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San Francisco limits access to drug-use supplies: Will it help — or make things even worse?

3 weeks ago | missionlocal.org | Kelly Waldron |Joe Eskenazi

San Francisco will no longer allow the distribution of safe drug use supplies — including sterile syringes and smoking kits — unless the outfits distributing the supplies offer counseling services or connect recipients to services, the Mayor’s Office announced on Wednesday. The city confirmed it will also allocate more money to support the treatment and counseling services these nonprofits are now mandated to facilitate in order to provide safe-use supplies.
San Francisco's police staffing is at a historic low. So is its crime rate.

2 months ago | missionlocal.org | Joe Eskenazi |Kelly Waldron

I don’t have to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows things are bad. …Punks are running wild in the street and there’s nobody anywhere who seems to know what to do, and there’s no end to it. … We know things are bad — worse than bad. They’re crazy. It’s like everything everywhere is going crazy, so we don’t go out anymore. Those of you old enough to remember AstroTurf at Candlestick Park know these words.
Mayor Daniel Lurie's inauguration day

Jan 9, 2025 | missionlocal.org | Abigail Neely |Abigail Van Neely |Junyao Yang |Kelly Waldron

Sunglasses, new supervisors, suit jackets, and lots of hugging — here are some highlights from Daniel Lurie’s official first day as the 46th mayor of San Francisco. Daniel Lurie makes it official, surrounded by family and state public defender Jessie Peterson, in the mayor’s office on Jan. 8, 2025. Photo by Abigail Van Neely. Daniel Lurie and London Breed share a word. Photo on Jan. 8, 2025 by Abigail Van Neely. Crowd gathering for Daniel Lurie’s inauguration. Jan. 8, 2025. Photo by Kelly Waldron.
What can Mayor Daniel Lurie do for you?

Jan 9, 2025 | missionlocal.org | Abigail Neely |Abigail Van Neely |Junyao Yang |Kelly Waldron |Xueer Lu

San Francisco just welcomed its new mayor Daniel Lurie on Jan. 8 — a then “change” candidate and now a mayor who promises accountability and services. Mission Local spoke to people around the city who attended Daniel Lurie’s inauguration events, asking what, specifically, the new mayor can do for them. Click on their photos to read their stories. Want the latest on the Mission and San Francisco? Sign up for our free daily newsletter below.
District 7 Supe Melgar won, now the trick will be to manage her constituents' competing interests

Dec 19, 2024 | missionlocal.org | Kelly Waldron

District 7 incumbent Myrna Melgar faced a particularly bruising re-election campaign. She squared off against significant numbers of her own constituents by supporting hot-button issues like Proposition K to close the Great Highway to cars, and upzoning parts of her district that have been previously limited to single-family housing.
Anti-sex work cameras draw protest on Shotwell Street

Dec 15, 2024 | missionlocal.org | Kelly Waldron

A dozen activists and residents gathered at 21st and Shotwell on Sunday afternoon to protest and demand removal of the city’s new high-tech surveillance cameras installed to deter sex work on Shotwell Street. “We’re told that these cameras are for public safety,” said Rachel West, of US PROStitutes Collective.
Carlin’s Cafe employee fights off thief

Dec 14, 2024 | missionlocal.org | Kelly Waldron

On Friday morning at around 6:45 a.m., a man walked into Carlin’s Cafe and attempted to steal a backpack from a customer — but cafe employee Nick Grant pounced to stop him before he could walk out. Security camera footage shared with Mission Local shows the man, wearing a black hoodie and a mask, walking into the cafe at 14th and Valencia streets.
Winds fell giant tree at 24th and Shotwell

Dec 14, 2024 | missionlocal.org | Kelly Waldron

Sometime this morning, winds uprooted a giant tree at Shotwell and 24th streets, and it fell directly across 24th Street. By early this morning, workers were already out there working to clear the street. “I could hear chainsaws working,” said Ricardo Peña, who owns Mixcoatl on 24th Street.
Mission hit-and-run driver makes U-turn, strikes woman, then makes another and flees

Dec 3, 2024 | missionlocal.org | Kelly Waldron

A woman appears to have escaped serious injury after being hit by a car on Shotwell and 21st streets at approximately 1 p.m. on Tuesday. The victim, a 21-year-old woman, was crossing Shotwell Street when another woman driving a gray Honda Accord hit her. The motorist was driving along 21st Street, made a wide U-turn at Shotwell, accelerated and ran into the victim, according to another driver who witnessed the incident and called the police.
Explore: How did your neighbors vote in the November 2024 election?

Dec 3, 2024 | missionlocal.org | Kelly Waldron

Did your votes align with your next-door neighbors’? Use our interactive tool to select a precinct on the map and view the November election results in that area, compared to the citywide results. Curious about your whole neighborhood? You can also select a place or district from the dropdown menu.