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Mission Local

Sunset Dunes becomes proxy battle in San Francisco congressional race

While Chan’s stance is seen as a winner on the Westside, Wiener is banking that it’s a winner for him across San Francisco. Sunset Dunes becomes proxy battle in San Francisco congressional race

23 minutes ago

Mission Local

Sunset Dunes becomes proxy battle in San Francisco congressional race

Mission Local

What are the S.F. congressional candidates’ stances on the November ballot measures?

Connie Chan and Scott Wiener tell Mission Local where they stand on all eleven local and regional propositions on the November ballot, and explain their positions on Props. D and I. What are the S.F. congressional candidates’ stances on the November ballot measures?

8 hours ago

Mission Local

What are the S.F. congressional candidates’ stances on the November ballot measures?

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: Candidate In Calaveras County Dies From Fall While Campaigning

According to the people who clean robotaxis, Waymo riders are disgusting; a plane carrying a team of doctors crashed in Central California, but no one was injured; and a candidate for supervisor in Calaveras County died after a fall.

9 hours ago

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: Candidate In Calaveras County Dies From Fall While Campaigning

SFiST

Feathered Mascot ‘Kevin’ Inspires Peacock Crossing Signs, Bumper Sticker In Oakland

Residents near the Rockridge Trader Joe’s in Oakland have grown attached to a wild peacock named Kevin, who has roamed the neighborhood for years and inspired peacock crossing signs and an “I Brake for Kevin” bumper magnet.

10 hours ago

SFiST

Feathered Mascot ‘Kevin’ Inspires Peacock Crossing Signs, Bumper Sticker In Oakland

SF Standard

‘A form of torture’: SFO travelers grapple with hidden airport detention center

Green-card holders have been detained for more than a week, and those walking past had no clue it existed.

11 hours ago

SF Standard

‘A form of torture’: SFO travelers grapple with hidden airport detention center

Mission Local

Meet the District 6 candidate: What limits should S.F. place on police drones and automated license plate readers?

Should San Francisco place limits on how police surveillance technology is used" Matt Dorsey says he’s open to new guardrails. Meet the District 6 candidate: What limits should S.F. place on police drones and automated license plate readers"

12 hours ago

Mission Local

Meet the District 6 candidate: What limits should S.F. place on police drones and automated license plate readers?

SFiST

ICE Has Held 25 Immigrants at SFO For More Than Three Days In 2026, In Violation of Policy

A lounge inside SFO’s International Terminal is being used to detain immigrants, and 25 people were held there more than three days through July with limited access to medical care, legal representation, or beds.

12 hours ago

SFiST

ICE Has Held 25 Immigrants at SFO For More Than Three Days In 2026, In Violation of Policy

Mission Local

‘My boss told me to’ said man painting over murals in Clarion Alley

The murals were painted over after the property owner ordered to clean up graffiti. It is unclear how much it will cost to restore the murals. ‘My boss told me to’ said man painting over murals in Clarion Alley

12 hours ago

Mission Local

‘My boss told me to’ said man painting over murals in Clarion Alley

SFiST

SF's African American Arts & Culture Complex Cleared of Wrongdoing In City Audit

The nonprofit African American Arts & Culture Complex in the Fillmore District was under a bit of a cloud of suspicion while a city audit was underway, but that audit has revealed that its money problems mostly stemmed from poor accounting and mismanagement.

13 hours ago

SFiST

SF's African American Arts & Culture Complex Cleared of Wrongdoing In City Audit

SFiST

Crime Rates Dropped By 20% at Intersections With Urban Alchemy Presence, Says Stanford Study

After analyzing SF crime data from 2018 to 2023, researchers at Stanford and two other universities found that crime was 20% lower at intersections where Urban Alchemy street ambassadors were present.

15 hours ago

SFiST

Crime Rates Dropped By 20% at Intersections With Urban Alchemy Presence, Says Stanford Study

SFiST

Plaskett Fire Near Big Sur Grows By Another 12,000 Acres, Surpasses Timber Fire

As it continues burning through dense vegetation in an area that has not seen any fire in 50 years, the Plaskett Fire grew aggressively once again on Monday and into Tuesday morning, pushing further east toward Fort Hunter Liggett.

15 hours ago

SFiST

Plaskett Fire Near Big Sur Grows By Another 12,000 Acres, Surpasses Timber Fire

SF Standard

The Valkyries are on fire. Now their top talent is headed to Berlin

Coach Natalie Nakase and four Golden State players will participate in the FIBA World Cup before returning to the U.S. for a postseason run.

18 hours ago

SF Standard

The Valkyries are on fire. Now their top talent is headed to Berlin

SF Standard

He was arrested for kidnapping his girlfriend. Then the city honored him

City leaders embraced Jason “JP” Peterson as a story of redemption. Then a jury convicted him of kidnapping.

22 hours ago

SF Standard

He was arrested for kidnapping his girlfriend. Then the city honored him

SF Standard

An independent study from Stanford credits Urban Alchemy with reducing crime by 20%

A peer-reviewed study found that streets patrolled by the nonprofit ambassadors have lowered drug crime and behavioral health-related crime.

22 hours ago

SF Standard

An independent study from Stanford credits Urban Alchemy with reducing crime by 20%

SF Standard

Kawakami: After a long, weird summer, the 49ers are starting to look whole again

Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch are allowing themselves to feel optimistic about George Kittle and Nick Bosa’s chances to get to Australia to face the Rams.

22 hours ago

SF Standard

Kawakami: After a long, weird summer, the 49ers are starting to look whole again

SF Standard

This firm bet on a dead downtown block. Then Anthropic made it ‘AI Alley’

How KPMG ended up as neighbors with one of the world’s most valuable startups — and what it says about downtown’s recovery.

22 hours ago

SF Standard

This firm bet on a dead downtown block. Then Anthropic made it ‘AI Alley’

Mission Local

Part of the landscape

At 23rd and Florida Streets. Photo by Robert Weiner. Part of the landscape

22 hours ago

Mission Local

Part of the landscape

Mission Local

What's on now at San Francisco museums, September 2026

A Gallery of Their Own at the De Young. Closing soon: Writing in the Rain, Asian Museum and the Etruscans, Legion of Honor. What's on now at San Francisco museums, September 2026

22 hours ago

Mission Local

What's on now at San Francisco museums, September 2026