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development

Planning Commission Clears 536 Mission for a 46-Story Tower — But Cuts the Office Allocation in Half

Commissioners approved the SoMa skyscraper project on September 10 but rejected the developer's bid for the full Prop M office allowance, keeping a mixed-use option alive.

The San Francisco Planning Commission voted on September 10 to grant downtown project authorization for a proposed 46-story tower at 536 Mission Street in SoMa, where Golden Gate University's campus currently stands. The site sold for $31.6 million earlier that week, clearing the way for the hearing. Developers Lincoln Property Company and McCourt Partners — working with architect Skidmore, Owings & Merrill — have pursued two variants: a purely commercial tower rising 752 feet with nearly 1.35 million square feet of office space, and a mixed-use alternative topping out around…

elections

District 10 Race Enters the Home Stretch: Where the Candidates Stand Seven Weeks Out

With 59 days until the November 3 election, Mission Local this week published the latest installment of its weekly candidate Q&A series, keeping the open-seat race in focus for Potrero Hill and Dogpatch voters.

The race to succeed termed-out District 10 Supervisor Shamann Walton — who covers Potrero Hill, Dogpatch, Bayview-Hunters Point, Visitacion Valley, and surrounding neighborhoods — is now in its final two months, and the field remains unusually large. Ten candidates qualified for the November 3 ballot, and Mission Local published its most recent 'Meet the Candidates' installment on September 17, this week asking each candidate to respond in 100 words or fewer to questions about the city's new homelessness nonprofit contracting overhaul. Three candidates have attracted the most institutional attention.

education

Mission Bay Elementary Opens Its Doors — The Neighborhood's First Public School in 28 Years

The $95 million campus at 1415 Owens Street welcomed its first students on August 17, completing a journey that began with the 1998 Mission Bay Redevelopment Plan.

Mission Bay Elementary School held its ribbon-cutting on August 6, with Mayor Daniel Lurie and SFUSD Superintendent Dr. Maria Su in attendance, and welcomed its first pre-kindergarten, transitional kindergarten, and kindergarten students on August 17. The school, at 1415 Owens Street near the UCSF Medical Center, is the first new public school SFUSD has opened in more than 20 years and the first public elementary school ever built to serve Mission Bay's rapidly growing resident population.

Upcoming Events

Monday–Wednesday, September 21–23

Giants vs. Minnesota Twins (Three-Game Home Series)

📍 Oracle Park, 24 Willie Mays Plaza, Mission Bay · 6:45 PM (Mon/Tue), 12:45 PM (Wed)

Thursday, September 24

SOMA Nights Final Block Party of 2026

📍 Folsom Street between 6th and 12th Streets, SoMa · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Friday–Sunday, September 25–27

Giants vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (Final Regular-Season Series)

📍 Oracle Park, 24 Willie Mays Plaza, Mission Bay · 7:15 PM (Fri), 1:05 PM (Sat), 12:05 PM (Sun)

Saturday–Sunday, September 26–27

Portola Music Festival 2026

📍 Pier 80, 401 Cesar Chavez St., Dogpatch/Central Waterfront · 1:00 PM both days (21+ only)

Sunday, September 27

Folsom Street Fair 2026

📍 Folsom Street between 8th and 13th Streets, SoMa · 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM

More from the Neighborhood

Treasure Island's First Condo Building Now Open, Completing Phase One

490 Avenue of the Palms, a six-story, 148-unit building at Treasure Island, opened for leasing in July 2026 as the first condominium-configured residential complex on the island, completing Stage 1 of the…

Mission Bay Transportation Advisory Committee Meets This Month

The Mission Bay Transportation Improvement Fund Advisory Committee has a regular September 2026 meeting scheduled through the SFMTA.