Pipe Organ Factory Again Houses Manufacturing
Located in an historic pipe organ factory in the Eastern Mission, Other Machine Company nearly collapsed after the government’s shutdown last year, but on Valentine’s Day, it...
Chris Schodt
Chris Schodt built a running motor before turning 10. By 26, he pivoted — just slightly — from a career in science to writing about it as a journalist. The St. Paul, Minn., transplant hopes to uncover the “upstarts and weirdos” of the Mission’s burgeoning tech/science scene.
Stories by Chris
SamaUSA Enseña Habilidades Informáticas a Estudiantes Necesitados
By Chris Schodt Posted
Cuando un representante de SamaUSA llegó a su clase de inglés en la universidad comunitaria de San Francisco en busca de voluntarios para su primer...
SamaUSA Teaches Tech Skills to Students in Need
By Chris Schodt Posted
When a SamaUSA representative came to her English class at the City College of San Francisco looking for volunteers for their first class ever, Ashley...
Social Media Goes Analog at Youth Gallery Show
By Chris Schodt Posted
Social media has grown to become a huge presence in many people’s lives, but what is it like for kids who grew up with Facebook,...
Odd Buildings: Eclectic Style at Bed and Breakfast
By Chris Schodt Posted
The Mission is full of buildings that give one the sense that something interesting is happening inside. We call them Odd Buildings, and this is...
Driver Arrested on Valencia After Ramming Cyclist
By Chris Schodt Posted
On Tuesday evening, a 56-year-old man allegedly drove his car into the back wheel of a cyclist, following a verbal altercation. The rider was knocked...
SNAP: No Bad Days
By Chris Schodt Posted
Apple and Samsung Gear up for Massive Patent Showdown
By Chris Schodt Posted
Apple and Samsung may have both started their corporate lives as scrappy underdogs, but the two tech companies have grown into global giants. With that...
Good Morning Mission!
By Chris Schodt Posted
It’s 7:00 a.m. and 56° with some clouds. Through the afternoon we should see a high of 70° and the clouds burning off by 1...
Do You Know Your Neighbors? Tech Companies in the Mission
By Chris Schodt Posted
A map of technology and web-based companies and incubators in the Mission. This is an evolving map, as businesses are always opening, closing, moving, and...
SNAP: Screen Icons
By Chris Schodt Posted
Transgender Film Fest Closes Today
By Chris Schodt Posted
San Francisco’s 11th Transgender Film Festival will come to a close tonight with a screening of “Transex: A Tribute to Christopher Lee.” Lee, (the erotic...
SNAP: Window Shopping
By Chris Schodt Posted
Squid Barbie? The Altered Barbie Art Show
By Chris Schodt Posted
The 11th Altered Barbie art show is in full swing at the 50 Shotwell gallery in the Mission. The exhibition, which has 35 artists contributing...
Good Morning Mission!
By Chris Schodt Posted
It is 7:00 a.m. and 51° and clear. Today is going to be a bit cooler, with a high of 65° at 2:00 pm, and...