Mission Loc@l

Already 7:26 a.m. and at 47° F. it’s already warming up.

Head to the Streets

Mark sleeps in today. So, it’s 6:06 a.m. and from the way the furnace is running must be cold out there. Yep. 45° F for a mostly sunny day.

Wonders on Valencia Street

Our Old Dear in the Headlights

6 A.M. 51° and cloudy. Rain expected by the afternoon, and yes, it has been a particularly cold, wet, March.

The Mission Today

Attention MUNI junkies. No meetings for you today. En Español

Southern Exposure, Dolores Park Cafe, Rainbow Grocery & Amnesia

Spiritual update from Financial District cubicle

HIT & RUN: An elderly man driving a silver PT Cruiser sideswiped an ambulance this afternoon on 17th Street near Bryant Street.

“He’ll be a bloody mass of feathers and gristle when we get through with him!”

6 A.M. 46 ° F.

The Mission Today

A Slow Food panel discussion on Closing the Food Gap, Glide Memorial 6:30 to 8; ARTILLERY AG: Chuckel Art Reception; at the Women’s Building, a True Life Story of Becoming a Black Panther

Art and Revolution Return to the Mission

While Pay Day lending prospers in the Mission District, the New York Times reports that legislation to tighten regulations over payday lenders has been weakened substantially by giving the agency the ability to write new regulations, but withholding the power to enforce them. Yes, campaign contributions involved.

In better financial news (unless, of course, you’re the bank), the Times reports that the Bank of America said it’s ending overdraft fees. As of this summer, the Times reports, no money in the bank, no purchase.