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Junyao Yang

@junyaoyang.bsky.social
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Data reporter at @missionlocal.org | get in touch at junyao@missionlocal.com

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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 28/05/2026
This is David Lee’s 5th time running for office in S.F.: 3 times in the Richmond, once for State Assembly and now for District 4 supervisor. He has not yet won. But his presence have determined the winner in the past. What's his deal? by @junyaoyang.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2026/05/sf-s...
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David Lee is the Westside’s forever candidate: Everyone knows his name, but what’s his game?
David Lee has run four past campaigns for two offices, losing each time. And he can't stop: He's on the District 4 ballot this June.
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Junyao Yang @junyaoyang.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
In the Sunset and Parkside, more than 88% of households own at least one vehicle. We asked District 4 candidates: Is there a “war on cars” in San Francisco? Should travel by car be prioritized in the urban planning in the Sunset? by @junyaoyang.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2026/04/sf-d...
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Meet the District 4 candidates: Is there a 'war on cars' in San Francisco?
In the Sunset and Parkside, over 88 percent of households own at least one car. Should travel by car be prioritized here in urban planning?
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Junyao Yang @junyaoyang.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Had a great time hosting a @missionlocal.org District 4 candidate forum last night at San Francisco Public Library. We talked about housing, transit, pedestrian safety and of course Sunset Dunes. Also had some fun lightning round questions, like "What is one thing you disagree with the mayor on?"
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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 19/03/2025
San Franciscans submitted 2,000+ ideas to rename the Great Highway, which officially closed to cars last week. We have the full list, including: —Ocean Beach Park —Snowy Plover Park —Parky McParkface And of course, "Engardio's folly." via @junyao-yang.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/03/sf-g...
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From ‘Parky McParkface’ to ‘Engardio’s Folly’: See over 2,000 names for the Great Highway park
S.F. Rec and Parks just got over 4,200 suggestions to rename the new park at the Great Highway. Some likely to win, others extremely not so.
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Junyao Yang @junyaoyang.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Talked about data reporting in smaller newsrooms at #NICAR25 in Minneapolis last week. For @missionlocal.org, sometimes that means going out and counting planters block by block! ICYMI: bit.ly/small-data-j Thanks @katereports.bsky.social @justinmyers.net and Cody Lillich for a great talk!
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NICAR 2025 Data in small newsrooms
Data reporting for smaller teams bit.ly/small-data-j Kate Martin, APM Reports Cody Lillich, Arizona's Family (KTVK/KPHO-TV) Junyao Yang, Mission Local Justin Myers, Chicago Sun-Times
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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 02/03/2025
Trevor Mead became a lawyer in part to support his newest nighttime hobby: transforming into an LED T-Rex roaming thru Dolores Park. At night, "Doloresaurus" descends, an object of fascination for dogs, kids, & all manner of parkgoers. by @junyao-yang.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/03/san-...
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Lawyer by day, dinosaur by night: Meet the man who keeps Dolores Park weird
A lawyer during the day, Trevor Mead slips into his luminous dinosaur costume after 5 p.m. and turns Dolores Park into Jurassic Park.
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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 28/02/2025
Mayor Daniel Lurie has made downtown recovery a top priority, but a key part of that is missing: Maintaining fully-serviced public transit. With a $15M budget shortfall, Lurie's team appears resigned to Muni service cuts this summer. via @kellywaldron.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/02/mayo...
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Mayor Lurie has 99 fixes for San Francisco’s downtown. But fixing transit ain’t one.
Mayor Daniel Lurie has made downtown recovery a priority, but a key part of that is missing: maintaining fully-serviced public transit.
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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 21/02/2025
On Valentine’s Day in 1980, Insook and Kwangduk Kim, a young Korean couple, sold their first bouquet of flowers. 45 years later, they’ll sell their last — but their Balboa Green Garden Florist will continue on with new owners. by @junyao-yang.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/02/balb...
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Korean couple retires, passes the bouquet at 45-year-old flower shop
Before coming to San Francisco, Insook never worked a day as a florist. Today, she's been selling bouquets for 45 years. But not for long.
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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 31/01/2025
Three days a week, residents flock to a cafe tucked between an abandoned hotel and an auto body shop in the Tenderloin, and queue outside to get in. They keep coming for the top-shelf coffee, and the "radical hospitality." By @miss-elenius.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/01/cafe...
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A cafe serving up hope and lattes in San Francisco’s Tenderloin
City Hope Cafe operates a free cafe and a sense of normalcy in the heart of a troubled inner-city neighborhood.
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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 26/01/2025
Charles Phan, the famed Vietnamese cook who started the Slanted Door in the Mission & transformed Asian cooking, died this week. He was 62. “The Mission — Charles changed it. He was the pioneer of the Mission...Charles opened it up.” via @junyao-yang.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/01/char...
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‘It’s Charles’s world, we’re just living in it.’ Charles Phan, Vietnamese cook extraordinaire, remembered.
“A real person who had done something extraordinary and genuine,” he gave his time and wisdom — the most generous thing you can do.
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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 21/01/2025
At Internet Archive, employees working there for 3+ years can be cast in clay sculptures, created by Nuala Creed. “Most of our lives are what we work on. Let’s make sure people feel celebrated in doing it,” said founder Brewster Kahle. by @junyao-yang.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/01/inte...
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At the Internet Archive, employees stay forever — in clay sculptures
“Most of our lives are what we work on. Let’s make sure people feel celebrated in doing it,” said Internet Archive's founder Brewster Kahle.
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