Mission Local

Founded in 2008, Mission Local has been dedicated to covering the vibrant Mission District, sharing stories about everything from local tacos and technology to crime, culture, murals, and MUNI. We aim to capture the essence of this historic and beloved neighborhood as it evolves. Initially launched as a project by UC Berkeley's Journalism School, we became an independent entity in 2014. Our goal is to serve as a beacon of local, self-sustaining, and fiercely independent journalism. We strive to showcase the Mission's rich diversity and its captivating, sometimes conflicting, nature. Our commitment is to continue telling its many stories for many years ahead.

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Rob “Pengoo” Casanovas is behind the strange animals of Geary Boulevard

1 week ago | missionlocal.org | JL Odom

A whale with a monocle and top hat, a snake with a purple mohawk, a lizard with a tongue so far-reaching it extends to outer space — these are just a few of a cast of characters that, says San Francisco artist Rob “Pengoo” Casanovas, “just kind of live in the head.” Now they also live on a series of 10 utility boxes painted by Casanovas along Geary Boulevard, in the Inner Richmond, as part of the Paint the City project.
A Danish-helmed art oasis, perched in SF's Mission for over 30 years

1 week ago | missionlocal.org | Julie Zigoris

You don’t have to be a chess player to be intrigued by the sidewalk sign below the Rain Tulip Gallery, hinting at the combination of art and board games that await visitors who climb up three floors. Follow the golden and hot pink arrows, and the door opens to free coffee and tea and Jette Vakkala, a Danish artist who has been crafting whimsical art pieces—including handcrafted pieces for ancient board games—for more than 30 years.
The next move for one of S.F.’s wealthiest political groups? A new ‘blueprint’ (and podcast).

1 week ago | missionlocal.org | Margaret Kadifa

Overview: San Francisco’s political elites gathered at the Westin St. Francis hotel Wednesday evening to celebrate the "evolution" of TogetherSF. A who’s who of San Francisco’s political elites gathered at the Westin St. Francis hotel Wednesday evening, sipping cocktails and celebrating the “evolution” of a big-money group that suffered a crushing series of defeats in San Francisco’s elections last year. State Sen.
At Ambiance in San Francisco, it helps to have famous customers

1 week ago | missionlocal.org | Madera Longstreet-Lipson

This is part of a series on San Francisco’s small businesses. Few stores have been more impacted by online shopping than boutique dress shops and that is clear at the legacy business Ambiance, known by its black-and-white awning and stores jammed with well-dressed mannequins. The original store at 1458 Haight St. opened in 1983, and the second owners duplicated it in Noe Valley, Cow Hollow, the Sunset and on Union Street.
Un-safe

1 week ago | missionlocal.org | Zach Smith

Mission Local has even more matching funds!Every dollar you give in June is doubled until we hit $85,000! About 65% of our revenue comes from individuals like you — help support a growing local newsroom today.
An ‘oasis’ is coming to S.F.’s troubled Sixth Street. Could it help?

1 week ago | missionlocal.org | Eleni Balakrishnan

Tenderloin residents say that the “urban oasis” model San Francisco city officials now want to develop at the former “triage center” at Sixth and Stevenson streets — an area known as an epicenter of drug activity — has worked before. Just five blocks away at Turk and Hyde streets, the model turned a neighborhood once known for drug sales and consumption into a place safe for children and residents.
Lisa Mezzacappa brings a rising tide of improvised music to the Bay Area

1 week ago | missionlocal.org | Andrew Gilbert

Lisa Mezzacappa’s fellow musicians often describe her as a force of nature. Looking at her prolific array of ambitious projects, it’s easy to see why. A consummate bassist, improviser, composer, bandleader, producer and record label owner, the Berkeley-based Mezzacappa does seem powered by preternatural energy. A glance at her whirlwind schedule might suggest a tornado, but Mezzacappa has exhibited far more persistence than any storm.
'No Kings': One day after giant protests, S.F. demonstrators are back

1 week ago | missionlocal.org | Margaret Kadifa |Gustavo Hernandez |Joe Eskenazi

On the morning after many thousands of anti-Trump, anti-ICE protesters streamed through San Francisco’s streets and millions did the same in hundreds of other cities, a small group of demonstrators were back, early, for a second go. More than 100 people were this morning staking out a building at 478 Tehama St. in SoMa. It houses a detention alternative program of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement— ICE.
Afraid of arrest, SF asylum seekers apply for video court hearings

2 weeks ago | missionlocal.org | Margaret Kadifa

La Raza Centro Legal’s offices were already bustling Friday by the start of business at 9 a.m. About 40 people were lined up in the organization’s narrow corridors, paperwork in hand, questions for lawyers at the ready. Friday was supposed to be a regularly scheduled drop-in for asylum-seekers who need help with their applications, said Jordan Weiner, legal director of the organization’s Removal Defense Program. But because of recent arrests at court hearings in San Francisco, staff pivoted.
Dozens rally at SFO in support of detained Palestinians denied entry to U.S.

2 weeks ago | missionlocal.org | Eleni Balakrishnan

About 40 people gathered at San Francisco international airport on Thursday morning in support of two Palestinian men with valid visas who were detained by federal officials and denied entry to the United States yesterday. Mission Local first reported the detention of Eid Hthaleen and Ouda Alhadlin, two humanitarian speakers who were arriving in the Bay Area to speak about their experiences living in the West Bank and thank their supporters in the Jewish and Christian communities.