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missionlocal.org > 2026 > 03 > deportation-third-countries-asylum-pretermit-pause-san-francisco

Deportation orders to ‘third countries’ on pause for asylum seekers in San Francisco

6+ hour, 33+ min ago  (641+ words) After months of deportation orders that would send asylum seekers to "third-countries," where they aren't from, it appears this practice is on pause in San Francisco immigration court. None of these deportation orders, called motions to pretermit, have been filed…...

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missionlocal.org > 2026 > 02 > sf-super-bowl-free-events

What to do in San Francisco (for free) during Super Bowl week

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1004+ words) Help grow our newsroom, joining the 3,250 readers who support us by giving below. The Big Game is this Sunday, and San Franciscans are already seeing an influx of tourists all over the city for the Super Bowl week." Those who…...

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missionlocal.org > 2026 > 02 > sf-march-for-billionaires-tax

‘March for Billionaires’ planned in San Francisco. Is it satire?

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (558+ words) A new group is advertising a "March for Billionaires" in San Francisco on Saturday " either a Swiftian attempt to parrot Silicon Valley executives who are raging against a planned California billionaire tax, or an earnest try to ward it off....

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missionlocal.org > 2026 > 01 > great-highway-cars-vote-kidney-dialysis-san-francisco

The Great Highway is poised to become San Francisco's kidney dialysis

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1860+ words) Is voting on the fate of a highway three times in four years weird and strange? Not in San Francisco." Barring unforeseen lunacy, come November, you'll be voting on cars on the Great Highway "for the third time since 2022. Like…...

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missionlocal.org > 2026 > 01 > san-francisco-sewers-flooding-comic

Comic: How San Francisco’s sewers do (and don’t) work

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (414+ words) Every few years during the rainy season, certain neighborhoods of San Francisco flood. If it rains too hard or for too long, the sewer pipes fill, pushing water (and raw sewage) out of floor drains and sewer grates. Residents and…...

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missionlocal.org > 2025 > 12 > sf-holiday-markets-2025

Here’s where to find San Francisco’s holiday markets

3+ mon, 2+ day ago  (566+ words) First published Nov. 5 The holiday season in San Francisco is right around the corner, and we're keeping track of all the festive markets around town where you can shop, eat, and get into the holiday spirit. If we've missed one,…...

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missionlocal.org > 2025 > 12 > sf-16th-street-mission-daily-crime

What have San Francisco police been doing at 16th and Mission?

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (678+ words) It's been nearly 300 days since Mayor Daniel Lurie'announced a plan to clean up the 16th Street BART Plaza. To mark the occasion, Mission Local is adding a new tool for tracking his promises: A dashboard, updated daily, that notes the arrests…...

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missionlocal.org > 2025 > 12 > sf-tenderloin-fire-golden-gate-avenue

45 people displaced in Tenderloin apartment fire in San Francisco

3+ mon, 6+ day ago  (453+ words) About 45 residents were displaced from their Tenderloin apartment building after a large, 3-alarm sixth floor fire early Friday morning. The few dozen residents were temporarily sheltered in a Muni bus and eventually taken to a nearby church, according to the…...

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missionlocal.org > 2025 > 10 > the-s-f-composer-who-became-a-court

People We Meet: The San Francisco composer who became an immigration court-watcher

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1105+ words) On a recent Thursday morning, Nicholas Weininger waited in a long line of people outside the San Francisco immigration court for a security guard to let him in. At 8 a.m., the guard promptly opened the door. From there, Weininger took the…...

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missionlocal.org > 2025 > 09 > whats-on-now-at-san-francisco-museums-october-2025

What's on now at San Francisco museums, October 2025

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1813+ words) We've been covering immigration enforcement intensely under Trump. Now, we're seeking $300,000 " $100,000 a year for the rest of Trump's term " to hire a full-time immigration reporter. Ashley Voss at Voss Gallery, has closed her gallery at 24th and Bartlett streets, and is…...