Police gather at Valencia and 17th to clear the elated crowds.
Crowds on 16th and Valencia expressing their Giant Pride with a bonfire
Crowds on 16th and Valencia expressing their Giants pride with a bonfire.
Cops rush in to disperse the crowds.
The bonfire on Valencia Street is abandoned.
The celebration turns sour
The Mission’s Giant fans seek cover from the cops.
But Giants spirit is hard to crush.

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Caroline Bins recently parachuted into the Mission from Amsterdam and has already climbed into a San Francisco Municipal Transit Authority vehicle with city workers to discuss the neighborhood. One of them, Amaya, was born and raised here. She explains she used to hang with the wrong crowd and also shares her favorite Mission salsa venues with her.

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