Editor + columnist @MLNow https://xitter.cf/t.co/ieZaiLQ2bt Joe.Eskenazi AT MissionLocal DOT com 2019 @SPJ_NorCal journalist of the year "Made it Ma! Top of the world!"

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Joined January 2011
Waymo just drove down 21st Street toward South Van Ness dragging what appeared to be a six- to eight-foot metal bar by a wire
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At a candlelight vigil outside the Warfield, friends and family remembered Ulysses “Bear” Davis, a father of six killed while working security — and a life he had worked hard to build. missionlocal.org/2026/10/at-…
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I think our data & politics team is among the best in the biz, & today's piece is an example why: a network map of San Francisco's interconnected, billionaire-backed groups, politicos & more. Gobs of money & a new class of donors that Lurie has brought in—explore it all below.
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We spent weeks combing through campaign finance filings to understand who the major players are in the San Francisco election. w/ @brandonphooo and Christina Baris Check out our graphic to see how they are all connected:
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BigMoneySF: How Mayor Lurie's attempts to remake City Hall remade San Francisco's donor class. Be sure to click on the interactive graphic that connects everything and everyone. missionlocal.org/2026/10/big…
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“The District 8 race ruptured because of issues with physical boundaries and consent. It is not lost on Patel that, on a metaphysical level, she, too, is experiencing these issues.” @EskSF @MLNow missionlocal.org/2026/10/dar…
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Darshini Patel wants you to know: That GrowSF endorsement came "without my consent." "I said no in so many different ways," says the District 8 candidate. From @esksf missionlocal.org/2026/10/dar…
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Joseph Leung took Sing Tao from a backwater paper to a regional powerhouse. He has scores of thousands of followers. Now he has a new venture ... and plenty of opinions about who should be your next congress representative. missionlocal.org/2026/10/jos…
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Edwin Adams was killed in an SFPD chase over a warrant for not charging his ankle monitor, his attorneys say. The San Francisco District Attorney is investigating his death as questions rise about his death. via Andres J Larios missionlocal.org/2026/10/edw…
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Missed last night's (final) San Francisco congressional debate? Have no fear: Watch Scott Wiener and Connie Chan square off on AI, housing affordability, foreign policy, and the Valkyries, in full. Video here: missionlocal.org/2026/10/san…
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AI took center stage at Mission Local and The New York Times’ congressional debate. Connie Chan challenged Scott Wiener over an AI advocacy group’s $3.5 million gift to a super PAC backing him. Wiener defended his AI regulation record. missionlocal.org/2026/10/sco…
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“McCoy’s politics and policies are fair game for any critic. So is his background: But to highlight his troubled past as a problem, while referring to similar transgressions as instructive “real-world experience” for  favored politicians, is transparently hypocritical.” @EskSF
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Why is GrowSF spending money to defeat front runner Gary McCoy who worked for supervisors Scott Wiener, London Breed, Julie Christensen and, most notably, Rep. Nancy Pelosi? @EskSF takes a look in @MLNow missionlocal.org/2026/10/gar…
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Gordon Mar quit the DCCC late Sunday, saying the San Francisco Democratic Party “has become an absolute embarrassment to most people who uphold democratic values" at the night's special meeting. missionlocal.org/2026/10/san…
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Dire news tonight as the SFPD announced the deaths of married retired officers Ann and Kevin Mannix. Mission Local is informed they were among three shooting victims in unincorporated Marin. missionlocal.org/2026/10/ann…
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Sleater-Kinney, opening for Fugazi, Dolores Park, June 2000.
Who's the best opening band you've ever seen in concert? 🎶
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I'm gonna have to respond to this with a line from the graphic novel "Man-Eating Cow": "Bad clowns have been in my house."
Only in SF can you go from - prompting agents at 6 pm - to watching tech founders sing Linkin Park at 7 pm - to a formal gala with a robot at 8 pm And still make it home by 10 pm
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