Dispatches filed from Mission District, in reverse chronological order.
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826 Valencia is running a free pirate-themed scavenger hunt out of its Mission District storefront — the one with the actual pirate supply shop up front.
By Drew Bennett, Things to Do · May 31, 2026
Details are lean on timing, so call ahead or check Humphry Slocombe's Instagram before you go — but the Mission flagship at 2790 Harrison St.
At Manny's on Valencia, the deal is straightforward: show up Saturday morning with gloves, spend an hour moving through the surrounding blocks with a…
On the edge of the Mission, sometime before the lunch rush, Rafael Quintanar is already at the griddle.
Sometime after midnight on 18th Street, residents started posting to r/sanfrancisco about howling — not the bar-closing, last-call kind, but the…
Sunday in the Mission, SF Porchfest 2026 runs as a free, self-guided walking music festival spread across residential blocks of the neighborhood.
Mayor Lurie's office has listed Mission Street among priority street repaving projects, according to a city announcement, but the plan does not…
Riders on the 22 Fillmore line are circulating two competing stories about the route this week: one about a driver using the bus PA system to warn a…
Mission District residents surveyed by Mission Local sent a clear message to whoever wins the open congressional seat: stay visible, stay local, and…
Two Mission taquerias keep coming up whenever someone asks for the city's best bean and cheese burrito, and neither answer is surprising if you've…
Weekly at 16th & Mission BART plaza, this open mic runs on the honor system — there's no PA, no stage, no host with a clipboard.
A pedestrian was struck and killed near 16th and Mission streets on Monday, according to MissionLocal.
Quinceañeras — the traditional Latin American celebration marking a girl's 15th birthday — are a fixture of SF's Mission District and broader Latino…
On 24th Street, two clocks are running at different speeds.
At Dolores Park on a recent Saturday afternoon, a guy in a Scuderia Ferrari cap was setting up a portable net near the volleyball courts, scanning…
Sunday, May 25, the annual Carnaval SF parade steps off at 9:30am along Harrison Street between 16th and 24th in the Mission, followed by a two-day…
If you're hunting for an Earl Grey birthday cake in San Francisco, a few bakeries come up consistently among people who've actually placed the order.
The Ritual runs in the Mission on select nights — $5 off with code FUNCHEAP at checkout, making it one of the cheaper ways to spend an evening south…
SF DocFest is kicking off its run with the opening-night screening of a new documentary about Deadheads — the kind of true-believer fan culture…
Running through mid-June, the 25th San Francisco Documentary Festival (DocFest 2026) screens at the Roxie Theater (3117 16th St, Mission) and…
Sunday, May 24, 2026, the Carnaval San Francisco Grand Parade steps off at 9:30am along Harrison Street in the Mission, running through the heart of…
At the corner of 19th and Mission, around 3:15 on Sunday afternoon, someone was stabbed.
At the corner table of a café on 24th Street, Arieann Harrison is explaining why she spent years trying not to become her mother.
La Taqueria sits at 2889 Mission Street, and on any given afternoon the queue runs past the door and onto the sidewalk.
Memorial Day weekend, the Mission District hosts Carnaval SF, the largest Latin cultural celebration in Northern California.
At the corner of 24th and Folsom, a tabby named Mango has been holding court on top of the lottery-ticket display for going on four years, watching…
A California Highway Patrol vehicle occupied a protected bike lane on Valencia Street near 17th Street for roughly 30 minutes on Wednesday evening…
Saturday and Sunday, Mission District — Carnaval SF returns to the streets around Harrison and 24th, with the parade kicking off Sunday at 10am.
A Muni bus collided with a truck reportedly making an illegal turn on Mission Street, leaving several people injured.
Look, we love the Mission. It's got some of the best food in the city, murals that actually slap, and a bar scene deep enough that you could spend a…
If you commute down Folsom Street from the Mission to FiDi, you already know.
There's a comedy show called The Ritual popping up in the Mission, and honestly, it's exactly the kind of thing that makes San Francisco worth the…
A new six-story housing project specifically serving American Indians is set to break ground in the Mission District this fall — and it's a project…
There's no place in San Francisco quite like Dolores Park.
La Doña is back, and if you weren't at the UC Theater for her return, you missed out.
Here's a feel-good story that also happens to be a quiet lesson in how good things actually happen: not through a city grant, not through a community…
The 2026 San Francisco Carnaval Grand Parade is set to take over the Mission District once again, bringing with it the color, music, and energy that…
Here's something San Francisco gets right every now and then: get out of the way and let people gather, sell stuff, eat good food, and enjoy their…
In a city where small businesses close so often we barely flinch at the "Going Out of Business" signs anymore, here's a plot twist: a Mission…
Business owners along Mission Street are sounding the alarm: open drug use is escalating, encampment fires are becoming more frequent, and the…
If you heard drums echoing through the Mission this week and thought a block party had spontaneously erupted, you weren't far off.
When someone says "Painted Ladies" in San Francisco, your brain immediately goes to Alamo Square — those seven pastel Victorians mugging for every…
In a city where small businesses have the life expectancy of a mayfly, Mission Yoga just hit a milestone worth celebrating: 25 years in operation.
16th and Mission is one of those intersections that politicians love to talk about and rarely do anything meaningful to fix.
Walk through the Mission District on any given week and you'll stumble across something that no city arts commission could ever produce on budget or…
Look, we spend a lot of time in this space talking about government waste, bad policy, and bureaucratic dysfunction.
In a city where small businesses close faster than new ramen shops can open, Mission Yoga just hit a milestone that deserves a moment of appreciation…
A San Francisco resident's parked car was smashed in a hit and run near 24th and Cypress on Thursday afternoon, and the aftermath is a case study in…
There's a new mural up at the Drawing Room Annex on Valencia Street, and it's called Forbidden Words.
Somewhere in the grand tradition of San Francisco's DIY spirit — the same city that gave you poetry slams in North Beach basements and impromptu…
Here's something Valencia Street could use more of: a reason for people to actually show up and enjoy themselves.
Say what you will about San Francisco's absurd cost of living, its crumbling infrastructure, and its seemingly bottomless appetite for spending your…
It wouldn't be San Francisco without an annual addition to the ever-growing list of things you're not allowed to do.
Say what you will about San Francisco's struggles — the Mission District keeps betting on itself, one restaurant at a time.
A broke college student knows exactly where his stolen iPhone is.
Here's a feel-good story that also happens to be an economics lesson: 24th Street is leading the Mission District's economic recovery, and it's not…
Here's a fun fact that might make your blood boil: riding an e-bike or electric scooter on a San Francisco sidewalk is already illegal.
Two weeks into Mayor Breed's RESET center initiative, the early returns are in — and they look a lot like what skeptics predicted: a shell game…
If you've spent any time in the Marina or Dolores Park on a sunny afternoon, you already know: San Francisco might just be the Wasian capital of…
Look, we spend a lot of time around here talking about city budgets, transit meltdowns, and the ever-expanding bureaucratic blob that is San…
How much should it cost to build a 300-square-foot studio apartment?
Walk down Valencia Street on a Saturday afternoon and you'll see the Mission District's contradictions on full display: a taquería that's been…
In a league full of mercenary free-agent signings and manufactured "homecoming" narratives, the Golden State Valkyries just did something genuinely…
If you live in the Mission or Bernal Heights and want to hit a proper full-size gym without trekking downtown, you already know the frustration.
Saturday, May 9th brings one of the Mission District's most beloved street traditions back to life: the lowrider cruise.
In an era when San Francisco storefronts cycle through tenants faster than City Hall cycles through budget promises, an independent bookstore…
Here's a radical idea for your weekend: instead of dropping $18 on a cocktail you can't pronounce, spend a fraction of that on live comedy in the…
Foreign Cinema, the beloved Mission District restaurant that's been a neighborhood institution for over two decades, is hosting Left of Eden, a new…
Here's a fun exercise (pun intended): try finding a full-service gym near 24th and Mission.
The Mission has lost a lot of good ones.
Here's a fun paradox: PG&E can't maintain its existing infrastructure well enough to prevent 120,000 customers from losing power, and it can't…
Here's a fun game nobody asked to play: grocery roulette.
While city hall keeps throwing millions at "activating" public spaces through committees and consultants, the Mission District is doing what it's…
In a city where we're constantly chronicling government programs that burn through millions and deliver questionable results, it's worth stopping to…
Sometimes, amid all the policy fights, budget debates, and endless bureaucratic hand-wringing, it's worth remembering why people put up with $3,500…
If you're tired of the city spending your tax dollars on programs that somehow never quite deliver results, here's an idea that costs San Francisco…
Look, we love a good "where should I eat" question because it gives us an excuse to talk about SF's food scene — which, despite the city's best…
Here's the cruel joke of San Francisco's housing market in 2025: you can have a great apartment or you can have standards.
Well, that was a short run. Hamburger Project, the smashburger spot at 598 Guerrero in the Mission, has closed its doors — just weeks after a photo…
If you believe in cursed commercial real estate — and honestly, living in San Francisco, you probably should — then whatever Mission District…
San Francisco's art scene doesn't always get the credit it deserves — partly because so much of the city's cultural oxygen gets sucked up by tech…
If you've tried to rent an apartment in San Francisco recently, congratulations — you've survived a contact sport.
There's a question floating around the Bay Area that perfectly captures what makes San Francisco special — and what so many other cities get wrong…
Manny's is throwing a neighborhood trash cleanup event, complete with $1 beer, free yoga classes, and free fries.
A Mission District property owner got cited by the city for minor graffiti on their building.
The Marsh, San Francisco's beloved breeding ground for solo performance, is hosting Amy Bouchard for a solo show — and if you haven't been paying…
In a city where beloved small businesses seem to vanish weekly — replaced by either vacancy or another boba shop — here's a rare bit of good news…
Here's a story that should make every San Francisco taxpayer's blood pressure spike a few points.
Here's something you don't see every day: a San Francisco supervisor actually trying to make local government less confusing for regular people.
Another chapter in the Mission District's never-ending restaurant shuffle: a French-inspired bakery is closing its doors, and a homemade onigiri and…
Former District 9 Supervisor Hillary Ronen is back from her extended Spanish holiday and ready to get back to work — not at City Hall this time, but…
Sometimes a story is so good you just have to swallow your rival loyalties and clap.
Another week, another San Franciscan adding themselves to the ever-growing roster of car break-in victims.
Here's a wholesome mystery for your Wednesday: someone in the Mission is missing a vintage Canadian flag — and not just any maple-leaf souvenir you'd…
A fluffy French Bulldog was found wandering near Mission and Maynard Street this weekend, collarless (well, no name tag at least), ownerless, and…
Here's something San Francisco still gets beautifully right: world-class scientists walking into a neighborhood bar and explaining the universe to…
If you've exited 16th Street BART lately and thought you'd accidentally wandered into a disaster zone, you're not alone.
San Francisco's annual Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros celebration is back for 2026, and honestly?
If you were walking down 24th and Bryant recently, you may have spotted a missing poster that stopped you in your tracks — not because of its…
In a city that seems determined to regulate, subsidize, and committee-meeting its way through every cultural experience, it's refreshing when…
Sometimes San Francisco gets it right — and by "it," we mean throwing a party that doesn't require a government grant, a DEI consultant, or a…
Look, we spend a lot of time around here talking about what's broken in San Francisco — the budget deficits, the transit delays, the bureaucratic…
Here's a small story that says something big about how neighborhoods actually work — no government program required.
A visitor from New York City is heading to San Francisco this summer for the first time in over 30 years, and the thing they're most excited about?
If your idea of "international culture" is ordering a cortado at a third-wave coffee shop, the S.F.
In a city where a public toilet can cost $1.7 million and a bus shelter takes years to install, there's one piece of San Francisco infrastructure…
Mission Local is circulating a congressional survey aimed at residents of San Francisco's Mission District, and honestly, we think more outlets…
Here's a sentence you didn't expect to read today: a San Francisco bar is doing a better job of keeping the streets clean than the city's $16 billion…
In a city where artist studios are disappearing faster than affordable rent, Doug Rhodes is holding the line — literally.
There's something refreshing about a community event that doesn't require a government grant, a planning commission hearing, or a six-figure budget…
The Mission District is getting a new round of murals on Wiese Street, pop-up vendors are teaming up to share space, and El Faro — one of the…
Amy Goodman, the veteran host of Democracy Now!, is bringing her documentary celebrating 30 years of the progressive news program to the Roxie…
While City Hall finds new and creative ways to spend your money on programs nobody asked for, San Franciscans continue to prove that the best…
In a city where we can't seem to agree on anything — housing, transit, whether a burrito should have rice in it — the SF SPCA is offering something…
Mission Local, the nonprofit newsroom covering San Francisco's Mission District and beyond, has named Joe Rivano Barros as its new executive editor.
El Faro, a Mission District taqueria that has been serving San Francisco for 65 years, is up for sale — not because the food got worse, not because…
There's something almost too on-the-nose about hosting a cyberpunk movie night in the Mission District — a neighborhood where you can watch a…
If you've ever waited 25 minutes for a bus that was supposed to come every 10, congratulations — you've probably ridden the 14-Mission.
If you're looking for an excuse to get off your phone and into something real this weekend, here's one that won't cost you a dime: Mission Artists…
If you've ever wandered through the Inner Mission and stumbled onto Linda Street, you've probably had the same reaction everyone else does: why does…
Sometimes San Francisco reminds you why people fell in love with this city in the first place.
Look, we spend a lot of time in this space talking about bloated budgets, crumbling infrastructure, and politicians who can't seem to get out of…
Let's get two things out of the way upfront: mental health struggles are real, they are serious, and anyone dealing with them deserves compassion and…
If you're tired of the same overpriced cocktail bars playing the same Spotify playlists on loop, the Peacock Lounge in the Mission is offering…
A man was shot in broad daylight on Mission Street last week.
After years of delays — because of course it took years — a major affordable housing project has finally broken ground in the Mission District.
The Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts — a beloved institution that's been part of the neighborhood's cultural fabric for decades — could…
Sharbel Saker was 34 years old, visiting San Francisco from Los Angeles.
Somewhere in the Mission, a brave soul is apartment hunting and has apparently zeroed in on a unit in the same building as El Rio — the beloved queer…
Supervisor Jackie Fielder has extended her mental health leave of absence through June 30, leaving the Mission District without its elected…
Mission Local, the neighborhood news outlet born out of UC Berkeley's journalism school, is expanding its coverage beyond the Mission District into…
If you've walked through 16th and Mission lately — or, let's be honest, actively avoided it — you already know the score.
While the internet argues about tipping etiquette at Michelin-starred restaurants and whether it's "loser behavior" to post on Reddit mid-dinner…
Let's talk about the most fiscally responsible item on any taqueria menu: the bean and cheese burrito.
The Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (MCCLA) is gone.
A new 30-bed sober housing facility geared toward American Indians is headed to 24th Street, and it's the kind of targeted, practical approach to…
If you were anywhere near Dolores Park this past weekend, you already know: San Francisco was doing its thing.
Here's a sentence we never thought we'd write: BART just got a little more charming.
Forget the overpriced gallery openings with $18 natural wine and artists who need a paragraph-long statement to explain why they painted a beige…
Happy Easter, San Francisco — the only city where the holiday's most talked-about event isn't an egg hunt but a contest to crown the beefiest messiah…
There's a reason Dolores Park remains one of the few institutions in San Francisco that nobody complains about — and it's got four legs and zero…
Here's a sentence you probably never thought you'd read: a San Francisco establishment is offering dollar beers, free yoga, and free fries — all in…
Supervisor Jackie Fielder is MIA from the Board of Supervisors, and the timing could not be more conspicuous.
If you've spent any real time in the Mission, you know the neighborhood's cultural backbone isn't City Hall programs or nonprofit initiatives — it's…
When the community shows up, who needs equipment?
The 16th Street BART plazas are getting a redesign.
The Knockout, that beloved Mission District dive bar on Valencia Street, is hosting a Drink & Draw event complete with a raffle.
A San Francisco jury has convicted Mission District resident Lisa Gonzales of murdering and dismembering her roommate, Margaret Mamer, in a case that…
District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder is reportedly on a "medical leave of absence," according to her staff, who are asking the public to give her…
If your last name is Snider and you grew up inside the legendary Pickle Family Circus, you were never really going to end up in accounting.
If you know Lynn Breedlove, you know she doesn't do anything quietly.
Before algorithmic feeds told you what to care about, before rainbow capitalism turned rebellion into a branding exercise, there was Homocore — a…
San Francisco has a proud tradition of solving problems that don't exist while ignoring the ones that do.
San Francisco has a proud tradition of solving problems it doesn't have.
If you grew up in the Bay Area, Dutch crunch isn't a bread — it's a birthright.
It's been a whirlwind 48 hours in District 9, and if you blinked, you missed a full political drama cycle — hospitalization, resignation rumors…