Eleni Balakrishnan
Mission Local
San Francisco, CA, United States
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Cop Watch: Sex traffic to be blocked on Capp
“Dead End” signs will be posted at the north end of each SF block at 19th, 20th and 21st streets at Capp and water-filled barriers will block the south end. → Read More
Potrero Hill apartment fire kills one
An unofficially inhabited Potrero Hill public housing building went up in flames this afternoon, killing one person, fire department officials have → Read More
Live: Cindy Elias reappointed to SF Police Commission
The Board of Supervisors split 7-4 today on its reappointment of Cindy Elias to the San Francisco Police Commission. Elias has served on the commission → Read More
Neighborhood Notes: Penny prerolls, Cinema Week, ’80s in the Mission
Acción Latina show celebrates the '80s, Mission style On Thursday, Acción Latina opened its exhibition focusing on artists and organizers who worked in → Read More
Assault victims ID alleged attackers, but say SFPD falters in arrests
Multiple San Francisco victims of violent assaults say they know who attacked them — but have gotten no help and their attackers roam free. → Read More
Cop Watch: Mayor Breed pulls strings — wins some, loses some
Police surveillance, Breed's not so compliant appointee, and where is the community at meetings to discuss pretext stops? → Read More
Roosevelt Tamale Parlor, over 100 years old, closes its doors
Ten years into serving up plates of decadence and nostalgic indulgence, the owners of the century-old Roosevelt Tamale Parlor have decided they’ve had → Read More
Two women shot at 23rd and Valencia — one severely wounded
Both women were alive when they were taken to the hospital after the incident at 6:30, but one had life-threatening injuries. → Read More
Man set ablaze in Sunday morning encampment attack
Residents near 18th and Shotwell streets on Sunday morning awoke to the sound of an explosion and then a man screaming outside their windows -- a tent was → Read More
Gunshots fired at 21st and Mission intersection
At least four gunshots were fired at the 21st and Mission street intersection early Friday afternoon, around 12:40 p.m. Tomika Bell was just leaving the → Read More
SF General seeks public’s help to identify man in critical condition
An unidentified man was admitted to San Francisco General Hospital on Wednesday in critical condition, according to the Department of Public Health. The → Read More
The Dyke March returns, joyous
Despite the anger and pain regarding the recent Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the Dyke March was determinedly joyous. Photo by Eleni → Read More
S.F. man killed in Mission’s third hit-and-run this month
San Francisco pedestrian Rene Kelly, 48, was killed after being struck by a vehicle running a red light early Tuesday morning at South Van Ness and 16th → Read More
Local pandemic leader and lowrider stars in premiere at SF DocFest
Valerie Tulier-Laiwa from the Latino Task Force discusses the traumas of her past and how they influenced her work during the pandemic. → Read More
Everett teachers begged district for help long before articles outlining violent, chaotic conditions
SFUSD offers 1,000 word response outlining improvements, but parents say little has changed. → Read More
Jury convicts defendant in fatal Mission District stabbing
After a quick deliberation of only a few hours, a jury on Thursday morning found Luis Gutierrez guilty of first-degree murder and torture. → Read More
Data shows DA Chesa Boudin files charges more than predecessors
Despite widespread claims that the San Francisco District Attorney refuses to file charges, a recently released data dashboard from the DA’s office shows → Read More
Arinell Pizza may be forced to close
The owner of Arinell Pizza on Valencia Street remembers when customers used to pour out of the Bart at 16th Street and end up at his place while → Read More
Neighborhood Notes: Rent relief, redistricting, arts, music, and dance
Pachuquísmo at Brava If you’re looking for a show this weekend, Pachuquísmo is back Saturday and Sunday at the Brava Theater at 2781 24th St. at York → Read More
Campaign launched to restore historic Mission mural
We wrote about the faded Para Las Rosas mural on Treat Avenue earlier this year, and now muralist Juana Alicia Araiza has launched the campaign to raise → Read More