Mission Local

SF Braces for Layoffs as Budget Ax Falls on Nonprofits and City Workers
The Mayor’s budget is expected to result in up to 1000 nonprofit layoffs, while city layoffs are expected to be around 500, and all workers should file for unemployment as soon as possible if they get laid off.

SF County Jails Overcrowded for First Time in 20 Years
San Francisco’s jails are becoming overcrowded due to Mayor Lurie’s tough-on-crime approach, which is causing health risks and increased recidivism.

Landlord Gets to Build Luxury Housing Where Fire Killed Tenant
Recent changes in state law have made it easier for developers to build market rate towers with nominal affordable housing, as seen in the case of the “all-but-certain” development at 2588 Mission, where the landlord, Hawk Lou, is building a ten story tower with minimal affordable housing.

Update: SFUSD Releases Names of 13 Schools Set to Potentially Close
San Francisco Unified School District has not yet confirmed whether the list of schools set to close will be released in October, leaving families and staff feeling anxious and uncertain about the future.

Is the SF Parent Coalition Malicious or Incompetent?
With a delay in school closure announcements and questions about whether they’re even necessary to begin with, many look to SF Parent Coalition for guidance. But is the organization just another astroturf nonprofit funded by billionaires to ultimately undermine public schools?

So, Violent Crime Is Up Under Brooke Jenkins…
Imagine you’re a gang member in the most stereotypical sense possible. Like you’re a caricature for Fox News to scare boomers from ever stepping foot outside of the suburbs. You’re sitting in your house. There’s a gun stashed under the bed, a shoebox stuffed with roughly $6,000 in cash and

If You’ve Worked in SF, Your Boss Might Owe You Money
Have you worked in San Francisco any time after 2008? If so, you might have an unknown amount of money owed to you and it’ll disappear if you don’t claim it within the next few years. The SF Medical Reimbursement Account (SF MRA) is an account specially containing funds that

Mission Local Makes ‘SF Corruption Scandal’ Quiz & Interactive Map
It’s important not to get complacent about the corruption, cronyism, lies, and federal crimes perpetrated by our local city government