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Immigration arrests across major Bay Area cities rose 81% from July 2025 to July 2026, a Mission Local analysis of federal data shows. Not everyone agrees there’s a new surge, and the latest federal data stops in July.
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BigMoneySF: How Mayor Lurie's attempts to remake City Hall remade San Francisco's donor class.
Be sure to click on the interactive graphic that connects everything and everyone.
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S.F. educators have a new role: Getting families through ICE appointments.
Since January, school staff and volunteers have accompanied 137 SFUSD families to immigration appointments. None have been arrested.
From @clarasophiadaly
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A little campaigning from the Scott Wiener and Connie Chan teams outside the venue for tonight’s Mission Local congressional debate.
There’s still time to come!
Tickets: cityarts.net/event/san-franc…
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Our original piece & tweet were posted last night when information was developing & the suspect not confirmed. The piece has been updated several times since then—this is the current headline.
Breaking news stories evolve rapidly & information is added when confirmed.
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Our original piece & tweet were posted last night when information was developing & the suspect not confirmed. The piece has been updated several times since then—this is the current headline.
Breaking news stories evolve rapidly & information is added when confirmed.
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The Marin County sheriff's dept. confirmed this morning it is investigating last night's fatal shooting of Ann Mannix, Kevin Mannix, & their daughter Katherine Mannix as a "double-murder suicide."
Kevin Mannix is the suspect.
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By focusing on the liminal, Iturbide invites us into a privileged interior space, whether Frida Kahlo’s bathroom or the contours of her — and our — own imagination.
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“They saw him take his last breaths right there in that hallway.”
Ulysses “Bear” Davis’ wife and two of his children witnessed the aftermath of the fatal Warfield shooting, his family says.
A woman has been charged with Davis' murder.
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TOMORROW
Come out to the Internet Archive to hear from Mission Local editor Joe Rivano Barros & a panel of speakers about money in city politics.
Who's spending big this election cycle? Who & what are they spending on? And why?
Free: luma.com/3tgmuo29
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Today was an ugly day for San Francisco.
Latest column from @esksf
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The San Francisco Democratic Party has scheduled a special meeting on Oct. 11 to re-consider its endorsement of Manny Yekutiel.
The endorsement is all but certain to be pulled.
SFPD says it is looking to contact witnesses in today's bombshell sexual assault report.
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UPDATED list of those who've pulled endorsements of San Francisco's District 8 candidate Manny Yekutiel in wake of new sexual assault claims.
GrowSF, Sheriff Paul Miyamoto, and supervisors Rafael Mandelman, Alan Wong, and Matt Dorsey have all rescinded.
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Mission Local is tracking endorsements in real-time.
So far, the mayor, several supervisors and other officials have withdrawn their endorsements.
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NEXT WEEK
Come to the Internet Archive on Thurs, Oct. 8, for a free talk on money in San Francisco politics.
Who is spending the most? When does money win? When does it lose?
And is San Francisco an outlier across the country?
RSVP here: luma.com/3tgmuo29
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Video: A pickup truck blew through a stop sign in the Sunset and smashed into four parked cars on early Saturday morning.
After a loud bang, the driver backs up slightly and drives away, security footage shows.
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If you look at the map of where robotaxi companies have parked their San Francisco fleets, patterns emerge.
It makes sense to keep the cars near the customers. But, someday, it'd make sense to put housing on those sites, too.
Latest column from @EskSF
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We're *thrilled* to have won the "Financial Health Award" from LION this year, in large part to our strong, sustainable fundraising.
In case you haven't noticed, we've grown! A lot! And that has helped us grow our newsroom to cover more of the city.
The LION judges took note.
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The No on G campaign to keep the park has raised some $280,000, according to campaign filings.
The Yes on G campaign, to return cars on weekdays, has just under $40,000.
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Lots to see at SF’s museums: a special evening at 500 Capp St. this Thursday at 6:30 to see the work of two artists installed throughout David Ireland’s house. Also great word of mouth on the Etruscan show at the Legion of Honor - it closes on Sept. 20.
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At candidate forums, D10 voters are pushing back on giving everyone the mic.
At a recent event, one of the 10 candidates is facing backlash after he swore in a church — and offered nonsensical responses.
“It’s upsetting and it’s negligent," said a voter.
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In District 10, the fundraising benchmarks are also far apart. Theo Ellington, like Yekutiel, has brought in more contributions than his two major opponents combined.
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In District 8, supervisor candidate Manny Yekutiel has taken a strong fundraising lead.
But the numbers fail to reflect the impact from a June 30 story in the San Francisco Standard detailing a 2020 sexual assault allegation. Yekutiel has denied the allegations.
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Tech companies have made the majority of contributions to support the Muni parcel tax measure on the November ballot.
Of note: OpenAI and Anthropic made a first foray into San Francisco election spending by each giving $500,000 in support of the measure.
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Tech companies have made the majority of contributions to support the Muni parcel tax measure on the November ballot.
Of note: OpenAI and Anthropic made a first foray into San Francisco election spending by each giving $500,000 in support of the measure.
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Hey! We were the No. 15 most-read nonprofit news site *in the entire country* last month—not bad!
Nieman Lab's been keeping up w/nonprofit news traffic month by month, & we've been steadily climbing up the ranks in some very good company...
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Lawsuits challenging TPS terminations remain active in district courts, but the Supreme Court’s June 25 decision in Mullin v. Doe was a blow. It is likely only a matter of time before most of the TPS designations are terminated.
Chart by @kellywaldro
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It was a masterclass in reporting. Everyone on staff, from our youngest intern to our veteran columnist, will take something away from it.
He delved deep into storytelling, & spoke to many of our supporters about the importance of having a local nonprofit newsroom like ours.
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We just wrapped up a fantastic couple days: Dean Baquet, the former executive editor of The New York Times, spent two days in Mission Local's newsroom.
He hosted 1-1 talks with reporters and editors, talking through beats, sourcing, newsroom structure, and much, much more...
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We're *thrilled* to welcome our new tech reporter, Brandon Pho, who will lead a beat focused on Silicon Valley & power.
@brandonphooo joins us from San Jose Spotlight, where he's broken key stories at City Hall.
He's already got a couple stories under his belt here at ML.
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San Francisco police officers shut down the annual street fireworks shows in the Mission District this year, as they do most years.
Officers moved block by block, giving dispersal orders & yelling "Move!" The crowds retreated quickly, & soon thinned.
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Yes, San Francisco State Senator Scott Wiener was chased out of Dolores Park during the Trans March yesterday, pursued by heckles & jeers.
No, it's not the first time this has happened: Ed Lee, Daniel Lurie, & others have been chased off going back to 2016.
Scott Wiener showed up to the trans march and for the first time we kicked his ass out. It's sad because while he's written some good legislation for queers, hes ultimately a genocidal-supporting center right shill. Trigger warning: broken man walking away defeated. Vote Connie!
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Several people were arrested at the end of the Trans March, the kick-off event for San Francisco Pride weekend.
Police officers ran into the crowd & handcuffed people, allegedly for earlier acts of vandalism. People were heard yelling "Get off him!" & "What the fuck?!"
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@HayleyKiyoko graced the red yoga mat at the Castro Theater Thursday for @framelinefest’s screening of Girls Like Girls, her directorial debut. Throngs of Gen Zers lined up to see the film.
“Hayley Kiyoko literally made me gay,” one exclaimed.
📸: Zoe Malen
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This is the first spend from the "SF Solidarity PAC," Saikat Chakrabarti's new effort that we first reported on last week.
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He will use that PAC to back former rival Connie Chan in her contest against Scott Wiener.
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3rd-place self-funding #CA11 candidate Saikat Chakrabarti has converted his campaign committee into a SuperPAC and discloses a $425,000 independent expenditure on a field program to support Pelosi-endorsed San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan in the November election.
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SFPD plans to test drones in SoMa this fall to triage calls before officers arrive on scene — a pilot officials say could help Southern Station handle a growing workload.
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District 4 candidate Natalie Gee exits the November race against the incumbent Supervisor Alan Wong.
Wong, after a very strong showing in the June election, has largely cleared the field to retain his seat on the Board of Supervisors.
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In an upcoming solo exhibition, Joel Hernandez takes on tech, pain, and the human condition with art.
via @miss_elenius
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STARTING SOON
We’re putting on a makers market with a bunch of Bayview partners out at All Good Pizza.
Art, crafts, neighborhood nonprofits, pizza, & sun.
It’s a beautiful day—come on by! We’re here till 8.
1605 Jerrold Ave.
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Over in San Francisco's Sunset, in District 4, the incumbent Alan Wong leads challenger Natalie Gee.
Wong has 72.3% to Gee's 27.7%
The two are separated by some 4,100 votes.
Full results: missionlocal.org/2026/06/san…
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In San Francisco's District 2, Stephen Sherrill has a commanding lead over Lori Brooke in early results — 71.3% to 28.7%
The incumbent is ahead of his opponent by some 3,700 votes.
Full results: missionlocal.org/2026/06/san…
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CONNIE CHAN besting SAIKAT CHAKRABARTI in initial San Francisco congressional results.
Chan is at 28.1% and Chakrabarti has half at 13.5%. SCOTT WIENER, as expected, is over 40%.
Chan has a commanding lead over Chakrabarti.
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LIVE: Early results have Democrat Xavier Becerra (26.6%) and Republican Steve Hilton (26.1%) leading the tight race for California governor.
Tom Steyer is in 3rd with 20.1%.
Only 12.5% of precincts are reporting.
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It is a stunning stat: 44% of *all* early ballots returned in San Francisco are from those aged 65 and older.
We know older voters come out early, but this is a very strong showing for the senior crowd. And it could bode ill for Prop. D, progressives, and even Prop. A...
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San Francisco is out for Election Day:
—Saikat volunteers apparently passed out 20K Post-Its w/his face plastered atop
—City turnout is low, but Chinese-language turnout is reportedly 10 points higher
—Connie Chan hits the Mission, her canvassers hit Chinatown
And more...
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We are live across the city for Election Day, & it's quiet:
—Mission poll worker shouts “Polls are open!” to no one
—No on D canvassers hit the Sunset
—Longtime Chinatown poll worker says it's "particularly" slow
—And Alan Wong starts his day
Read more:
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CHECK BACK ALL DAY FOR ONGOING ELECTION COVERAGE
Up first — here's what to look out for, and here's what happens if almost nobody votes. From @EskSF
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Mayor Daniel Lurie and much of San Francisco's labor movement are on a collision course.
Tuesday's election could determine when that collision comes — and how bad it'll be.
From @esksf
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Mission Local started in 2008 to cover San Francisco with journalists who actually reflect the city. Now, we cover five neighborhoods and counting.
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