People We Meet: They clean up trash — and look for people in trouble
For Travis and Tyrone, picking up trash is the routine that helps them keep an eye on people in need.
History Worth Knowing
What’s on now at San Francisco museums, January 2026
Some very good shows are closing soon. Catch them at the Legion of Honor, Asian Art Museum and at the Mission Cultural Center.
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Mysterious LLC wants to turn Mission’s old Social Security building into restaurant, bookstore and events space
The new owners submitted an application with the Planning Department to turn the building into a restaurant, bookstore and event space.
SFPD data shows racial disparity in traffic stops fell with new policy
After a lengthy and contentious process to restrict police “pretext” stops, early data shows improvements.
Bayview Buzz: 24-hour sandwich shops and coffee with a side of injera
The new year brings new business brewings to the Third Street corridor, including a new barbecue restaurant and a 24-hour sandwich shop.
Restaurant Reviews
Review: Shizen Vegan Sushi & Omakase aims high and nails it
Shizen has been open for 10 years. Inside, it’s all beauty and light, with blond, wooden, curved beams cocooning the space.
Review: Phở Star, casual Vietnamese in the Mission District
A new family-run phở place is open on 16th between Guerrero and Dolores.
People We meeT
Abuelitas de la Misión: María Alicia Catalán, a poet who’s lived in the Mission 55 years
Catalán grew up in El Salvador, but she migrated to San Francisco in 1971. The 88 year-old poet said age does not define her.
People We Meet: The art professor at S.F.’s immigration court
Michelle Wilson has been attending immigration court since August, live-sketching hearings during asylum-seekers’ most vulnerable moments.