SF police officers in riot helmets rushed into and blockaded intersections this evening near Dolores Park to shut down the annual “hill bomb."

The injunction will remain as long as there are more homeless individuals in than shelter there are shelter beds.

A policy proposal heading for Board of Supervisors approval next week would explicitly authorize San Francisco police to kill suspects using robots. The

Randy Dudley, 34, was allegedly found at the Esmeralda Mini-Park early Tuesday morning. Preliminary indications were of suicide.

The California DMV requested that Cruise cut in half its fleet of driverless cars in San Francisco, following “concerning incidents.”

In the year since Brooke Jenkins was appointed to lead the San Francisco District Attorney’s office, at least 45 employees have left.

Elon Musk said on Friday that Supervisor Dean Preston "should go to jail," the latest in a tirade against the city's only socialist official.

A man wearing a balaclava and pacing up and down a BART train this afternoon slashed a fellow passenger and caused chaos inside the train.

“Frisco culture is the mix — from the Chicano movement and muralism to the hyphy era and beatniks, it’s all evolved into our identity."

Experts agree: DA has little impact on crime. But on the campaign trail, Brooke Jenkins placed blame squarely on predecessor Chesa Boudin.

Some 70 people protested outside the Mission police station Sunday evening, where 81 juveniles were held after a mass arrest at the hill bomb.

“This is a very audacious project for MEDA, and we’re excited to meet the needs of our families, teachers, and our city,” said Karoleen Feng.

The campaign of Shahid Buttar, the attorney hoping to unseat Rep. Nancy Pelosi from the left, is mired in a chaotic stretch, beset by allegations of

The SF police union said an officer was denied service. Reem’s confirmed the bakery has a policy of not serving armed, on-duty officers.

Banko Brown's killing in April galvanized weeks of protest, culminating in Supervisor Dean Preston’s legislation today.

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins has raised the city’s conviction rate for the first time in eight years.

Donald Washington, Jr., said he never saw a knife or heard Banko Brown threaten to stab anyone. He said Brown had Cap'n Crunch in his bag.

SF police officers in riot helmets rushed into and blockaded intersections this evening near Dolores Park to shut down the annual “hill bomb."

The ice creamery's storefront was smashed to pieces, and the one remaining front window tagged in graffiti with a pro-Palestinian message.

City records show that at least 30 SFPD employees live outside of California, including 16 sworn officers.

See follow-up article here In a potential violation of state law, then-Assistant District Attorney Brooke Jenkins last year sent sensitive files from the

Illustrations by Molly Oleson. First published October 2022; updated August 2023. On May 19, 2022, San Francisco police officers killed Michael

At least two dozen "hill bomb" parents are in touch with civil rights lawyers. Police Commission will investigate juvenile policy violations.

San Francisco and its police chief have been sued following the mass-arrests of children and young people at the Dolores Park Hill Bomb

Mission Local has learned that the original Philz Coffee, on 24th and Folsom streets, is closing for good. Workers confirmed the pending move. 

A spokesperson for BART Police confirmed the approximately 20 foot tall structure went up this morning. Plaza regulars had mixed reactions.

Four teens arrested during the hill bomb filed a claim, citing numerous constitutional violations, the first step in a potential class action.

By a 210-63 vote, workers at the Cal Academy of Sciences voted overwhelmingly to form a union today, after months of organizing.

Waymo, Cruise self-driving cars can charge for taxi service. Companies have promised thousands of additional cars on San Francisco streets.

The Eureka Valley branch of the San Francisco public library turns off its free Wi-Fi at night to discourage encampments.

Despite the blue handicap sign hanging from Alfonso’s rearview mirror, he still competes for limited street parking.

“We would never create a Lowell today. If somebody sued us over admissions at Lowell, I don’t know we could’ve won or even defended it."

Making pie isn’t like operating an app-based business in San Francisco. There are rules. If you don’t follow the rules, you don’t make good pie. Karen

SFPD officers were paid more than $143,000 in overtime during the Dolores Park hill bomb—and a federal civil rights lawsuit continues.

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Parents and advocates of the teens spoke at Police Commission against SFPD, calling for an investigation into the cops' use of force.

“I have seen DPW workers throw away entire tents,” Malone stated.

Union representing school staff votes overwhelmingly to authorize strike a day before the next contract negotiating session.

Update: The week after this story was published, Uber changed its policy to show drivers the full fare. Uber contacted Mission Local after the publication

These are complex times. Even the question “How are you doing?” is complex. But this is not complex: In a 6-1 vote late Tuesday night, the San Francisco

“Our windows are like inequality — out of date!” said Teresa Mejia, executive director of the Woman’s Building.

Javier Campos is reportedly also wanted for Oakland homicide, drove a Mercedez C-Class in drive-by, & has gang ties.

Drug addiction experts said a plan by Mayor London Breed to force welfare recipients to undergo treatment was likely to backfire.

Anchor workers say parent company Sapporo will take their offer to buy the brewery seriously — if they can come up with a serious offer

Chesa Boudin is a man in desperate need of victories and, earlier this month, he got one. Incongruously, a U-Haul was involved.  The embattled District

Parents and advocates of the teens spoke at Police Commission against SFPD, calling for an investigation into the cops' use of force.

Charges against Officer Kenneth Cha for the 2017 killing of Sean Moore to be dismissed, the third police shooting case dropped this year.

Police officers and sheriff’s deputies are rarely charged in criminal court — but when it comes to civil litigation, business is booming.

The white sedan was then filmed speeding into a dead-end street & flying off a hill, flipping over in mid-air & crashing into the sidewalk.

“If we do not respond appropriately to this lynching, we stand the risk of normalizing murder over alleged theft.”

In January, 2020, the first domino fell. Mohammad Nuru, then the director of the San Francisco Department of Public Works, was hit with a raft of federal

Like every other police department in the Bay Area, the BART Police Department is facing calls for fundamental change — and it may well happen

San Francisco has shut down rowdy events before, but it has usually told people, repeatedly, ahead of time. Not so for the hill bomb.

Neighbors are accusing a human-controlled loudspeaker security system at a residential building at 26th and Bartlett of “racial profiling” people who

Three construction executives were charged with bribery in the feds’ ongoing rampage through San Francisco. 

San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott said he’s “open” to the defunding of his police department. “I’m open to it,” Scott said Monday night during a panel

Thousands took over the Central Freeway in San Francisco today in a march calling for an end to the Israeli bombardment of Gaza.

Bob "Crazy Bob" Lee deserved better than to be knifed — and then co-opted, in death, to push a bogus narrative about San Francisco.

Company cited lease nonrenewal for closure, but workers skeptical. Unclear why company could not reach agreement with its own co-founder.

DA Jenkins will not pursue charges in the Banko Brown case, but Board President Peskin will ask the AG & Dept. of Justice to review evidence.

Anchor Brewing worker Brace Belden’s hands were shaking when he wandered out of the factory to announce employees had voted to unionize...

Valencia Street’s moribund businesses are hoping to receive a jump start — by going car-free. The city on Thursday officially approved a three-month pilot

“Look around. The average person out here is depressed. Fentanyl’s a downer. You get out of jail, you're sick. You don’t want help.”

San Francisco teachers, in the midst of contract negotiations, voted overwhelmingly to strike against the school district.

Two men shot at each other near Precita Park between 10-20 times, according to witnesses and SFPD. The two then sped off in separate cars.

In a uniquely San-Francisco-in-2023 incident, a driverless Waymo car froze & forced drivers down the Valencia center bike lane.

In a bombshell development, Don Carmignani, purportedly beaten by a homeless man, is now accused of prior attacks on homeless people.

Ex-investigator Jack Friedman sues DA Brooke Jenkins for tarnishing his reputation, in her dismissal of a historic police shooting case.

Hillary Ronen and Arab and Jewish advocates called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza this morning at City Hall, ahead of student walkouts.

After months of underground efforts, 300 employees across divisions of CalAcademy’ 556 employees or so have joined the unionization campaign.

Elon Musk called for Sup. Aaron Peskin to be jailed, to which Peskin said: “My intelligence is insulted by having to talk about Elon Musk.” 

Walgreens, where Banko Brown was shot by a security guard, has a direct line to DA Brooke Jenkins through the trade group ALTO USA.

A former sheriff’s deputy fired in 2015 for allegedly forcing San Francisco jail inmates to fight each other is being rehired.

Black people were 25 times more likely than white people to have force used on them in the last quarter of 2022. 

It’s no secret that much of San Francisco’s trash -- especially so in neighborhoods like the Mission, Tenderloin, and Mission Dolores -- ends up on

Another big American retailer announced it was pulling out of downtown San Francisco. What’s happening in that city has become a key storyline in a larger national narrative about crime and percept...

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The DMV today handed down an edict barring Cruise from operating driverless vehicles "effective immediately"

It’s a damn shame that Paneez Kosarian was attacked and feared for her life. The terror of physically engaging with an aggressive and deranged person who may be capable of anything is horrifying. I...

The Department of Elections confirms it has referred District 4 supervisor candidate Leanna Louie to the District Attorney to investigate possible voter

Police sergeant’s ‘laceration,’ triggering riot control, was a small forehead cut. Vandalism occurred after police action at the hill bomb.