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Mission Local
Published 14 hours agoPajaros rosas
On 18th Street. Photo by Mike Santiago. Pajaros rosas
Richmond Review / Sunset Beacon
Published September 11Local Artists and Businesses are the Heart of Outside Lands Music Festival
At this year’s Outside Lands Music Festival in Golden Gate Park, internationally known artists like Charlie xcx, The Strokes, Djo and The xx performed, but the real heart of the festival was found in the local artists, businesses and community groups working to make the festival…
Mission Local
Published September 10‘They changed the narrative:’ MAQUILÁPOLIS film celebrates 20 years with showing at Roxie
MAQUILÁPOLIS, a film about Mexican border factories, is back at the Roxie Theater 20 years after it was first released. ‘They changed the narrative:’ MAQUILÁPOLIS film celebrates 20 years with showing at Roxie
Mission Local
Published 16 hours agoFor years, one of S.F.’s oldest barbershops has been giving out free back-to-school haircuts. This year, it got some extra help.
Every year, despite the hardships of the pandemic, the owners of a Bayview barbershop scrounged money together for the neighborhood's kids. For years, one of S.F.’s oldest barbershops has been giving out free back-to-school haircuts. This year, it got some extra help.
Richmond Review / Sunset Beacon
Published September 11Beauty Network Celebrates 40 Years on Geary Boulevard
In a time where big corporations are the immediate answer for aesthetic needs, Shlomit and David Heller keep things local with the Beauty Network. The two have been providing beauty services for the past 40 years and continue to offer guidance to those who inquire.
Mission Local
Published September 10Sunset Buzz: Oakland Mama’s Boy to bring NY-style slices to Inner Sunset
Meanwhile: Sunset Trinket Trade takes a break, and Flower Piano returns today, bringing live piano performances under the redwoods. Sunset Buzz: Oakland Mama’s Boy to bring NY-style slices to Inner Sunset
Mission Local
Published 5 hours agoEthnic studies is here to stay, S.F. school board candidates say in first forum
All eight school board candidates said they'd keep the two-semester graduation requirement. Ethnic studies is here to stay, S.F. school board candidates say in first forum
Westside Observer
Published 14 hours agoThe Little Ballot Measure That Could
Volunteers spent weeks collecting signatures before election officials certified the Great Highway Compromise for the November ballot.
Westside Observer
Published 14 hours agoCalifornia’s ‘Best’ High Schools?
Rankings often reward a head start. A school is not “bad” because its students start from behind, and it is not automatically the “best” because its students start ahead.
Westside Observer
Published 14 hours agoShadows and Silence
Supervisor Mahmood’s proposal would reduce shadow review, public notice and environmental appeals as taller buildings reshape San Francisco.
Westside Observer
Published 14 hours agoWhen the Water Runs Out
San Francisco’s wildfire plan still leaves thousands of Westside homes vulnerable when the next major fire strikes.
Westside Observer
Published 14 hours agoLurie’s Chainsaw Comes for San Francisco’s Trees
File 251211 would let developers pay instead of planting trees, eliminate some public appeals and force residents through a dramatically compressed review process.