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District 2’s Stephen Sherrill isn’t saying no to upzoning “I feel strongly that no is not the answer,” said Sherrill, closely echoing remarks made on Monday by Mayor Daniel Lurie.

District 2 Supervisor Stephen Sherrill is not against Mayor Lurie’s proposal to upzone San Francisco, he said.

The alternative, he warned, would be far worse.

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Those precincts also represent Engardio's political base that helped him get elected in 2022.

Precincts that most strongly rejected Joel Engardio's Prop. K to close the Great Highway are also the precincts that most strongly supported the recall.

Joel Engardio recall live updates: volunteers for the recall are knocking on doors District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio is facing a recall today — check here for live updates, results, and election analysis.

TODAY: Mission Local has reporters across District 4 for live updates and analysis on the recall election of Supervisor Joel Engardio.

Results are expected at 8:45 p.m.

Follow along:

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Lurie: $750M state loan to save Bay Area transit, nixed by Newsom, is back in play Mayor Lurie announced at a rally that the transit funding loan pledged by the state and subsequently curtailed is back on the table.

On Monday, Mayor Daniel Lurie announced at a rally that a $750 million emergency transit funding loan is back on the table.

It remains unclear why the loan, which was approved and allocated for in the June State budget, is in flux.

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So proud of my friends at Mission Local Guild for their new union!

Exciting news! We, Mission Local staff, are forming a union.

Read our Mission Statement below.

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Mayor Lurie takes credit for immigrant legal funding he didn’t deliver Lurie’s office touted a private philanthropic grant as their doing. In reality, Lurie has declined to renew funding for immigrant defense.

The release went out on Aug. 5: Mayor Lurie "secures" $3.4M for immigrant legal defense, his team wrote, despite a "historic" deficit.

It wasn't so—Lurie didn't help w/the money, but he did take credit.

In fact, he opted not to renew immigrant legal aid.

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Nonprofit news sites are built to generate impact — but these are also generating audiences In markets large and small, these nonprofit news organizations are achieving traffic numbers that many commercial outlets would envy. Here's our first monthly ranking of the top 25 nonprofit news site...

Hey! We're one of the top 25 most-read nonprofit news sites *nationally.* That's right! Alongside heavy-hitting folks like ProPublica, Mother Jones, & The Intercept.

We're very proud of this, and thanks to all of you for reading us.

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There are a variety of reasons why a street might be unaccepted. Examples include: being too narrow, missing a sidewalk, having a stairway. To be accepted a street must meet the city's street-design standards:

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In District 10, 20 percent of roads were never adopted as official city or state roads — leaving residents in charge of repairs and maintenance.

Several city workers arrested during protest at Board of Supervisors meeting Several union workers were arrested during a protest at the San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday at City Hall.

JUST IN: Several city workers were arrested during a protest during the Board of Supervisors meeting at City Hall.

Some 100 union members had interrupted the meeting to call attention to the mayor's proposed layoffs.

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Mayor Lurie wants to cut 1,400 positions. Only 1/3 will save S.F. money. A closer look at budget documents reveals that the true number of consequential eliminated positions is much lower: some 470 positions.

Mayor Lurie dropped his budget proposal on Friday, proclaiming that over 1,400 S.F. government positions would be eliminated in an effort to close the city’s deficit.

But only a third of those cuts would lead to any budget savings.

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JUST IN: On Friday Mayor Lurie unveiled his two-year budget proposal.

The proposal preserves funding for public safety and street conditions, but slashes nonprofit spending by some $100M and eliminates around 100 city workers.

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What does the mayor directly control in S.F.’s budget? San Francisco has a $15.9 billion budget. The mayor only controls a fraction of that.

San Francisco has a $15.9B budget. The mayor only has direct control over a fraction of that.

Here's how different funds are baked into the city's budget:

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Mayor Lurie promised 1,500 new shelter beds. Here’s how he’s doing. Mayor Daniel Lurie has an audacious goal: standing up 1,500 new shelter and treatment beds in San Francisco. And we are tracking it.

ICYMI: Mayor Daniel Lurie promised 1,500 new shelter beds.

We are tracking his progress.

And here's how he's doing so far.

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Explore: San Francisco's $15.9B budget San Francisco is on the eve of $782M in budget cuts. Here's what we’re working with.

San Francisco is on the eve of $782M in budget cuts.

Here’s the $16B budget we’re working with.

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Lurie brings in former rival billionaire donors to fund street-cleaning initiative Moritz and Larsen, both of whom heavily supported Lurie’s opponents during last year’s election, are backing a new public-private street-cleaning initiative.

Michael Moritz and Chris Larsen heavily supported Mayor Daniel Lurie’s opponents during last year’s election.

Now, they are backing a new public-private street-cleaning initiative unveiled by Lurie on Thursday.

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Review: Krispy Krunchy Chicken, gas station favorite, comes to 24th St. Behind the BART plaza on 24th Street, our reviewer espied the familiar, happy red-and-yellow logo of none other than…KRISPY KRUNCHY CHICKEN!

Krispy Krunchy Chicken is famous for hand-breaded, Cajun-spiced, Louisiana-style fried chicken.

The chain is usually found in gas stations or convenience stores — but now a standalone store has just opened on 24th Street, next to the BART plaza.

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Mayor Lurie's plan to add new treatment beds removes 97 current ones San Francisco health department says 82 residents living at the city’s Behavioral Health Center will be displaced and moved into new homes.

Mayor Lurie is adding 57 locked beds at the Behavioral Health Center.

But these beds are to replace 97 existing residential beds at the center & displace 82 long-term patients currently living there.

“They are playing numbers games now,” says union rep.

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Here’s a map of where SFPD officers work private security side gigs SFPD says its police officers working as security guards are "out in the community" across San Francisco. But mostly, they're downtown.

SFPD says its officers working as security guards are ‘out in the community.’ But mostly, they’re downtown.

Here's a map of where SFPD officers worked private security gigs over a five-year period:

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Over 1/4 of S.F.’s drug arrests or citations now come from 16th and Mission The uptick is a "direct reflection" of the area being a "major priority" of the SFPD. But experts question the impact beyond the BART plaza.

Over 1/4 of drug arrests/citations in San Francisco now come from a single intersection: 16th & Mission, per a Mission Local analysis.

The corner is 0.2% of the city but had 27% of its drug reports in March, when SFPD ramped up enforcement there.

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Lawlessness at an abandoned Tenderloin hotel frustrates neighbors. One wants to buy it. The Civic Center Inn in the Tenderloin has long been a blight in the neighborhood, but since it closed, neighbors say it's even worse.

The graffiti-ridden and trash-infested Civic Center Inn has long been a blight in San Francisco's Tenderloin. Since it closed two years ago, neighbors say it’s gotten worse.

But a reverend wants to try and buy it anyway.

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Defendants clamor for diversion in S.F. Behavioral Health Court. Not everyone gets in. One father waited for seven hours to see his son diverted away from a criminal trial, and toward psychiatric help.

On the first Friday of April, a father sat in SF’s Behavioral Health Court for 7 hours, hoping to see his son diverted away from a criminal trial and toward psychiatric help. 

“It’s sad,” he said. “His fate is in another person’s hand.”

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Tracking Mayor Lurie's first 100 days in office Mission Local has compiled all of Lurie’s substantive actions from his time in office so far — here are his major moves.

Mayor Lurie has been in office for almost 100 days — here's an extremely detailed list of everything he has done so far:

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How Mayor Daniel Lurie made it morning again in San Francisco Insiders universally say he’s a ‘nice guy’ and has changed S.F. politics. But is the honeymoon period ending?

Insiders universally say San Francisco's new mayor is a ‘nice guy’ and has changed the city's politics.

But is Lurie's honeymoon period ending?

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