Mission Mission

SF Appeal reports:

A female driver and her one-year-old passenger were hospitalized this morning after she crashed into a fire hydrant in San Francisco’s Mission District, police said.

The woman struck her 1995 Toyota Camry into a hydrant at the intersection of 23rd and Mission Streets at about 4:15 a.m., San Francisco police said.

The one year old suffered life-threatening injuries, and was taken to a local hospital. The driver was also taken to the hospital, with injuries that were not life threatening, police said.

Car accident victims who sustained injuries may read this CBD review to find cannabis products that can help provide pain relief.

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[via Grand Coffee and Ariel Dovas]

Our pal Iron Davy (half of the team responsible for our recent redesign) explains (he’s a bee expert):

My bad! Next time I’ll title the post “Bee party rocks the Mission!” [link]

“Apparently they love coffee,” says tipster Felix Sargent.

This is mere days after a swarm of bees were unleashed on Valencia Street. Watch your backs!

Bummed as we were to see Ramblas replaced, surely there’s some good news in here somewhere. Paolo over at SF Gate has the first report:

Diners sit at simple dark wood tables graced with Locanda-branded water bottles and candleholders refurbished from Italian anchovy cans. Shortly after ordering, slices of pizza bianca arrive. With a playful wink to San Francisco’s pizza trend, bianca is billed as “not pizza.” And it’s not – it’s a focaccia-like Roman-style flatbread.

Sounds good. The menu is mostly about pasta, and unlike Delfina they have cocktails! Read on.

[via Mission Local] [Photo by Eric Wolfinger / SF Gate]

The Bay Bridged this week published a big report about how cool Thao and Mirah’s new recordings are (see video above) and how cool their tour is going to be.

What they failed to mention is that RIGHT NOW they’re kicking off said tour with an unannounced (I guess that’s why they didn’t announce it, huh) show at Valencia Street vintage typewriter purveyor Viracocha. Omw!

Me too.

[Photo by Orin]

We were walking home from the Uptown last night around closing time when two dudes came sprinting at us northbound on Shotwell. The lead guy’s pinstriped Yankee hat flew off as they passed us. At the end of the block, they turned left, but not before dropping something. It sounded bigger than a cellphone. We turned back and took a look, and it turned out to be a handgun. I immediately took a picture and then called 9-1-1.

I said, “I just witnessed what I think was an undercover police officer chasing a suspect. They dropped something. It’s a handgun. So I’m standing here on the corner of 19th and Shotwell with a handgun.” The operator shrieked, “YOU PICKED UP THE GUN!?” “No, no, no, I’m just standing next to it.” Right then a squad car arrived and officers started questioning us.

The lead officer took one look at the weapon and said, “Damn, that’s a nice gun.” We couldn’t describe either of the sprinters, so at that point we weren’t much help. After a few minutes, an undercover officer arrived, out of breath. He walked right past the gun and us. “See any drugs?” Nobody had seen any drugs. He walked up and down the sidewalk, looking in planter boxes and elsewhere. Another officer unballed a balled up pair of socks. No drugs anywhere.

He comes back to the gun, asks us if we saw the suspect drop it. We had not. So again we weren’t much help. I asked if he caught the suspect. “Yup,” he said, and smiled. He photographed the scene with a small point-and-shoot camera. The lead uniformed officer again looked at the gun: “I might have to get one of these for myself.”

[Additional photography by David Kelso]

Even the trees in this town are like, “Fuck it.” C’mon, people (and flora), it’s springtime. The sun is shining, the weekend is here. Things are going to be okay!

That said,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J-DNj99mOk

[Photo by YMFY]

I’m not trying to hate or anything. You gotta do what you gotta do. But, I just don’t get it. Don’t you ever just want to put the camera down and enjoy the music without worrying about framing or battery life?

Now, I’ll admit, I have taken video at shows. But only a couple times, and only a song or two, not a whole set. Just so that I could give my friends back home a brief taste of what they were missing. And I make sure to stand in the back. And if there was even a chance of someone being behind me, I kept the camera down at chest level so as not to obstruct any sight lines.

But again, I’m not here to judge. I just don’t get it. Doesn’t your arm get tired holding an iPhone above your head for 55 minutes? Isn’t your girlfriend embarrassed to be standing next to you while you’re making these elaborate camera movements like you’re shooting a car commercial or something? Don’t you think maybe you’re bumming the band out a little?

Lettuce know.

Dolores Parks Works is gearing up to host yet another Dolores Park meetup, and today they’ve put up an open call for speakers:

Do have an Dolores Park perspective or message that deserves amplification? This is your opportunity.

I’m pretty sure this event won’t involve puke of any kind. So, consider that. If you think you’ve got some bright ideas or whatever, click here to throw your hat into the ring.