Gourmet Magazine must have a sweet-tooth for the Mission. Their last issue dished up everything from Bi-Rite’s salted caramel to Humphry Slocombe’s olive oil cream dream. Oh, and let’s not forget their shout out to La Copa Loca, Italian owned, and proud of it.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) had their own treat to offer yesterday, dishing out a Tsunami warning to San Francisco and a handful of other seaside cities.
Impending doom gotcha down? Don’t worry, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday that the number of bay-area families living below the poverty line in 2008 dropped to 6.2 percent, 0.1 percent less than 2007.
And if that’s not enough to put a skip in your step, the median income in the San Francisco-Oakland region reached $76,848, up 4 percent from the year before.
Hmm, now how should I spend that extra 4 percent? How ’bout at the rising number of restaurants serving chic box lunches? Better yet, educate your palate and your mind at the Mission District’s 18 Reasons this Thursday—where chutney thinks outside the box.
It looks like Bart Police will be getting some schooling of their own after a review prompted by last year’s shooting.
Areas for improvement include stiffer reprimands, and not shooting people in the back while they lie face down on the pavement.
The city of San Francisco is also looking to make improvements. This time, they’re wind-powered. Officials unveiled plans to help power the city via wind-mill installments at Ocean Beach, Twin Peaks, and other spots around the city by the bay.
Assemblyman Tom Ammiano had a solution of his own, “Now if we could just harness the hot air that comes out of City Hall and the Capitol, we’ll have an answer to global warming.” The possibilities are endless.
Okay, enough news, time for dessert, thank you Mission Pie.