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Demolition continues on the buildings destroyed by a five-alarm fire affecting six structures in early June that displaced at least 58 tenants and five businesses. Only the Cole Hardware and Playa Azul buildings had to be demolished.
I grew up in the Mission, went to School of the Arts high school for creative writing. Bounced around colleges from SFState, to CCSF, to CCA where I graduated with a degree in photography.
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