This Week's Top Stories

politics

Manny Yekutiel Quits District 8 Race After New Assault Claims — His Mission Café at the Center of the Story

The owner of Valencia Street's Manny's dropped out of the supervisor race Thursday after two more men accused him of sexual assault, triggering a cascade of endorsement withdrawals including Mayor Lurie's.

Manny Yekutiel, the owner of the Mission District café and event space Manny's on Valencia Street and the frontrunner in the race for District 8 supervisor, ended his campaign on Thursday, October 1, hours after the San Francisco Standard published new sexual assault allegations against him. Mayor Daniel Lurie and six city supervisors rescinded their endorsements within hours; labor unions and advocacy groups including GrowSF followed. Yekutiel had previously denied an earlier allegation made in June by political organizer Brad Chapin.

public safety

Mission Residents Confront SFPD Captain Over Open Drug Use, Officers Who Drive Past Without Acting

At the Mission Station's monthly community meeting, Captain Sean Perdomo heard an earful about open drug use on neighborhood side streets and promised more foot patrols — while being candid about what the law allows officers to do.

For nearly an hour at SFPD Mission Station's most recent monthly community meeting, Captain Sean Perdomo took questions from several dozen residents, merchants, and repeat attendees who said conditions on several neighborhood blocks have not improved despite ongoing complaints. The session, reported by Mission Local, centered on familiar concerns: open drug use at all hours on stretches of Albion, San Carlos, and Woodward streets; dirty sidewalks; and officers who residents said appeared to drive past violations without stepping out of their vehicles.

arts

Open Studios Weekend Puts Mission and Bernal Heights Artists in the Spotlight Saturday and Sunday

ArtSpan's 52nd annual SF Open Studios focuses on the Mission, Bernal Heights, Castro, and Glen Park this weekend, with studios, art complexes, and historic spaces open free to the public.

ArtSpan's 52nd San Francisco Open Studios program turns its attention to its District 2 — the Mission, Bernal Heights, Castro, Glen Park, and Noe Valley — this Saturday and Sunday, October 3 and 4, with participating artists' studios open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event is free to the public and is the nation's longest-running open studio program of its kind.

Upcoming Events

Saturday–Sunday, October 3–4

ArtSpan Open Studios — Mission, Bernal Heights & Castro District

📍 Studios across Mission, Bernal Heights, Castro, Glen Park, and Noe Valley · 11:00 AM–5:00 PM · Verify · The Voice of San Francisco

Saturday, October 3

MAPP: Mission Arts Performance Project — October Crawl

📍 Multiple venues near 24th Street, Mission District · 6:00 PM–10:00 PM · Verify · SF Funcheap

Thursday, October 8

Valencia Live! — Final Night Market of 2026

📍 Valencia Street between 18th and 21st Streets, Mission District · 5:00 PM–10:00 PM · Verify · SF Funcheap

October 8–24

Litquake Literary Festival — Mission District Events

📍 Multiple Mission District venues including 826 Valencia, Make-Out Room, The Chapel, Writers Grotto · Various times · Verify · Lit Crawl San Francisco 2026

Opening October 24; through November 7

In Their Name: Día de los Muertos 2026 — SOMArts Opening

📍 SOMArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan Street (near Mission District) · Various times · Verify · Mission Local

More from the Community

Deadline Tuesday: Affordable Housing Applications at 3300 Mission Street Close October 6

The Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center is reminding residents that applications for affordable units at 3300 Mission Street — a 100-percent affordable housing development — close on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.

Community Directory

Every listing, kept current, in the full edition.