Mission Mission

Construction of the Bay Area’s newest launch facility is on time and under budget.

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(I think we can all agree this is a better use of the park than the great strip miming travesty of ’11.)

Station SF-420 will be integrated into the Bay Area command and control system by summer.

Stuff some (possibly damp?) toilet paper in the keyhole:

[via Bathroom Studies, a fun new blog about local bathrooms]

It’s the one on 22nd Street outside Fabric8.

[via scapegoat]

Kai from Mission Bicycle Company has the scoop:

Here are a few pics I snagged immediately after a crazy lady cut down the swing on Valencia across the street from our shop.  When questioned she said “this isn’t a playground.”  It was sad.

I guess that means we all have to grow up now finally.

UPDATE: Further information from our buddy Jake:

Today I witnessed the Valencia tree swing being hacked to death in the prime of its life. A few others witnessed the merciless slaying in broad daylight, and followed the killer around the corner where she clutched the lifeless body. I asked her why she would destroy something that’s brought so much joy and beauty into the world and this was her response: “you’re crazy and you need a shave. You’re probably one of those Occupy people.” She then called 911 and an officer quickly responded to reports we were harassing her. He told us the perp felt threatened by us and then admitted he was unclear about tree swing laws in San Francisco. Nobody was cited and the perp’s motive remains unclear, however she did mention almost being hit by a reckless swing-person in the past which no doubt constitutes premeditation. It’s a minor tragedy for Valencia street and another reminder that Mission will always have an element of danger in the air. We can only hope where one was cut down, many more will grow in its place.

Jake also included yet another gut-wrenching pic:

Previously:

Swings on 18th Street!

Shine On didn’t quite work out as well as everyone had hoped on first and third Wednesdays at Public Works — so they brought the party to Saturday night at the Knockout. Killer idea! This should be a hulluva party. Here’s the story:

You asked for it, you got it. Shine On is moving to Saturday nights at the Knockout! Our schedule is a bit funky for the first two, but soon we will be every 4th Saturday starting in March.

Join DJs Jamie Jams, Placentina, Little Amy and Yule Be Sorry for nothing but the best in indie pop, dream pop, shoegaze, baggy beat, C86 and various sundries of the underground.

$5, Free with RSVP before 11pm. Photos by Josh Cobos.

RSVP and invite your friends!

Bath-themed dance party! Here’s the official invite:

This month, get bubbly and comfortable on the dancefloor as
#2MWMY brings you
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~≈≈≈
“2 MEN WILL MOVE YOU
BATH, BATH, & BEYOND”
…..∆
………∆
………….∆
A bath-time themed rave
with lights and decor by PND
≈≈~~~~~~
Dj’s Primo + Jordan

ACID JAMS DISCO HOUSE ITALO E T C

Sat Jan 14th
9:30-2AM
at
our
favorite
little bar with the huge subwoofer AMNESIA

RSVP and invite your friends!

[via Primo]

Somehow I saw Thee Oh Sees 16 times last year, and this week Noise Pop published my little “tour diary.” Here I’m talking about seeing them at the Eagle last April:

This was possibly the best concert I’ve ever been to in my life. I think it was the last show ever at the Eagle, so people were lamenting its imminent demise, as well as KUSF’s uncertain future. People were bummed, but then Ty came out and riled everybody up, and then Thee Oh Sees came out and killed. I walked on the ceiling that night.

Read on for entries (and photos) from here in SF, in Austin at SXSW, on Treasure Island, in LA, in NY, in Detroit and more.

They turned them into “Automated Truth Machines.” (Now they’re exponentially more useful than the totally useless Wells Fargo ATMs in the Mission.) Hacking! Rainforest Action Network explains how it was done:

The activists used special non-adhesive stickers designed to look exactly like BoA’s ATM interface. But instead of checking and savings accounts, these new menus offered a list of everything BoA customers’ money is being used for, including investment in coal-fired power plants, foreclosure on Americans’ homes, bankrolling of climate change, and paying for fat executive bonuses.

Get the whole story, an interactive map of the project, and lots more pictures here.

It’s been a month since Parks and Rec‘s Ron Swanson was found to be modeled after famed Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa.

Last night on my walk home from work I captured evidence in nearby Potrero of what I have long believed to be a tree containing the soul of sad Homer Simpson, from Television’s The Simpsons.

Reader Noah B. wrote in to tell us what happened to him on Monday night:

1. I was walking home from Churchills at about 8:15 pm (on 14th street just past Dolores )
2. I was talking on my phone when a man TASED (yes tazed) me on my left side.  It was not as bad as i thought it would be but def scared shit out of me ..must have been a cheap taser (per cops)
3. I fell down for quick sec but got up instantly and told him to “Get the eff away from me!” (loud)
4. I continued to back up and he said to me “give me your phone or i’ll shoot you”
5. Since i only saw the tazer in his hand, I told him to go fuck himself (loud again) (prob not smartest move i know)
6. At that time i see a woman coming and i yell at him “there is a witness now and we are calling the cops!”  He then took off…

Cops came and i was given a case number. The guy was an African american male in his early 20′s about 5’8 wearing a hoodie. Reminder to never walk alone at night and talk on your cell or text….they are looking for that now and it has been happening nightly the police say. I’m super lucky!