Business awards honor mom-and-pop shops

By Julie Johnson Steve Rapport barely knew the boy who had come to his Tae Kwon Do studio only a few times. But when he found out the boy had died, Rapport dedicated an upcoming martial arts tournament to him and donated proceeds to his family. That community spirit caused one parent to nominate Rapport’s [...]

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HOMEY gets go ahead from Arts Commission

Changes to the controversial Mission District mural were approved with unanimous consent by the San Francisco Arts Commission Wednesday. The changes were reviewed by the commission and discussed at a public forum yesterday prior to receiving the commission’s approval.Check back for more information about when HOMEY will hold the repainting.

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Mural ignites controversy in Jewish community

By Kim Geiger This summer, Latino youth set out to create a Mission District mural to oppose separatism and anti-immigration sentiments. Instead, the group of former gang members and other at-risk youth found themselves embroiled in a debate over a conflict nearly 6,000 miles away.

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Captain Denis O’Leary Leaves SoMa

After Police Chief Heather Fong reassigned Southern Sation Captain Denis O’Leary to the Ingelside District earlier this week, concerned neighbors are circulating a petition to keep O’Leary in the neighborhood. The captain, along with seven other captains in the city, was reassigned to a new neighborhood without any explanation from Chief Fong. Fong is currently [...]

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SoMa Community Stabilization Fund

Established in August of 2005, discussions about how to allocate monies from the SoMa Community Stabilization Fund have begun. The fund, which, according to the SoMa Leadership Council, is estimated to be around $22 million, is intended to address the effects of destabilization in the neighborhood by ensuring the existence of affordable housing and providing [...]

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