Mission Local

Landlord Gets to Build Luxury Housing Where Fire Killed Tenant
Recent changes in state law have made it easier for developers to build market rate towers with nominal affordable housing, as seen in the case of the “all-but-certain” development at 2588 Mission, where the landlord, Hawk Lou, is building a ten story tower with minimal affordable housing.

Update: SFUSD Releases Names of 13 Schools Set to Potentially Close
San Francisco Unified School District has not yet confirmed whether the list of schools set to close will be released in October, leaving families and staff feeling anxious and uncertain about the future.

The 2025 SF Beer Passport is Here!
Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Beer Passport. There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing! Each one contains 28 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 28 of the finest locally

Is the SF Parent Coalition Malicious or Incompetent?
With a delay in school closure announcements and questions about whether they’re even necessary to begin with, many look to SF Parent Coalition for guidance. But is the organization just another astroturf nonprofit funded by billionaires to ultimately undermine public schools?

So, Violent Crime Is Up Under Brooke Jenkins…
Imagine you’re a gang member in the most stereotypical sense possible. Like you’re a caricature for Fox News to scare boomers from ever stepping foot outside of the suburbs. You’re sitting in your house. There’s a gun stashed under the bed, a shoebox stuffed with roughly $6,000 in cash and

If You’ve Worked in SF, Your Boss Might Owe You Money
Have you worked in San Francisco any time after 2008? If so, you might have an unknown amount of money owed to you and it’ll disappear if you don’t claim it within the next few years. The SF Medical Reimbursement Account (SF MRA) is an account specially containing funds that

Mission Local Makes ‘SF Corruption Scandal’ Quiz & Interactive Map
It’s important not to get complacent about the corruption, cronyism, lies, and federal crimes perpetrated by our local city government

Mission Pie is Closing Down
Earlier today Mission Local reported that everyone’s favorite pie shop/community space was closing down. Mission Pie has been at the corner of Mission and 25th St. for the past 12 years. I’m pretty sure I first heard about it on Mission Mission way back when the shop first opened. Back

Weird & Wonderful: What is the Future of Journalism?
This time Weird & Wonderful is extra fantastic because it’s a double ep and its focused on what the future of journalism might look like.