Category: news
For the second day in a row, a fire in the Mission
April 22, 2016
A day after fire damaged two 17th Street apartment buildings, firefighters again found themselves battling a blaze in the Mission this morning. The two-alarm blaze broke out just after 9:30 a.m. in a four-story residential building on San Jose Avenue near 24 Street, according to a fire department spokesman. Two firefighters sustained minor injuries in […]
Two buildings damaged in three-alarm fire in the Mission (updated)
April 21, 2016
On my way to work a bunch of fire trucks passed us up to help out with this… Mission fire on 17th and Guerrero pic.twitter.com/s2KR7OFyba — Katherine Toyoko (@PaperGatti) April 21, 2016 Firefighters battled a three-alarm fire this morning that damaged two apartment buildings near 17th and Guerrero streets. The fire, reported sometime around 8:34 […]
Pit Stop program in demand in the Mission, could expand
April 12, 2016
Flush with success in neighborhoods like the Mission, San Francisco’s Pit Stop program, which brings public toilets to some of the city’s most odoriferous areas, could soon become an ongoing thing. San Francisco’s Department of Public Works has asked for funding in its budget proposal for the new fiscal year beginning July 1 to expand […]
Police seeking trio in Mission attack
April 8, 2016
Police have released photos of a man and two women believed to be connected to an assault at a Mission District restaurant last month. The 34-year-old victim, who suffered life-threatening injuries in the attack, was waiting in line at a restaurant near 16th and Valencia streets around 2:13 a.m. March 27, when another man attempted […]
Officers shoot homeless man armed with knife (updated)
April 7, 2016
UPDATE 6:20 P.M.: A Shotwell Street resident who apparently witnessed this morning’s shooting gave an account on the social networking site NextDoor that said the man was not acting aggressively. The neighbor, who responded to an initial message from Capp Street Crap this morning but didn’t answer follow up emails seeking more information had this to say in a post to NextDoor: If you’ve […]
Vegan bakery now open inside Mission camping store
April 6, 2016
Months after a popular coffee shop there said goodbye, a vegan bakery has opened its café inside the Alite Outpost camping store. One of the first all-vegan bakeries in the city, Wholesome Bakery moved into the camping store space, on 18th near Capp, about a week ago. Previously described by an Alite representative as its […]
Months after rebranding, Valencia Street’s Nostra is for sale
March 25, 2016
The drama continues at 280 Valencia St. Roughly seven months after its predecessor Plin closed and was rebranded as Nostra Spaghetteria, the Italian restaurant is up for sale. A Craigslist ad posted this week lists a sale price of $550,000 with a monthly rent of $12,503.33. The ad also notes the “seller just spent $800,000 […]
Man acquitted of felony charges for Capp Street fracas
March 15, 2016
A man who faced life behind bars for fight last year on Capp Street has been acquitted of most of the charges against him, Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced. A jury found Darren Cubie, 39, not guilty of mayhem, battery with serious bodily injury and assault causing serious bodily injury for a May 11, 2015 […]
Mission building burns for the second time
March 14, 2016
Lightning may never strike twice, but it seems fire can. Late last night, flames broke out in what remained of a three-story building at Mission and 22nd streets, which had sat vacant since a deadly blaze there in January 2015. The fire broke out just before 11:30 p.m. and was brought under control in about […]
Needled by competitor, acupuncture clinic is closing
March 9, 2016
UPDATE 11/18/16: The former Lotus Center space at 1085 Valencia St. is now home to Golden Gate Urgent Care. Here’s a recent photo of workers putting finishing touches on the space. ORIGINAL POST: After 20 years of helping patients in the Mission District, The Lotus Center is having a health crisis of its own. The […]