Mission Mission

First, Jesse wrote in to ask for a little help from the Mission Mission community:

Do I live in the Mission?

I vote yes – many others vote no.

I live off 24th street, in between Portrero  and the 101.  I claim
this makes me live in the mission, since I NEVER head up the hill for
anything.  Instead, when going out, I nearly always trek down 24th
street into the Mission for fun and activities.  However, many others
are adamant that Portrero is the dividing line and I in fact live on
Portrero hill.  Nevermind that it’s flat here.

So help me MissionMission – do i live in the Mission?   Or do I have
to invent some strange nether region name for my area?  Portrero
Flats?  Missiontrero? Port-o-Mission?

- Jesse

PS – helpful map included, because that’s how we roll in the SFGH
parking neighborhood.

Then, we were over at Burrito Justice and spotted this artful bit of cartography that highlights my favorite Mission microhood, La Lengua:

Link. (T-shirt coming soon, Johnny?)

This here is an outtake from Plug1‘s latest post Honey, I Shrunk The City, which looks at a new exhibition of miniatures at the Conservatory of Flowers. Mission Dolores sure is cute when rendered in cash register parts.

Urgh, I haven’t eaten all day, and this Beer & Nosh post is making my stomach growl.

Scenes from two Mission District bathrooms.

No La Lengua? No Mastro?

But seriously, I think we all saw this before, but now it’s available in this pleasant new color scheme produced exclusively for the Curiosity Shoppe in limited quantities. Says the official product page:

This San Francisco neighborhoods screen print designed by Jenny Beorkrem of Ork Posters is now available in a super special, custom Curiosity Shoppe colorway: White on Kraft. It�s the perfect gift for locals, visitors, or anyone who�s ever left their heart in this lovely city of ours.

Link.

Previously:

Mapping SF: Who Needs the MLS? at Curbed.

a new kind of problem at Borrowed, bought, stolen.

With the help of a guy called Tim O’Reilly, last night Gravel & Gold figured out how to turn your iPhone into an ocarina. For reals. Link.

Carlos Reyes peeped a trio of characters playing some kind of funny game involving wrestling techniques and a can of beer. How does one win? Link (or click to enlarge).

There are shots of this thing all over Flickr. Here we find it parked outside Delirium. Anyone ever chat with its pilot? Does Todd’s scam work for them too?

Photo by Ander!

First-time commenter andre says he saw some shit last night:

right now(605pm) approx, 500′up and near the red twin peeks tower area are very very very low altitude bright white stationary lights….one at an angle maybe three football fields away from the other…the lower light flickers maybe from street car(s)light reflections….what are they? does any1 in the bay see these things?

Unrelated (?) photo by jtimblin, uploaded on October 2. Make of that what you will.

The following comes from this week’s Mission Station Newsletter, by SFPD Captain Stephen Tacchini:

Last week I attended a meeting of the Immigrant Rights Commission. The meeting was well attended and produced several interesting and provocative questions. Some speakers indicated reluctance to request or utilize public safety services due to their immigration status in this country. They expressed a lack of confidence that if they called the Police, they would be subject to being detained for Immigration officials, or identified for later enforcement of immigration laws.

Since this newsletter is translated into Spanish, I feel it is important
to clearly state that the San Francisco Police Department does not take
into consideration a person’s immigration status unless that person is
under arrest for a felony. I am including the policy of the San
Francisco Police Department below for clarification and dissemination in
the attempt to eliminate false perceptions that are in existence.

It is the policy of the San Francisco Police Department to foster trust
and cooperation with all people of this city and to encourage them to
communicate with San Francisco police officers without fear of inquiry
regarding their immigration status. It is also Department policy,
consistent with it obligations under state and federal law, to adhere to
the City of Refuge Ordinance. This ordinance prohibits the use of City
resources to assist in the enforcement of federal immigration laws
except in certain limited circumstances.

Public safety is something that is essential to all persons and when
accessed will result in a better sharing of information related to the
incidence of crime and assist in crime prevention as well as
identification of criminals. I encourage all persons regardless of
their immigration status to utilize the excellent law enforcement
services available to you in the Mission District and elsewhere in San
Francisco. It is important for the police to have as much information
about criminal activity as well as community needs/problems as possible.
That information is important for us to be successful in implementing
effective programs to abate crime, provide education and resource
information, and to establish a trusting and respectful relationship
with the members of all communities.

Please encourage those persons who have been misinformed, that police
services are available and there should be no fear to access those
services, based upon their immigration status in this country.

I respect criticism delivered for the purpose of improvement, encourage suggestions made for the good of all, and welcome involvement from those who care enough to share the burden of trying to make a difference.