A new California law could allow immigrants to sue federal agents for violations of the constitution.

New California law could let immigrants sue ICE agents for violating constitution

Other candidates may still challenge incumbent supervisor Alan Wong in November, but victory is a long shot.

Natalie Gee bows out of November race for District 4 supervisor

Nine women held in a San Francisco jail filed a class action lawsuit Monday alleging they have "fewer rights than men" inside.

Women sue San Francisco over ‘unhealthy conditions,’ alleged disparities with men in jail

SCRAP, the 50-year-old nonprofit, will move just blocks away to 141 Industrial Street, a building formerly owned by a Baptist church.

SCRAP, beloved arts-crafts-and-everthing store, secures new home

Vidrale Frankin acknowledged failing to follow protocol but calls practices "prohibited but necessary" — says she may sue district

Ousted San Francisco school principal reams district at graduation ceremony 

At 21st and Mission Streets. Photo by Eleni Balakrishnan.

Leave me for dead

Though pressure on incumbent school board president Phil Kim came to a boiling point this year, Kim has swept the election thus far.

Even after backlash of S.F. teachers’ strike, Phil Kim won overwhelmingly. Some are scratching their heads.

Filmmaker David Alvarado’s “American Pachuco” makes its San Francisco premiere Thursday, June 11, at Cowell Theater.

Luis Valdez finally gets his documentary due

Prop. D was backed by labor unions to help close the city deficit. But Mayor Daniel Lurie and the Chamber of Commerce opposed it.

San Francisco’s ‘Overpaid CEO’ tax measure fails, a smarting loss for city unions

City leaders are tabling their plan to slash the taxes paid by sellers of San Francisco properties of $10M or more.

Lurie, Mahmood hit brakes on controversial San Francisco real-estate tax cut

On Horace Street. Photo by Scott Forman.

Sunbath

At a program for moms at risk of losing their children, transformation comes in many forms --- like a makeup tutorial by Honey Mahogany.

A judge, an activist, and a case full of makeup: Inside the Women’s Hope recovery program

At California and Polk Streets. Photo by Beth Winegarner.

I left my ❤️ in San Francisco

At JT Restaurant, which Ate Tess has run almost singlehandedly for 26 years, people come for more than the food

People We Meet: Ate Tess is the bridge connecting SoMa

Maldonado, 85, began coaching young men to box in the 1980s out of a garage he converted on his block on Cordova Street in the Excelsior.

People We Meet: Frank Maldonado, the boxing coach

At 22nd and Eureka Streets. Photo by David Chalk.

Flair bird

The Bay Area Women's and Children's Center is dissolving. Its director wants the funds for a nonprofit she controls.

S.F. nonprofit boss seeks to shift $2.3M from dissolving Tenderloin org to her own nonprofit

An Urban Alchemy worker was struck, possibly with a pellet gun, on Friday afternoon at the UC Law campus in the Tenderloin, Mission Local learned from officials at the scene. […]

Urban Alchemy worker injured at San Francisco’s UC Law campus

Joel Hernandez, standing in his bright Mission District studio, ruminated on the apocalyptic day in 2020 when wildfire smoke and smog blocked the sun. “Remember that day in San Francisco […]

People We Meet: Joel Hernandez won’t be your Heritage Month artist 

At Rainbow Falls. Photo by Cathy Tran.

See monster

Newspaper editor Michael Durand died last week at the age of 70, leaving behind two neighborhood papers, and a legacy of many writers.

Remembering Michael Durand, westside newspaperman who turned neighbors into writers

The two people were found dead within an hour. One died after being hit by a car in SoMa while the other incident is under investigation.

Two found dead on San Francisco streets Wednesday morning, one killed by car

The Bay Area Women’s and Children’s Center, once a Tenderloin powerhouse, is shutting down with several million to its name.

45-year-old S.F. nonprofit closes. Former board wonders where the money went.

Mayor Daniel Lurie, the money and a time when the Great Highway is no longer the single issue in the Sunset.

Alan Wong the candidate didn’t win the election. Alan Wong, Mayor Lurie’s ally, did.

At Folsom and Fremont Street. Photo by Walter Mackins.

The works

Signature measure from Bilal Mahmood would cut taxes for multi-million dollar San Francisco real-estate deals. He's now open to changes.

Supervisor Mahmood says he’s open to paring back proposed tax break on big S.F. real-estate sales

The CEO tax measure is merely losing by less after Thursday's release of another 15,000 ballots.

Election update: Overpaid CEO tax continues to bleed votes in most recent ballot drop

On Bryant Street. Photo by George Sutton.

Home advantage

Connie Chan took a commanding lead over opponent Saikat Chakrabarti to grab the No. 2 spot.

Chan besting Chakrabarti for No. 2 slot in S.F congressional race

Here are all of Mission Local's questions for the school board candidates — and their answers — leading up to the June 2 election.

Meet the Candidates: San Francisco’s school board race