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Diego Rivera in San Francisco's Mission District
WEBJul 19, 2022 · Diego Rivera wasn’t known for traversing the Mission when he lived in San Francisco with his wife, Frida Kahlo, some 90 years ago. It was the Great Depression when the two artists arrived in San Francisco, “ the city of the world ” as Kahlo described it. The internationally renowned muralist had in 1930 been commissioned to paint a mural ...
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WEBAbout. Since 2008, Mission Local, an independent news site based in the Mission District, has been focused on high-impact, enterprise reporting on everything from police reform to corruption at City Hall, housing, and the gig economy. Core to our mission is training the next generation of journalists who reflect the diversity of San Francisco.
Two SFPD officers, former SF cop arrested - Mission Local
WEBApr 19, 2022 · Photo by Eleni Balakrishnan. Two current San Francisco police officers and one part-time retired San Francisco police officer were taken into custody today by their employer for charges including theft of a machine gun from the SFPD and destruction of evidence. The SFPD announced the arrests today, …
SFPD's Mission Station is getting a new captain — the first woman …
WEBFeb 20, 2021 · The San Francisco Police Department’s Mission Station will be getting a new captain on Saturday: Capt. Gaetano Caltagirone is moving to Richmond Station and he will be replaced by Capt. Rachel Moran, a 25-year veteran of the San Francisco Police Department. The SFPD confirmed these changes on Friday, and they will take place at the stroke of midnight tonight.
Explore: See who is funding the Boudin recall - Mission Local
WEBDec 15, 2021 · Early this summer, the campaign to recall San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin was lagging behind the anti-recall camp in its funding, according to Ethics Commission data. On June 18, that changed dramatically. Some $300,000 from a political action committee called Neighbors for a Better San Francisco dropped in a single day.
Generous, Prolific, “Loco” – Stencil Artist Michael Roman Dies at 60
WEBDec 30, 2016 · In art and in life, Michael Roman was a man of many layers, colorful visions and haunting complexities. The stencil artist and silkscreen printmaker, best known for layered prints depicting cultural and political icons, died on Monday, succumbing to severe health complications. He was 60 years old. Three …
Understanding the Mission District’s history
WEBAug 3, 2018 · Mission District history map. The nominal Mission of the Mission was San Francisco de Asis, founded by Spanish Franciscans in 1776, but Yelamu Indians inhabited the area around Mission Creek for thousands of years before that. Since the Spanish came, there’s been waves of immigrants and newcomers: Irish, Germans, Latin …
Grand jury indicts SFPD officer Christopher Flores in 2019 police ...
WEBDec 7, 2020 · Flores is the second SFPD officer in less than a month to face fresh criminal charges for on-duty conduct. On Nov. 23, Boudin announced manslaughter charges against former SFPD officer Christopher Samayoa, another officer undergoing field training, for his shooting and killing of Keita O’Neil, a carjacking suspect, in December 2017.. Boudin, a former San Francisco deputy public defender, ran ...
It wasn’t so long ago that trains ran through the Mission
WEBMay 25, 2020 · It wasn’t so long ago that trains ran through the Mission. by Elizabeth Creely May 25, 2020, 6:00 am. Railroad tracks swerving south from Harrison street, across 22nd street.Photo by Bill Cassidy. On a quiet Sunday in December of 1992, Bill Cassidy took pictures of the railroad tracks that once guided Southern Pacific trains down Harrison ...