Trump says San Francisco ‘went wrong,' but crime data shows otherwise. Homicides are their lowest since 1954, robberies since 1985, and smash-and-grabs are down by more than half since 2022. via @kellywaldron.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/10/trum...

A new amendment to S.F.'s zoning plan would exempt some 84,000 rent controlled units -- that's about 46% of all units in the current proposal. Explore our map to see the changes: w/ @io-y-g.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/10/rent...

Rent-controlled buildings with three or more units will be exempted from SF's upzoning plan. See how the map changes in our article below. via @io-y-g.bsky.social and @kellywaldron.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/10/rent...

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District 2 Supervisor Stephen Sherrill is not against Mayor Lurie’s proposal to upzone San Francisco, he said. The alternative, he warned, would be far worse. via @kellywaldron.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/10/sf-u...

Precincts that most strongly rejected Joel Engardio's Prop. K to close the Great Highway are also the precincts that most strongly supported the recall.

TODAY: Mission Local has reporters across District 4 for live updates and analysis on the recall election of Supervisor Joel Engardio. Results are expected at 8:45 p.m. Follow along: missionlocal.org/2025/09/sf-j...

On Monday, Mayor Daniel Lurie announced at a rally that a $750 million emergency transit funding loan is back on the table. It remains unclear why the loan, which was approved and allocated for in the June State budget, is in flux. via @kellywaldron.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/09/sf-7...

So proud of my friends at Mission Local Guild for their new union!

Exciting news! We, Mission Local staff, are forming a union. Read our Mission Statement below. cwalocals.org/mission-loca...

The release went out on Aug. 5: Mayor Lurie "secures" $3.4M for immigrant legal defense, his team wrote, despite a "historic" deficit. It wasn't so—Lurie didn't help w/the money, but he did take credit. In fact, he opted not to renew immigrant legal aid. missionlocal.org/2025/08/sf-m...

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...

In District 10, 20 percent of roads were never adopted as official city or state roads — leaving residents in charge of repairs and maintenance.

JUST IN: Several city workers were arrested during a protest during the Board of Supervisors meeting at City Hall. Some 100 union members had interrupted the meeting to call attention to the mayor's proposed layoffs. via @kellywaldron.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/06/unio...

Mayor Lurie dropped his budget proposal on Friday, proclaiming that over 1,400 S.F. government positions would be eliminated in an effort to close the city’s deficit. But only a third of those cuts would lead to any budget savings. via @kellywaldron.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/06/mayo...

JUST IN: On Friday Mayor Lurie unveiled his two-year budget proposal. The proposal preserves funding for public safety and street conditions, but slashes nonprofit spending by some $100M and eliminates around 100 city workers. missionlocal.org/2025/05/luri...

San Francisco has a $15.9B budget. The mayor only has direct control over a fraction of that. Here's how different funds are baked into the city's budget: via @kellywaldron.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/05/what...

ICYMI: Mayor Daniel Lurie promised 1,500 new shelter beds. We are tracking his progress. And here's how he's doing so far. missionlocal.org/2025/05/dani...

San Francisco is on the eve of $782M in budget cuts. Here’s the $16B budget we’re working with. via @kellywaldron.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/05/expl...

Michael Moritz and Chris Larsen heavily supported Mayor Daniel Lurie’s opponents during last year’s election. Now, they are backing a new public-private street-cleaning initiative unveiled by Lurie on Thursday. via @kellywaldron.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/05/luri...

Krispy Krunchy Chicken is famous for hand-breaded, Cajun-spiced, Louisiana-style fried chicken. The chain is usually found in gas stations or convenience stores — but now a standalone store has just opened on 24th Street, next to the BART plaza. missionlocal.org/2025/05/kris...

Mayor Lurie is adding 57 locked beds at the Behavioral Health Center. But these beds are to replace 97 existing residential beds at the center & displace 82 long-term patients currently living there. “They are playing numbers games now,” says union rep. missionlocal.org/2025/05/sf-b...

SFPD says its officers working as security guards are ‘out in the community.’ But mostly, they’re downtown. Here's a map of where SFPD officers worked private security gigs over a five-year period: via @jrivanob.bsky.social & @kellywaldron.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/05/sfpd...

Over 1/4 of drug arrests/citations in San Francisco now come from a single intersection: 16th & Mission, per a Mission Local analysis. The corner is 0.2% of the city but had 27% of its drug reports in March, when SFPD ramped up enforcement there. missionlocal.org/2025/04/sf-d...

The graffiti-ridden and trash-infested Civic Center Inn has long been a blight in San Francisco's Tenderloin. Since it closed two years ago, neighbors say it’s gotten worse. But a reverend wants to try and buy it anyway. via @miss-elenius.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/04/sf-t...

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...

Mayor Lurie has been in office for almost 100 days — here's an extremely detailed list of everything he has done so far: missionlocal.org/2025/04/trac...

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-...

Insiders universally say San Francisco's new mayor is a ‘nice guy’ and has changed the city's politics. But is Lurie's honeymoon period ending? via @kellywaldron.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/04/how-...

San Francisco is embarking upon a huge upzoning, increasing height limits & density mostly in the low-lying west side of the city. Is your home affected? Use our map to see how zoning will change in your neighborhood. by @kellywaldron.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/04/how-...

Love a good second-day story that points out that the current DA is quoted as admitting to a freaking misdemeanor in the first-day story, and yet somehow that is not noted or contextualized (IT IS CONTEXTUALIZED HERE. COME HERE FOR THE CONTEXT).

Nearly three years in, El Chato has become exactly what its owners promised: a no-nonsense, daily fiesta where every glass of wine is an invitation to let loose and live a little. Or live a lot — if you find yourself on the receiving end of a porrón. missionlocal.org/2025/04/the-...

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...

Bus driver Mc Allen wants ‘Transit Operator Day’ to be more than a busman’s holiday. So he is setting a big goal: He wants riders to make 550,000 trips and submit 500 operator commendations on Tuesday. via @kellywaldron.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/03/this...

Folks! Check out the first article I made for @missionlocal.org ! It's been a blast to work on, and excited to make more 😉

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.

JUST IN: Prop. K foes announced they will sue San Francisco and its Board of Supervisors over the closure of Great Highway. Their suit will attempt to nullify the measure ok'd by nearly 55% of San Franciscans to close the oceanside roadway by @esksf.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/03/prop...

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!

Every Friday, friends & strangers gather outside KJ’s house in the Mission for a “stoop sit"—resting by a fire pit, chatting, eating cookies. It all started because of Curtis Kimball, the “crème brûlée guy," who died in February at 46. by @kellywaldron.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/03/crem...

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-...

On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors voted to remove Max Carter-Oberstone from the police commission, in a 2-9 vote. Supervisors Melgar and Fielder voted against the motion. via @kellywaldron.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/02/supe...

Curtis Kimball, who became known for selling $3 crême brûlées from a cart in 2009, and later for serving up free pancakes, died on Feb. 19. “He brought people together—one brûlée, one pancake, and one laugh at a time,” Kimball’s kin wrote. missionlocal.org/2025/02/sf-c...

Read through Mission Local's *first-ever* impact report. 2024 was big for us: Two "general excellence" state & national awards, a commitment to in-depth election coverage, seven interns, nearly a thousand new donors (!), & much more. Take a look: missionlocal.org/2025/02/read...

JUST IN: MAGA hat and DOGE t-shirt clad men demanded access to files at San Francisco City Hall today. They were refused and fled. Sheriff's department says they believe the men were impersonators. via @miss-elenius.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/02/sf-m...

Photographer Gustavo Hernandez has been walking the Tenderloin taking portraits of people who live there. Some move there because they love it. Others do so because they don't have a whole lot of other options. Everyone, though, has something to say about it. missionlocal.org/2025/02/tend...

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Sunday’s police chase is exactly the kind of incident for which Prop. E was intended. At the same time, the dangerous pursuit, violent crash and subsequent hospitalization of six people, was also exactly the kind of calamity Prop. E’s detractors feared. missionlocal.org/2025/02/sf-p...

UPDATE: The SUV crashed after a high-speed police chase, according to SFPD & witnesses. The SUV was going 60mph, a witness said. Police said it had been involved in a burglary near Stonestown Mall. The fire chief said the two in critical condition are an adult & child.

Peruse another collection of portraits taken by Jay A. Martin. In this series, Martin documents public life in Chinatown — including games of mahjong, cards and people watching. missionlocal.org/2025/02/chin...