In Dolores Park, it’s not hard to get a beer...
Andrew had been sitting beside his cooler on the Dolores Park bench for just a few minutes on Saturday when a man walking down the path approached him. The guy...
Snap: Felix in the alley
Tattoo parlor and creative hub headed to Valencia near 14th...
After working at Black + Blue Tattoo for seven years and winning various accolades and awards, artist Brücius von Xylander is getting ready to strike out on his own and will open Black...
Non profit developer opposes mom and pop store’s plan for...
At a public meeting Wednesday night, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting small businesses demanded that a mom and pop grocery and liquor store drop its application for a wine and...
Burned stroller discovered near Mission District home
Police report that fire investigators responded to Maxwell Court on Thursday evening around 5:20 p.m. after a woman had returned home to find a burned stroller near her unit. The...
Bike safety advocates set up human barrier between lanes
Advocates for infrastructure that better separates cyclists from drivers took to Valencia Street Thursday evening, forming a human barrier between bike and auto lanes from 16th and 17th streets. Dozens of cyclists offered...
Listen Local: Ahead of Carnaval, a conversation with Roberto Hernández
Listen Local is Mission Local’s biweekly radio program. We broadcast live online at BFF.fm every other Thursday morning from 9:30 to 10:00. Some call him the “Mayor of the Mission”...
Nonprofit developer focuses on families at 16th Street project
In its layout, aesthetic and on-site services, the new housing complex planned for 16th and Folsom streets will be geared emphatically toward housing families. Up until 2008, the site operated...
How many men does it take to steal a cell...
In two instances, groups of six to 10 young men attacked their victims, robbing them of little more than cell phones, according to police. In an incident at 6:23 p.m. Wednesday, ten males in their twenties...
Snap: No war on Dearborn
Man found dead in Bernal Heights Park (update)
Update, 5/26/17: The San Francisco Medical Examiner reports that the victim is Giovanny Alvarez, 33, a San Francisco resident. Original story: Police report that officers responded to a report of a...
Shuttered 24th St. Mexican eatery will reopen as Peruvian restaurant
About a month ago, the just over a year-old Mexican restaurant Quereme quietly shut its doors and has been revamping its interior in its 2801 Folsom St. location to reopen...
City cites itself (again) for blight on its 16th Street...
Despite the general knowledge that bureaucracy moves at a glacial pace, graffiti abatement notices seem to arrive with lightning speed. For the second time, one city department has issued a warning to...
Doc’s Clock announces June closing date, will reopen in new...
We all knew it was coming – the last, last call at Doc’s Clock’s original location will take place next weekend. Owner Carey Suckow announced today that the beloved neighborhood bar...
Pair sprays victim with mace in cellphone robbery
A 20-year-old man was maced and robbed while walking near 26th and Dolores streets early Wednesday morning. The suspects are described as a man and a woman in their mid...
Mission District bilingual school unveils art with message of inclusion...
A circle of ceramic flowers now hangs above the 23rd Street entrance to Buena Vista Horace Mann, symbolizing the unity of the school’s community. After a year of divisive political...
The Sweep Report: San Bruno Avenue
The removal of a homeless stronghold underneath the 101 Freeway that divides the northeastern Mission and Potrero Hill ended Tuesday with nearly all of its 53 residents accepting shelter. Aside...