Tag: 16th and Mission
16th and Mission development campaign ad(d)s up
September 19, 2017
Supporters of a large and controversial housing project proposed for the Mission have shelled out thousands in ad dollars to, quite literally, put up a monster fight. Mission for All LLC paid $45,600 to display pro-development ads at the 16th and Mission Street BART station from Sept. 4 until the end of the year, according to BART […]
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 […]
Scenes from last night’s anti-Trump rally and vigil
November 10, 2016
Thousands took to the streets in San Francisco Wednesday night to protest Donald Trump’s presidential victory (full disclosure, I was one of them), marching from Powell and Market streets to meet up with protestors at a candlelight vigil in the Castro. Above and below are a few photos of the protest in Mission. [Photos via […]
Shootings latest in violent week for the Mission (updated)
June 16, 2016
UPDATE 6/17/16: The man shot at 16th and Mission streets Thursday morning was hit in the right leg in a drive-by shooting, police said. The 46-year-old victim was standing at a bus stop around 9:30 a.m., when two women in a silver Mercedes or Lincoln sedan with paper plates drove up and someone opened fire, said police […]