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WEBOct 20, 2023 · Dosas and mimosas: New businesses, fresh flavors in the Mission. by Gilare Zada July 21, 2023, 10:32 am.
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 …
Rent relief denied; applicants plan to appeal before July 1 deadline ...
WEBJun 15, 2022 · Ross is one of 144,000 statewide whose applications for rent relief have been declined, according to the state housing department. Overall, some 320,000 households were approved, amounting to $3.7 billion. A study by the National Equity Atlas suggests thousands of San Franciscans, about 29 percent, have been denied.
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WEBAbout. Since 2008, Mission Local, an independent news site based in the Mission District, has been focused on high-impact, enterprise reporting on everything from police reform to corruption at City Hall, housing, and the gig economy. Core to our mission is training the next generation of journalists who reflect the diversity of San Francisco.
City makes its case for axing 51 ficus trees along 24th Street corridor
WEBApr 23, 2019 · Photo by Annie Berman. On Monday evening, dozens of opinionated Mission locals attended a combined community meeting and walking tour of 24th Street’s beautiful yet troubled ficus trees — 51 of which have been slated for removal as early as June. According to city officials, the determination comes after years of local complaints about ...
Feds charge Recology exec in purported Mohammed Nuru bribery …
WEBNov 20, 2020 · Nuru, Recology allegedly conspired to raise SF customers’ garbage rates, while taking $1 million. The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday charged a former Recology executive, Paul Giusti, with money laundering and bribery — charges stemming from what prosecutors describe as a long-running bribe …
Author Archives: Joe Eskenazi - Mission Local
WEBSep 16, 2024 · Author Archives: Joe Eskenazi. Joe Eskenazi. Managing Editor/Columnist. Joe was born in San Francisco, raised in the Bay Area, and attended U.C. Berkeley. He never left. “Your humble narrator” was a writer and columnist for SF Weekly from 2007 to 2015, and a senior editor at San Francisco Magazine from 2015 to 2017.
Are ‘resource hubs,’ a pandemic lifeline for many, here to stay?
WEBDec 9, 2021 · Investing in community. And, while the hubs have been a lifeline for people needing a little support during a pandemic, they also serve to reinforce and strengthen community ties. Those staffing the hubs have been, in large part, young adults, many from within the community. “At least 50 percent of our Latino Task Force workforce are actually ...
Covering the Police Archives - Mission Local
WEBAug 22, 2017 · Mission Station gets new police captain, its fifth in four years. by Eleni Balakrishnan August 28, 2024, 10:07 am.