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A new $500,000 investment into the 900 block of Market Street could be the start of a large-scale revamp of the theater ...
10/16/2026

A new $500,000 investment into the 900 block of Market Street could be the start of a large-scale revamp of the theater district that forms the gateway to the Tenderloin. ⁠
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The money will be used for a 12-month pilot program that will fund public art, “theater-inspired and interactive lighting” and subsidizing theater, performance, arts, culture or education spaces that sign leases to occupy vacant storefronts on the block. ⁠
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To Supervisor Bilal Mahmood the pilot project is a step towards a big goal: Transforming the Tenderloin’s theater district into something akin to New York City’s Broadway, where there are live shows every single day at every single theater. That kind of entertainment district, he said, could bring a billion dollars of new revenue into the city.⁠
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“There’s so much money being invested in downtown, but not into the Tenderloin; there’s been so much investment in tech, but not into the arts,” Mahmood said. This plan, he added, “shows that, as a city, we are investing in the arts and in all of the city, including the Tenderloin.”⁠
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✍️: Adriana Gutierrez ⁠
📸: Sarah Hopkins

Supervisor Connie Chan and state Sen. Scott Wiener are facing off Nov. 3 to become San Francisco’s first new congression...
10/16/2026

Supervisor Connie Chan and state Sen. Scott Wiener are facing off Nov. 3 to become San Francisco’s first new congressional representative in nearly 40 years. One will succeed Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi. ⁠
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Every week until Election Day, Mission Local is asking the candidates where they stand on a variety of issues. ⁠
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This week we asked Chan and Wiener: What healthcare reforms would you support?⁠
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On the campaign trail, a favorite talking point for both candidates is the need for Medicare for All, where the government provides healthcare insurance for everyone and replaces most private insurance. ⁠
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But plans to enact a system like Medicare for All have been proposed for decades with little progress towards actual adoption.
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✍️: Io Yeh Gilman ⁠
🖼️: Neil G. Ballard

On a recent day, Carolina had two immigration appointments in downtown San Francisco. The only saving grace: Ernesto Rod...
10/15/2026

On a recent day, Carolina had two immigration appointments in downtown San Francisco. The only saving grace: Ernesto Rodriguez, a social worker at her son’s elementary school in the Portola neighborhood. ⁠
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For at least 50 immigrant families in San Francisco facing immigration appointments or court hearings, public-school teachers and staff have become a lifeline.⁠
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Since January, 137 students and families in the San Francisco school system have been accompanied. None have been arrested so far. ⁠
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Carolina reflected on the educator-accompaniment program. “Thank God, along the way I found angels,” she said. ⁠
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“I really want to get the word out so newcomer families do not feel like they’re alone,” Rodriguez said. “We are not shying away from this.” ⁠
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If someone is detained by ICE in San Francisco, call the Rapid Response Hotline at (415) 200-1548 for urgent legal support. For accompaniment to immigration court or check-ins, call (203) 666-4472.
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✍️: Clara-Sophia Daly ⁠
📸: Zoe Malen

The Golden State Valkyries take on the Atlanta Dream Saturday, Oct. 17, at 12:30 p.m. at Chase Center in Game 1 of the W...
10/15/2026

The Golden State Valkyries take on the Atlanta Dream Saturday, Oct. 17, at 12:30 p.m. at Chase Center in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals, the first Finals appearance for the Valkyries in franchise history. ⁠
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Will their home-court advantage be enough? The city will be on its toes until tipoff.⁠
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Looking for a place to watch the game? WNBA Rough Notes has you covered with its “Ultimate Map of Valkyries Fandom.”
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✍️: Emmanuel Fonseca⁠
📸: Zoe Malen⁠
🗺️: Maya Goldberg-Safir

Despite a contentious public meeting, the San Francisco police commission voted Wednesday 5-1 to advance the first depar...
10/15/2026

Despite a contentious public meeting, the San Francisco police commission voted Wednesday 5-1 to advance the first departmental policy on police drone use since 2024.⁠
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The policy still requires approval from the Board of Supervisors. If passed, it will bar San Francisco police from using drones for a slew of reasons including personal use and “general surveillance.” ⁠
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At the same time, it allows officers to use drones for “public safety,” assistance in an “active criminal investigation” and during training.⁠
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The policy’s most significant change is that it will require officers to get a warrant if they are using a drone to explicitly look into the interior of a home or an enclosed private yard. ⁠
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The new policy also authorizes using drones for “community outreach,” like launching drones to show young students or members of the media how they work, as long as they are approved by someone at the rank of Captain or higher.⁠
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✍️: Frankie Solinsky Duryea ⁠
📸: Courtesy of Skydio

Edwin Michael Adams, 56, was the man killed during a police pursuit Monday that ended with him colliding into a bus shel...
10/15/2026

Edwin Michael Adams, 56, was the man killed during a police pursuit Monday that ended with him colliding into a bus shelter, the San Francisco medical examiner’s office said Wednesday. He was a resident of Pittsburg.⁠
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The San Francisco Police Department said that about 11:24 a.m. on Oct. 12, police officers spotted Adams riding a scooter near Eighth and Mission streets in SoMa. He was wanted for an outstanding warrant, the department said, and officers attempted to arrest him.⁠
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The department said that “as the officers attempted to apprehend the suspect, the suspect fled on a scooter. The suspect then collided with a street fixture and suffered injury.”⁠
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But three witnesses told Mission Local that Adams struck the metal pole when he was tackled by someone who appeared to be an undercover police officer. ⁠
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SFPD did not respond to multiple questions.⁠
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“We are deeply saddened by the passing of Mr. Adams, whom we proudly represented in connection with non-violent charges he did not yet have a chance to challenge at trial,” a spokesperson with the public defender’s office said.
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✍️/📸: Andres Jimenez Larios

A pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries after a collision with a vehicle near Fifth and Mission streets Wednesda...
10/15/2026

A pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries after a collision with a vehicle near Fifth and Mission streets Wednesday.⁠
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San Francisco police responded around 12:15 p.m. and rendered aid to the pedestrian, who was transported to a nearby hospital, according to SFPD. The driver remained at the scene.⁠
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The intersection is part of San Francisco’s High Injury Network, a collection of streets where severe and fatal traffic crashes are concentrated. ⁠
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The collision remains under investigation. Anyone with information is urged to contact SFPD at 415-575-4444.⁠
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✍️: Sarah Hopkins ⁠
📸: Lola M. Chavez

From Mission Local columnist Joe Eskenazi: “Gary McCoy, the improbable front-runner to be the next Castro supervisor, we...
10/15/2026

From Mission Local columnist Joe Eskenazi: “Gary McCoy, the improbable front-runner to be the next Castro supervisor, wears his troubled past as prominently as his oversized eyeglasses.” ⁠
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“It is not a subject he shies away from; McCoy highlights his many years as a homeless, HIV-positive drug addict as prominently as John McCain used to bring up his war record.” ⁠
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“Gary McCoy is not the only San Francisco politician who is a recovering drug addict. He is not the only local elected official or would-be elected official who has been arrested, adjudicated and incarcerated. And yet … his background has served as a scare tactic in a poll.” ⁠
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“That’s hardly the treatment GrowSF (who put out the poll) saw fit to dish out to other office-seekers, most notably Supervisor Matt Dorsey … so that’s strange. But I can’t say we’re shocked, shocked.” ⁠
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“McCoy is one of the city’s most prominent advocates of harm reduction. So that’s one reason GrowSF may be inclined to take McCoy down a peg — and, in fact, Monday it endorsed rival candidate Darshini Patel. She neither courted this endorsement nor wanted it. It’s a wee bit of a surprise.”
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📸: Zoe Malen

Tenants of a 28-unit apartment complex in the Inner Sunset left their home in a flurry when a fire broke out in 2023 in ...
10/14/2026

Tenants of a 28-unit apartment complex in the Inner Sunset left their home in a flurry when a fire broke out in 2023 in a hardware store next door and spread to their 100-year-old building. ⁠
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It has stood empty since then, despite efforts from tenants and city officials to move renovations along. Then, in June, the building was quietly sold to a new owner.⁠
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The handful of tenants who retain the right to return to their old units were not notified about the sale until Mission Local reached out. ⁠
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“I am totally in the dark,” said Chandanie Botejue, a retiree who lived at the apartment complex for 15 years. “Maybe they think we are so inconsequential. They can do this deal and we are kind of pesky and can be tossed aside.”⁠
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The old landlord, Socrates Mamakos, died in 2025 and his son inherited the property and sold it for $6.65 million in June to a company named Cogs and Dogs Development LLC.⁠
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Kathrine Loh and Maarten Deschaumes, who are the registered managers of the company, declined to comment.
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✍️/📸: Junyao Yang

This November, for the first time ever, there are two Democratic candidates on the ballot for the under-the-radar but im...
10/14/2026

This November, for the first time ever, there are two Democratic candidates on the ballot for the under-the-radar but important job of California insurance commissioner: State Sen. Ben Allen and former San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim.⁠
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Whoever takes on the role will inherit an insurance market in turmoil.⁠
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California homeowner insurance premiums have risen 84 percent between 2020 and March 2026. Many insurance firms have cancelled California policies or refused to write new ones. ⁠
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The two agree insurance commissioner is “the most powerful and important position that most people have never heard of.” They disagree on what to do with that power.⁠
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“We would operate like an insurance company, except it would be nonprofit and excess capital would always come back to the community, and not flow to shareholders and CEOs,” Kim said. ⁠
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“I’ve got a real record of accomplishment in insurance reforms and pro-consumer policies,” Allen said. “I’ll be ready on day one to continue that work if I’m elected to this position.”
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✍️: Christina Baris ⁠
📸: Courtesy of Fred Greaves/CalMatters

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