Tiny ‘Mission Cabins’ for homeless residents open today at 16th St. BART Plaza

by XUEER LU APRIL 15, 2024 (MissionLocal.org) Mission Cabins, a two-year homeless shelter project offering 60 tiny homes to adults experiencing homelessness, will open its doors this morning to guests at 1979 Mission St., next to the northeastern 16th Street BART Plaza.  The project will house up to 68 adults. Sitting… Continue reading

Could SF get anticorruption ‘inspector general’? Peskin hopes good-government proposal doubles as good politics.

Ballot measures for mayoral candidates serve as as publicity engines, storyline generators and soft-money conduits by JOE ESKENAZI APRIL 15, 2024 (MissionLocal.org) San Francisco’s corruption issues are not only rampant and structural — they’re downright creative. If not theatrical. A lot of corrupt water has flowed under the corrupt bridge, but let… Continue reading

Meet the District 9 candidates: Best and worst elements of Prop E

by OSCAR PALMAAPRIL 15, 2024 (MissionLocal.org) In our “Meet the Candidates” series, we are asking every supervisorial hopeful in the November 2024 election one question each week. Candidates are asked to answer questions on policy, ideology, and more in 100 words or less. Answers are being published individually each week, but… Continue reading

Golden Gate Bridge reopens, protesters gather outside Tesla’s Fremont factory

Golden Gate Bridge reopens, protesters gather outside Tesla’s Fremont factory

Top image via CommonSenseiSF/X By Eli Rosenberg, Jessica Flores Updated April 15, 2024 (SFChronicle.com) Demonstrators protesting the war in Gaza and U.S. support for Israel blocked the Golden Gate Bridge and a major Bay Area highway during the morning commute Monday, bringing traffic to a halt and causing significant delays for hours across the region as… Continue reading

Google Slammed for ‘Playing Games With California’s Democracy’ by Blocking News

Google is blocking some news content for users in California.  (Photo by Mitchell Luo on Unsplash) “This is an extraordinarily inappropriate time for Google to experiment with which voters might or might not see news about elected officials and candidates for office.” JESSICA CORBETT Apr 13, 2024 (CommonDreams.org) California reporters… Continue reading