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Joe Eskenazi

Joe Eskenazi is the managing editor at Mission Local. He is a former editor-at-large at San Francisco magazine, former columnist at SF Weekly and a former J. staff writer.

Mayoral candidate Mark Leno, seen here in the Castro district of San Francisco
Posted inNews

Mark Leno: mayoral candidate and one-time rabbinical student

by Joe Eskenazi May 16, 2018May 16, 2018

Come June 5, Mark Leno will be either the next mayor of San Francisco or a political retiree. That’s a pretty stark contrast, but Leno, 66, a former city supervisor, […]

Congressman Julius Kahn is now remembered in part for his vociferous anti-Asian racism.
Posted inNews

Name of anti-Chinese SF Jew may be stripped from playground

by Joe Eskenazi May 4, 2018June 26, 2019
Harvey Peskin
Posted inObituaries

Harvey Peskin, SFSU professor Shoah scholar, 86

by Joe Eskenazi April 24, 2018April 24, 2018
San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin outside Caffe Trieste in North Beach (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inNews

Prince of the City: Aaron Peskin finds ways to ‘get to yes’

by Joe Eskenazi August 10, 2017January 9, 2023
Posted inUncategorized

In San Francisco, Israeli father of four faces deportation

by Joe Eskenazi September 28, 2013December 29, 2016
Posted inCulture

Birth of a building: Architect moved at seeing his vision come to life

by Joe Eskenazi June 6, 2008December 29, 2016
Posted inCulture

Artists channel Genesis and Kabbalah in inaugural exhibit

by Joe Eskenazi June 6, 2008December 29, 2016
Posted inColumns

So long, and thanks for all the (gefilte) fish

by Joe Eskenazi May 16, 2008December 29, 2016
Posted inJewish Life

Operation Torah: Retired doctor examines the Bible, extracts the relevancy

by Joe Eskenazi May 16, 2008December 29, 2016
Posted inArt

This Cat purrs: French Jewish cartoonists latest has gripping story, stunning art

by Joe Eskenazi May 16, 2008December 29, 2016

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