http://missionlocal.org News From San Francisco's Mission District Sun, 19 May 2013 16:00:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://missionlocal.org/2012/11/mission-bicycle-co-loves-obama-with-led-lights/ http://missionlocal.org/2012/11/mission-bicycle-co-loves-obama-with-led-lights/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 20:00:30 +0000 Jessica Hamel http://missionlocal.org/?p=214577 In a recently released video, Mission Bicycle Co. shows some love for our newly reelected president with a very nifty LED light design. Jefferson McCarley, general manager at Mission Bicycle Co. sent us this information about the design: “The display was developed by Berkeley-based Monkeylectric. There are 4 units in the spokes of a Mission Bicycle wheel with a total of 256 ultra-bright LED lights. To celebrate Obama’s victory we...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2012/11/mission-bicycle-co-loves-obama-with-led-lights/feed/ 0 http://missionlocal.org/2012/11/a-bike-fit-for-dia-de-los-muertos/ http://missionlocal.org/2012/11/a-bike-fit-for-dia-de-los-muertos/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 22:30:48 +0000 Alejandro Rosas http://missionlocal.org/?p=213486 Mission Bicycle Company has created a bicycle in honor of Día de Los Muertos, designed by David Archard. Mission Local sat down with Archard to talk about the design, which took him about nine hours to complete. The company hopes to sell the bicycle after the Day of the Dead festivities.  ]]> http://missionlocal.org/2012/11/a-bike-fit-for-dia-de-los-muertos/feed/ 0 http://missionlocal.org/2012/09/critical-mass-celebrates-20-years-of-cycling-for-change/ http://missionlocal.org/2012/09/critical-mass-celebrates-20-years-of-cycling-for-change/#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:00:28 +0000 Talal Ansari http://missionlocal.org/?p=205154 The 20th anniversary of the cycling phenomenon known as Critical Mass began this week with eight days of events that culminate in today’s Interstellar Critical Mass Ride. The global movement got its start on the final Friday of September 1992, when 60 bicyclists rode down Market Street in San Francisco. Since then, the leaderless ride has spread to over 300 cities around the world, buoying spirits of cyclists while occasionally infuriating...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2012/09/critical-mass-celebrates-20-years-of-cycling-for-change/feed/ 6 http://missionlocal.org/2012/09/report-spotlights-risky-intersections-in-the-mission/ http://missionlocal.org/2012/09/report-spotlights-risky-intersections-in-the-mission/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 20:30:40 +0000 Talal Ansari http://missionlocal.org/?p=203739 Aaron Thornton was walking north on Valencia Street when a white van turned left onto Duboce Avenue, nearly striking the 41-year-old as he crossed the street. Thornton threw his hands up as he shouted to the driver, then took off running, hoping to catch the vehicle. “I almost got him after he almost got me,” said Thornton, who works two blocks away from the intersection where the close call took...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2012/09/report-spotlights-risky-intersections-in-the-mission/feed/ 10 http://missionlocal.org/2012/08/a-sunday-streets-wedding/ http://missionlocal.org/2012/08/a-sunday-streets-wedding/#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2012 21:16:13 +0000 Claudia Escobar http://missionlocal.org/?p=197558 If you were at Sunday Streets this past weekend, you may have witnessed the wedding of Amandeep Jawa and Kimberly Conley on Valencia Street. If you missed it, be sure to check out our video of the sweet ceremony.]]> http://missionlocal.org/2012/08/a-sunday-streets-wedding/feed/ 4 http://missionlocal.org/2012/08/the-mission-takes-lead-in-bike-corrals/ http://missionlocal.org/2012/08/the-mission-takes-lead-in-bike-corrals/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 14:00:52 +0000 Noah Arroyo http://missionlocal.org/?p=197162 Bike "corrals" -- on-street spaces in which multiple bike racks replace car parking spaces -- are cropping up throughout the city. But in the Mission, they're burning rubber.]]> http://missionlocal.org/2012/08/the-mission-takes-lead-in-bike-corrals/feed/ 8 http://missionlocal.org/2012/05/10-day-muni-shutdown-valencia-bike-train/ http://missionlocal.org/2012/05/10-day-muni-shutdown-valencia-bike-train/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 01:29:34 +0000 Noah Arroyo http://missionlocal.org/?p=186067 Muni will shut down several major bus and rail lines from 7 p.m. Friday, May 25, to 5 a.m. Monday, June 4. Affected routes will be the N-Judah, J-Church, 37, 43, 22 and N Owl. While the N-Judah rail line will be completely shut down, the J-Church will operate between Balboa Park BART station and the intersection of Church and Market streets. Riders heading downtown will have to transfer to...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2012/05/10-day-muni-shutdown-valencia-bike-train/feed/ 0 http://missionlocal.org/2012/05/glimpse-light-change-on-valencia/ http://missionlocal.org/2012/05/glimpse-light-change-on-valencia/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 16:00:37 +0000 Lydia Chávez http://missionlocal.org/?p=180707 http://missionlocal.org/2012/05/glimpse-light-change-on-valencia/feed/ 0 http://missionlocal.org/2012/03/police-and-retailers-fight-bike-theft-in-tandem/ http://missionlocal.org/2012/03/police-and-retailers-fight-bike-theft-in-tandem/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:30:00 +0000 Francisco Perez http://missionlocal.org/?p=175120 The police station will host a bicycle safety workshop Thursday evening.]]> http://missionlocal.org/2012/03/police-and-retailers-fight-bike-theft-in-tandem/feed/ 4 http://missionlocal.org/2012/03/a-day-on-the-bike-beat/ http://missionlocal.org/2012/03/a-day-on-the-bike-beat/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:10:47 +0000 Kate Elston http://missionlocal.org/?p=169023 Maybe it’s this confidence -- or the gray streaks in her hair -- but I’m surprised when I discover she’s only 28.  Maybe just being a cop makes anyone look older, even if they’re on a bike.]]> http://missionlocal.org/2012/03/a-day-on-the-bike-beat/feed/ 8