Lydia Chávez

San Francisco

Founder and Executive Editor at Mission Local

Executive Editor of Mission Local. Wanted this to be all about art and then the pandemic arrived.

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What's on now at San Francisco museums, April 23 to 30

19 hours ago | missionlocal.org | Lydia Chávez

“Kunié Sugiura: Photopainting,” April 26 at SF MOMA. “Buttons On!” the first-ever retrospective for artist Beau McCall at the Museum of Craft and Design, opens May 11. Chinese in the Richmond, at the Chinese Historical Society of America, closes May 4. “Dress Rehearsal: The Art of Theatrical Design” at the Legion of Honor will close May 11. Ashley Voss at Voss Gallery, on the corner of 24th and Bartlett streets, developed a local gallery guide that she updates weekly.
What's on now at San Francisco museums, April 16 to April 23

1 week ago | missionlocal.org | Lydia Chávez

Overview: What's on now at San Francisco's art museums and galleries. Buttons On! the first-ever retrospective for artist, Beau McCall at the Museum of Craft and Design, opens May 11“Rug Life” at the Museum of Craft and Design through April 20. “Spirit Gleaning,” site-specific work by Bay Area-based, Iranian-born artist Minoosh Zomorodinia, through April 19.
What's on now at San Francisco museums, April 9 to April 16

2 weeks ago | missionlocal.org | Lydia Chávez

“Isaac Julien: I Dream a World,” opens April 12 at the de Young Museum“Rug Life” at the Museum of Craft and Design through April 20. “Spirit Gleaning,” site-specific work by Bay Area-based, Iranian-born artist Minoosh Zomorodinia, through April 19. Ashley Voss at Voss Gallery ,on the corner of 24th and Bartlett streets, developed a local gallery guide that she updates weekly. Check out the guide’s Instagram account and website. And, now the museums.
What's on now at San Francisco museums

2 weeks ago | missionlocal.org | Lydia Chávez

“Yuan Goang-Ming: Everyday War,” opened April 3 at the Asian Art Museum. There’s still time to get to tonight’s conversation between the artist and curator. “Lady Harriet Sebastian: The Bridgemen,” a painting on view at the Tenderloin Museum on April 3.
Day 12 of the 16th St. plaza clean up: revisiting Day 11

1 month ago | missionlocal.org | Mark Rabine |Lydia Chávez

Sunday appeared calm unless you were looking for vendors on Misson Street between 16th and 15th streets. Readers have said vending has moved north on Mission Street and some have sent in photos to document this. A lot can change in a few hours so here first is what Mission Street looked like Saturday afternoon. As one reader wrote, the vending can get very dense.
Day 11 of the 16th St. plaza cleanup: Calm early Saturday morning

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Lydia Chávez

Share I’m leaving the city for a bit so I took these photos on my way to catch BART for the airport. I expect others will submit some later photos, and I will add them at the end of the day. In doing this daily, we’re looking for progress and patterns that might be helpful in understanding how to change the dynamic of an intersection and corridor that has long been a high-crime area.
Day 11 of the 16th St. Plaza cleanup: Calm early Saturday morning

1 month ago | missionlocal.org | Lydia Chávez

I’m leaving the city for a bit so I took these photos on my way to catch BART for the airport. I expect others will submit some later photos, and I will add them at the end of the day. In doing this daily, we’re looking for progress and patterns that might be helpful in understanding how to change the dynamic of an intersection and corridor that has long been a high-crime area.
Day 10 of the 16th St. Plaza cleanup: 3 new trash cans arrive

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Lydia Chávez

Share So the biggest news at the plaza – three new trash cans. Two on the northeast plaza and an additional trash can on the southeast plaza. The cans arrived on Thursday. Although a few of the cans did have trash around them, lots of garbage landed inside and pickups will likely come quickly as all eyes are on the plazas. Mayor Daniel Lurie has promised to change the dynamic at the busy transit hub and he’s checking in on them.
Day 10 of the 16th Street Plaza cleanup - 3 new trash cans arrive

1 month ago | missionlocal.org | Lydia Chávez

So the biggest news at the plaza – three new trash cans. Two on the northeast plaza and an additional trash can on the southeast plaza. The cans arrived on Thursday. Although a few of the cans did have trash around them, lots of garbage landed inside and pickups will likely come quickly as all eyes are on the plazas. Mayor Daniel Lurie has promised to change the dynamic at the busy transit hub and he’s checking in on them. If fact, a Reddit poster tells us the mayor was there this morning.
Can San Francisco allow street vending without enabling thieves?

1 month ago | missionlocal.org | Xueer Lu |Lydia Chávez

In the wake of the pandemic, the 16th and 24th Street BART stations became overwhelmed by unpermitted vendors selling stolen and other goods. They block pedestrian traffic, extort money from other sellers, and threaten Bart workers and passersby. Former Supervisor Hilary Ronen described trying to fix it as “literally one of the most frustrating things I’ve ever dealt with in my life.” The problem?

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17 Aug 24

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25 Jul 24

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11 Jul 24

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To drive your Uber or bring your Instacart delivery, Priscila Barbosa had to be, well, you. (so did 100's of her customers.) A wild tale from the queen of a shadow gig economy, an identity thief within the US immigration stalemate, my latest @wired https://t.co/8nNpK6Bhij