Tenderloin Snaps Archives - Mission Local

A large orange traffic cone stands next to six small, painted mushroom sculptures on a sidewalk beside a green wall.

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Wild mushrooms

by Béatrice Vallières March 27, 2026, 6:00 amMarch 27, 2026, 1:56 pm

Marble dragon statues atop stone pedestals stand in front of storefronts, including Larkin Restaurant, under a cloudy sky.

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Twin flames

by Eleni Balakrishnan March 24, 2026, 6:00 am

A mural of a large monarch butterfly and orange flowers is painted on the side of a white building at an urban street intersection.

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Migrating monarch

by Béatrice Vallières March 23, 2026, 6:00 am

A sunflower is drawn with colored chalk on a cracked sidewalk next to a curb.

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Golden hour

by Béatrice Vallières March 22, 2026, 6:00 am

An inflatable leprechaun holding a shamrock stands near an outdoor basketball court where people are playing.

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Lonely leprechaun

by Béatrice Vallières March 21, 2026, 6:00 am

A person walks past a building covered in black-and-white portraits of people, with a blue sign above reading "FAMILY."

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Family portrait

by Eleni Balakrishnan March 20, 2026, 6:00 amMarch 20, 2026, 11:38 am

A crack in concrete with yellow text reading, "Man, I love crack" —Phat Ass Gina.

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Sidewalk love

by Eleni Balakrishnan March 19, 2026, 6:00 amMarch 20, 2026, 11:38 am

Large mural of a stylized face with intricate patterns on the side of a tall building, surrounded by other buildings under a partly cloudy sky.

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Head in the clouds

by Eleni Balakrishnan March 18, 2026, 12:29 pmMarch 20, 2026, 11:38 am