Mission Mission

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@missionmission @telstarlogistic @abc7newsbayarea Hi speed chase in Mission. Gray BMW pursued by 10+ SFPD. Just blew thru 16th & Harrison.

— flywithsig (@flywithsig) May 3, 2013

I mean, I love Trick Dog as much as the next guy, and I know parking is hard if you don’t get to the 20th Street Corridor early, but.

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[fake real estate billboard featuring 17 Reasons that I painted in 2007]

This came in to us today from Rick Holman, who says that he is concerned about misinformation spreading about what he intends to do with his property on the southeast corner of 17th and Mission:

Open letter to the Mission and San Francisco from the owner of 2102 Mission Street Neighbors:

I’m Rick Holman. I am a fifth-generation San Franciscan and I have recently purchased the Redlick Building at 2101-2125 Mission Street (you may know it as the 17 Reasons Building.). We’re pleased to own this well-known San Francisco building. We plan to maintain it as it is: bustling with unique, San Francisco and Mission-oriented businesses. However, I’ve been distressed by some rumors that are being spread. I’d like to set the record straight.

We have no intention to tear down the building, convert the building to lofts or condos, or otherwise change its fundamental character or use. Some have pointed to the soils testing currently underway as evidence that we’re about to convert the building to condos. The soil is being tested to better understand the Building’s significant seismic issues. We intend to address the issues once we fully understand them. We want the tenants and visitors to be safe when they’re in the Building. Also, there is no intention to build an underground parking structure. The Building sits on Mission Creek, making the construction of an underground parking garage at the site nearly impossible.

Let’s be clear: we didn’t buy the Redlick Building to leave it completely alone – that would be a disservice to our tenants. We are making positive changes. The Building was porous; there were many ways for unwelcome visitors to get inside. Locks and doors didn’t close correctly, and the parking lot gate was broken and would not close. So the faulty door has been fixed. The numerous broken locks have been replaced with locks that are the same as the ones on the Mission Street doors. We have distributed more than 70 new keys to our tenants, free of charge. The Building now has security personnel in the Building to discourage the unwelcome visitors. We’ve replaced over 100 burned-out lights in stairwells and hallways, cleaned the storefront windows and cleaned out drains. We have started the process of investing a significant amount of money in improving the Building elevators and HVAC system – money we want to spend to make this Building better.

We have heard we replaced the management of the Building. T and Aldo are still here, and Julio has joined the management crew. I am also here almost every day. There are now twice as many people in the Building to assist the tenants combining the old with new energy.

There are rumors that we are planning to evict all of our tenants. This is completely untrue. Let’s be clear: I have indeed initiated one eviction, for a group of people illegally occupying one of the units. (This is the first eviction process I have ever engaged in, by the way.) But we are already in conversation or negotiation with many of the other tenants regarding the extension of their leases and tenancies. The ground floor retail tenants, Thrift Town, Fabric Outlet and A&A Bargains, are important Mission District businesses. We hope that they remain tenants here for many years to come.

I regret that some have chosen to spread unfounded rumors about the future of the Redlick Building. However, we’re confident that the changes we’re making will provide a better, safer, and more positive experience for our tenants and visitors.

Thank you for taking the time to read this note.

Rick Holman Mission Street SF LLC

This seems like as good a time and place as any to ask Holman any legitimate questions or pose any concerns you have about the future of this building and the businesses it houses. As a longtime resident of the neighborhood I know that I am hopeful that he will indeed keep the current thriving businesses intact and agree with him that they are important to the fabric (pun unfortunately intended) of our neighborhood.

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.

i’m just always so surprised when i get on a bus and there is no one being crazy.

— abby myles(@abbymyles) May 2, 2013

i sort of want to go around the bus and thank everyone for not being awful.

— abby myles(@abbymyles) May 2, 2013

Awww.

P.S.

The rider on the bus goesHey, back door!Hey, back door!Hey, back door!The driver on the bus goesHey, step down!All over town#Muni

— Ariel Dovas (@eviloars) May 1, 2013

UPDATE:

a little old lady on the bus was worried about whether i had brought a sweater with me. “are you from here? you always need a sweater.” 💗

— abby myles(@abbymyles) May 2, 2013

C’mon Pony is responsible for a lot of wonderful things. But there’s just something about this map.

More great stuff by C’mon Pony…..

Agreed. Let’s rock:

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American Tripps says summer starts this weekend, and I really don’t think we can argue:

For our first Berlin-style ping pong party of the summer, we figured we better make a real splash. So we got a *rad new venue*, 19 Heron, and for music we’ll have the return of DJ JustStella, spinning sunny summery psychedelic rock ‘n’ roll.

19 Heron is a dance studio by day, so there are mirrors along all the walls, a big hangar door in the front, floors great for dancing, areas to sit and lounge. And it’s down a trippy alley that we’ll have all lit up (for both safety and radness).

BONUS: World-renowned street photographer THE TENS (http://thetenssf.com/) will be in charge of party photography all night, so look your best!

Summer! Rock ‘n’ roll! Rad new venue! The Tens! RSVP and invite your friends!

What’s the deal with this new venue? Looks like it’s down a cool little alley near 8th and Harrison:

And inside it’s a disco!

To win a pair of tickets, tell us your best ping pong-related tale in the comments section below. Contest ends Thursday at 6pm. Winner will be judged based on merit.

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?