Mission Mission

I don’t think the Fugees are playing or anything, but like the poster says, there’s entertainment, beer, food, demos, and it’s all for a good cause. Franklin Field is part of that park at 16th and Bryant that you never really see because it’s up above sidewalk level. Lael checked it out recently and said it seemed cool. Full disclosure: I went to this Sports Basement a few weeks ago to buy a soccer ball, and the staff was very helpful.

[via funcheapSF]

Tonight Soap Gallery hosts a reception for an exhibition featuring Verda Alexander‘s installation Run A Ways:

Transportation systems have evolved to become great feats of engineering that embody our society’s advancement and our anxieties.

Our ability to travel at great speeds gets us there fast, but a wrong turn, technical malfunction, human error or terrorist act manifest the precarious nature of travel.

Yeah we just got back from a road trip to San Diego, and it’s true: travel wouldn’t be nearly so fun and romantic if its nature weren’t so precarious. Also, we like cardboard stuff. The party includes live music and runs from 6-9pm.

Previously on Mission Mission:

I Love Living in the City: Cardburg Closing Night Video

Graying Matt Gonzalez Photographed a lot at Soap Gallery Opening

Dunno, isn’t the 26 kind of useless? Maybe it is less crowded than the Mission Street buses and thus smells a lot better, but it doesn’t really do anything they don’t. And it’s so much nicer just walking down Valencia. Anyway, does anybody have any anger to express?

Link to Transit Effectiveness Project.

Previously on Mission Mission:

Bright Green Blobs in Own Sticky Goo Discarded on Outbound 26-Valencia

Today I ducked into Paxton Gate for a few minutes, and I’m glad I did — the cacti in the back room are in bloom!

If I wasn’t heading for the park, or didn’t have a million-pound bag on my shoulder, I would have rounded them up in my arms and lovingly killed them softly with my less-than-green thumb. Check them out before the blossoms disappear for another year. If you adopt one, please keep us up to date on its progress.

I once owned a Paxton Gate cactus, and it erupted into bloom only once in the two and a half years I owned it. I continue to have a soft spot for blooming cacti. Here’s mine:

Previously on Mission Mission:

Sea Creature Pins at Paxton Gate

My favorite Craigslist post of the day, titled “$700 Kentucky couple needs a few weeks to get established”:

Hello everyone! We are a clean, responsible early 20s couple looking for a temporary sublet loosely in the time frame of July 14th-August. We have just arrived (two days ago) from Lexington, KY, which just wasn’t San Fran enough for us. I (Jabriel) was recently alerted to the declining health of a close family member, so we began our journey earlier than we expected, leaving us with virtually no place to stay once we arrived.

The budget we’re working with is $700/mo, but we would be willing to talk about higher costs-so long as it would not be an e-mail/internet conversation. Phone calls are appreciated. We are liberal and non-biased, so anyone worrying yourself with prejudices/ hatred- you are looking in the wrong area. We are willing to share a house with you REGARDLESS of your race/gender/sexual orientation. We are not very picky about size/space- all we ask is for a quieter, drug-free environment somewhere in SF to stay long enough to save up for an apartment. This should not take any more than 2-3 weeks, since we are a working couple. I will provide a picture, to show we are not the people on the neighborhood watch signs, nor pictures under any WANTED ads in your local grocer. If you have any questions about our personality or compatibility, feel free to call us at (859) 227-7216, or e-mail. Thank you dearly for taking the time to read through this. We bid you a wonderful day, and hope to hear from you soon!

-Jabriel & Paige

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I like how in the accompanying four-year-old picture they provide, they already kind of look maybe older than early 20s. But it’s tiny and blurry so we could be wrong. Anybody gonna lend a hand? Or at least give ‘em a phone call?

Previously on Mission Mission:

Dioxin in the Mission?

Very Eligible Bachelor up for Grabs at Delirium

I Swear I Didn’t Write This

Lights flashing, they exit the squad car and start demanding IDs. I was not wearing an XXL whitey, so I got away scot free, but is it really so necessary to jump the curb in such a big-body automobile?

Previously on Mission Mission:

Prime Police Parking

Open Letter to SFPD Regarding Mission Wackos

Violence in the Mission

SFPD CrimeMAPS Skimp on Homicide Stats

ORFN can haz sidekick? Click photo to enlarge. What’s the 13 mean?

Previously on Mission Mission:

ORFN’s Sad Jose in the Bathroom at Taqueria La Cumbre

I got on the 12-Folsom today en route from work to Dolores Park. Was gonna be a relaxing ride, but no sooner did I settle into my seat and open up my book than this lunatic (pictured) started barking:

GOD BLESS YOU ALL! Ban the Koran! Ban the Buddha! BAN THAT ABORTION! The government needs to protect the Holy Bible — THE ONLY TRUE WORD OF GOD!

The bus driver had already issued a warning, but by this point had pulled over and powered down the whole rig. Dude took the hint (apparently he gets kicked off buses on the regular) and started making his way down the rear steps, stopping midway to encore thusly:

BAN THAT GAY MARRIAGE… if you want to honor your mother and father! SHAME ON ALL OF YOU!

Another commuter, clearly over it, could be heard muttering, “C’mon, one more step.” Finally, he took it, and we all got to move on. Anybody else seen Thumpy do his thing?

Photo by David Gallagher.

And it benefits Rwandan coffee farmers! Metblogs has the details here.

(via Eater SF)

Photo by ozone567.

There has been a lot of talk lately about the new restaurant that occupies the space formerly occupied by the Last Supper Club. The first I really heard about it was back in May, when SFGate wrote about a robbery that occurred:

An Italian restaurant in the Mission District was robbed early Wednesday morning while about 10 patrons were eating their dinners, said police Sgt. Neville Gittens.

Police got a call at 1:21 a.m. Wednesday that a man had walked into Beretta on Valencia Street between 22nd and 23rd streets, waved a gun, and shouted, “This is a robbery! Everybody get down!” He didn’t fire his gun, and no one was hurt.

I don’t know about you, but if I eat at 1:21am, I don’t really consider it “dinner”. I consider any food I consume at 1:21am to be for medicinal purpose only.

In any case, SFGate just posted their official review of the place. And as much as I don’t really like the new outside paint job, and I miss the comfort food of the Last Supper Club circa 2004, Beretta sounds pretty tasty. I am generally indifferent to fancy pizza, because the only fancy pizza worth eating is at Tommaso’s, but on these warm nights, a margherita and a cocktail sounds divine. Also, if people were truly eating dinner at 1:21am, I’m thinking they might have been chefs/cooks eating after their shifts, and I’m always fascinated with where they choose to go. Was that the case? Should I check it out?

Link to Beretta.