Author: cappstreetcrap
Man, 38, killed in Valencia Street shooting (updated)
December 30, 2016
# yellowtape scene 14 Valencia & Duboce & Valencia street pic.twitter.com/C5OeFcJT2Q — Balance (@s_bridgid) December 30, 2016 UPDATE 11 a.m.: Capp Street Crap reader Josh tells me he was on his way to eat at Burma Love when police stopped him outside the police tape. He said he counted 10 police cars and six officers near the […]
Closure alert: Vintage furniture store The Touch is calling it quits
December 29, 2016
A move to escape soaring commercial rents on Valencia Street was apparently not enough to save neighborhood furniture store The Touch. The antique furniture store, which relocated to 2221 Mission St., near 18th, in 2013, is having a close-out sale today. An ad for the 75-percent-off sale says The Touch’s owner, David Chen, is closing […]
The Mission’s new urban escape
December 20, 2016
Take it all in, the greenery, the lake. Who says you have to go all the way to Golden Gate Park to get lost in nature? [Photo by Renata]
Corona Extra and extra and extra and extra
December 14, 2016
Litter of beer bottles at 18th and Lexington streets. [Photo by Jeff]
Pizza our hearts: Pauline’s is for sale
December 5, 2016
‘ UPDATE 12/8/16: Friend of Capp Street Crap and volunteer editor Jeff spoke with Pauline’s owner this week who told him that it’s been tough to find affordable employees who care about the craft. She also noted that she is 70 years old and is done after running Pauline’s for 34 years. The good news? She […]
Giving a damn
December 2, 2016
Sometime this week, a “giving wall” went up near one of the entrances to the BART station at 16th and Mission streets. As of Friday, it had already collected a few items of clothing. Evidently, there are seven so-called giving walls in the U.S. You can find out more about the project through The Giving Walls […]
ICYMI on Facebook …
November 29, 2016
We’re with you on the Dakota Access Pipeline, but huh? [Photo by Jeff]
One techie’s trash …
November 23, 2016
Startup powered down? Submitted by Sandheep who says: If you were wondering whether techies have changed the Mission, look no further than the latest giveaway on Capp Street. A server rack. That’s what Missionites are throwing out these days. On Capp Street. Jesus.
Trouble bubbling again at former Fizzary location?
November 22, 2016
The alleged Mission Street gambling den that Capp Street Crap reported on extensively last year appears to have returned. According to a Mission Local article that cites unnamed neighbors, the same gambling operation that ran out of the former site of The Fizzary soda shop at 2949 Mission St. is back and using the Lilac […]