Officers shoot homeless man armed with knife (updated)
UPDATE 6:20 P.M.: A Shotwell Street resident who said he witnessed this morning’s shooting gave an account on the social networking site NextDoor in which he said the man was not acting aggressively....
View ArticlePolice seeking trio in Mission attack
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...
View ArticlePit Stop program in demand in the Mission, could expand
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....
View ArticleTwo buildings damaged in three-alarm fire in the Mission (updated)
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...
View ArticleFor the second day in a row, a fire in the Mission
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...
View Article‘Evil Eye’ to open on Mission Street
The former Coco Frio isn’t sitting cold for long. Soluna partner Matt Norris is opening a “cocktail-driven” restaurant and bar called Evil Eye in the Caribbean eatery’s old space near 25th and Mission...
View ArticleWomen’s Building has starring role in LGBT miniseries
For about a week, filming has been taking place in the city, including the Upper Haight and Castro, for “When We Rise,” an ABC mini-series that chronicles the history of the LGBT movement. This...
View ArticleProblematic until the end, fire damaged building comes down
After two more fires broke following a January 2015 blaze that killed a man and injured six, the three-story mixed use building at 22nd and Mission streets has finally come down. But much like things...
View ArticleTiny Warrior Coffee calls it quits, talks split with Alite Outpost
There had been hope of reopening, but Tiny Warrior Coffee has given up the fight. The popular coffee shop, which lost its lease in the Mission on its one-year anniversary in October, has officially...
View Article‘Evil Eye’ opens today
Evil Eye, the new Mission Street bar and restaurant that took over the short-lived Coco Frio spot, officially opens today. I stopped by with friends for Evil Eye’s soft opening last night, had some...
View ArticleNo soup for you! The old Minako space up for grabs again
The former home of Minako Organic Japanese Restaurant appears to be back on the market. An ad posted on Craigslist Wednesday lists the “newly renovated” restaurant at 2154 Mission St. for sale due to...
View ArticleMan killed, girl seriously injured over the weekend
Traffic alert in San Francisco mission district. Mission from 16th St to 15th St is blocked w/police activity. pic.twitter.com/IMhGSrRVXw — Frances Dinglasan (@francesabc7) June 5, 2016 A man was...
View ArticleMotorcyclist arrested for suspected DUI following crash that injured girl
A San Francisco man has been arrested in connection with a weekend collision left a girl with life-threatening injuries, police said. Nelson Burgos, 49, was booked Tuesday on suspicion of drunken...
View ArticleEarly morning shooting in the Mission leaves man dead
The bullet hole from last nights gun fight. Lucky it went into an empty business. #sfist @SFPDMission pic.twitter.com/t7UWvmkGog — Shotwells Bar – Beer (@Shotwellsbar) June 14, 2016 A man died early...
View ArticleShootings 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...
View ArticleMeeting tonight will focus on Mission Street’s red transit lanes
Love or hate them, you’ll get a chance to weigh in on Mission Street’s new ‘red carpet’ lanes tonight. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, in conjunction with Supervisor David Campos’...
View ArticleAfter a tumultuous 2015, Dyke March returning to old route with new energy
Joey “Cupcake” Stevenson woke up early that Saturday, a mess of nerves, and threw up. Hours later, she, friend Kelly Robbie Hansen and a throng of supporters would stand off against a barricade of...
View ArticleTwo men wounded in Mission District shootings Sunday
One man was critically injured, another superficially wounded in a pair of shootings in the neighborhood on Sunday, police said. A 29-year-old man was shot in the abdomen around 12:15 a.m., near the...
View ArticleStore goes organic for its health, yours
In a bid to stay healthy, one longtime Mission Street market is going organic. Closed for the past 10 months for renovations, the Casa Guadalupe near 25th and Mission streets is preparing to reopen at...
View ArticleMan killed, another injured in shooting
A video posted by Kenoldp (@ken961311) on Jul 2, 2016 at 12:18am PDT One man was killed and another man injured on Friday night in the second shooting at 24th and Shotwell streets in less than a week,...
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