Eleni Balakrishnan is a Staff Reporter for Mission Local, a local news outlet in San Francisco. She covers a wide range of topics including crime, local politics, and community events in the San Francisco area. Eleni is dedicated to providing accurate and engaging news stories that inform and connect with the residents of the city.
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Three of Nima Momeni's attorneys on Sept. 25, 2024. Photo by Eleni Balakrishnan.
By: Eleni Balakrishnan
Mired in scandals, the Eugene Burger Management Corporation may not oversee San Francisco public housing sites for much longer.
San Francisco's District 5 supervisor candidates talk harm reduction strategies and how they should be applied to address drug addiction.
By: Eleni Balakrishnan
Youth advocates and community groups sent a joint letter to the San Francisco Police Commission on Wednesday requesting that a potential new policy on how police interact with juveniles further limit the use of handcuffs. It also asked that officers default to the least restrictive response possible when dealing with youths.
Defense attorneys on the first day of Nima Momeni's trial on Oct. 14, 2024. Photo by Eleni Balakrishnan.
Nima Momeni's attorneys Zoe Aron and Saam Zangeneh leave the courtroom on Oct. 15, 2024. Photo by Eleni Balakrishnan
Here’s the latest in our “Meet the Candidates” series for District 5, in which we ask each candidate to answer one question per week leading up to the election. Four candidates are challenging incumbent Supervisor Dean Preston to represent District 5, which spans from the east end of Golden Gate Park through Haight-Ashbury, Japantown and the Western Addition, the Lower Haight and Hayes Valley, and most of the Tenderloin.
By: Kelly Waldron, Eleni Balakrishnan
At around 4 a.m. on Tuesday, San Francisco police officers assigned to Mission Station responded to a shooting on Mission Street between 18th and 19th streets, according to the San Francisco Police Department.
Testimony could strengthen prosecutors’ case that killing occurred over misunderstanding
Khazar Momeni, the sister of Nima Momeni, began testimony in the Bob Lee murder trial on Oct. 17, 2024. Photo by Eleni Balakrishnan.
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