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the San Francisco teachers' strike will, barring an overnight deal, enter Day 4 tomorrowâwages 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
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campaign finance update: Stephen Sherrill, the appointed Marina supervisor, has fundraised more than 2x his opponent, Lori Brookeâ$223K vs. $101K in direct funds, & more in PAC money & public financing plus: a GrowSF PAC raised $17K for Sherrill, mostly from his relatives
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NEW campaign filings in San Franciscoâs District 4 race Natalie Gee has outraised all her opponents, combined, as of Dec. 31 Alan Wong is in 3rdâbut has checks from Daniel Lurie and others in his office from
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12 days ago
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?
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âMarch for Billionairesâ planned in San Francisco. Is it satire?
New group is advertising a "March for Billionaires" in San Francisco. Their language closely mirrors real tech executivesâ rhetoric.
https://missionlocal.org/2026/02/sf-march-for-billionaires-tax/
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ProPublica has identified Alex Prettiâs killers
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messaged w/the organizers behind thisâthey say it's real "We sincerely believe what weâre saying. We think most American billionaires have had greatly positive societal impacts..." they want to challenge anti-billionaire views by âhighlighting their contributions"
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This is just insane. Itâs only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here. (clip via MPR and
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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 âDo they really believe that we are that stupid?â
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In unanimous vote, S.F. commission urges release of info on Lurie-Trump call
San Francisco's public-records commission said Mayor Lurie likely broke the law by keeping secret records about his call with the president.
https://missionlocal.org/2026/01/sf-daniel-lurie-donald-trump-ice-call-2/
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Mission Local
about 1 month ago
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
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S.F. judge tosses lawsuit claiming Great Highway closure was illegal
Sunset Dunes is safe â for now. Supporters of the park hope to put the issue to rest. But opponents may appeal within 60 days.
https://missionlocal.org/2026/01/sf-judge-dismiss-lawsuit-great-highway/
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Mission Local
about 1 month ago
Mission Local surveyed dozens of S.F. RV dwellers on the cost of their vehicles. For some, the cityâs cash offer is a welcome relief. But others could lose thousands. via
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S.F. offers cash to get RVs off the street. For some, itâs a deal. Others could lose thousands.
At $175 per square foot, many living in broken down RVs are taking up an offer that guarantees thousands. But others may face steep debt.
https://missionlocal.org/2026/01/s-f-offers-cash-to-get-rvs-off-the-street-for-some-its-a-deal-others-could-lose-thousands/
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Mission Local
about 1 month ago
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.
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S.F. immigration court to close at yearâs end, sources say
The court's closure will leave one remaining immigration court building in San Francisco by 2027.
https://missionlocal.org/2026/01/s-f-immigration-court-closure/
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Mission Local
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Mayor Daniel Lurie is teaming up with Board President Rafael Mandelman to reform San Franciscoâs 548-page city charter. And the pair has assembled a 31-person working group to take on the issue.
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Meet the 31 people tasked with reshaping San Francisco's constitution
To reform S.F.âs 548-page city charter, Mayor Daniel Lurie and Board President Rafael Mandelman formed a 31-member working group.
https://missionlocal.org/2026/01/sf-charter-reform-working-group/
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about 1 month ago
This is the video.
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Mission Local
about 2 months ago
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.
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13th S.F. immigration judge fired. Court will soon have just 4 judges left.
The firing comes in the wake of mass dismissals by the Trump administration since April of this year.
https://missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-immigration-judges-fired-arwen-swink-ice/
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Mission Local
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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?"
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Hundreds of asylum-seekers may be sent to Honduras, Ecuador, Uganda following S.F. immigration ruling
Immigrants who have never been to countries as far flung as Ecuador or Uganda are now at risk of being deported there.
https://missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-dhs-immigration-asylum-seekers-honduras-ice/
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Mission Local
4 months ago
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.
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Mission Local
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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.
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Live updates: Lurie says Trump 'calling off' plans for fed deployment in SF â other cities uncertain
President Trump deployed federal agents to Alameda ahead of what the Coast Guard said is a Bay Area-wide operation. Check back for updates.
https://missionlocal.org/2025/10/ice-agents-sf-bay-area/
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Oakland mayor Barbara Lee tells Mission Local that the situation is âfluidâ and âall we know is what the press is reporting.â She confirms that âI havenât heard from the president.â Follow along our updates here:
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Live updates: Fed action called off in S.F., reports rise in Oakland
President Trump deployed federal agents to Alameda ahead of what the Coast Guard said is a Bay Area-wide operation. Check back for updates.
https://missionlocal.org/2025/10/ice-agents-sf-bay-area/
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Mission Local
4 months ago
Meanwhile, Mayor Daniel Lurie at noon addressed his conversation with Trump and Trump's decision to call off the âsurgeâ of S.F. What exactly that âsurgeâ would look like did not seem to have been defined over the course of that conversation.
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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
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S.F. to give $3.5M more to immigrant services after Trump deployment scare
Supe. Connie Chan on Thursday announced an additional $3.5 million to immigrant legal defense and the San Francisco Rapid Response Network.
https://missionlocal.org/2025/10/sf-additional-immigration-funding-connie-chan/
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Benioff's about face to full-throated embrace of Trumpâpartly, as this reporting reveals, in pursuit of lucrative ICE contractsâis particularly odious
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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.
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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"
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this is a massive downsizing of what would have been the Missionâs largest affordable housing project 513 units to 465 last year â now itâll be just 100, an 80% drop
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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 herâ& almost none returned our requests for comment
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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
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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:
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our deep dive into the 80-year history of 630 Sansomeâthe 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"
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ICE HQ in S.F.âs Financial District has 80-year history of detaining immigrants
Decades ago, 630 Sansome St. was called a San Francisco "skyscraper concentration camp." It is still in use today.
https://missionlocal.org/2025/08/ice-hq-in-s-f-s-financial-district-has-an-80-year-history-of-detaining-immigrants/
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Mission Local
7 months ago
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.
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Nonprofit news sites are built to generate impact â but these are also generating audiences
In markets large and small, these nonprofit news organizations are achieving traffic numbers that many commercial outlets would envy. Here's our first monthly ranking of the top 25 nonprofit news site...
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/nonprofit-news-sites-are-built-to-generate-impact-but-these-are-also-generating-audiences/
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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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8 months ago
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
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Foundation of Michael Moritz, VC billionaire, gives $3.4M to S.F. immigrant defense
Crankstart, the personal foundation of the VC billionaire, has given at least $36 million to San Francisco city departments.
https://missionlocal.org/2025/06/foundation-of-michael-moritz-vc-billionaire-gives-3-4m-to-s-f-immigrant-defense/
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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
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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
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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:
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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
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Immigrants fearful as ICE nabs at least 15 in S.F. â including toddler
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement arrested at least 15 people Wednesday in San Francisco, sparking fear among residents.
https://missionlocal.org/2025/06/ice-arrest-san-francisco-toddler/
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9 months ago
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.
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Mission Local wins 12 honors at the California Journalism Awards
Our money-in-politics series BigMoneySF was awarded 1st place for in-depth reporting, and our election-related graphics got 1st place too.
https://missionlocal.org/2025/05/mission-local-wins-12-honors-at-the-california-journalism-awards/
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9 months ago
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
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Mayor Lurie unveils package boosting S.F. law enforcement hiring
The San Francisco mayor's executive order seeks to address short staffingâand also calls for an evaluation of ballooning overtime costs.
https://missionlocal.org/2025/05/mayor-lurie-unveils-package-boosting-s-f-law-enforcement-hiring/
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Mission Local
10 months ago
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.
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On 100-day mark, majority of Mayor Lurieâs legislation is inherited from Breed
Of the nine substantial pieces of legislation passed or initiated by the Lurie administration, six of them were initiated under former Mayor London Breed.
https://missionlocal.org/2025/04/on-100-day-mark-majority-of-mayor-luries-legislation-is-inherited-from-breed/
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On the first Friday of April, a father sat in SFâs Behavioral Health Court for 7 hours, hoping to see his son diverted away from a criminal trial and toward psychiatric help. âItâs sad,â he said. âHis fate is in another personâs hand.â via
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Defendants clamor for diversion in S.F. Behavioral Health Court. Not everyone gets in.
One father waited for seven hours to see his son diverted away from a criminal trial, and toward psychiatric help.
https://missionlocal.org/2025/04/defendants-clamor-for-diversion-in-s-f-behavioral-health-court-not-everyone-gets-in/
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Mission Local
10 months ago
Mission Local has compiled all of Mayor Lurieâs 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:
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Tracking Mayor Lurie's first 100 days in office
Mission Local has compiled all of Lurieâs substantive actions from his time in office so far â here are the his major moves.
https://missionlocal.org/2025/04/tracking-sf-mayor-luries-first-100-days-in-office/
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10 months ago
MIT following Harvard's lead here
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Mission Local
10 months ago
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?
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How did Waymo get onto Market Street?
Lyft canât go there. Neither can Uber. Who gave Waymo a Market Street monopoly?
https://missionlocal.org/2025/04/how-did-waymo-get-onto-market-street/
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Mission Local
10 months ago
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?
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Interview: Mayor Lurie talks 16th and Mission and how S.F. wonât âarrest our way out of this problemâ
Nearly 100 days into his term as San Francisco mayor, Daniel Lurie reflects on his strategies on street conditions and the drug crisis.
https://missionlocal.org/2025/04/interview-mayor-lurie-talks-16th-and-mission-and-how-s-f-wont-arrest-our-way-out-of-this-problem/
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10 months ago
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:
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10 months ago
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 â and get them a drink.
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10 months ago
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.*
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DA Brooke Jenkins, in the ultimate irony, is placed in diversionary program
DAâs stated rationale to State Bar for downloading and disseminating privileged information appears to be a tacit admission of breaking the law
https://missionlocal.org/2025/04/brooke-jenkins-diversion-state-bar/
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10 months ago
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 â but amid the festivities, its future may still change. by
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Say hello to Sunset Dunes park â and maybe a ballot measure to bury it
Sunset Dunes is set to replace the Great Highway, and officially opens on Saturday. But a ballot measure may challenge the whole thing.
https://missionlocal.org/2025/04/sf-great-highway-park-named-sunset-dunes/
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Mission Local
11 months ago
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
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S.F. is weak and ineffective at preventing conflicts of interest, report finds
Despite years of corruption scandals and the removal of eight department head-level officials, San Francisco's ethics guardrails remain weak.
https://missionlocal.org/2025/03/sf-corruption-scandals-city-hall-budget-legislative-analyst-report/
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SF DA Jenkins said she will prosecute children as adults in broader circumstances â a âswitchâ from her campaign pledge. She cited the âutter failureâ of the city's juvenile justice facility. Defense attorneys say her data is inaccurate. via
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S.F. DA Jenkins wants to try more children as adults in âswitchâ from campaign pledge
Brooke Jenkins says the city's new juvenile justice facility is an "utter failure." Defense attorneys say her data is inaccurate.
https://missionlocal.org/2025/03/s-f-da-jenkins-wants-to-try-more-children-as-adults-in-switch-from-campaign-pledge/
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