I'm thrilled to take on this role at a time when I think we're doing some of the best local reporting in the country, with far fewer resources than other newsrooms I've learned more than I can say from Lydia, Joe E. & the rest of the crew—very thankful for the mentorship

This has been a long time coming! We're expanding our footprint across San Francisco, we're hiring a tech/power reporter to dive in on Silicon Valley, we're continuing our deep coverage of City Hall, jails, immigration, & more Onwards & upwards for all of us at Mission Local

the San Francisco teachers' strike will, barring an overnight deal, enter Day 4 tomorrow—wages have been a major sticking point how much do teachers make vs. city-employed workers? they make less, much less: on average, almost half what nurses make, and $50K less than cops

campaign finance update: Stephen Sherrill, the appointed Marina supervisor, has fundraised more than 2x his opponent, Lori Brooke—$223K vs. $101K in direct funds, & more in PAC money & public financing plus: a GrowSF PAC raised $17K for Sherrill, mostly from his relatives

NEW campaign filings in San Francisco’s District 4 race Natalie Gee has outraised all her opponents, combined, as of Dec. 31 Alan Wong is in 3rd—but has checks from Daniel Lurie and others in his office from @junyaoyang.bsky.social

A new group is advertising a "March for Billionaires" in San Francisco next weekend, starting in wealthy Pac Heights. The group says a planned California billionaire tax would hit "value creators" who are "building, not taking." Is it satire? missionlocal.org/2026/02/sf-m...

ProPublica has identified Alex Pretti’s killers www.propublica.org/article/alex...

messaged w/the organizers behind this—they say it's real "We sincerely believe what we’re saying. We think most American billionaires have had greatly positive societal impacts..." they want to challenge anti-billionaire views by “highlighting their contributions"

This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here. (clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)

the Sunshine task force voted last night to urge Lurie to release info about his call w/Trump Lurie's team has kept some records secret, but says there's nothing to reveal commissioners were frustrated “Do they really believe that we are that stupid?” missionlocal.org/2026/01/sf-d...

A San Francisco judge denied all arguments in a lawsuit that challenged the Great Highway closure and sought to bring cars back to the coastal road. Park supporters hope it puts the issue to rest. But opponents say they may appeal. by @junyaoyang.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2026/01/sf-j...

Mission Local surveyed dozens of S.F. RV dwellers on the cost of their vehicles. For some, the city’s cash offer is a welcome relief. But others could lose thousands. via @marinanewman.bsky.social and @kellywaldron.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2026/01/s-f-...

With mass-firings reducing San Francisco's 100 Montgomery St. immigration court to just a handful of judges, it is now slated to close by year's end, Mission Local has learned. missionlocal.org/2026/01/s-f-...

Mayor Daniel Lurie is teaming up with Board President Rafael Mandelman to reform San Francisco’s 548-page city charter. And the pair has assembled a 31-person working group to take on the issue. missionlocal.org/2026/01/sf-c...

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A 13th immigration judge has just been fired in San Francisco. With other judges retiring, the court, which started 2025 with 21 judges, will have just four in the new year. It has the worse case backlog of any immigration court in California. missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-i...

In a sign of things to come, a San Francisco immigration judge on Thurs. said several asylum-seekers can be sent to Honduras, a country they have never been to. The move could mean the same for hundreds across the Bay Area. "What will I do in Honduras?" missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-d...

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...