Housing & Land Use4
Chinatown residents rally for Proposition C and California Proposition 1
Chinatown residents, housing advocates and elected officials rallied at the Ping Yuen public housing complex to urge voters to support Proposition C and California's Proposition 1. Proposition C would extend San Francisco's housing trust fund to 2058 and direct part of future growth in the city's general fund to affordable housing. The Chinatown Community Development Center's executive director said the trust fund has backed projects including the New Asia rebuild, planned as a 15-story building with 175 affordable units for seniors.
Meet the District 10 Candidates: Would you upzone the Third Street corridor?
Mission Local asked the District 10 supervisor candidates whether they would allow taller, denser buildings along the Third Street corridor. Two candidates had reservations about upzoning the transit-heavy corridor; others said the change could work with restrictions.
Tip of The Spear: SF’s next rooftop destination takes shape
Presidio Bay and the founder of Holbrook House are building a restaurant and event space on the roof of a tower that is getting a complete renovation. The Standard describes the project as the city's next rooftop destination.
Public Safety3
SFPD Officers Accused of Beating Man Into Near-Coma After Ignoring Racial Threats
San Francisco public defenders released body camera video showing three officers punching Kevon Gibson, pulling his hair and kneeling on his neck as they handcuffed him at a Sixth Street residential hotel on Aug. 17, 2025, as KQED reports. Gibson, 33, was intubated in an intensive care unit and then spent a year in jail awaiting trial on felony charges of resisting arrest, according to Mission Local. His attorneys say he was temporarily blind in one eye, and they accuse the district attorney's office of withholding evidence, including footage of the white resident who called police, threatened to stab him and used racial slurs in front of officers.
S.F. supervisors press city on drug markets: Are the crackdowns working?
San Francisco supervisors are pressing city departments on whether the crackdowns on drug markets are working. Cracking down on the markets has been a goal for Mayor Daniel Lurie since he took office, and a year and a half in, some supervisors say they want to see results.
San Francisco's rape case clearance rate was 14% last year
San Francisco closed 14% of its rape cases last year, about half the national average, at a joint hearing held by the Board of Supervisors' public safety committee and the Commission on the Status of Women. Supervisor Myrna Melgar said the board has held at least eight hearings on rape and sexual assault and now needs concrete reforms, training and accountability. The police chief said the special victims unit has fallen from 60 investigators in 2019 to 31, and that the department hopes to add at least five more by the end of the year.
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Around Town2
After 6 years and $37 million, historic Mission Branch Library to reopen
The Mission Branch Library will reopen on Nov. 14, six years after it closed, following a $37 million renovation. The building will have new areas set aside for teens and children.
Golden State Valkyries Advance to WNBA Finals After Sweeping Las Vegas Aces
The Golden State Valkyries beat the defending champion Las Vegas Aces 87-77 in overtime Friday to sweep their semifinal series 3-0 and reach the WNBA Finals. Fans at a watch party at Standard Deviant Brewing in the Mission celebrated the win, and the team opens the finals against the Atlanta Dream on Oct. 17 at Chase Center.