Mission Local is kicking off a new series: Campaign dispatches from the major mayoral campaigns—Breed, Lurie, Safaí, Farrell, & Peskin.

But Breed, newly back from China, is working from home today. Still, the races go on, w/debates soon...

via Joe Rivano Barros
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San Francisco's city attorney is hoping to toss teens' claims that SFPD violated civil rights in the 2023 Dolores hill bomb mass arrest.

A judge will consider the motion next week, affecting whether 113 youth see recompense for that day.

via Joe Rivano Barros
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To recycle a quote from one of ⁦Joe Eskenazi⁩ ‘s LAST reports, SF voters must be content to wait “for rampaging feds to kick down doors.” Feds busted SF engineer in prostitution ring. Then he got a raise. missionlocal.org/2024/04/feds-b…

Feds busted SF engineer in prostitution ring. He kept his job at the building department. missionlocal.org/2024/04/feds-b… via Mission Local Joe Eskenazi

'Yes, you’re doing the math correctly: For not quite six years, while under federal indictment, Robert Chun kept his job at DBI. More than that: He remained a supervisor, managing teams of both women and men. He even got a raise.'

By Joe Eskenazi missionlocal.org/2024/04/feds-b…

An engineer at San Francisco's Department of Building Inspection was busted by the feds for his part in an international prostitution ring.

He kept his job.

He got a raise.

From @esksf

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one of the true greats. everybody say thank you, Joshua Kosman

love the (extremely accurate) praise for Lily Janiak in here too

'One more outburst like that and I'll clear the courtroom.'

Joshua Kosman, one of the last full-time classical music critics at an American daily newspaper, steps down at the end of the month. We will not see his like again. missionlocal.org/2024/04/a-cult… via Mission Local

The pandas are coming missionlocal.org/2024/04/pandas… via Mission Local Joe Eskenazi

Pandas coming to SF? A BFD.

But how will it affect the coming election?

'Attempting to woo the Chinese demographic with pandas would probably be the crassest SF political pitch since Mayor Frank Jordan took off his clothes and jumped in the shower.'

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The mayor, the pandas and Shakespeare. Lend me your...bears?

By Joe Eskenazi missionlocal.org/2024/04/pandas…

BREAKING: San Francisco is getting pandas!

Pandas! Pandas! Pandas!

This could be great for the city!

As for Mayor Breed's re-election, though...

From @esksf

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Exit, pursued by a bear.

Mission Cultural Center’s leader says their budget will shrink significantly during the two years the center will be away from its original home. They will be forced to cut classes and lay off most of their staff.

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These silver fox retired El Farolito footballers showed up to cheer on their successors yesterday.

Sadly, they didn't get the result they hoped for.

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Bring on the panda

The massive space on Mission and 23rd left fallow when Falla's/Giant-2-U closed is now in use again — a discount store called Home Bargains.

And boy do they have a bargain for you:

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From Junyao Yang 杨均瑶

ICYMI: The El Farolito soccer team's miracle run has come to an end, with an extra-time loss to the pro side, the Oakland Roots.

Game action: missionlocal.org/2024/04/el-far…

Breaking:

Close but no burrito — El Farolito's Cinderella run comes to a close vs. Oakland Roots.

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