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New members of Congress typically have little power, so they choose to focus on a few key issues where they can actually make a difference. Here's what Connie Chan and Scott Wiener each say their top priority would be. via @io-y-g.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2026/08/sf-c...

Meet the Congress candidates: What is your top priority?

The two remaining congressional candidates, Connie Chan and Scott Wiener, share what their top priority would be if they got elected.

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A November affordable housing measure almost lost the high-polling term “affordable housing” in its Voter Information Pamphlet digest. Mayor Lurie’s office, joined by labor groups, pushed to remove it. They failed. missionlocal.org/2026/08/mayo...

S.F. mayor’s office, labor tried to strip ‘affordable housing’ wording from ballot measure. They failed.

A November affordable housing measure almost lost the high-polling term “affordable housing” in its Voter Information Pamphlet digest.

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Two polls show Scott Wiener & Connie Chan may have a tight race to replace Nancy Pelosi in Congress. One has Wiener at 45% & Chan at 40%, the other has Wiener at 39% & Chan at 38%. Both have double-digit rates of undecideds. missionlocal.org/2026/07/wien...

Scott Wiener, Connie Chan have a tight race for Congress, polls show

New polling data suggests that the race between Scott Wiener and Connie Chan for Nancy Pelosi’s seat in Congress could be very close.

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Hey! We were the No. 15 most-read nonprofit news site *in the entire country* last month—not bad! Nieman Lab's been keeping up w/nonprofit newsroom traffic month by month, & we've been steadily climbing up the ranks in some very good company...

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We're finalists for *four* LION awards, recognizing the news orgs w/the healthiest business operations across the country. We're up for financial health, public service, collaboration of the year, and — if you can believe it — business of the year. lionpublishers.com/meet-the-45-...

Meet the 45 finalists for the 2026 LION Sustainability Awards - LION Publishers

We received 232 submissions, and 58 are up for awards across 10 categories aligned with our pillars of news business sustainability.

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Dean Baquet, the former executive editor of the New York Times, stopped by Mission Local last week & spoke to our staff & supporters. In a Q&A, he talked about his journey as a reporter, local news today, & why journalists shouldn't reject AI. missionlocal.org/2026/07/dean...

Q&A: New York Times editor Dean Baquet on the good (and bad) old days, and why journalists shouldn't reject AI

Dean Baquet spent two days with Mission Local. He talked about the future of journalism, AI, and what he misses about the old days.

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Art Agnos stepped off a Greyhound bus 60 years ago as a bootblack's son. He went on to be San Francisco's Assemblyman and mayor. Today he got his name on a street sign. The view from "Art Agnos Way" is ever-changing. But he still loves it. From @esksf.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2026/07/art-...

Connecticut and 20th is now ‘Art Agnos Way.’ From this perch, our former mayor oversees a changing city.

‘The same fight that sustains my Dad,’ Agnos’ son says, ‘Is the fight necessary to sustain San Francisco

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We just wrapped up a fantastic couple days: Dean Baquet, the former executive editor of The New York Times, spent two days in Mission Local's newsroom. He hosted 1-1 talks with reporters and editors, talking through beats, sourcing, newsroom structure, and much, much more...

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