Video shows San Francisco police shooting victim, who was known as Nicoya, on the ground and showing his hands to officers last night on Willow Street. missionlocal.org/2024/07/sf-pol…

NEW: Video shows SFPD officers pulling up to a Black woman jaywalking on Geary last month. An officer approaches the woman, a mother of five, & they circle each other. Then, he slams her to the wall. She's made 3 trips to the hospital, & plans to sue. missionlocal.org/2024/08/video-…

local Republican Party endorsements are in for three SF district supervisor candidates: missionlocal.org/2024/08/sf-rep…

The San Francisco Republican Party, the chosen party of 7.6 percent of local voters, has endorsed school board recall organizer Autumn Looijen and firefighter Stephen Martin-Pinto in the November election. via Eleni Balakrishnan missionlocal.org/2024/08/sf-rep…

Look ma’ we made it! Delighted to be featured in the NYT alongside other very talented San Francisco newsrooms. Nonprofit news can work. It’s given us a sustainable business model, a robust intern program, & a growing, award-winning staff. Onwards. nytimes.com/2024/08/16/tec…

When sheriff’s deputies arrived at his home yesterday morning, Lyndell Mims was ready. He had his things packed and piled outside his apartment, and his 4-year-old daughter had her hair done up. It was eviction day. via Eleni Balakrishnan missionlocal.org/2024/08/squatt…

many who sought shelter in the soon-to-be demolished Potrero Hill public housing buildings spent years relatively undisturbed, with a roof over their heads. now, management is ramping up evictions - yesterday, sheriff's deputies hit five homes. my latest: missionlocal.org/2024/08/squatt…

SF’s mayoral candidates are beginning to show a particular interest in District 5, as Mayor London Breed and former Supervisor Mark Farrell make their picks among those running against incumbent Supervisor Dean Preston. via Eleni Balakrishnan missionlocal.org/2024/08/mayora…

There was chaos and mayhem across parts of San Francisco yesterday, as hundreds of dirt bike riders took over streets in the Mission and elsewhere. Police appeared unable to intervene. via Eleni Balakrishnan missionlocal.org/2024/08/sf-hor…

A group campaigning against Prop. K, a ballot measure to close the Upper Great Highway to cars, may have flouted campaign disclosure laws, according to a recently filed ethics complaint. via Eleni Balakrishnan missionlocal.org/2024/08/crusad…

NEW: Prosecutors say Nima Momeni, the alleged killer of Cash App founder Bob Lee, was caught on camera reenacting stabbing motions. They also suggest Momeni believed Lee was involved in a sexual assault of his sister, Khazar Momeni. via Eleni Balakrishnan missionlocal.org/2024/09/nima-m…

NEW: A woman says her husband & 4yo were hit by a Jeep being chased by SFPD, and that cops were "inexplicably callous" after. Multiple police officials have apologized. Prop. E's easing of restrictions on vehicle pursuits are to go into effect by October. missionlocal.org/2024/09/woman-…

NEW: The woman who police believe targeted dog walker Terry Williams with racist packages is a Black woman. Williams shared with me one interaction he had with her, years ago. According to her social media, she's an artist, researcher, and dominatrix. missionlocal.org/2024/09/suspec…

EXCLUSIVE: Police are looking for a Black woman they believe left racist anti-Black packages on dog walker Terry Williams' doorstep this summer. Williams told us about one interaction with her from years ago. via Eleni Balakrishnan missionlocal.org/2024/09/suspec…

Video shows San Francisco police pin a woman on the ground and handcuff her on the Embarcadero this morning as her young daughter cried hysterically — during a confiscation of a hot dog stand. missionlocal.org/2024/09/female…

Supervisor Dean Preston and the four candidates running for his seat sat down for their first forum on Monday. Surprisingly, they had a lot in common. via Eleni Balakrishnan missionlocal.org/2024/09/distri…

SFPD said yesterday it would share body cam footage of an arrest of a pregnant female hot dog vendor over the weekend. Cops tackled & handcuffed her to the ground, but Chief Bill Scott said the video would show why. via Eleni Balakrishnan missionlocal.org/2024/09/sfpd-b…

Three San Francisco police officers shot an allegedly armed person in the Powell BART station on Friday morning, Mission Local has learned. missionlocal.org/2024/09/sfpd-o…

Lawyers for tenants of the troubled Potrero Terrace-Annex are demanding that San Francisco cut its contract w/the site's troubled property manager. Dozens have been evicted. Some are receiving payouts—but not ones likely to last. via Eleni Balakrishnan missionlocal.org/2024/09/tenant…