SF Daily Brief for October 29, 2026

Welcome to SF Daily Brief. It's Thursday, October 29, 2026. This is a daily briefing on the news in San Francisco, and here is what's happening in the city. In city housing news, San Francisco supervisors advanced a $22.2 million financing agreement on Wednesday for a housing project from the Mission Economic Development Agency, Mission Local reports.

The city Controller placed the nonprofit on a watch list on October 19, after a former employee was accused of self-dealing. Supervisors said the deal includes safeguards against the agency's financial troubles. The financing agreement advanced amid scrutiny of the agency's finances. Turning to commercial real estate, the two investors behind Project Uris have spent tens of millions of dollars buying buildings across five retail corridors, the Standard reports.

Their purchases center on Union Square, which was still recovering from the pandemic when they began looking at the San Francisco market in 2023. The Standard describes the two investors as quietly buying up Union Square, one building at a time. Turning to the Excelsior, David Maldonado Sanabria, 29, has been charged with second-degree murder in an October 1 crash that killed a 43-year-old pedestrian in the crosswalk at Moscow Street and France Avenue, SFist reports. The outlet notes that Sanabria has multiple DUIs.

The victim died on October 19. Police used a witness photo of the license plate and automated plate readers to find the car about three miles away, according to SFist. District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced the charge. The case follows a pedestrian death in the Excelsior.

Turning to the rental market, a scam in which people impersonate landlords and renters has taken $18,000 and is still operating in San Francisco, World Journal reports. The outlet reports that one prospective renter, Lauren Rice, was shown a two-bedroom advertised at $6,000 a month. World Journal reports the scheme is still active. Turning to city politics, Sing Tao reports that Supervisor Connie Chan cast an early ballot at City Hall on Monday with her partner and 13-year-old son.

Chan said she was thinking about whether her son will be able to afford to live in San Francisco. She also addressed negative mail in her congressional run against Scott Wiener. Chan is a supervisor running for Congress. Turning to city appointments, Mission Local reports that Steve Adami, an abstinence advocate who has expressed views critical of harm reduction and housing first, has been appointed to a city recovery job.

Sources tell the outlet that the appointment was made at the mayor's behest. The appointment puts Adami in a city recovery job. Turning to the weather, San Francisco has already seen flooding on sunny days this fall. The Standard reports the real danger comes this winter, when El Niño storms, rising seas and the year's highest tides are expected to arrive at the same time.

The Standard reports El Niño could make the flooding far worse. Turning to food news, a little-known night market that supplies San Francisco restaurants is ready to expand, the Standard reports. The wholesale produce market sources much of what appears on San Francisco plates. The market is not widely known, but it supplies restaurants across the city.

The Standard reports the market is preparing an expansion. Turning to the congressional race, Mission Local reports that state Sen. Scott Wiener and activists have clashed over Israel and Palestine for years. Wiener has condemned the Israeli government and genocide, the outlet reports, but some pro-Palestine advocates are opposing his congressional run. The outlet reports those advocates are unmoved by his condemnation.

Turning to sports, the Standard looks at how Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase's decision to change her starting lineup changed the WNBA Finals. The lineup shakeup helped Golden State find its edge. Turning to the WNBA Finals, Game 6 between the Valkyries and the Atlanta Dream starts at 9:30 a.m. Pacific time Thursday. The Standard calls the start surprisingly early and lists places to watch the game.

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