The San Francisco International Arts Festival came to the Mission this month, putting on 50 shows in a dozen venues—a successful trial run.

Marimbas, drums, a capella, a lesbian dance cycle—the performances left no stone unturned.

via Andrew Gilbert
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Yesterday was 'Bike to Wherever' day, & Sup. Safaí forewent his typical suit & leather shoes on his morning commute, cycling from the Excelsior to City Hall.

Then, on the campaign trail, he stopped by his new HQ at 22nd & Mission.

via Junyao Yang 杨均瑶
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Jackie Fielder failed to secure the endorsement of the Bernal Heights Democratic Club on Thursday night—by a single vote.

The club requires 60% of members present to agree to an endorsement. Fielder received by far the most votes, but fell shy at 59.4%.
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San Francisco's plan for more housing appears likely to meet resistance in District 3.

All 6 supervisorial candidates oppose major housing projects in D3, or at least a large portion of it.

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The Dept. of Children, Youth, & Families is facing a $24M cut, part of the city's budget deficit, & now several children's summer programs are on the chopping block.

Much of the funding was used to offset costs for low-income families.

via Kelly Waldron
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We're sorry to say that the May 20 forum with Mayor London Breed & Board President Aaron Peskin, which would have been moderated by us, has been cancelled by the venue.

We apologize, and we hope to bring you something similar soon.
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Many got on their bikes last night to pay respect to those cyclists killed while riding in San Francisco.

Our photo essay takes you inside the Ride of Silence.
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JUST IN: The DA has dismissed murder charges against the suspect in the Mission Rec Center killing last August of Damien Gonzalez, who was 18.

Antonio Rodgers-Alcala, 21, will be released. His attorney said there was insufficient evidence.

via Yujie Zhou
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In a lengthy hearing Tuesday, supervisors learned about tumultuous conditions in SF jails: Deputies attacked, more mentally ill inmates, and frequent lockdowns.

Several directed blame to the mayor’s office and bad policy-making.

via Eleni Balakrishnan
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Cruise is reportedly set to pay out between $8-12 million to a woman pinned & dragged by one of their autonomous vehicles in San Francisco last October.

The DMV then banned Cruise from city streets, saying the company withheld footage of the incident.
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In a lengthy hearing Tuesday, supervisors learned about tumultuous conditions in SF jails: Deputies attacked, more mentally ill inmates, and frequent lockdowns.

Several directed blame to the mayor’s office and bad policy-making.

via Eleni Balakrishnan
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‘What was the plan?’ Understaffed, overcrowded SF jails reach crisis point missionlocal.org/2024/05/what-w… via Mission Local

KQED is expecting to lay off 18 to 25 employees this month, according to an internal email obtained by Mission Local on Tuesday morning.

Peter Cavagnaro, KQED’s director of communications, confirmed the layoff in the afternoon.

via Xueer Lu
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Dozens of cyclists will ride together in silence through San Francisco streets tomorrow evening.

The Ride of Silence honors the life of those who lost their lives while riding their bikes.

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Mayor London Breed has withdrawn from the scheduled May 20 TogetherSF debate, citing 'chaos' — and her unease with the organization's ties to the Mark Farrell mayoral campaign.

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Mayoral candidate Ahsha Safai today managed to escape City Hall for a quick trip to an industrial neighborhood in Bayview to meet and greet at a union hall.

Yes, there was pizza.

From Junyao Yang 杨均瑶

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Over 100 people rallied in Alamo Square today, showing support for a Black dog walker who has received two racist packages on his doorstep in recent weeks.

Both packages featured a doll w/a noose, alongside racist slurs.

via Yujie Zhou
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Friday: mayoral candidate Daniel Lurie returns to BeChinatown night market, shaking a dozen hands with restaurant owners at the booths, took loads of pictures, and introduced himself to everyone he met.

Our latest dispatch via Xueer Lu
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