Tag: 16th and Mission

16th and Mission development campaign ad(d)s up

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 […]

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Nice rack! BART installing new system to thwart bike thefts

BART is considering high-tech means to ensure its riders’ locked bikes stay put. The transit agency is getting ready to test out a new high-security bike rack inside the 16th and Mission station that will allow users to secure their bikes with a swipe of their Clipper cards. A solar-powered version of the system is […]

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Giving a damn

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 […]

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Scenes from last night’s anti-Trump rally and vigil

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 […]

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Don’t get hung up on the third rail

BART’s little known “Land line.”

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Shootings latest in violent week for the Mission (updated)

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 […]

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