Author: cappstreetcrap
Mission plans scuttled, Airbnb advocates land in the Richmond
September 29, 2015
UPDATE 10/1/15: This photo of vandalism to SF For Everyone’s Richmond District office was shared this morning on Eviction Free SF’s Facebook page. [Photo by Dyan Ruiz] ORIGINAL POST: The Airbnb-funded campaign to defeat a ballot initiative clamping down on short-term rentals in the city has traded one former electronics store for another. In July, Capp […]
About that Zuckerberg security detail
September 28, 2015
SFist’s post this morning about hostile tech fliers that have popped up in the Mission reminded me of this gem spotted last week near 16th and Mission streets. I’m guessing Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg won’t be calling off that huge, 24-hour security team outside his Liberty Hill home anytime soon.
… Imperfect hominy
September 25, 2015
Taken on two different occasions at 18th and Capp streets.
The world is your oyster … sauce
September 24, 2015
Left on our correspondent Sarah’s stoop. So thoughtful!
A(loft) on Albion
September 22, 2015
A one bedroom with a view in the heart of the Mission? I don’t even want to know what they’re charging for it. [Photo by Camper English]
Local family thrown out on the street
September 21, 2015
They just couldn’t duck eviction.
Fire damage repaired, Los Shucos looking to move
September 18, 2015
Los Shucos Latin Hotdogs, one of the many businesses impacted by the huge fire at 22nd and Mission streets in January, has put their restaurant up for sale. Earlier this the week, the tiny, brightly-colored space at 3224 ½ 22nd Street was listed on Craigslist for $229,000. Known for its Guatemalan-style hotdogs, Los Shucos suffered […]
This is happening … this is happening very close to us
September 18, 2015
To quote a friend, “why????!! Dear god why?” Anyway, this place is now under construction on 22nd near Mission Street.
TBT: Mission District News and the ‘famous’ Mission Merchant Stamp
September 17, 2015
You may have seen Capp Street Crap’s profile yesterday of Marian’s, the old school boutique that’s been in business near the corner of 16th and Mission streets for 64 years. Turns out that owners Joe Anker and Andy Thompson have some pretty cool Mission memorabilia stashed away in their store. Though they didn’t know too much […]
Credit deserved: One of Mission Street’s oldest businesses weighs its future
September 16, 2015
Jutting from metal trays atop a display case at Marian’s Apparel, the longtime clothing boutique near gritty 16th and Mission streets, are hundreds of yellow paper cards handwritten with customers’ names, addresses and account balances. A holdover from the days before department store credit cards, the old school but increasingly challenging account management system may soon […]