Mission Local SF

Trans March organizers met with Mayor Daniel Lurie to present a letter of demands following incidents of policing and the arrests of five people after Pride weekend. The meeting aimed to address concerns related to the arrests and policing practices.

Supervisor Mahmood proposes a tax on vacant grocery stores to revive shuttered ones, but faces skepticism from opponents. The tax is described as polling well despite being in peril.

San Francisco’s district attorney charged a sheriff’s deputy with two misdemeanors for allegedly assaulting a woman in jail last year. The incident occurred in a jail setting, and the deputy is accused of committing the assault.

Grocery Outlet locations in the Mission District and Bayview use AI facial recognition. The technology is deployed alongside discounted groceries at these stores.

The article discusses the concept of being anticolonial, with a photo of Geneva Avenue taken by Walter Mackins.

Hundreds of protesters gathered at OpenAI's headquarters in Mission Bay, San Francisco, and marched to the offices of Anthropic and Google DeepMind. The demonstration focused on issues related to artificial intelligence companies.

City agencies estimate that re-opening the Great Highway to weekday car traffic could cost nearly $14 million to implement.

Anthropic employees with equity are becoming wealthy, contributing to rising rents in San Francisco. A $65K job at the company has become a focal point in the city's affordability crisis.

Double Down, a woman-owned skate shop, closed its location at 14th and Valencia streets last month after three years and is seeking a new home. Owner Diana Musa confirmed the shop is looking for a new location.

A few Mission businesses have received an economic boost from the city. Business closures are occurring on Valencia and Mission streets. The MCCLA will host its next community meeting next week.

Supervisor Fielder held her first town hall since returning to Bernal, where she announced proposals to amend legislation reducing inclusionary rates in the Mission District. The community expressed welcome for her return.

The San Francisco Ethics Commission has experienced a steady decrease in staff while the amount of money in city elections is increasing. City watchdogs, including the commission, are being cut amid rising election funding.

Changes to state and local laws have streamlined housing projects, allowing them to bypass the Planning Commission. The commission is experiencing reduced activity, raising questions about whether this is due to legal changes or a lack of funding for construction.

A tech startup launched an AI meeting app in San Francisco by hosting a pirate-themed party at a Painted Lady, offering the public a free look inside the historic home.

Supervisor Bilal Mahmood convened a public hearing on two problematic housing developments in Western Addition following a year of tenant concerns about dangerous conditions and violence. The hearing was prompted by ongoing tenant meetings addressing housing safety and criminal activity.

Two brothers spent every day together in the Mission for three years. After one brother's court appearance was moved, he was suddenly deported.

San Francisco supervisors have placed a public bank measure on the ballot. The measure would establish a governance structure for a public bank if approved by voters in November.

Volunteers collected 15,626 signatures for a measure to reopen the Great Highway on weekdays and maintain weekend park access. The measure is set to qualify for the November ballot.

Mayor Lurie's efforts to increase mayoral power through charter reform received a $1.5 million boost from tech executives and a philanthropist, including $500,000 from Emerson Collective, a group led by Laurene Powell Jobs.

Giuliana Milanese has been involved in numerous progressive causes in San Francisco over the last 50 years. The article references her family's political background, noting that all her aunts in Pavia were Communists.