SNAP: Tempting on 22nd Street
Rash of crimes, including homicide, strike SF Mission over the...
Homicide A 52-year-old man died from multiple stab wounds at around 1:53 a.m. on Saturday morning at Hampshire and Alameda streets, police report. The San Francisco Medical Examiner identified the...
Latin Rock rocks at Mission District fiesta
Four stages with music and entertainment took over the Calle 24 Latino Cultural District on Sunday from 11 p.m. to 5 p.m. featuring rock as well as traditional Mexican music...
SNAP: Gone Sailing on Capp St?
No-brainer SF housing project delayed; welcome to SF housing
A laundromat and parking lot one block away from a major transit hub probably seems, to many, like an absolute no-brainer location for building a big chunk of housing. Nothing...
Photo essay: Another Sunny Day of Photos
When the weather isn’t too warm for me, I love to walk and snap away.
Neighborhood notes: Dolores Park’s bridge and bottles, new development, etc.
Dolores Park Bridge: Remove or Modify? At a Mission Dolores Neighborhood Association meeting, Mission Station Captain Bill Griffin, District 8 Supervisor Jeff Sheehy and a representative from Parks and Rec...
Photo essay: Click Here Click There
There’s always something to capture in the Mission.
Group robbed at gunpoint of cellphones, wallets, and tablets in...
Police report a group of four people in their 20s were robbed at gunpoint at 12:30 a.m. Friday on San Carlos and 20th streets. No injuries were reported, but the...
Trees on York Street removed; no one knows why
A pair of trees in front of a recently painted mural on York and 25th streets were removed Thursday, although it’s unclear exactly why — and by whom. “The residents...
Mario Woods shooting informs Bayview’s consideration of Tasers
Covering the Police is an effort to look more closely at how police work in the Mission and elsewhere in the city. It is a collaboration with U.C. Berkeley’s Graduate...
Bike safety advocates, plus D8 Sup, hit the street for...
The yellow-shirted bicycle-safety activists were back on Valencia Street between 18th and 19th streets Thursday afternoon, carrying signs that read: “Protected lane.” Their aim is to get something built on...
Building for nonprofits green-lit after supervisor brokers deal
Supervisor Hillary Ronen has once again saved a project from the limbo of delays. A developer’s plan to build space for some 10 nonprofits to operate will go forward, following...
Stolen officer’s weapon used in fatal Mission District shooting (updated)
The victim of a mid-August shooting in the Mission District succumbed to his wounds, and an investigation has found that the weapon used in the incident was stolen from a...
SF community members push back on Tasers
More than 100 people turned out for a community meeting on Tasers Tuesday night, first breaking into small groups of roughly 25 each, and then convening in a fiery public...
SFPD use-of-force training ’emphasizes’ de-escalation
The 911 call: a “transient” loitering in Golden Gate Park, where neighbors have been complaining about narcotics use and noise. I arrive with a baton, some pepper spray and a...
It’s my home
Connie Rivera, owner, Mixcoatl, 24th Street A crew of colorful yet menacing lucha libre masks stare at you as you walk by the vibrant Mixcoatl at 3201 24th Street....