A mobile command truck is parked in a plaza where several people are sitting near a mural. Buildings are visible in the background.
3/20/25 SW 16th Street Plaza Sunny Day, Photo by Ronna Raz

On March 20, some Mission residents sent in photos from Capp Street and Julian Avenue earlier in the morning. Later, our intern, Ronna Raz followed up with photos between 11 a.m. and 11:20 a.m. The southwest 16th Street BART Plaza continued to get maintenance, and some folks on the northeast plaza were more aggressive and unhappy about their photos being taken, Raz said. There was, however, a police car parked on the northeast plaza.

Marc Soloman, a Mission resident, wrote in and said that, at a community meeting on Wednesday, Mayor Daniel Lurie promised a changed intersection in 100 days.

Narrow alley with graffiti on the right wall and a beige building on the left. Metal barricades line the path. A person is walking away from the camera toward trees in the distance.
3/20/25 Caledonia Street, 11 a.m. Photo by Ronna Raz,
Urban street scene with several people and vehicles near a hotel. Trash is scattered on the sidewalk. A fire hydrant and bike racks are visible. Buildings line the street under a blue sky.
3/20/25 Julian Avenue, 8 a.m. Photo by a Mission resident.
A person in a hooded jacket and red pants walks down a city street holding two plastic bags. Several parked cars and a building with colorful signs are visible.
3/20/25 Julian Avenue, 11 a..m. Photo by Ronna Raz.
A group of people gather on the sidewalk near Kailash Hotel, 179 Julian Ave. Some are interacting and others are leaning against the wall. A bus is visible on the street.
3/20/25 Julian Avenue, 4 p.m. Photo by a Julian Avenue resident.
Street view with parked cars, people gathered on a sidewalk, and colorful buildings. A yellow and a pink building flank the alley entrance, and a sign reads "TAQ.
3/20/25 Wiese Street, 11 a.m. Photo by Ronna Raz.
Worker on a scissor lift installing a camera next to a palm tree in an urban area, with construction cones nearby.
3/20/25 SW 16th Street Plaza Fixing Lights, 11 a.m. Photo by Ronna Raz.
People boarding a city tram at a busy street stop. There are vendors with colorful umbrellas, a blue mailbox, and palm trees nearby. Buildings are visible in the background.
3/20/25 Southwest 16th Street Plaza bus line, 11 a.m. Photo by Ronna Raz.
Street vendor with colorful umbrellas and containers at a table in a busy urban setting. People walk by and buildings line the background.
3/20/25 Southwest 16th Street Plaza vendors, 11 a.m. Photo by Ronna Raz.
Urban scene with people sitting and standing near a mural and vendor cart in a plaza. A police car is parked nearby, and trees line the area under a blue sky.
3/20/25 Northeast 16th Street Plaza. Photo by Ronna Raz.
Urban street with tents and belongings along a building wall. A few people are visible in the background near parked cars. Skyscrapers are in the distance.
3:19:25, 8:26 a.m., Capp Street, looking south toward 17th Street. Photo by a Mission resident.
An empty organic Gala apples box on a city sidewalk, surrounded by litter. A white car is parked nearby.
3/20/25 Capp Street looking north, 11 a.m. Photo by Ronna Raz.
Workers on an orange scissor lift work on graffiti on a wall beside trees. A parked emergency vehicle and street lamp are nearby under a clear blue sky.
3/20/25 Lighting maintenance: a crew works to replace the fixture atop a street light at the rear of the northeast BART plaza at Mission and 16th Street. Photo by Miles Rochford.
Person in a high-visibility vest standing on a scissor lift, working on graffiti art on a building wall surrounded by leafy branches.
3/20/25 Lighting maintenance: a crew works to replace the fixture atop a street light at the rear of the northeast BART plaza at Mission and 16th Street. Photo by Miles Rochford.

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As an old friend once pointed out, local has long been in my bones. My Master’s Project at Columbia, later published in New York Magazine, was on New York City’s experiment in community boards.

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  1. Anyone bent over the fetty pose and unresponsive should be taken in for immediate observation and treatment.

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  2. Mr. Mayor,

    Now is a time to announce you’re considering a ‘San Francisco Million Dollar Lottery’ which has a First Prize of a tax free million and 100 Second Place prizes of a tax free Ten Grand each.

    Right now you’re paying everyone picking up the trash there (except Manny and me lol) but with a collector’s level design Lottery Ticket worth the work by itself, you’ll find that once neighbors see other neighbors picking up trash with the orange bags and pickers and they can buy the tickets at a liquor store like State Lottery ?

    let’s see …

    I double dare you !!

    lol

    h.

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