San Franciscans submitted 2,000+ ideas to rename the Great Highway, which officially closed to cars last week. We have the full list, including: —Ocean Beach Park —Snowy Plover Park —Parky McParkface And of course, "Engardio's folly." via @junyao-yang.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/03/sf-g...

Talked about data reporting in smaller newsrooms at #NICAR25 in Minneapolis last week. For @missionlocal.org, sometimes that means going out and counting planters block by block! ICYMI: bit.ly/small-data-j Thanks @katereports.bsky.social @justinmyers.net and Cody Lillich for a great talk!

Trevor Mead became a lawyer in part to support his newest nighttime hobby: transforming into an LED T-Rex roaming thru Dolores Park. At night, "Doloresaurus" descends, an object of fascination for dogs, kids, & all manner of parkgoers. by @junyao-yang.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/03/san-...

Mayor Daniel Lurie has made downtown recovery a top priority, but a key part of that is missing: Maintaining fully-serviced public transit. With a $15M budget shortfall, Lurie's team appears resigned to Muni service cuts this summer. via @kellywaldron.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/02/mayo...

On Valentine’s Day in 1980, Insook and Kwangduk Kim, a young Korean couple, sold their first bouquet of flowers. 45 years later, they’ll sell their last — but their Balboa Green Garden Florist will continue on with new owners. by @junyao-yang.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/02/balb...

Three days a week, residents flock to a cafe tucked between an abandoned hotel and an auto body shop in the Tenderloin, and queue outside to get in. They keep coming for the top-shelf coffee, and the "radical hospitality." By @miss-elenius.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/01/cafe...

Charles Phan, the famed Vietnamese cook who started the Slanted Door in the Mission & transformed Asian cooking, died this week. He was 62. “The Mission — Charles changed it. He was the pioneer of the Mission...Charles opened it up.” via @junyao-yang.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/01/char...

At Internet Archive, employees working there for 3+ years can be cast in clay sculptures, created by Nuala Creed. “Most of our lives are what we work on. Let’s make sure people feel celebrated in doing it,” said founder Brewster Kahle. by @junyao-yang.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/01/inte...