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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 26/08/2026
Nearly one-third of the roughly 500 people who answered San Francisco's first jail survey alleged they were seriously injured while in jail, primarily by sheriff's deputies or peers. Attorneys say the survey confirms what they've been hearing for years. missionlocal.org/2026/08/sf-j...
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Survey says ⅓ of respondents in San Francisco jails report ‘serious injury’
About 500 people held in San Francisco's jails answered the city's first such survey. Nearly one-third alleged being seriously injured while in jail.
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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 26/08/2026
The landlords of rat-infested Alice Griffith are set to pay $9M in city penalties and property improvements — the first settlement of its kind in SF history. The city attorney says Mission Local's reporting was a big factor. via @marinanewman.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2026/08/alic...
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Owner of S.F.’s rodent-infested Alice Griffith housing complex to pay $9M settlement
Mission Local’s reporting helped prompt investigation culminating in settlement, says City Attorney David Chiu.
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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 25/07/2026
We just wrapped up a fantastic couple days: Dean Baquet, the former executive editor of The New York Times, spent two days in Mission Local's newsroom. He hosted 1-1 talks with reporters and editors, talking through beats, sourcing, newsroom structure, and much, much more...
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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 22/06/2026
Saikat Chakrabarti had a grassroots promise & more money than God. So why did he come in 3rd place after spending $8.8 million? Many reasons, but AOC not endorsing was a "clear turning point for us,” Chakrabarti said, that met canvassers at the doors. missionlocal.org/2026/06/san-...
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Saikat Chakrabarti had grassroots potential and more money than God. Why did he lose?
Chakrabarti's campaign had been expecting an endorsement from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Failing to obtain it was a blow.
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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 23/06/2026
Mission District supervisor Jackie Fielder will be back at City Hall on Monday after a 3-month mental health leave. She spoke to Mission Local about the rest, struggles on the job & how an initial decision to resign felt like "my emergency escape button." missionlocal.org/2026/06/jack...
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S.F. supervisor Jackie Fielder to return to City Hall after mental health leave
The Mission District supervisor Jackie Fielder is back to San Francisco City Hall after a doctor-recommended three-month rest.
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Dara Kerr @darakerr.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
A secretive super PAC has created new websites and X accounts with AI images that are targeting progressive lawmakers in the Bay Area. The super PAC is based in San Diego and has almost no public footprint. Great reporting by @jrivanob.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2026/06/jack...
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Mystery ‘Recall Jackie Fielder’ campaign launches — and it’s not the only one
At least 10 linked websites have sprung up in recent weeks targeting progressive officials and tax measures across the Bay Area.
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Joe Rivano Barros @jrivanob.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
I'm thrilled to take on this role at a time when I think we're doing some of the best local reporting in the country, with far fewer resources than other newsrooms I've learned more than I can say from Lydia, Joe E. & the rest of the crew—very thankful for the mentorship
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Joe Rivano Barros @jrivanob.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
This has been a long time coming! We're expanding our footprint across San Francisco, we're hiring a tech/power reporter to dive in on Silicon Valley, we're continuing our deep coverage of City Hall, jails, immigration, & more Onwards & upwards for all of us at Mission Local
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Joe Rivano Barros @jrivanob.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
the San Francisco teachers' strike will, barring an overnight deal, enter Day 4 tomorrow—wages have been a major sticking point how much do teachers make vs. city-employed workers? they make less, much less: on average, almost half what nurses make, and $50K less than cops
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Joe Rivano Barros @jrivanob.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
campaign finance update: Stephen Sherrill, the appointed Marina supervisor, has fundraised more than 2x his opponent, Lori Brooke—$223K vs. $101K in direct funds, & more in PAC money & public financing plus: a GrowSF PAC raised $17K for Sherrill, mostly from his relatives
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Joe Rivano Barros @jrivanob.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
NEW campaign filings in San Francisco’s District 4 race Natalie Gee has outraised all her opponents, combined, as of Dec. 31 Alan Wong is in 3rd—but has checks from Daniel Lurie and others in his office from @junyaoyang.bsky.social
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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 02/02/2026
A new group is advertising a "March for Billionaires" in San Francisco next weekend, starting in wealthy Pac Heights. The group says a planned California billionaire tax would hit "value creators" who are "building, not taking." Is it satire? missionlocal.org/2026/02/sf-m...
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‘March for Billionaires’ planned in San Francisco. Is it satire?
New group is advertising a "March for Billionaires" in San Francisco. Their language closely mirrors real tech executives’ rhetoric.
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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
ProPublica has identified Alex Pretti’s killers www.propublica.org/article/alex...
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Joe Rivano Barros @jrivanob.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
messaged w/the organizers behind this—they say it's real "We sincerely believe what we’re saying. We think most American billionaires have had greatly positive societal impacts..." they want to challenge anti-billionaire views by “highlighting their contributions"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 31/01/2026
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here. (clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
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Joe Rivano Barros @jrivanob.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
the Sunshine task force voted last night to urge Lurie to release info about his call w/Trump Lurie's team has kept some records secret, but says there's nothing to reveal commissioners were frustrated “Do they really believe that we are that stupid?” missionlocal.org/2026/01/sf-d...
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In unanimous vote, S.F. commission urges release of info on Lurie-Trump call
San Francisco's public-records commission said Mayor Lurie likely broke the law by keeping secret records about his call with the president.
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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 06/01/2026
A San Francisco judge denied all arguments in a lawsuit that challenged the Great Highway closure and sought to bring cars back to the coastal road. Park supporters hope it puts the issue to rest. But opponents say they may appeal. by @junyaoyang.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2026/01/sf-j...
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S.F. judge tosses lawsuit claiming Great Highway closure was illegal
Sunset Dunes is safe — for now. Supporters of the park hope to put the issue to rest. But opponents may appeal within 60 days.
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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 06/01/2026
Mission Local surveyed dozens of S.F. RV dwellers on the cost of their vehicles. For some, the city’s cash offer is a welcome relief. But others could lose thousands. via @marinanewman.bsky.social and @kellywaldron.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2026/01/s-f-...
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S.F. offers cash to get RVs off the street. For some, it’s a deal. Others could lose thousands.
At $175 per square foot, many living in broken down RVs are taking up an offer that guarantees thousands. But others may face steep debt.
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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 06/01/2026
With mass-firings reducing San Francisco's 100 Montgomery St. immigration court to just a handful of judges, it is now slated to close by year's end, Mission Local has learned. missionlocal.org/2026/01/s-f-...
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S.F. immigration court to close at year’s end, sources say
The court's closure will leave one remaining immigration court building in San Francisco by 2027.
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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 06/01/2026
Mayor Daniel Lurie is teaming up with Board President Rafael Mandelman to reform San Francisco’s 548-page city charter. And the pair has assembled a 31-person working group to take on the issue. missionlocal.org/2026/01/sf-c...
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Meet the 31 people tasked with reshaping San Francisco's constitution
To reform S.F.’s 548-page city charter, Mayor Daniel Lurie and Board President Rafael Mandelman formed a 31-member working group.
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 07/01/2026
This is the video.
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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 20/12/2025
A 13th immigration judge has just been fired in San Francisco. With other judges retiring, the court, which started 2025 with 21 judges, will have just four in the new year. It has the worse case backlog of any immigration court in California. missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-i...
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13th S.F. immigration judge fired. Court will soon have just 4 judges left.
The firing comes in the wake of mass dismissals by the Trump administration since April of this year.
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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 20/12/2025
In a sign of things to come, a San Francisco immigration judge on Thurs. said several asylum-seekers can be sent to Honduras, a country they have never been to. The move could mean the same for hundreds across the Bay Area. "What will I do in Honduras?" missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-d...
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Hundreds of asylum-seekers may be sent to Honduras, Ecuador, Uganda following S.F. immigration ruling
Immigrants who have never been to countries as far flung as Ecuador or Uganda are now at risk of being deported there.
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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 23/10/2025
Man hit by what appeared to be a flash grenade on Thursday morning. Flash bangs were launched at crowd of Bay Area protesters just as Customs & Border Protection SUVs drove onto a base in Alameda. CBP & others are arriving as part of an immigration surge.
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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 23/10/2025
After talking to tech barons, Trump tells Mayor Lurie he's "calling off" a "surge" of feds to SF. It's not clear if this applies to ICE/Border Patrol or just to the Nat'l Guard. It's not clear what will befall other area cities. missionlocal.org/2025/10/ice-...
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Live updates: Lurie says Trump 'calling off' plans for fed deployment in SF — other cities uncertain
President Trump deployed federal agents to Alameda ahead of what the Coast Guard said is a Bay Area-wide operation. Check back for updates.
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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 23/10/2025
Oakland mayor Barbara Lee tells Mission Local that the situation is “fluid” and “all we know is what the press is reporting.” She confirms that “I haven’t heard from the president.” Follow along our updates here: missionlocal.org/2025/10/ice-...
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Live updates: Fed action called off in S.F., reports rise in Oakland
President Trump deployed federal agents to Alameda ahead of what the Coast Guard said is a Bay Area-wide operation. Check back for updates.
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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 23/10/2025
Meanwhile, Mayor Daniel Lurie at noon addressed his conversation with Trump and Trump's decision to call off the “surge” of S.F. What exactly that “surge” would look like did not seem to have been defined over the course of that conversation.
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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 24/10/2025
S.F. announced $3.5M in funding for immigrant legal aid & ICE hotline. Supes emphasized that even with federal "surge" called off, ICE agents have been arresting immigrants in S.F. for months & many had no legal representation. via @io-y-g.bsky.social & Xueer Lu missionlocal.org/2025/10/sf-a...
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S.F. to give $3.5M more to immigrant services after Trump deployment scare
Supe. Connie Chan on Thursday announced an additional $3.5 million to immigrant legal defense and the San Francisco Rapid Response Network.
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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Benioff's about face to full-throated embrace of Trump—partly, as this reporting reveals, in pursuit of lucrative ICE contracts—is particularly odious
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17/10/2025
Salesforce told ICE that its A.I. software could help the agency nearly triple its staff, according to internal documents, as President Trump expands immigration raids and deportations around the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
Salesforce chief executive Marc Benioff, wearing a black suit, speaks to an audience. A headline reads: "Salesforce Pitched ICE on Services to Recruit More Staff, Documents Show." Photo by Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle, via Associated Press
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Joe Rivano Barros @jrivanob.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Rep. Gomez of LA is demanding "immediate action to protect & free" Em Wilder, former AP reporter on the latest Gaza flotilla for @JewishCurrents "I must insist on an immediate update from your dept. on the efforts being made to secure her safe treatment & immediate release"
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Joe Rivano Barros @jrivanob.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
this is a massive downsizing of what would have been the Mission’s largest affordable housing project 513 units to 465 last year — now it’ll be just 100, an 80% drop
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Joe Rivano Barros @jrivanob.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Logan Hollarsmith, who was born in San Francisco & was one of the Gaza flotilla members held in an Israeli prison, is being released his mother says no local elected except Sup. Fielder reached out to her—& almost none returned our requests for comment
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Joe Rivano Barros @jrivanob.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
the ACLU has sued ICE, saying its San Francisco holding cells are filthy, freezing, & unconstitutional and in its suit, it cites Mission Local's reporting *three* times
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Joe Rivano Barros @jrivanob.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
We've been a top outlet covering ICE here in San Francisco, w/reporters at immigration hearings, covering protests, & digging into data day in, day out. We're now looking to hire a full-time immigration reporter to keep it going. If you can, help us: mission-local.donorsupport.co/page/immigra...
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Mission Local is holding ICE accountable
Trump’s investment in ICE is $170 billion. We need $300,000 to cover ICE in San Francisco. We're dedicating the month of September to raise funds to hire a full-time immigration reporter for the next ...
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Joe Rivano Barros @jrivanob.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
our deep dive into the 80-year history of 630 Sansome—the ICE HQ in San Francisco it's become a magnet for protests, asylum-seekers are kept there for 72+ hrs in holding cells, & it was once called a "skyscraper concentration camp" missionlocal.org/2025/08/ice-...
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ICE HQ in S.F.’s Financial District has 80-year history of detaining immigrants
Decades ago, 630 Sansome St. was called a San Francisco "skyscraper concentration camp." It is still in use today.
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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 30/07/2025
Hey! We're one of the top 25 most-read nonprofit news sites *nationally.* That's right! Alongside heavy-hitting folks like ProPublica, Mother Jones, & The Intercept. We're very proud of this, and thanks to all of you for reading us. www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/nonp...
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Nonprofit news sites are built to generate impact — but these are also generating audiences
In markets large and small, these nonprofit news organizations are achieving traffic numbers that many commercial outlets would envy. Here's our first monthly ranking of the top 25 nonprofit news site...
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Joe Rivano Barros @jrivanob.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
a little bit ago now, at 11PM, San Francisco police & sheriff's deputies rushed July 4 crowds in the Mission they'd been lighting fireworks near Garfield Park, as they do most years, before SFPD declared unlawful assembly they routed the crowd, at least one was arrested
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Joe Rivano Barros @jrivanob.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
some news
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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 23/06/2025
Crankstart, the personal foundation of VC billionaire Michael Moritz, has given $3.4M to the San Francisco public defender's office for immigrant defense. The gift will let the office hire 3 more attorneys to fight deportations. by @jrivanob.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/06/foun...
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Foundation of Michael Moritz, VC billionaire, gives $3.4M to S.F. immigrant defense
Crankstart, the personal foundation of the VC billionaire, has given at least $36 million to San Francisco city departments.
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Joe Rivano Barros @jrivanob.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
video of ICE arrests happening now in San Francisco, outside court protesters attempting to stop mini-van from driving off, banging on the hood, opening its sliding doors at least 2 were arrested outside court today
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Joe Rivano Barros @jrivanob.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
of note: this is about the same number of people arrested as in Los Angeles since Friday LA is a city many, many times bigger than San Francisco
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Joe Rivano Barros @jrivanob.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
SFPD rushed crowd at tonight's anti-ICE protests, which started at 6pm at the ICE HQ in San Francisco they formed up in riot gear, crowd members took up barricades, police pushed back against them, & then rushed at least one detained on ground full story: missionlocal.org/2025/06/sf-i...
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Hundreds rail against ICE in downtown S.F., and police rush crowd
Protesters outside the San Francisco ICE headquarters were in a long standoff with dozens of riot police. Officers then rushed the crowd.
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Joe Rivano Barros @jrivanob.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
ICE nabbed at least 15 people in San Francisco on Wednesday, including a 3-year-old they were at regular check-ins w/ICE when they were taken one family, a 25-year-old mom & two kids, was put in a Texas detention center missionlocal.org/2025/06/ice-...
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Immigrants fearful as ICE nabs at least 15 in S.F. — including toddler
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement arrested at least 15 people Wednesday in San Francisco, sparking fear among residents.
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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 19/05/2025
Mission Local took home ~12~ prizes from the California Journalism Awards this weekend, honoring the best in 2024 reporting across the state. We got 1st place for our money-in-politics series, BigMoneySF, & for our election-related informational graphics. missionlocal.org/2025/05/miss...
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Mission Local wins 12 honors at the California Journalism Awards
Our money-in-politics series BigMoneySF was awarded 1st place for in-depth reporting, and our election-related graphics got 1st place too.
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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 13/05/2025
Mayor Daniel Lurie on Tuesday announced a slate of reforms aimed at boosting San Francisco's flagging number of police officers & sheriff's deputies. But the order also said the city is going to look into ballooning overtime costs at SFPD. by @jrivanob.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/05/mayo...
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Mayor Lurie unveils package boosting S.F. law enforcement hiring
The San Francisco mayor's executive order seeks to address short staffing—and also calls for an evaluation of ballooning overtime costs.
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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 18/04/2025
San Francisco's new mayor owes much of his record so far to his predecessor. Of the nine substantial pieces of legislation passed or initiated by the Lurie administration since Jan. 8, six of them were initiated under former Mayor London Breed. missionlocal.org/2025/04/on-1...
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On 100-day mark, majority of Mayor Lurie’s legislation is inherited from Breed
Of the nine substantial pieces of legislation passed or initiated by the Lurie administration, six of them were initiated under former Mayor London Breed.
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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 18/04/2025
On the first Friday of April, a father sat in SF’s Behavioral Health Court for 7 hours, hoping to see his son diverted away from a criminal trial and toward psychiatric help.  “It’s sad,” he said. “His fate is in another person’s hand.” via @abineely.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/04/defe...
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Defendants clamor for diversion in S.F. Behavioral Health Court. Not everyone gets in.
One father waited for seven hours to see his son diverted away from a criminal trial, and toward psychiatric help.
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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 15/04/2025
Mission Local has compiled all of Mayor Lurie’s substantive actions from his time in office so far: 16 appointments, nine signature pieces of legislation, and a couple dozen other acts, from permits to executive orders. Here are his major moves: missionlocal.org/2025/04/trac...
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Tracking Mayor Lurie's first 100 days in office
Mission Local has compiled all of Lurie’s substantive actions from his time in office so far — here are the his major moves.
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Eoin Higgins @eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
MIT following Harvard's lead here
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