Read in English West Portal 大道作為西區主要商業街，樣貌與70年前幾無二致。Muni 輕軌依舊穿街而過，建築高度仍與曾經營業96年、直到2021年才關閉的 Empire 劇院相當。 該區房屋建設進展緩慢：2019年至2023年間，Inner Sunset 和 Ingleside 規劃區僅新建37套住房，佔全市16,822套新房的0.2%。今年3月，一起悲劇性車禍奪走一個四口之家性命後，市府提議重新設計 West Portal 大道一處主要路口，卻遭到商家等人強烈抗議。 然而，該區至少在政治上正悄然變化。多年來，這裡一直選出較為溫和的參事。但2012年，進步派的 Norman Yee 以微弱優勢當選。2020年，Myrna Melgar 接替他，承諾增加住房、提高密度和加大公共交通投資。 如今的問題是：是否有足夠多的居民厭倦了變革，想要換掉現任者？ 「挑戰者們很像過去代表該區的典型候選人，」在第7區長大、曾領導 Melgar 前任 Norman Yee 競選活動的三藩市政治顧問 […]
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Gas leak shuts down 4 blocks in Mission, buildings evacuated
A gas leak near 24th and Hampshire streets in the Mission caused several buildings to be evacuated on Tuesday morning for about three hours, as emergency crews worked to find the source of the leak and shut it down. A four-block radius on Hampshire Street from 23rd to 25th streets and on 24th Street from Potrero Avenue to York Street was still shut down to vehicle traffic as of Tuesday afternoon, and emergency crews were on scene.Lt. Mariano Elias, a spokesperson for the San Francisco Fire Department, said the department got a 911 call from a construction worker at 9:15 a.m. about a broken gas pipe at the intersection. A private firm had been doing work that morning, Elias said, though he did not know the name of the firm.The crew struck a two-inch natural gas line at the intersection, […]
Nearly 100 still missing in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene
Ninety-two people are still unaccounted for in North Carolina, weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated the western part of the state, Governor Roy Cooper said on Tuesday.In a news conference on Tuesday, Cooper warned that number could change as more reports of missing people are resolved."I want to caution that this is not a definitive count, because the task force is continuing its work," he said.Ninety-five people are known to have died in North Carolina as a result of the storm, while more than 220 have been killed in total, including in Florida, where the storm made landfall.During the news conference, Cooper also made reference to the "persistent and dangerous flow of misinformation" circulating about the hurricane, which he said was continuing to complicate relief efforts.He said such misinformation "breeds confusion and demoralises storm survivors and response workers alike"."If you're participating […]
Murder trial for CashApp founder Bob Lee kicks off in San Francisco
During opening statements today in the highly anticipated murder trial of Nima Momeni, who is accused of stabbing CashApp founder Bob Lee to death last year, attorneys presented two different versions of events: One in which Momeni was a hostile aggressor, the other in which Lee was a drug-addled, sleep-deprived assailant. “Stabbed through his heart — and left to die,” Omid Talai, the lead prosecutor, said slowly and deliberately to the packed San Francisco Superior Courtroom, underscoring his version of events with images projected on two large screens of Lee’s lifeless and stitched-up body.He also showed the jury of seven men and five women surveillance footage of Lee’s movements in the hours before his death. Saam Zangeneh, the lead defense attorney, started with a similarly dramatic opening: “Six. Six hours,” he said. Evidence would show, he said, that Lee slept only six hours […]
A La Niña winter is coming. Here’s what that could mean for the US
Fall is in full swing, but it’s not too soon to look ahead to winter, especially one that could feel considerably different than last year’s dominated by El Niño.A weak La Niña is expected to develop ahead of the season and influence temperatures, precipitation, and by extension, even snow across the United States.La Niña is a natural climate pattern that influences global weather marked by cooler than average ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific. The effects on weather are most pronounced during the winter months in the Northern Hemisphere and have a much weaker influence in the summer.Last winter was the warmest on record for the Lower 48 because it was dominated by La Niña’s counterpart El Niño in a world also warming due to fossil fuel pollution.The prolonged warmth prevented many heavy snow events in the Northeast and Midwest and created […]
Thousands gather for Indigenous Peoples’ day on Alcatraz Island
Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, a daily digest of news you won’t find elsewhere. While the rest of the city slept, Alcatraz glowed as thousands circled around a bonfire lit on the island in honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day.The annual sunrise gathering began before dawn on Monday to commemorate the original occupation of Alcatraz island, the ancestral lands of the Ohlone, by “Indians of All Tribes” between 1969 and 1971. Organizers from the International Indian Treaty Council say that action “sparked the National and International Indigenous Peoples movement for rights and justice.”This year, the event drew around 2,500 people, council liaison Morning Star Gali estimated. The crowds did not shy away from an early morning boat ride. The council’s executive director, Andrea Carmen, arrived around 2:30 a.m to set up for the dozens of indigenous performers who […]
Q3 earnings focus is on price pressures: JPMorgan strategist
After the S&P 500 (^GSPC) and Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) close at record highs, JPMorgan asset management global market strategist Jordan Jackson sits down with Market Domination Overtime Hosts Julie Hyman and Josh Lipton to discuss his view that tech stocks are likely to take a backseat this earnings season.The strategist expects CEOs and CFOs will "continue to have this sort of benign outlook." He tells Yahoo Finance, "It's not great, but it's not bad either. And so I think in this environment, they can still flex a little bit of pricing power. You can still see the earnings recovery kind of come through for other sectors outside of technology, which I think is really important for the durability of this market rally, right. So I think you know co confidence is going to again be sort of benign. […]
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Murder trial for CashApp founder Bob Lee kicks off in San Francisco
During opening statements today in the highly anticipated murder trial of Nima Momeni, who is accused of stabbing CashApp founder Bob Lee to death last year, attorneys presented two different versions of events: One in which Momeni was a hostile aggressor, the other in which Lee was a drug-addled, sleep-deprived assailant. “Stabbed through his heart — and left to die,” Omid Talai, the lead prosecutor, said slowly and deliberately to the packed San Francisco Superior Courtroom, underscoring his version of events with images projected on two large screens of Lee’s lifeless and stitched-up body.He also showed the jury of seven men and five women surveillance footage of Lee’s movements in the hours before his death. Saam Zangeneh, the lead defense attorney, started with a similarly dramatic opening: “Six. Six hours,” he said. Evidence would show, he said, that Lee slept only six hours […]
Thousands gather for Indigenous Peoples’ day on Alcatraz Island
Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, a daily digest of news you won’t find elsewhere. While the rest of the city slept, Alcatraz glowed as thousands circled around a bonfire lit on the island in honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day.The annual sunrise gathering began before dawn on Monday to commemorate the original occupation of Alcatraz island, the ancestral lands of the Ohlone, by “Indians of All Tribes” between 1969 and 1971. Organizers from the International Indian Treaty Council say that action “sparked the National and International Indigenous Peoples movement for rights and justice.”This year, the event drew around 2,500 people, council liaison Morning Star Gali estimated. The crowds did not shy away from an early morning boat ride. The council’s executive director, Andrea Carmen, arrived around 2:30 a.m to set up for the dozens of indigenous performers who […]
Prop. L, taxing ride-hailing and autonomous vehicle companies to fund Muni, explained in 60 seconds
Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, a daily digest of news you won’t find elsewhere. Proposition L would tax ride-hailing and self-driving car companies. Learn more in 60 seconds. Then, vote. Prop L 60 seconds explainer video. Video by Laura Wenus. Do you appreciate our election coverage?Mission Local is bringing you election stories from across San Francisco. We're asking every supervisorial candidate a weekly question in our "Meet the Candidates" series. We're publishing daily dispatches from the campaign trail following the mayoral candidates in our "See How They Run" series. We're following the money, telling you who is backing whom leading up to the November election.And we're putting it all on our one-stop shop election dashboard, where you can find everything related to local races.We can't do it without your support. Help keep voters informed: Make a […]
District 1 candidates on restoring express Muni lines
Welcome back to our weekly “Meet the Candidates” series, in which District 1 supervisorial candidates who have filed to run respond to a question in 100 words or fewer. Answers are published each week, but we are also archiving each answer on this page for District 1, to make it easier for voters to browse. Mission Local is holding a District 1 candidates forum on Thursday, Oct. 17, at the Internet Archive at 300 Funston Ave. Join us and hear from all five candidates on their plans for the district. Several express Muni lines that ran through Richmond during weekday peak hours — 1AX, 1BX, 31AX and 31BX — were suspended during the pandemic due to decrease in ridership and have not been restored. This week, we ask candidates: Do you plan to restore the express Muni lines (1AX, 1BX, 31AX, 31BX)? If […]
Prop. J, to create an oversight mechanism for funding youth programs, explained in 60 seconds
Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, a daily digest of news you won’t find elsewhere. Proposition J would create an oversight initiative to examine spending from funds for services to children and youth. Learn more in 60 seconds. Then, vote! Prop J 60 seconds explainer video. Video by Laura Wenus. Do you appreciate our election coverage?Mission Local is bringing you election stories from across San Francisco. We're asking every supervisorial candidate a weekly question in our "Meet the Candidates" series. We're publishing daily dispatches from the campaign trail following the mayoral candidates in our "See How They Run" series. We're following the money, telling you who is backing whom leading up to the November election.And we're putting it all on our one-stop shop election dashboard, where you can find everything related to local races.We can't do it […]
