission District
fromMission Local
1 week ago

San Francisco's first-ever Black history bike ride kicks off in Bayview

San Francisco held its first Black History Month bike ride, combining exercise with education about historical Black figures and their contributions to civil rights and American history.
Mission District
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

Free showers and lawyers for crack addicts in Brazil

Brazil's Care Stations provide essential health and social services to unhoused individuals and those struggling with addiction, expanding from a pilot program to 409 units nationwide by year-end.
fromMission Local
1 week ago

S.F.'s Inglewood celebrates the Lunar New Year

Performers, vendors, and politicians of every stripe participated in the celebration. While artists painted kids' faces and children fished for prizes, District 11 congressional candidates Connie Chan and Scott Weiner stumped in Cantonese to win over votes.
Mission District
Mission District
fromMission Local
1 week ago

What's on now at San Francisco museums, March 2026

Multiple art exhibits close soon, including 'Manet and Morisot' ending today, while new exhibitions like 'Drawn to Venice' and 'Ferlinghetti for San Francisco' are currently on view at local museums.
Mission District
fromMission Local
1 week ago

New book 'Unsung Heroines' celebrates 35 Bay Area women you need to know

Louise Lawrence pioneered transgender activism in 1940s San Francisco, educating medical professionals and founding Transvestia newspaper before later prominent activists emerged.
Mission District
fromsfist.com
1 week ago

Day Around the Bay: Randa's Market Adopts Third Cat, Shadow,' Following the Death of KitKat

Multiple Bay Area news stories cover local business updates, political conflicts, infrastructure projects, legal settlements, policy changes, rescue operations, and community celebrations.
#open-mic-night
fromFuncheap
2 weeks ago

SF's Cesar Chavez Day Parade 2026

Be a part of the largest event honoring César Chávez in Northern California, honoring the life and work of labor and civil rights leader Cesar E. Chavez on Saturday, April 11, 2026. 2026 César Chávez Holiday Parade & Festival Saturday, April 11, 2026 - Festival (24th St. from Folsom to Bryant) - 11am to 6pm - Parade (Dolores Park at 19th Street) - Starts at 11am FREE
Mission District
fromMission Local
2 weeks ago

Excelsior Buzz: Thai curry with yard sale, and new pupusa joint on the way

We'll open again in about ten days,
Mission District
fromsfist.com
3 weeks ago

SF Supervisors Vow to Keep Mission Cultural Center at Its Current Home, Regardless of Financial Problems

The Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts has been a nearly 50-year cultural anchor at 24th and Mission streets, particularly for its Dia de los Muertos activities and Carnaval dance classes and after parade meet-ups. But the venue has always operated 52 weeks a year, with other arts classes and cultural programming. That's why it was such a punch in the gut to so many people when the Mission Cultural Center closed abruptly last month,
Mission District
Mission District
fromsfist.com
1 month ago

Mission Cultural Center Abruptly Closes, Was Apparently Drowning in Red Ink

The Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts closed due to bankruptcy, laid off staff, and is requesting an early $300,000 grant disbursement to avoid closure.
fromFuncheap
1 month ago

16th & Mission Open Mic (w/out a mic)

For 18 years, this outdoor " open mic-without-a-mic " has welcomed poets, musicians, emcees, comedy, and everything in between. In the best of San Francisco tradition, everyone is welcome, all forms of expression, in any language. On the southwest streetcorner by the BART station, amidst the pigeons, under the stars. Support your local streetcorner, and come scream at the void with us!
Mission District
Mission District
fromMission Local
1 month ago

'I'm proud of my hearse!' Dead Reckoning takes on death in the Bay Area

Dead Reckoning podcast examines San Francisco's macabre history and burial mysteries through researched, conversational episodes produced by Beth Winegarner, Courtney Minick, and Carolyn Kissick.
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

$5 Off: "Your Fucked Up Relationship" Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday)

Since 2011, San Francisco's hottest improv show remains " Your Fucked Up Relationship." - Improvised scenes inspired by your ridiculous, fucked up relationships. Everyone has had at least one. You tell us your story, we show you ours. You laugh, we laugh, and we all hook up at the end. KIDDING! Maybe. The show is fully improvised, using the audience's story as inspiration. We will ask for volunteers and volunteers only at the ticket booth.
Mission District
fromMission Local
2 months ago

17 Reasons why?

I got my start in newspapers at the Albuquerque Tribune in the city where I was born and raised. Like many local news outlets, The Tribune no longer exists. I left daily newspapers after working at The New York Times for the business, foreign and city desks. Lucky for all of us, it is still here.
Mission District
Mission District
fromMission Local
2 months ago

The Top 25 most-read Mission Local stories of 2025

San Francisco faces overlapping crises: public-safety breakdowns, drug and homelessness emergencies, policing and surveillance controversies, and disruptive tech-company incidents affecting residents.
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