The Top 25 most-read Mission Local stories of 2025
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The Top 25 most-read Mission Local stories of 2025
" Day 71 of the 16th St. Plaza crackdown: Street smells are so bad, residents can't open windows," May 21, by Jose Alonso Velazquez"
"Waymo halts service during massive S.F. blackout after causing traffic jams," Dec. 20, by Joe Rivano Barros"
"' We're going to be covering the entire city with drones:' SFPD accepts billionaire's $9.4M gift," June 5, by Frankie Solinsky Duryea"
"Parents, school staff, and residents at 16th and Mission sound the alarm: 'It's ugly to live like this,'" April 30, by Oscar Palma"
San Francisco faces concentrated public-safety and public-health breakdowns around 16th Street and Mission, where residents report unbearable street odors and fear that prevent them from opening windows or leaving homes. Parents, school staff, and neighbors describe living conditions as intolerable while enforcement actions produce many arrests with few charges. Policing decisions and a $9.4 million donated drone program raise surveillance and civil-rights concerns. Autonomous-vehicle operations disrupted transportation during a citywide blackout and faced allegations of harming community fixtures. City leadership navigates legal and political limits while dealing with corporate deals, fiscal oversights, and a persistent drug crisis.
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