Writing about a new mural going up in the Mission is a bit like pulling a rabbit from a rabbit hutch. But the new mural unveiled last month at Mission […]
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Revolution Cafe, a Bay Area musical mainstay for 15 years, has gone silent
For 15 years the small and slightly-worn down Revolution Cafe known affectionately as “The Rev” or “Revolution” was a place where maestros — from the homeless to the well-to-do — went to find community, to share a pitcher of sangria, to meet their life-long loves, and most importantly, to listen to and to play great music. But in March, it closed for good — and not because of an owner unwilling to pay an increased rent.
Posted inHousing
Developments in Development: Uptown bar’s building for sale, ‘La Muerte’ plans to grow, ‘Merry-Go-Round House’ grand reopening
There’s an outdoor bathroom with a tub that someone thought had derived from Oscar Wilde’s imagination. It ‘can fit two or three people if you try,’ a resident informed me. Good to know.
Posted inMobile
So Long, Schmidt’s: Restaurant closing on high note amid rent hikes
In little less than a month, Schmidt’s, the restaurant at the corner of Folsom and 20th streets that has served German food with a uniquely American spin since 2009, will […]
Posted inFront Page, Mobile, Photography, Today's Mission
Allies Protest as Tenant Hopes for Reprieve in Eviction (update)
About 30 protesters gathered at 5 p.m. Wednesday on 22nd and Bartlett outside the office of “serial evictor” landlord Kaushik Dattani. The Anti-Eviction Mapping Project lists Dattani as one of the “Dirty […]
Posted inFeatured, Front Page, Housing, Mobile, Today's Mission
Tenants’ Ellis Eviction Quashed in Court, For Now
Tenants Patricia Kerman and Thomas Rapp, longtime tenants on 20th and Folsom streets who have been fighting an Ellis Act eviction since February 2012, had an unusual victory in court this morning. […]
Posted inHousing, Mobile, Today's Mission
Ellis Act Protesters Take to the Streets Again
About 20 protesters rallied Thursday afternoon against Kaushnik Dattani for using the Ellis Act to evict 28-year resident Patricia Kerman and her roommate, 15-year resident Tom Rapp. The protest started at Dattani […]
Posted inHousing, Mobile, Today's Mission
Protesters Use Tax Day for “Serial Evictor”
For Kaushik Dattani, a tax preparer and property owner in the Mission, tax day may be especially taxing. Dattani is one of Eviction Free San Francisco’s “dirty dozen,” a landlord […]
Posted inFeatured, Front Page, Mission Fire, Mobile, Today's Mission, Trouble
Damage Near Mission Fire Displaces 5 More
Samantha Hauser and her fiancée Matt Hardy were on their way back home to 3226 22nd St. on a recent Wednesday night when their landlord called them to warn them […]
Posted inMobile, SNAPS, Today's Mission
Anti-Eviction Protest Targets Landlord
As rain fell, anti-eviction protesters marched to the offices of landlord Kaushik Dattani on 22nd Street at noon today. Mr. Dattani was not in the office at the time so […]
Posted inMobile, SNAPS, Today's Mission
A “Serial Evictor” Fixes His Sign
On Wednesday morning, two workmen were fixing some of the screws in the office sign on 22nd Street that belongs to Kaushik Dattani, a tax preparer and property owner in the […]
Posted inMobile, Photography, Today's Mission
Protesters Hand Out Leaflets Outside Landlord’s Office
UPDATE: 6:50pm Eviction Free San Francisco started its protest today of the eviction of roommates Patricia Kerman and Thomas Rapp by handing out leaflets outside the landlord’s office on 22nd Street […]
Posted inFeatured, Front Page, Mobile, Today's Mission
Protesters March Against Speculation
On Saturday, nearly 100 people took to the streets in support of Proposition G, a proposed anti-speculation real estate tax on short-term flips of multi-unit properties. The tax, which would […]
Posted inBusiness, Front Page
Schmidt’s and the Bad Neighbor Schnitzel
What happens when an upstairs neighbor posts a Bad Neighbor sign pointing at your restaurant and then allegedly starts dropping bowling balls or something heavy on her floor? En Español
Posted inEn Español
Schmidt’s: Problemas entre Vecinos
La relación de Schmidt’s con Kerman ha sido mala desde que Schmidt’s abrió en mayo de 2009.
