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Two SFPD officers, former SF cop arrested - Mission Local
WEBApr 19, 2022 · Photo by Eleni Balakrishnan. Two current San Francisco police officers and one part-time retired San Francisco police officer were taken into custody today by their employer for charges including theft of a machine gun from the SFPD and destruction of evidence. The SFPD announced the arrests today, …
Understanding the Mission District’s history
WEBAug 3, 2018 · Mission District history map. The nominal Mission of the Mission was San Francisco de Asis, founded by Spanish Franciscans in 1776, but Yelamu Indians inhabited the area around Mission Creek for thousands of years before that. Since the Spanish came, there’s been waves of immigrants and newcomers: Irish, Germans, Latin …
Mission Housing saves affordable homes on west side of SF
WEBMar 6, 2022 · 363 Noe St. Photo courtesy of Mission Housing. Next week, the affordable housing nonprofit Mission Housing will begin a complete remodel of 69 of San Francisco’s remaining public-housing sites. This means improved conditions and first-ever tenant services. It also broadens Mission Housing’s reach in the western part of the city.
Nine wounded in Mission District mass shooting
WEBJun 10, 2023 · by Eleni Balakrishnan and Joe Rivano Barros June 9, 2023, 10:20 pm. The corner at 24th and Treat immediately after the mass shooting that wounded nine. Photo by Eleni Balakrishnan. Leer en español. Nine people were shot at 24th Street and Treat Avenue in an apparent drive-by shooting of a party …
The Latino Task Force emerges to take on COVID-19
WEBJul 10, 2020 · The line on Wednesday morning, July 8, 2020. Photo by Lydia Chávez. The city’s Latinxs, it turned out, had not been abandoned. Instead, at a time when gentrification seemed to blunt the power of Latino activists, the Latino Task Force is demonstrating how years of training, deep roots, and savvy leadership can muster a force that has been more visible than any city agency.
Burger Joint on Valencia Street won't return — shop closes after …
WEBJan 21, 2020 · After 25 years at Valencia and 19th, Burger Joint last month flipped its last patty. Owner and longtime Mission resident Nidal Nazzal confirmed that he has decided to not return to 807 Valencia St. after mandatory seismic retrofitting on-site is completed. Opening up the business was the “right thing to do 25 years ago,” Nazzal said.
San Francisco's proposed trash cans, at $2,000 to $3,000 a pop, …
WEBAug 20, 2021 · Meanwhile, Sacramento spends $1,300 per can; Washington, D.C., $987; and Los Angeles, $449.51. Chicago, which discontinued purchasing $504.70 decorative baskets ...
Is accused serial sexual harasser John Haley coming back to MTA?
WEBNov 18, 2020 · Not exactly. by Joe Eskenazi November 18, 2020, 2:37 pm. During Tuesday's MTA Board meeting, Steve Heminger, left, described any agency funds going to departed transit chief John Haley as "outrageous." Current MTA boss Jeffrey Tumlin, upper right, agreed. Members of the Municipal Transportation Association board were gobsmacked last night to ...
Mission bike shop Pedal Revolution closes after over 25 years
WEBJul 8, 2020 · Pedal Revolution first closed on Monday, March 16, one day before a six-county regional shelter-in-place order took effect. Bike shops were subsequently added to the list of essential stores that could, in some form, maintain operations. When the shelter-in-place mandate was announced, Pedal Revolution …