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Aerial Footage Of Mission Street Fire Destruction Captured By Drone

The five-alarm fire that burned through upwards of six buildings on Mission and 29th Street has long been extinguished, but the damage to persons and property is far from resolved. Fifty-eight people were

Arts & Entertainment

Photo Du Jour: Techies Heart Queers

I #love this response to the #antitech graffiti that was trying to spread hate in #SF #MissionDistrict pic.twitter.com/jvSiw7StMV— Eric Zandona (@EricZ_FamilyMan) June 23, 2016 A number of stenciled tags

Five-Story, 50-Unit Residential Building Proposed For Valencia Near 14th

Getting anything built in the Mission District is very challenging! For evidence of that, here's a fun example from last year, or the story of some more recent but long-delayed movement on the

Mission Street Transit-Only Lane Meeting Devolves Into Shouting Match

Originally 50 chairs set out, now doubled.Standing room only, 150+ @sfmta_muni meeting at Mission Cultural Ctr. pic.twitter.com/JEKj5uhdOZ— LolaLolaLola (@Lola_Casanova) June 21, 2016 As is becoming the norm

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More Than 20 Years Of Clarion Alley Murals Now Available In Online Archive

In 1992, Mission District artists Aaron Noble and Rigo 23 were residents on Clarion Alley, the 15-foot wide, 560-foot-long throughway running between Mission and Valencia Streets (between 17th and 18th Streets). They didn't

Despite Safety Gains, Effort To Remove Mission Transit Lane Continues

Despite evidence that the Mission Street transit-only lanes have drastically reduced collisions, and the dearth of evidence that they have negatively impacted merchants, Supervisor David Campos and SFMTA's Director of Transportation Ed Reiskin

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For Brava's Long-Planned Expansion, A Crowdfunding Campaign And Targeted Opening

Though the profitability/profligacy of Super Bowl 50 is still the subject of debate, the event did right by one set of local artists in the form a of a $200,000 grant

'Beast On Bryant' Approved By Planning Commission, Clearing Way For 335 New Units

A massive Mission District housing development was approved last night by the Planning Commission, bringing the contentious project one crucial step closer to completion. Nicknamed the "Beast on Bryant" by those opposed to

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Photo Du Jour: Who Needs A Truck When You Have Duct Tape?

This car has ALL the options. https://t.co/nYkzCiVHFD pic.twitter.com/HKxzNb6F05— Capp Street Crap (@cappstreetcrap) May 31, 2016 We've all been there, right? You have something large to move, but

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Photos: Carnaval Takes Over The Mission For Two Days Of Dancing

Once again this Memorial Day Weekend, the annual two-day festival known as Carnaval marched, samba'd, salsa'd, and otherwise danced its way through the Mission district, both Saturday and Sunday. SF's version of Carnaval,

Deputies Caught On Tape Beating Man Plead 'Not Guilty' To Beating Man

The two Alameda County Sheriff's Deputies charged earlier this month for their alleged role in the November, 2015 videotaped beating of Stanislav Petrov have each pleaded "not guilty" to three felony charges. KQED

Sea Turtle Mural Defaced Yet Again In Possible Tagger Turf War

A Mission District mural of ten sea turtles was defaced for the second time this week, once again raising questions about the role street art plays in a neighborhood that is rapidly changing.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Catering For Tech Clients Lands Latino Business A Mission Brick-And-Mortar

"I never expected that my pupusas were gonna be in Facebook, that my pupusas were gonna be in FourSquare, that my pupusas were gonna be in Google or at a happy hour at

San Francisco's Last Gun Store To Become Pot Dispensary Because Of Course

In a swap that we all should have seen coming, what was once the last gun store in San Francisco is slated to become a medical marijuana dispensary. And, because it's just too

Mission District Mural Defaced With 'Latino Art Only' Graffiti

A recent defacing of a Mission District mural has raised questions of art's role in gentrification, as well as questions of the vandal's motives. The mural of 10 sea turtles along the PG&

Two Sheriff's Deputies Charged With Felonies Following Mission District Beating

Two Alameda County Sheriff's Deputies were charged today for their alleged role in last November's Mission District beating of Stanislav Petrov. According to a press release sent out from the Office of District

Man Critically Injured In Cinco De Mayo Stabbing

A man is fighting for his life this morning, after he was found bleeding out last night on a Mission District sidewalk. It was 11:16 Thursday evening when the resident at a

'No Hipster Art' Graffiti Defaces Mission Mural

Bigoted Graffiti Mars New College Hill Mural https://t.co/QQ5mG3ejcJ pic.twitter.com/hYvaiTdNTI— Bernalwood (@Bernalwood) May 5, 2016 In perhaps a call back to the halcyon hipster-filled days of the 2000s,

Fight Over Mission Street Transit-Only Lanes Still Red-Hot

The $3.8 million SFMTA project designating lanes on Mission Street bus- and taxi-only, a system used on Market Street and other thoroughfares, was enacted with the stated goal of reducing congestion and

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Mission's Long-Vacant DeLanos Finally To Reopen As Grocery Outlet

Mission dwellers have reason to celebrate this morning, as Hoodline reports that the discount-grocery chain Grocery Outlet has finally received approval from the Planning Department to open a location in the long-vacant DeLano's

Mission Street Businesses Say Transit-Only Lanes Are Putting Them In The Red

While Mission Street's new, bright red transit only lanes, reserved for buses and taxis, have so far confused and angered drivers between 11th and Randall, they've got a new enemy in some local

Mission Building Burns For Third Time

Another fire at the same spot at 22nd and Mission wtf? pic.twitter.com/mp9YnDUj6O— Jess Montejano (@JessMontejano) April 26, 2016 The shell of a building on the busy corner of 22nd and

SUV Flipped At 23rd And Mission After Car Runs Red Light

Flipped car on Mission and 23rd this morning. Photos just sent to me by a friend. pic.twitter.com/wrl21DKSBN— Capp Street Crap (@cappstreetcrap) April 25, 2016 A crash between two vehicles this

Large Fire Contained Near 24th And Valencia, Two Firefighters Injured

A photo posted by Chris Palmer (@fugueish) on Apr 22, 2016 at 9:36am PDT Just a day after a three-alarm fire struck two residential buildings on Guerrero near 17th, another fire is

Armed Raiders Storm Mission Bar, Hold Patrons At Gunpoint

The brazen gunpoint robbery of a Mission District bar Friday might be one in a series, a local liquor industry insider says, but so far police haven't been able to catch the suspects.