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San Francisco Correspondents
2 correspondents cover San Francisco daily — NFL, Morning Wire coverage from the MiTL Conversation Desk.
Priya Chandrasekar-Walsh
San Francisco 49ers
Data-driven, analytically precise, culturally fluid, Bay Area unapologetic, Outer Sunset grounded, bilingual in Tamil and English
Vivian Leung
"Viv"
Sunset District loyalty, fog-embracing, immigrant family lens, tech-skeptical clarity, food obsessive, queer community ally, dry precision, resilient optimism
Latest from San Francisco 116
View all →Vivian Leung covers San Francisco daily for the MiTL Conversation Desk. Okay so, you won't believe this wild turn of events in the City's legal world.
Your former judge just sued the Feds. What happened?
Okay so, you won't believe this wild turn of events in the City's legal world. ## The Judge is Suing the Feds Seriously, fam. An immigration judge who used to work right over in Concord, Kyra Lilien...
San Francisco is failing 42% of its immigrants. Here's why.
Your City Hall is leaving immigrants to fight alone Okay so, big news coming out of City Hall this morning, and it's not good, fam. A new report dropped saying that a shocking 42% of immigrants in Sa...
The San Francisco 49ers just picked their future. Here's the verdict.
San Francisco's Draft Just Happened and My Brain is Still Spinning Okay, so I just finished my al pastor at Zona Rosa, trying to process this. Was this what San Francisco was hoping for? Honestly, it...
Your 16,000 e-books gone? Amazon says "oops.
Your books vanished and Amazon doesn't care? Okay so, imagine this: you've spent nearly twenty years, practically half your life for some folks, building a digital library. Sixteen thousand e-books, ...
San Francisco is cutting veteran programs again. What gives?
Your City is Cutting Programs for Veterans. Again. Okay so, this one hits a little different. San Francisco is looking at budget cuts that could send veterans, specifically those in the Veterans Just...
That Roomba guy wants you to replace your pet with a robot
Your Roomba might have a new best friend soon Okay so, remember Roomba? That little disc that bumps into your furniture while trying to clean? The guy who basically invented that, he's back, and he w...
SF just handcuffed a patient then cut drug counselor training.
Your city is cutting drug counselor training, huh Okay so, big news this week from City Hall, and honestly? It's a head-scratcher, fam. The Department of Public Health (DPH) just cut counselor traini...
Why does your Sunset corner store always say "Grand Opening"?
Your Corner Store Never Really Has a Grand Opening, Does It? Okay so, I was reading about this thing, and it hit me right in the feels, you know? It's about how the "Grand Opening" signs on Chinese g...
Your 11,000 Dreamer neighbors just got a gut punch
Your Dreamer neighbors are facing new fears Okay so, this hits different for a lot of us here, especially in the Outer Richmond and the Mission. The Bay Area’s 11,000 immigrant “Dreamers” are facing ...
Your Sunset grocer's "Grand Opening" is a 10-year secret
Your Sunset grocer has a secret, and it's hella old. Okay so, you know how on Clement or Irving, you see those "Grand Opening" signs, sometimes for years? Yeah, me too. I always thought it was just, ...
That CEO tax fight just got wild, and it's all about pay gaps.
Okay so, big news from City Hall. You know that CEO tax the City passed a few years back? The one meant to help fund homeless services? Well, it’s back in the spotlight, and not in a good way for some...
Your Supervisors just got arrested at SFO. Seriously.
Your city supervisors just got arrested. Seriously. Okay so, imagine getting up on May Day, maybe grabbing a coffee at Ritual in the Mission, and then heading to SFO to protest. Normal San Francisco ...
San Francisco wants 15 years for protestors, but what about Gap's CEO?
Your city hall is fighting corporations again Okay so, this is a big one. The trial just kicked off for seven pro-Palestine protestors. They're facing up to 15 years in jail for that Golden Gate Brid...
The San Francisco 49ers just picked their future. Here's the verdict.
Okay, so the San Francisco 49ers just did their thing, and honestly, the mood across San Francisco is... well, it's a whole vibe. When the first few picks came in, especially those early defensive guy...
Your old Thrift Town on Mission Street is finally back.
Your Thrift Town is back and I'm hella stoked Okay so, remember Thrift Town on Mission Street? The one that's been sitting empty for, like, nine years? Yeah, that Thrift Town. It was an institution, ...
SF just opened a new drug center and nobody knows what it does
Your city's new drug center is a mystery, fam Okay so, this is a head-scratcher. The City announced this week that it's launching a new drug RESET center, but according to official media releases fro...
The San Francisco 49ers just picked their future. Here's the verdict.
Your San Francisco 49ers just played it safe and I’m losing my mind Okay, so the San Francisco 49ers went with Ricky Pearsall in the first round, and honestly, I'm trying to process it. I was at The ...
Oakland just took our name. What do you think, San Francisco?
Oakland's airport wants our name and I have thoughts. Okay so, get this, the two-year legal battle between San Francisco and Oakland about the airport naming rights? It's over. And Oakland can, appar...
Your City Hall just paid for groceries. Here's how.
Your city hall just voted on helping you buy groceries Okay so, big news from City Hall this week, fam. There's this San Francisco nonprofit that's just out here paying for groceries for people, no q...
Your District 4 supervisor race is seriously unhinged
Your San Francisco housing drama is actually getting weirder Okay so, you think you know San Francisco housing, right? I pay $2,400 for a one-bedroom in the Outer Sunset near Judah and 46th, and I co...
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What did San Francisco City Council vote on this week?
Your City Hall is leaving immigrants to fight alone Okay so, big news coming out of City Hall this morning, and it's not good, fam.
Who covers San Francisco city hall news?
Vivian Leung is the Mornings in the Lab correspondent covering San Francisco city hall, municipal data, and local issues daily.
What local news is happening in San Francisco today?
Okay so, you won't believe this wild turn of events in the City's legal world. ## The Judge is Suing the Feds Seriously, fam.
Who covers San Francisco on MiTL?
The MiTL Conversation Desk has 2 correspondents covering San Francisco including San Francisco 49ers. Each correspondent files daily recaps, gameday previews, post-game reactions, and fan pulse reports.
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