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business

The Liberties, a Mission Institution for 25 Years, Goes Dark Indefinitely Over a $160,000 Loan Dispute

The Irish bar at 22nd and Guerrero has been shuttered since Labor Day weekend, and its owner says a lender lawsuit has frozen the bar's payroll funds and left its future uncertain.

The Liberties, the Irish bar and restaurant that has anchored the corner of Guerrero and 22nd streets in San Francisco's Mission District for more than two decades, has closed indefinitely. Owner Ian Duggan announced on Instagram in early September that the bar would close for Labor Day and reopen the following Tuesday — but it never did. At the center of the shutdown is a legal dispute over a business loan.

housing

Preliminary Permits Filed for 45-Story Tower at 1601 Mission, Replacing the Tower Car Wash

Developer Manna Capital has submitted plans for a 479-foot, 528-unit residential skyscraper at the corner of Mission and South Van Ness, invoking state density-bonus laws to accelerate approval.

Preliminary permits have been filed for a 45-story residential skyscraper to replace the Tower Car Wash at 1601 Mission Street, according to a report published October 8 by SF YIMBY. The proposal marks a dramatic increase over earlier plans: an 11-story apartment building was first filed for the site in 2014, but the current application, sponsored by Manna Capital, seeks to deliver more than 500 units.

election

Three Candidates Remain in District 8 Race — And They're Answering Voters' Hardest Questions

With Manny Yekutiel now off the campaign trail following his withdrawal last week, Gary McCoy, Darshini Patel, and Michael Nguyen are making their case to voters ahead of the November 3 election.

The District 8 supervisor race has entered a new phase this week after Manny Yekutiel's departure, with the three remaining candidates — Gary McCoy, Darshini Patel, and Michael Nguyen — fielding weekly policy questions from Mission Local. Published October 7–8, the latest installment of Mission Local's "Meet the Candidates" series asked the field how San Francisco can better support sexual assault survivors, a question that arose directly from the circumstances of Yekutiel's exit.

Upcoming Events

Saturday, October 10

Litquake: ¡Poetry on la Veinticuatro! at Galería de la Raza

📍 Galería de la Raza, 24th Street, Mission District · 7:30 PM · Verify · Litquake 2026

Tuesday, October 13

SF Congressional Debate: Connie Chan vs. Scott Wiener

📍 Sydney Goldstein Theater, near City Hall (also livestreamed) · 7:30 PM · Verify · City Arts & Lectures

Saturday, October 24

Lit Crawl SF 2026 — Free Literary Pub Crawl Through the Mission

📍 Multiple venues, Mission District (bars, cafes, bookstores, galleries) · 5:00 PM–9:00 PM · Verify · Litquake

October 24 through November 20

"In Their Name: Día de los Muertos 2026" Opens at SOMArts

📍 SOMArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan St. (South of Market, adjacent to Mission) · Various times · Verify · SOMArts Cultural Center

Through October 17

Last Chance: Andy Vogt and Amy Trachtenberg Exhibitions at 500 Capp Street

📍 500 Capp Street, Mission District · 12:00 PM–5:00 PM (Fri–Sat) · Verify · 500 Capp Street Foundation

More from the Community

City's Storefront Grant Program Shows Results — and the Mission Is Among Eligible Areas

Three years after San Francisco first used direct cash grants to help businesses open in vacant commercial storefronts, the city's Storefront Opportunity Grant program appears to be working, Mission Local reported October…

Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts Remains Shuttered; City Still Has No Reopening Timeline

The Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (MCCLA) at 2868 Mission Street has remained closed since January 26, 2026, when the 47-year-old nonprofit exhausted its operating funds and was unable to reopen…

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