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Joe Rivano Barros, Author at Mission Local
WEBAug 28, 2024 · Joe Rivano Barros. Joe was born in Sweden, where half of his family received asylum after fleeing Pinochet, and spent his early childhood in Chile; he moved to Oakland when he was eight. He attended Stanford University for political science and worked at Mission Local as a reporter after graduating. He …
DA files homicide charges against SFPD officer in shooting death …
WEBNov 2, 2021 · by Eleni Balakrishnan November 2, 2021, 1:32 pm. Body-worn camera footage of officers confronting Sean Moore at his house. District Attorney Chesa Boudin’s office announced homicide charges today against San Francisco Police Officer Kenneth Cha following the 2017 shooting of Sean Moore. Moore, who was unarmed, died in 2020 from his injuries.
Inequities are built into the city’s contract system, say nonprofit ...
WEBNov 11, 2021 · LeSarre said the inequities are indicative of the chronic undervaluing of community-based organizations. It also looks like racism, she said. LeSarre compared the inequities between city and nonprofit workers to “the sharecropper experience,” referencing how that labor system exploited tenant farmers, particularly formerly enslaved Black ...
Rent relief denied; applicants plan to appeal before July 1 deadline ...
WEBJun 15, 2022 · Ross is one of 144,000 statewide whose applications for rent relief have been declined, according to the state housing department. Overall, some 320,000 households were approved, amounting to $3.7 billion. A study by the National Equity Atlas suggests thousands of San Franciscans, about 29 percent, have been denied.
Thousands of Palestinians and supporters march through the …
WEBMay 16, 2021 · Photo by Annika Hom. On the edge of Liberty Street, local supporters of Palestine literally drew resistance early Saturday afternoon as dozens of the activists took turns painting a giant street mural on Valencia Street that depicted symbols of resistance and martyrdom. Hours later, they joined hundreds more in a march to Dolores Park.
MEDA, Mission Housing tapped to build the ‘Marvel in the Mission’
WEBDec 6, 2023 · It sat until 2021, when market-rate developer Crescent Heights agreed to buy the land and donate it to the city, in exchange for building a 966-unit market-rate building in downtown San Francisco. And, this week, the city picked Mission Housing and MEDA to build it — with at least 70 more affordable units than expected.
Hillary Ronen quits committee chair in rebuke to Aaron Peskin
WEBJul 16, 2024 · In a dramatic move, Supervisor Hillary Ronen today tendered her immediate resignation as chair of the Board of Supervisors Rules Committee. In a public letter, she accused Board President Aaron Peskin of using procedural legerdemain to potentially resurrect legislation Ronen yesterday moved to kill.. The legislation in question would place a measure on the ballot, sponsored by Supervisor Matt ...
Check it out: The temporary Mission branch is now at your service
WEBJun 19, 2022 · The temporary library, at 1234 Valencia St. between 23rd and 24th streets, was a long time coming for the Mission. The Mission branch at 24th and Bartlett St. closed for renovations in June, 2019, and hasn’t opened since. The pop-up in this former Yoga Tree site, just around the corner from the old library, …
LIVE: Storm updates - Mission Local
WEBJan 6, 2023 · Alameda Street at 2:48 p.m., Jan. 5. One hour earlier, these tents were on the other side of the street. Photo by Yujie Zhou. In the aftermath of last night’s deluge, five city departments this afternoon were involved in relocating fewer than a dozen homeless people from one side of the street to the other: That is, from the north side of Alameda Street to the south side of the same street.