The Rafiki Community Food Market is exactly the kind of initiative that deserves more attention — a community-driven effort to connect residents with affordable, accessible food.

Grassroots markets like Rafiki are lean, they're local, and they actually serve the people they're designed for. Just neighbors helping neighbors get fed.

Food access remains a persistent challenge in multiple San Francisco neighborhoods, even with city programs and nonprofits working the problem. Community food markets work because they're accountable to the people standing right in front of them. They adapt quickly. They respond to what residents actually want.

None of this means we don't need safety nets. But it's worth being honest about what works at ground level.

More of this, please.