Joe Rivano Barros

Money in the Marina: Supervisor Sherrill outraises opponent 2-to-1 in district race Stephen Sherrill, the appointed District 2 supervisor, has raised more than $220,000 vs. Lori Brooke's $101,000.

Sherrill, projecting strength going into the June special election, also has a separate campaign committee for November with $103K raised

that will help him hit the ground running if he wins on June 2

more here: missionlocal.org/2026/02/sf-m...

campaign finance update:

Stephen Sherrill, the appointed Marina supervisor, has fundraised more than 2x his opponent, Lori Brooke—$223K vs. $101K in direct funds, & more in PAC money & public financing

plus: a GrowSF PAC raised $17K for Sherrill, mostly from his relatives

District 4 race: Natalie Gee outraises opponents, Alan Wong gets checks from Team Lurie So far, Gee is the sole District 4 candidate to qualify for matching funds. Alan Wong, the incumbent supervisor, raises over $17,000.

full story:
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NEW campaign filings in San Francisco’s District 4 race

Natalie Gee has outraised all her opponents, combined, as of Dec. 31

Alan Wong is in 3rd—but has checks from Daniel Lurie and others in his office

from @junyaoyang.bsky.social

‘March for Billionaires’ planned in San Francisco. Is it satire? New group is advertising a "March for Billionaires" in San Francisco. Their language closely mirrors real tech executives’ rhetoric.

A new group is advertising a "March for Billionaires" in San Francisco next weekend, starting in wealthy Pac Heights.

The group says a planned California billionaire tax would hit "value creators" who are "building, not taking."

Is it satire?

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ProPublica has identified Alex Pretti’s killers

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messaged w/the organizers behind this—they say it's real

"We sincerely believe what we’re saying. We think most American billionaires have had greatly positive societal impacts..."

they want to challenge anti-billionaire views by “highlighting their contributions"

This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.

(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)

In unanimous vote, S.F. commission urges release of info on Lurie-Trump call San Francisco's public-records commission said Mayor Lurie likely broke the law by keeping secret records about his call with the president.

the Sunshine task force voted last night to urge Lurie to release info about his call w/Trump

Lurie's team has kept some records secret, but says there's nothing to reveal

commissioners were frustrated

“Do they really believe that we are that stupid?”
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S.F. judge tosses lawsuit claiming Great Highway closure was illegal Sunset Dunes is safe — for now. Supporters of the park hope to put the issue to rest. But opponents may appeal within 60 days.

A San Francisco judge denied all arguments in a lawsuit that challenged the Great Highway closure and sought to bring cars back to the coastal road.

Park supporters hope it puts the issue to rest. But opponents say they may appeal.

by @junyaoyang.bsky.social

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S.F. offers cash to get RVs off the street. For some, it’s a deal. Others could lose thousands. At $175 per square foot, many living in broken down RVs are taking up an offer that guarantees thousands. But others may face steep debt.

Mission Local surveyed dozens of S.F. RV dwellers on the cost of their vehicles.

For some, the city’s cash offer is a welcome relief. But others could lose thousands.

via @marinanewman.bsky.social and @kellywaldron.bsky.social

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S.F. immigration court to close at year’s end, sources say The court's closure will leave one remaining immigration court building in San Francisco by 2027.

With mass-firings reducing San Francisco's 100 Montgomery St. immigration court to just a handful of judges, it is now slated to close by year's end, Mission Local has learned.

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Meet the 31 people tasked with reshaping San Francisco's constitution To reform S.F.’s 548-page city charter, Mayor Daniel Lurie and Board President Rafael Mandelman formed a 31-member working group.

Mayor Daniel Lurie is teaming up with Board President Rafael Mandelman to reform San Francisco’s 548-page city charter.

And the pair has assembled a 31-person working group to take on the issue.

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This is the video.

13th S.F. immigration judge fired. Court will soon have just 4 judges left. The firing comes in the wake of mass dismissals by the Trump administration since April of this year.

A 13th immigration judge has just been fired in San Francisco.

With other judges retiring, the court, which started 2025 with 21 judges, will have just four in the new year.

It has the worse case backlog of any immigration court in California.

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Hundreds of asylum-seekers may be sent to Honduras, Ecuador, Uganda following S.F. immigration ruling Immigrants who have never been to countries as far flung as Ecuador or Uganda are now at risk of being deported there.

In a sign of things to come, a San Francisco immigration judge on Thurs. said several asylum-seekers can be sent to Honduras, a country they have never been to.

The move could mean the same for hundreds across the Bay Area.

"What will I do in Honduras?"

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Man hit by what appeared to be a flash grenade on Thursday morning.

Flash bangs were launched at crowd of Bay Area protesters just as Customs & Border Protection SUVs drove onto a base in Alameda.

CBP & others are arriving as part of an immigration surge.

Live updates: Lurie says Trump 'calling off' plans for fed deployment in SF — other cities uncertain President Trump deployed federal agents to Alameda ahead of what the Coast Guard said is a Bay Area-wide operation. Check back for updates.

After talking to tech barons, Trump tells Mayor Lurie he's "calling off" a "surge" of feds to SF.

It's not clear if this applies to ICE/Border Patrol or just to the Nat'l Guard. It's not clear what will befall other area cities.

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Live updates: Fed action called off in S.F., reports rise in Oakland President Trump deployed federal agents to Alameda ahead of what the Coast Guard said is a Bay Area-wide operation. Check back for updates.

Oakland mayor Barbara Lee tells Mission Local that the situation is “fluid” and “all we know is what the press is reporting.” She confirms that “I haven’t heard from the president.”

Follow along our updates here:

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Meanwhile, Mayor Daniel Lurie at noon addressed his conversation with Trump and Trump's decision to call off the “surge” of S.F.

What exactly that “surge” would look like did not seem to have been defined over the course of that conversation.

S.F. to give $3.5M more to immigrant services after Trump deployment scare Supe. Connie Chan on Thursday announced an additional $3.5 million to immigrant legal defense and the San Francisco Rapid Response Network.

S.F. announced $3.5M in funding for immigrant legal aid & ICE hotline.

Supes emphasized that even with federal "surge" called off, ICE agents have been arresting immigrants in S.F. for months & many had no legal representation.

via @io-y-g.bsky.social & Xueer Lu

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Benioff's about face to full-throated embrace of Trump—partly, as this reporting reveals, in pursuit of lucrative ICE contracts—is particularly odious

Salesforce chief executive Marc Benioff, wearing a black suit, speaks to an audience. A headline reads: "Salesforce Pitched ICE on Services to Recruit More Staff, Documents Show." Photo by Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle, via Associated Press

Salesforce told ICE that its A.I. software could help the agency nearly triple its staff, according to internal documents, as President Trump expands immigration raids and deportations around the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...

full press release here: gomez.house.gov/news/documen...

Rep. Gomez of LA is demanding "immediate action to protect & free" Em Wilder, former AP reporter on the latest Gaza flotilla for @JewishCurrents

"I must insist on an immediate update from your dept. on the efforts being made to secure her safe treatment & immediate release"

this is a massive downsizing of what would have been the Mission’s largest affordable housing project

513 units to 465 last year — now it’ll be just 100, an 80% drop

Logan Hollarsmith, who was born in San Francisco & was one of the Gaza flotilla members held in an Israeli prison, is being released

his mother says no local elected except Sup. Fielder reached out to her—& almost none returned our requests for comment

Mission Local is holding ICE accountable Trump’s investment in ICE is $170 billion. We need $300,000 to cover ICE in San Francisco. We're dedicating the month of September to raise funds to hire a full-time immigration reporter for the next ...

we have been covering ICE in San Francisco more than any other local outlet, and we're looking to hire a full-time immigration reporter to keep that going

already, 299 donors have given over $50K towards this—join them if you can

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the ACLU has sued ICE, saying its San Francisco holding cells are filthy, freezing, & unconstitutional

and in its suit, it cites Mission Local's reporting *three* times

We've been a top outlet covering ICE here in San Francisco, w/reporters at immigration hearings, covering protests, & digging into data day in, day out.

We're now looking to hire a full-time immigration reporter to keep it going.

If you can, help us: mission-local.donorsupport.co/page/immigra...