Category: news
Off the Grid eyeing Mission park, neighbors a bit wary
March 12, 2015
Off the Grid wants to bring its roving food truck operation to a Mission park on Saturday evenings, a plan that’s being met with caution by neighbors. The company is proposing a pilot program that would bring 8 to 12 food trucks to Jose Coronado Playground, scruffy fenced-in courts and a kid’s play area on […]
Mission brawl leads to severed finger
March 3, 2015
A fight in the Mission early this morning ended with one of the men involved biting another man’s finger off, police said. The gruesome incident occurred around 1 a.m. on the 3100 block of Mission Street. After severing the 27-year-old victim’s finger, the suspect took off on foot, according to police. He is believed to […]
Tech company offers ousted Mission nonprofit a new home
February 26, 2015
Despite weeks of uncertainty, cancer support organization Círculo de Vida won’t have to look for a new address after all. Thanks to adeal inked with the help of Supervisor David Campos, the non-profit will be able to stay in the BayView/US Bank building and rent from its tech neighbor DoubleDutch. The building’s landlord decided not to renew Círculo’s lease […]
Two shot on Capp Street
February 19, 2015
UPDATE (2/20/14): Police say the two victims of the shooting are expected to survive. ORIGINAL POST: Two men were shot Wednesday night following a dispute near the intersection of 17th and Capp streets. The two unidentified victims were arguing with a third person around 7:10 p.m. when the shooting occurred, according to San Francisco Police […]
Nonprofit’s ouster echoes fight over dot-com boom evictions
February 7, 2015
The circumstances surrounding the displacement of a Mission nonprofit that supports people with cancer are reminiscent of a fight over their building that occurred during the dot-com boom. Círculo de Vida must find a new home by March 31 after its landlord decided not to renew its lease in order to free up more room for mobile […]
With Mission office space in high demand, cancer support non-profit loses its lease
February 5, 2015
A non-profit organization that provides support to Latinos with cancer and their families in the Mission is the latest casualty of the superheated commercial rental market. Círculo de Vida must find a new home after its landlord decided not to renew its lease and rent instead to mobile event app company DoubleDutch, which already occupies […]
Valencia Street bookstore calling it quits
February 2, 2015
UPDATE (2/24/15): Borderlands Books will be staying open for another year thanks to a new sponsorship drive. According to Mission Local, 300 sponsors stepped up, helping to raise $30,000 which will keep the store open until at least March 31, 2016. ORIGINAL POST: Citing the minimum wage increase approved by voters last year as a […]
From the ocean to the Mission
January 27, 2015
The Latin American Club just got a facelift via a bunch of new booths. Very nice! The booths previously lived at John’s Ocean Beach Cafe on Sloat Boulevard. The diner is, sadly, being torn down after 35 years of business to make way for a new development. [Photos of the new booths from Latin American […]
Toshio Hirano retiring, will play second goodbye show
January 26, 2015
It looks like those of us who hoped that Toshio Hirano’s goodbye announcement earlier this month only meant a long break may be out of luck. Turns out that the country crooner is retiring. Above is a screenshot from his bass player Kenan O’Brien’s Facebook page. Hirano plays at the Rite Spot Cafe tomorrow at 8:30 p.m. […]
‘Japanese Jimmie Rodgers’ going on hiatus
January 15, 2015
Toshio Hirano, the charming country crooner who plays regular gigs in the Mission at Amnesia and the Rite Spot Cafe, appears to be hanging up his guitar or at least taking a long break from music. Hirano made the announcement last week on his Facebook page but did not explain why he’s going to stop playing. […]