Category: news
Dramatic crash leaves woman critically injured
September 9, 2016
A woman was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries late Thursday afternoon after an SUV hit her and six or seven parked cars before flipping over, police said. Authorities arrested a 51-year-old man following the collision, which happened on Mission Street near 15th just after 4 p.m. The 62-year-old victim was getting into her car when the SUV struck her, […]
Popular sea turtle mural defaced again
September 6, 2016
UPDATE 2 p.m.: Artist fnnch said via Twitter that the tagger who has repeatedly targeted his art is someone calling themselves “H.C.” “Asked around but no legit writers know who he/she is,” he said. ORIGINAL POST: A Mission mural that was tagged earlier this year with the words “Latino art only” has been targeted again. […]
Naan-plussed: Indian chain moving into old Minako sushi space
September 2, 2016
Once on track to reopen as a soup-centric restaurant, the tiny Mission Street space that was once Minako Organic Japanese Restaurant is becoming a Naan ‘N’ Curry. Signs have already gone up for the Indian and Pakistani chain restaurant at 2154 Mission St., and it looks to be opening soon. A visit early this week found […]
Bottomless mimosas hit bottom: Radish and Grub have closed
August 31, 2016
Your brunch options in the Mission just got significantly slimmer. Two local spots, Radish and Grub, have recently shut their doors. It’s unclear when either of the restaurants closed exactly. A walk by both locations over the weekend found the doors of both spaces locked but no signs posted announcing their closure. Capp Street Crap […]
Group beats, stabs man near Dolores Park
August 29, 2016
A 25-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries during an attack by group of men near Dolores Park on Sunday, police said. At around 6:15 p.m. a group of as many as 10 men began chasing the victim through the park toward 18th and Church streets, said San Francisco Police spokeswoman Giselle Talkoff. When he fell in […]
Booze news: Royal Cuckoo Market wants to serve beer and wine
August 25, 2016
Like its sister bar south of Cesar Chavez, the Royal Cuckoo Market wants you to stick around for a drink or two. Known for its array of fancy liquor, the tiny market is pursuing a beer and wine license which, if approved, would allow them to start serving in the store. Although letters have been […]
Man, 42, critically wounded in Capp Street shooting
August 15, 2016
A 42-year-old man is in critical condition following a shooting on Capp Street Saturday night, police said. The victim was found shot on the ground near Capp and 19th streets at around 10:37 p.m., according to San Francisco Police spokesman Carlos Manfredi. The site of the shooting, the El Capitan parking lot, was taped off […]
Pokémon Go enthusiast robbed of his phone in Mission
August 11, 2016
A man playing the popular augmented reality game Pokémon Go found himself the victim of a real life crime last week when his phone was snatched in the Mission, police said. The man was playing Pokémon Go while walking down Mission Street on Aug. 4, when Damarea Williams-Evans grabbed his phone out of his hand, […]
Authorities: Marijuana candy may be to blame for illnesses at Mission party (updated)
August 8, 2016
UPDATE 3:10 p.m.: A health department official said the candies were tested this morning and found to contain THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. ORIGINAL POST: More than a dozen partygoers sickened while attending a Quinceañera in the Mission Saturday night ate may have eaten pot candy, authorities said. While final test results on the gummy […]