Man hit by what appeared to be a flash grenade on Thursday morning. Flash bangs were launched at crowd of Bay Area protesters just as Customs & Border Protection SUVs drove onto a base in Alameda. CBP & others are arriving as part of an immigration surge.

After talking to tech barons, Trump tells Mayor Lurie he's "calling off" a "surge" of feds to SF. It's not clear if this applies to ICE/Border Patrol or just to the Nat'l Guard. It's not clear what will befall other area cities. missionlocal.org/2025/10/ice-...

Oakland mayor Barbara Lee tells Mission Local that the situation is “fluid” and “all we know is what the press is reporting.” She confirms that “I haven’t heard from the president.” Follow along our updates here: missionlocal.org/2025/10/ice-...

Meanwhile, Mayor Daniel Lurie at noon addressed his conversation with Trump and Trump's decision to call off the “surge” of S.F. What exactly that “surge” would look like did not seem to have been defined over the course of that conversation.

S.F. announced $3.5M in funding for immigrant legal aid & ICE hotline. Supes emphasized that even with federal "surge" called off, ICE agents have been arresting immigrants in S.F. for months & many had no legal representation. via @io-y-g.bsky.social & Xueer Lu missionlocal.org/2025/10/sf-a...

Benioff's about face to full-throated embrace of Trump—partly, as this reporting reveals, in pursuit of lucrative ICE contracts—is particularly odious

Salesforce told ICE that its A.I. software could help the agency nearly triple its staff, according to internal documents, as President Trump expands immigration raids and deportations around the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...

Rep. Gomez of LA is demanding "immediate action to protect & free" Em Wilder, former AP reporter on the latest Gaza flotilla for @JewishCurrents "I must insist on an immediate update from your dept. on the efforts being made to secure her safe treatment & immediate release"

this is a massive downsizing of what would have been the Mission’s largest affordable housing project 513 units to 465 last year — now it’ll be just 100, an 80% drop

Logan Hollarsmith, who was born in San Francisco & was one of the Gaza flotilla members held in an Israeli prison, is being released his mother says no local elected except Sup. Fielder reached out to her—& almost none returned our requests for comment

the ACLU has sued ICE, saying its San Francisco holding cells are filthy, freezing, & unconstitutional and in its suit, it cites Mission Local's reporting *three* times

We've been a top outlet covering ICE here in San Francisco, w/reporters at immigration hearings, covering protests, & digging into data day in, day out. We're now looking to hire a full-time immigration reporter to keep it going. If you can, help us: mission-local.donorsupport.co/page/immigra...

our deep dive into the 80-year history of 630 Sansome—the ICE HQ in San Francisco it's become a magnet for protests, asylum-seekers are kept there for 72+ hrs in holding cells, & it was once called a "skyscraper concentration camp" missionlocal.org/2025/08/ice-...

Hey! We're one of the top 25 most-read nonprofit news sites *nationally.* That's right! Alongside heavy-hitting folks like ProPublica, Mother Jones, & The Intercept. We're very proud of this, and thanks to all of you for reading us. www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/nonp...

a little bit ago now, at 11PM, San Francisco police & sheriff's deputies rushed July 4 crowds in the Mission they'd been lighting fireworks near Garfield Park, as they do most years, before SFPD declared unlawful assembly they routed the crowd, at least one was arrested

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Crankstart, the personal foundation of VC billionaire Michael Moritz, has given $3.4M to the San Francisco public defender's office for immigrant defense. The gift will let the office hire 3 more attorneys to fight deportations. by @jrivanob.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/06/foun...

video of ICE arrests happening now in San Francisco, outside court protesters attempting to stop mini-van from driving off, banging on the hood, opening its sliding doors at least 2 were arrested outside court today

of note: this is about the same number of people arrested as in Los Angeles since Friday LA is a city many, many times bigger than San Francisco

SFPD rushed crowd at tonight's anti-ICE protests, which started at 6pm at the ICE HQ in San Francisco they formed up in riot gear, crowd members took up barricades, police pushed back against them, & then rushed at least one detained on ground full story: missionlocal.org/2025/06/sf-i...

ICE nabbed at least 15 people in San Francisco on Wednesday, including a 3-year-old they were at regular check-ins w/ICE when they were taken one family, a 25-year-old mom & two kids, was put in a Texas detention center missionlocal.org/2025/06/ice-...

Mission Local took home ~12~ prizes from the California Journalism Awards this weekend, honoring the best in 2024 reporting across the state. We got 1st place for our money-in-politics series, BigMoneySF, & for our election-related informational graphics. missionlocal.org/2025/05/miss...

Mayor Daniel Lurie on Tuesday announced a slate of reforms aimed at boosting San Francisco's flagging number of police officers & sheriff's deputies. But the order also said the city is going to look into ballooning overtime costs at SFPD. by @jrivanob.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/05/mayo...

San Francisco's new mayor owes much of his record so far to his predecessor. Of the nine substantial pieces of legislation passed or initiated by the Lurie administration since Jan. 8, six of them were initiated under former Mayor London Breed. missionlocal.org/2025/04/on-1...

On the first Friday of April, a father sat in SF’s Behavioral Health Court for 7 hours, hoping to see his son diverted away from a criminal trial and toward psychiatric help.  “It’s sad,” he said. “His fate is in another person’s hand.” via @abineely.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/04/defe...

Mission Local has compiled all of Mayor Lurie’s substantive actions from his time in office so far: 16 appointments, nine signature pieces of legislation, and a couple dozen other acts, from permits to executive orders. Here are his major moves: missionlocal.org/2025/04/trac...

MIT following Harvard's lead here

Mayor Daniel Lurie is in control of many things in San Francisco. But Market Street isn't one. Closing the street to cars in 2020 took majority votes at *two* city boards. So how did Waymo get onto Market last week, after a "welcome" from the mayor? missionlocal.org/2025/04/how-...

In a sit-down interview, Mayor Daniel Lurie said police would follow drug dealers and users around town for as long as it took. We asked: How do you get beyond just following them? missionlocal.org/2025/04/inte...

Hey thanks! We like to think so. A reminder: 99% of our donations are $500 or less. Your $5/mo, or whatever you can give, really matters: missionlocal.org/support-our-...

San Francisco's recovery plan for its decimated Downtown is complicated, and much of it beyond the reach of any one city. The stuff we've done so far, however, isn't complicated: Get young people downtown — and get them a drink. missionlocal.org/2025/04/sf-p... From @esksf.bsky.social

DA Brooke Jenkins has, in her years atop the office, moved drastically away from the diversion programs championed by her ousted predecessor, Chesa Boudin. Now, to borrow the line from the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean," *she's in one.* missionlocal.org/2025/04/broo... From @esksf.bsky.social

Say hi to Sunset Dunes, the new park on the Upper Great Highway. The Rec and Park Commission voted 4-2 for the name on Wednesday. The park is set to officially open on Saturday — but amid the festivities, its future may still change. by @junyao-yang.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/04/sf-g...

Despite years of corruption scandals & the removal of eight top officials, San Francisco's ethics guardrails remain weak & ineffectual, a new city report found. Potential conflicts of interest, the report found, need more oversight. by @xueerlu.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/03/sf-c...

SF DA Jenkins said she will prosecute children as adults in broader circumstances — a “switch” from her campaign pledge. She cited the “utter failure” of the city's juvenile justice facility. Defense attorneys say her data is inaccurate. via @abineely.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/03/s-f-...

See more, & see cartoons of other supervisors, from our new illustrator intern: missionlocal.org/2025/03/new-...

It's a new term, a new Board of Supervisors, & all 11 have got plans & goals for the coming years. Most San Franciscans don't know much about their local electeds—so we put pencil to paper, illustrating a bit about their backgrounds & promises. First up: Connie Chan.

an attendee of a 1-1 meeting between Mayor Lurie & homeless families: “You mentioned your children, & what a nightmare it would be to have no housing for your children...There was a room full of parents & children there, & you told us that you would evict not one family.”

Mayor Lurie & SFPD Chief Scott this morning touted a late-night raid on 16th & Mission yesterday, part of a new crackdown on "troubled spots" across San Francisco. But the total haul from the vaunted raid? Four arrests, & 1 oz. of drugs. missionlocal.org/2025/03/mayo...

The hottest bar in San Francisco today was at City Hall. Sup. Matt Dorsey, who's made his personal drug recovery central to his politics, hosted a St. Patty's Day, Guinness-fueled kegger around noon. The irony wasn't lost on him: “Yeah, I was laughing." missionlocal.org/2025/03/sf-s...

San Francisco has given thousands displaced by 1950s & '60s redevelopment "certificates of preference," letting them skip long housing waitlists. But very few have used it. "It's pathetic, honestly...it just makes you want to cry." by @miss-elenius.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/03/sf-h...

San Francisco's first full "permeable pavement" road has been tanked after neighborhood opposition. At issue? The permeable bricks—which reduce flooding & pollution by absorbing rainwater, reducing runoff—would've made desired speed bumps impossible. missionlocal.org/2025/03/san-...

A city report last year found SFPD overtime had surged to $108M over a 1-year period amid poor oversight & widespread abuse. But later this month, Mayor Lurie is asking for more: $61M for SFPD officers & $30M for sheriff's deputies. by @jrivanob.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/03/mayo...

Sup. Shamann Walton is bristling at change in plans for a Bayview homeless shelter that was meant to be a "tiny home village" & RV site. Now, Walton says Mayor Lurie wants "200-plus" beds, helping to "warehouse" homeless people in the city's southeast. missionlocal.org/2025/03/supe...

Earlier today the LA Times had AI-generated counterpoints to a column from @gustavoarellano.bsky.social. His piece argued that Anaheim, the city he grew up in, should not forget its KKK past. The AI "well, actually"-ed the KKK. It has since been taken off the piece. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Press freedom is under attack nationally, but this is a reminder: Mission Local is a nonprofit, with no billionaire owner and no business venture other than reporting the news. We're reader-supported, and you can help us stay that way: missionlocal.org/support-our-...

Despite everything he's tried, the vast majority of Americans, including six in ten Republicans, still really don't like Mark Zuckerberg www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Interesting to see Tosca Musk get a friendly profile here. Around the time of the election I had reached out to her to report on something regarding her politics. She hung up on me and told her mother, who proceeded to bring up my race in a public tweet. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

I'm hearing now that *every* technologist CFPB hired to investigate Big Tech was fired this evening. That's somewhere between 70-100 people. wired.com/story/dozens-of-cfpb-workers-terminated-in-after-hours-firing-blitz/