Mission Mission

Apparently some hater totally pontiacked the old one, but it’s all good because its replacement is bigger and better and lights up the street in a major way.

If you get a chance, put on “And I Loved You Then” by Lee Hazlewood and hang out under it for a bit.

Cosmic Amanda, one of our favorite people we’ve never met, sends word from the east coast of a graffiti controversy so fiery it just might rival our own Clarion Alley bitch-ass taggers spat. From the Salem News:

A graffiti artist spray-painted the underpass of the March Street bridge earlier this month with a large red and yellow sign: “City of Salem … The Witch City.”

The bridge, which crosses over the bypass road, was painted under the supervision of the Police Department and with the blessing of the mayor’s office.

It was done as a community service project by a 17-year-old who was arrested for graffiti vandalism. It was intended, an official said, almost as a welcoming sign to the hundreds of motorists who drive that road daily to and from Salem.

But more than 30 residents of March Street Court and other nearby streets have signed a petition protesting the sign and demanding its removal.

“As residents, we are horrified that the mayor considered this to be appropriate for our neighborhood,” the petition reads.

Read on.

What’s goin’ on?

Photo and title by Marsha V.

Lucy disappeared from Dolores Park the other day. Witnesses report details that indicate the possibility of some kind of dognapping ring.

Full story after the jump: (more…)

Brittney at Eye on Blogs just hipped us to this highlight reel from what would appear to be a BBC profile of the Mission District. I was determined not to like it, but then one or two of the items were spot on. Kudos, BBC. Link.

Related:

Vice Magazine profile of SF (and the Mission) at SFist

Who says Davis, California, is totally boring?

(Thanks, Elisa!)

Which is which?

Photo by Tricia from noe valley *buzz*, who by the way needs an intern or something.

This week on I Heart Street Art, we take a trip to Morocco.

Everybody’s talking about these sheep. Tricia from noe valley *buzz* sent us the above pic and hipped us to the story: They have something to do with an organization called Albion Street Mural Project.

Albion resident Daniel B. sent us the below pic and said, “It’s starting to make me  feel uncomfy.”