It’s 7 a.m. and 58°. Temperatures are expected to reach 70° today with the likelihood of rain being, well, unlikely. Meanwhile, the weekend’s weather will start cold and wet and end hot and sunny. There’s a 50 percent chance it will rain on Saturday morning, but skies are expected to clear just in time for your outdoor Sunday fun day activities.
An unexpected player joined the Mission gentrification debate this week when a Catholic diocese made moves to replace their current tenants on 24th Street. The case joins dozens of other businesses who have been forced to close shop so their landlords can get higher rents.
The Mission is becoming the place to film these days. The “Looking” crew we spotted earlier in the week will complete filming in November for their first season on HBO.
Walking to BART? Better hold on to your cell phone. The neighborhood has seen a sharp rise in robberies, with 34 percent more incidents compared to the same period last year, according to San Francisco Police Department CompStat data. Smartphones are the most common targets, and police warn pedestrians to be particularly careful when using their phones in the area.