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SF opens first community vaccination site in Mission District
WEBFeb 1, 2021 · With the smell of burning sage in the air, the city’s first community vaccination site opened today at 9 a.m. in the heart of the Mission District, just off 24th and Mission streets in a rectangular, fenced-in parking lot cleared of cars, planted with four large white tents and staffed with technicians and nurses ready to vaccinate in a ...
Mission Street commercial vacancies hit new high, and remain too …
WEBAug 26, 2021 · If a “For Lease” sign could say “pick me,” this one appeared to be doing just that. The spotless square sign shone in the sun, contrasting with the surrounding paint splatters and scrawled graffiti on the grey building’s exterior.
Mission Community Pool slated for seasonal closure, despite …
WEBOct 13, 2021 · The outdoor pool normally closes from the end of October through March, although the Department of Recreation and Parks extended the pool’s schedule through Nov. 27 this year. Fliers posted around the neighborhood urge pool patrons to share their views on continuing the season through the winter. “Maybe we can get them to change …
Beware! - Mission Local
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Understanding the Mission District’s history - Mission Local
WEBAug 3, 2018 · Mission District history map. The nominal Mission of the Mission was San Francisco de Asis, founded by Spanish Franciscans in 1776, but Yelamu Indians inhabited the area around Mission Creek for thousands of years before that. Since the Spanish came, there’s been waves of immigrants and newcomers: Irish, Germans, Latin Americans, …
Memorial Celebrates Pico Sanchez's Life - Mission Local
WEBDec 5, 2010 · There was singing, there was food and there was partying at Project Artaud on Saturday. The mood at the memorial for Pico Sanchez, artist and Mission icon, was anything but somber. “Lets party! That is what my father would have done,” said Hiyyam Sanchez, the eldest of Sanchez’s two sons. He was wearing a gray suit and holding …
Mission Local is seeking a development associate
WEBNov 29, 2023 · Mission Local is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit news organization headquartered in San Francisco since 2008. In 2014, Mission Local became independent from the University of California, Berkeley, where it had been a news lab, and in 2022, we put together our board. We now have a full-time staff of nine reporters and editors, with a rotating cast of ...
Neighbors fight duplex, ask city to keep it a board and care facility
WEBDec 15, 2021 · Jacque Patton, a concerned neighbor and housing advocate, is asking the Planning Commission to review and reject a proposed seven-bedroom duplex at 628 Shotwell St. during a hearing Thursday. Patton wants the property to be restored as a board and care facility, which is a key housing type for seniors and disabled individuals.
Trouble Archives - Mission Local
WEBMay 20, 2024 · 19-year-old killed in Dolores Park was Lowell graduate. by Eleni Balakrishnan June 7, 2024, 3:57 pm.