Mission Mission » News http://www.missionmission.org Saluting San Francisco's Mission District Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:51:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Naked, spitting, pissing BART dude – the animated GIF http://www.missionmission.org/2013/06/13/naked-spitting-pissing-bart-dude-the-animated-gif/ http://www.missionmission.org/2013/06/13/naked-spitting-pissing-bart-dude-the-animated-gif/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:48:49 +0000 Allan Hough http://www.missionmission.org/?p=49027

[via Adam Lynn]


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]]> http://www.missionmission.org/2013/06/13/naked-spitting-pissing-bart-dude-the-animated-gif/feed/ 19 Special Tex-Mex menu, raffle, prizes and more at benefit for beloved bartender tonight at Dear Mom http://www.missionmission.org/2013/05/29/special-tex-mex-menu-raffle-prizes-and-more-at-benefit-for-beloved-bartender-tonight-at-dear-mom/ http://www.missionmission.org/2013/05/29/special-tex-mex-menu-raffle-prizes-and-more-at-benefit-for-beloved-bartender-tonight-at-dear-mom/#comments Wed, 29 May 2013 20:29:04 +0000 Allan Hough http://www.missionmission.org/?p=48823


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]]> http://www.missionmission.org/2013/05/29/special-tex-mex-menu-raffle-prizes-and-more-at-benefit-for-beloved-bartender-tonight-at-dear-mom/feed/ 0 The former Nap’s 3 will reopen soon as Virgil’s Sea Room! http://www.missionmission.org/2013/05/28/the-former-naps-3-will-reopen-soon-as-virgils-sea-room/ http://www.missionmission.org/2013/05/28/the-former-naps-3-will-reopen-soon-as-virgils-sea-room/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 17:48:16 +0000 Allan Hough http://www.missionmission.org/?p=48743

The above three images and the following text are pretty much all that exist on the Virgil’s Sea Room page right now, but I suppose it’s excitement enough for now:

We can’t wait to open these doors! Like our page to stay up to date on our (very soon to be opened) new neighborhood bar. — with Tom Temprano, Lila Lexington and Gillian Fitzgerald.

Can’t wait either!


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]]> http://www.missionmission.org/2013/05/28/the-former-naps-3-will-reopen-soon-as-virgils-sea-room/feed/ 21 Reports that a garbage truck struck and killed a cyclist http://www.missionmission.org/2013/05/23/reports-that-a-garbage-truck-struck-and-killed-a-cyclist/ http://www.missionmission.org/2013/05/23/reports-that-a-garbage-truck-struck-and-killed-a-cyclist/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 14:33:33 +0000 Ariel Dovas http://www.missionmission.org/?p=48683

BREAKING: SFPD source says garbage truck struck & killed cyclist at 16th & S. Van Ness within last 20 minutes

— Stan Bunger (@BungerKCBS) May 23, 2013

This morning on South Van Ness between 16th and 17th.


[via KRON 4's FB page]

UPDATE: SFist has identified the cyclist as 21 year old Dylan Mitchell.


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]]> http://www.missionmission.org/2013/05/23/reports-that-a-garbage-truck-struck-and-killed-a-cyclist/feed/ 68 ‘Holy shit’ fire on Valencia http://www.missionmission.org/2013/05/19/holy-shit-fire-on-valencia/ http://www.missionmission.org/2013/05/19/holy-shit-fire-on-valencia/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 09:46:01 +0000 Allan Hough http://www.missionmission.org/?p=48572


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]]> http://www.missionmission.org/2013/05/19/holy-shit-fire-on-valencia/feed/ 0 ‘Naked, spitting, pissing dude’ shuts down 16th Street BART http://www.missionmission.org/2013/05/10/naked-spitting-pissing-dude-shuts-down-16th-street-bart/ http://www.missionmission.org/2013/05/10/naked-spitting-pissing-dude-shuts-down-16th-street-bart/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 23:55:48 +0000 Allan Hough http://www.missionmission.org/?p=48393

What a move!

What a photo!

Wow!

UPDATE: Bianca on our Facebook timeline gives us a more complete version of the story…

Wasn’t that “amusing” as you are despicting it. Just saying. Just left 16 and Mission Bart station and as I was approching the ticket exit, a completely naked man with his penis hard was backing a woman coming from work I assume against a wall and he threw her down to the ground. Someone tried to stop him and he ended up throwing the guy to the ground and then got on the ticket exit/entrance thing and squatted over for everyone to see his anus and then and then and then….. the point is that no one could control the situation and then he started going after an older man and had him by the neck. He was obviously on PCP since he was so strong and out of it ( i think???)) wtf! Everyone ran out and no one could help. I heard “the police were on their way” but we all ended up getting out of there. I didn’t stick around. Thank god my kids weren’t with me. Sad world and fucked up people. Fuck 16th/Mission Bart. At your own risk!

Apologies for taking the wrong tone.

[Photo by Marc Huestis via The Bold Italic on Facebook]


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]]> http://www.missionmission.org/2013/05/10/naked-spitting-pissing-dude-shuts-down-16th-street-bart/feed/ 119 Anti-Levi’s performance vandal Elle Ko returns to Valencia Street, uses dangerous etching cream to attack new Betabrand storefront http://www.missionmission.org/2013/05/10/anti-levis-performance-vandal-elle-ko-returns-to-valencia-street-uses-dangerous-etching-cream-to-attack-new-betabrand-storefront/ http://www.missionmission.org/2013/05/10/anti-levis-performance-vandal-elle-ko-returns-to-valencia-street-uses-dangerous-etching-cream-to-attack-new-betabrand-storefront/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 23:01:39 +0000 Allan Hough http://www.missionmission.org/?p=48383 You might remember her from when she had lots to say about the temporary Levi’s popup on Valencia about three years back. Later, we suspected that she might have been part of a very elaborate and insidious Levi’s marketing ploy. (So maybe Betabrand hired the same marketing team? jk)

This morning she made an announcement on Twitter (and her Twitter remains tremendously engaging):

She’s right about the new Boards of Canada though, am I right?

Anyway, the thing is, she used some kind of gnarly etching cream that’s so dangerous she elected to also put up a homemade — and bilingual — warning sign:

How thoughtful!

This afternoon, Jefferson from Mission Bicycles, Betabrand’s neighbor, sent in all of these pics and filled us in on what Betabrand is exactly:

Who is Betabrand? (Hint: they are not owned by Liz Claiborne). The owner, Chris Lindland has lived here in San Francisco for 17 years. He started his company in the basement. In my opinion, here’s that makes them remarkable: They have not outsourced production to China, Bangladesh, or Potugal. They are not made in the USA. It’s made in San Francisco. They are local makers. The money stays here. They employe about 100 blue and white collar San Franciscans.

They are relocating their operation from Cesar Chaves to Valencia. Adding a retail space so their customers can come in and try stuff on and have a human interaction.

Sounds fine to me.

Here’s the finished piece:

And here’s a crew cleaning up the mess today:


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Pretty much the same as it always was, but now there’s a wraparound glass windscreen, really fancy Australian heat lamps, and solid menus of Latin street food and serious cocktails. New era!

El Techo de Lolinda opens to the public May 13th!


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]]> http://www.missionmission.org/2013/05/10/the-view-from-el-techo-de-lolinda-the-missions-brand-new-and-one-and-only-rooftop-bar/feed/ 7 This car is on fire! http://www.missionmission.org/2013/05/10/this-car-is-on-fire/ http://www.missionmission.org/2013/05/10/this-car-is-on-fire/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 18:11:58 +0000 Allan Hough http://www.missionmission.org/?p=48364

(Thanks, Todd.)


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]]> http://www.missionmission.org/2013/05/10/this-car-is-on-fire/feed/ 0 Little Baobab is on fire! http://www.missionmission.org/2013/05/10/little-baobab-is-on-fire/ http://www.missionmission.org/2013/05/10/little-baobab-is-on-fire/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 18:09:53 +0000 Allan Hough http://www.missionmission.org/?p=48360

(Thanks, Gabriela.)

UPDATE: Damage appears to be minimal.


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That thing was empty for a million years, and they wanted like a million bucks a square foot for it. Can’t wait to see what’s coming!


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Watch your step when stumbling home from Homestead or Shotwell’s.


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]]> http://www.missionmission.org/2013/05/06/awesome-new-thing-to-trip-over-in-the-dark-installed-at-20th-and-folsom/feed/ 4 It’s so fucking hot right now, this tree in the Marina just keeled over and died http://www.missionmission.org/2013/05/02/its-so-fucking-hot-right-now-this-tree-in-the-marina-just-keeled-over-and-died/ http://www.missionmission.org/2013/05/02/its-so-fucking-hot-right-now-this-tree-in-the-marina-just-keeled-over-and-died/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 23:28:13 +0000 Allan Hough http://www.missionmission.org/?p=48189

:(


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]]> http://www.missionmission.org/2013/05/02/its-so-fucking-hot-right-now-this-tree-in-the-marina-just-keeled-over-and-died/feed/ 6 ‘Stupid fucking city’ (in which ice cream parlors stay open later than bars) http://www.missionmission.org/2013/05/02/stupid-fucking-city-in-which-ice-cream-parlors-stay-open-later-than-bars/ http://www.missionmission.org/2013/05/02/stupid-fucking-city-in-which-ice-cream-parlors-stay-open-later-than-bars/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 19:48:03 +0000 Allan Hough http://www.missionmission.org/?p=48178

I was in Hayes Valley last night (for some reason) and after getting kicked out of Biergarten at closing time (9pm), we walked past this ice cream place that was still positively hoppin’. One of my drinking companions commented, “Stupid fucking city.”

Okay, obviously there are reasons for this (noise restrictions on an open-air bar in a residential area) and we were able to keep drinking (Two Sisters was open and lively and they had a really interesting Fernet from Denver called Fernet Leopold), but still.


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]]> http://www.missionmission.org/2013/05/02/stupid-fucking-city-in-which-ice-cream-parlors-stay-open-later-than-bars/feed/ 11 Ball pit on Bryant http://www.missionmission.org/2013/05/01/ball-pit-on-bryant/ http://www.missionmission.org/2013/05/01/ball-pit-on-bryant/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 17:45:55 +0000 Allan Hough http://www.missionmission.org/?p=48157

I assume some kids hopped the fence at a McDonald’s in the suburbs, used a big zipped-up sleeping bag to scoop balls out of the ball pit, loaded them into the back of a pickup with a camper shell, cruised around the region with a mobile ball pit of their own for a few weeks, occasionally chucking a ball or two at passing cars or cyclists, then dumped the evidence in this planter when they started to get mildewy. Right?


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