Giant battery causes fire, toxic fumes on Shotwell Street

Posted by Julian Mark | Mar 27, 2018 | Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

A three-foot-tall, three-foot-wide object described by firefighters as a “lithium battery pack”...

One-alarm fire on Valencia Street contained

Posted by Julian Mark | Mar 19, 2018 | Business, Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

A one-alarm fire broke out at on Valencia Street between 17th and 18th streets around 4:40 p.m....

Disaster Training, Part 1: What to Have on Hand

Posted by Heather Smith | Jan 4, 2018 | Featured, Front Page, Government & Non Profits, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission

On a brisk, cold night in the Mission, a group of neighborhood residents gather to discuss whether or not it is appropriate to drink water out of the toilet tank. En Español

Dispute over parking space leads to knife fight in SF Mission

Posted by Julian Mark | Nov 13, 2017 | Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics, Trouble

A dispute over a parking spot turned into a knife fight on 24th and Alabama streets at around 8...

Woman in Critical Condition After Valencia Gardens Closet Fire

Posted by Laura Wenus | Mar 9, 2017 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics, Trouble

One woman is in critical condition after a fire erupted inside a unit at a housing complex at 390...

Men’s Workwear Shop Closed Indefinitely After Overnight Blaze

Posted by Laura Waxmann | Feb 22, 2017 | Business, Featured, Front Page, Mission Fire, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

An electrical fire that occurred five months ago has indefinitely shuttered the Valencia Street...

Fire Strikes Harrison Street Apartment Building, Displaces One Tenant

Posted by Laura Wenus | Feb 6, 2017 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics, Trouble

Firefighters have subdued a small fire at a residential building at 2615-19 Harrison St., near...

Mission Supervisor Aims for Higher Safety Standards With Fire Legislation

Posted by Laura Waxmann | Jul 22, 2016 | Featured, Front Page, Government & Non Profits, Mission Fire, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission

Mission Supervisor David Campos introduced amendments to the city’s fire, building and housing...

City Officials Fend Off Concerns About SF Mission Blazes

Posted by Laura Waxmann | Jun 30, 2016 | Featured, Front Page, Government & Non Profits, Mission Fire, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission

In an effort to address widespread rumors of arson in the the Mission District, supervisors probed...

Housing Startup Managed SRO Damaged in Fire

Posted by Laura Waxmann | Jun 25, 2016 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

Up until the five-alarm fire damaged the Graywood single room occupancy hotel and left 58 tenants...

Displaced Residents Return to Homes Struck by Fire

Posted by Laura Waxmann | Jun 21, 2016 | Featured, Front Page, Government & Non Profits, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

Leaning against the doorway of his charred building on Monday, 15-year-old Diego Vasquez said he...

Three-Alarm Apartment Fire Near Dolores Park Displaces Tenants

Posted by Joe Rivano Barros | Apr 21, 2016 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics, Trouble

A three-alarm fire that spread between two residential buildings in the Mission this morning...

Cause of Fire Still Unknown, But It Was a Big One

Posted by Heather Smith | Apr 7, 2011 | Front Page, Trouble

But guys with clipboards have appeared.

When to Ignore the Glass in Someone’s Head

Posted by Heather Smith | Jul 6, 2010 | Front Page

“Our safety word is “Run!” he says. NERT Disaster Training, Parts 5 and 6. En Español

Fire at 21st and Harrison

Posted by Heather Smith | Jun 22, 2010 | Front Page, Trouble

“It was a good fire,” said Lieutenant Anita Paratley. Meaning: It was a big fire. En Español

NERT Disaster Training, Part 4: Searches, Rescue, Axes.

Posted by Heather Smith | Jun 9, 2010 | Education, Front Page

“Bag ’em” means ‘Give him some air.’ Not ‘Put him in a body bag.'”

En Español

Cause of Fire Still Unknown, But It Was a Big One

When to Ignore the Glass in Someone’s Head

Fire at 21st and Harrison

NERT Disaster Training, Part 4: Searches, Rescue, Axes.

What To Do

18 Reasons: Flavors of Hawaii: Luau Party

Rite Spot Cafe: Happy Hour: Chris Moss (Rock, Americana, Guitarist)

Red Poppy Art House: Arco Belo Ensemble: Chamber Jazz with Global Roots

Elbo Room: Fleetwood Macramé Live

Revolution Cafe: Pangea Futbal Club