Sunday Street jams by Potential Past

It’s 7 a.m., 52° and headed to 56° with a few showers, so don’t forget an umbrella. Details for the next 10 days are here.

Speaking of umbrellas, people were freaking out about a (fake) Rihanna sighting at Zeitgeist last night.

Was your bike stolen recently? It could be one of the more than 100 stolen bicycles found in Oakland.

Do you hate it when your phone dies at Dolores Park? An Airbnb-er will charge it for you for $5 an hour — no joke. The post is called Dolores Park Phone Recharge Station, and here’s an excerpt:

So you’re hanging out in the Mish all day. Instagramming like crazy, taking pics of all the things, and now you have to go to dinner in 2 hours, and your phone has 20% battery left… HOW will you survive???

Need a good laugh? Check out the latest tumblr account called Whilst in SF. Find out how to spot a musical panhandler in the Mission, what it’s like walking out of Tartine with a belly full of tres leches and more in these knee-slappin’ #whatshouldwecallme-style GIFs.

Happy Friday!

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  1. Please do not call it the Mish. This story makes no sense, nothing more to write. Should have just left the pic, leave it to the imagination.

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    1. ex·cerpt noun \ˈek-ˌsərpt, ˈeg-ˌzərpt\
      : a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied

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  2. just my 2cents… you call yourself mission LOCAL and report on stuff in the neighborhood.. PLEASE dont call it “the mish” ppl from and in the mission dont call it “the mish” just like sf natives dont call it frisco or san fran. justsayin

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    1. Clearly a quote, so relax.

      Aside from that, call it the Mish. Call it Frisco. Call it San Fran. The hyper-provincialism of some San Franciscans is tiring.

      Wait, am I allowed to refer to people as “San Franciscans”? Someone please correct me and judge me.

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