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  Scott Wiener’s campaign bars Mission Local from campaign event Scott Wiener’s campaign barred Mission Local’s election reporter from its election night party over what it perceived as unfair coverage.... https://missionlocal.org/2026/11/scott-wiener-campaign-bars-mission-local/

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  Real-estate money floods fight against San Francisco ‘social housing’ measure San Francisco’s big real-estate players have raised over $2.7 million to defeat an affordable housing ballot measure.... https://missionlocal.org/2026/10/san-francisco-proposition-i-affordable-social-housing/

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  Scott Wiener and Connie Chan both want to rein in AI. They disagree on how to do that.  Even canvassers are learning a new language on how to address voters’ AI questions... https://missionlocal.org/2026/09/ai-nancy-pelosi-scott-wiener-connie-chan/

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  The Frisc, nonprofit news site with strong housing focus, to close Nine-year-old site will bid adieu at month’s end, another victim of diminishing returns in local media.... https://missionlocal.org/2026/09/the-frisc-san-francisco-news-site-closes/

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  38-year-old Ukranian woman violently arrested at SFO  A 38-year-old woman from Ukraine was arrested by federal agents at San Francisco International Airport on Thursday.... https://missionlocal.org/2026/07/ice-arrest-airport-sfo-immigration/

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  Scott Wiener leads money race to succeed Pelosi, but Connie Chan picking up speed Scott Wiener’s congressional campaign sees contributions rise after Trans March, while Connie Chan gets boost from Pelosi.... https://missionlocal.org/2026/07/san-francisco-congress-wiener-chan-money/

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  San Francisco immigration hotline loses funding in mayor’s final budget The San Francisco Rapid Response Network's hotline serves as the go-to for ICE sightings. It is losing city funding.... https://missionlocal.org/2026/07/san-francisco-rapid-response-hotline-immigration-ice/

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  Former Chase branch will reopen as Hidden Frequencies, experimental music venue The venue is the vision of Naz Khorram, owner of Arcana. Hidden Frequencies will have a listening room and will host experimental shows.... https://missionlocal.org/2026/07/former-chase-branch-will-reopen-as-experimental-music-venue/

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  San Francisco kicks off Pride weekend with World Cup watch party  Fans celebrated Pride and the World Cup at this San Francisco crossover event. Instead of hydration break ads, drag queens performed.... https://missionlocal.org/2026/06/san-francisco-pride-world-cup-watch-party/

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  Federal agencies ‘improperly’ accessed S.F. license-plate surveillance data, audit finds Federal agencies illegally searched SFPD license plate data gathered through the Flock system of surveillance cameras, an audit found.... https://missionlocal.org/2026/06/federal-agencies-sf-surveillance-flock-data-audit/

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  What’s on now at San Francisco museums, June 2026 Shiota at the Asian Art Museum, the Fauves at SFMOMA and Monet at the de Young. See our guide and reviews here.... https://missionlocal.org/2026/06/whats-on-now-at-san-francisco-museums-june-2026/

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  Man on Mission On 25th Street. Photo by Adam Teitelbaum. https://missionlocal.org/2026/06/man-on-mission/

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  SFPD, robbery suspects exchange gunfire — cop and suspect both shot ShotSpotter data indicates 19 shots fired. SFPD officer and suspect both hospitalized with serious injuries.... https://missionlocal.org/2026/06/sfpd-robbery-suspects-exchange-gunfire-cop-and-suspect-both-shot/

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  UCSF interns, residents kick off 10 days of protest for union contract  UCSF physicians in training are gathering at 17 different hospitals for the next week and a half to urge a new union contract.... https://missionlocal.org/2026/06/ucsf-interns-residents-protest/

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  The pop-up pizza joint betting on Balboa Street Local business owner Jake Savas found a permanent home for his pizza passion project, just a few blocks north of his Clement Street arts supply store.... https://missionlocal.org/2026/06/piedays-pizza-balboa-street/

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  Mayor Lurie’s budget closes $642M deficit: Few layoffs, but hundreds of City Hall jobs go unfilled After 127 layoffs earlier this year, mayor instead moves to eliminate over 400 vacant positions, save money through turnover and slowed hiring... https://missionlocal.org/2026/06/sf-mayor-lurie-budget-proposal-2026/

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  S.F. wants to stop new corner stores from opening in these two neighborhoods ‘They sell chips and sodas and meth pipes, and run illegal gambling rings’... https://missionlocal.org/2026/06/sf-stop-convenience-stores-tenderloin/

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  Election Extra! Voter turnout is very, very low. Voter turnout is super low. Here are some articles you can read if you're still deciding who to vote for.... https://missionlocal.org/2026/06/sf-election-extra-low-turnout/

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  Live election updates: S.F. turns out to vote (or not). Here’s what to look out for. Mission Local has reporters across San Francisco today, bringing you dispatches from polling places, election night parties, and more than a dozen candidates out doing last-minute campaigning.... https://missionlocal.org/2026/06/san-francisco-2026-june-primary-election-live-updates/

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  Texture On Mission Street. Photo by Angel Mayorga. https://missionlocal.org/2026/06/texture/

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  Meet the Candidates: San Francisco’s School Board race Here are all of Mission Local's questions for the school board candidates — and their answers — leading up to the June 2 election.... https://missionlocal.org/2026/06/meet-the-candidates-school-board-june-2-election/

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  San Francisco polls close: Will tonight’s big winner be rowhouse fires?  An astonishing 44% of early votes are from San Franciscans aged 65+. Will enough voters cast a ballot to balance that out? Vamos a ver.... https://missionlocal.org/2026/06/san-francisco-election-polls-close-low-turnout/

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  San Francisco election results 2026: Live updates Stay tuned for live updates on the San Francisco June election results, complete with charts, maps and ranked-choice voting breakdowns.... https://missionlocal.org/2026/06/san-francisco-june-2026-election-results/

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  Lopsided results in early S.F. election returns: Big lead for incumbent supes, earthquake bond — Chakrabarti well behind Early votes skew overwhelmingly for incumbents — both Props. C and D trail... https://missionlocal.org/2026/06/lopsided-results-in-early-s-f-election-returns-big-lead-for-incumbent-supes-earthquake-bond-chakrabarti-well-behind/

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  Chan besting Chakrabarti for No. 2 slot in S.F congressional race Connie Chan took a commanding lead over opponent Saikat Chakrabarti to grab the No. 2 spot.... https://missionlocal.org/2026/06/connie-chan-saikat-chakrabarti-san-francisco-congress-pelosi/

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  Stephen Sherrill wins commanding lead in District 2 race Stephen Sherrill is besting Lori Brooke in a 70-30 tilt as of 10:45 p.m. — and declared victory Tuesday night... https://missionlocal.org/2026/06/sf-stephen-sherrill-lori-brooke-district-2-special-election/

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  Sunset supervisor Alan Wong handily beating opponents to stay in seat Natalie Gee hasn’t conceded, despite 50 percent delta. In November, Sunset voters will weigh in again whether to keep Wong in his seat.... https://missionlocal.org/2026/06/sf-sunset-district-4-alan-wong-stay-in-seat/

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  San Francisco ‘Overpaid CEO tax’ losing, rival measure trounced Labor unions are still clinging to hope that Prop. D, the "Overpaid CEO Tax," will pass. For rival Prop. C, the dream is pretty much dead.... https://missionlocal.org/2026/06/sf-prop-d-business-tax-labor-budget/

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  ‘We’re living in Daniel Lurie’s America’ — and most San Franciscans are okay with it Landslide election results point to a changed San Francisco... https://missionlocal.org/2026/06/daniel-lurie-san-francisco-election/

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  Phil Kim keeps seat on San Francisco school board in landslide win Incumbent Phil Kim celebrated a sweeping victory on Tuesday night, leading by 63 percent. In five months, he will do it all again.... https://missionlocal.org/2026/06/phil-kim-keeps-seat-on-san-francisco-school-board-in-landslide-win/