An Indian Learns to Relax in the Mission District
By BETTY BASTIDAS I met Anna Schneider from Germany during the summer of 2003 in New York. Six years later our paths crossed again. This time, she was finishing up a two-year master’s at the San...
View ArticleSunday Streets Coming to the Mission
It’s time to park your car, take out that bike or pull on your roller blades. It’s your pick. Because Sunday June 7th and July 19th, is Sunday Streets from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dolores Park, Valencia St,...
View ArticleA Super-Sized Day
We first ran this on June 1, 2009 and it continues to be one of my favorite pieces. As one reader said, I have never again looked at McDonald’s the same way. We thought we would pull it up again. By...
View ArticleMission District Biz Mixed on Meter Moves
By ARMAND EMAMDJOMEH Tired of rushing out to check the meter while enjoying your meal at the new Urban Burger on Valencia Street? According to new plans by San Francisco’s Municipal Transit Authority,...
View ArticlePHOTOS: I’m Not Here 05.05.09
I’m Not Here is a new column by Mission Loc@l photographer Armand Emamdjomeh, dedicated to exploration and documentary of everyday life in the Mission District through black and white street...
View ArticleVIDEO: Paul Flores’ 24th Street
By MARNETTE FEDERIS and STEFANIA ROUSSELLE Poet and artist Paul Flores presented the solo narrative You’re Gonna Cry at the Red Poppy Art House last week. The work-in-progress describes life in the...
View ArticleSLIDESHOW: Monday Morning Mission Walk
By LYDIA CHÁVEZ Picked up a camera and started out with Niko at 7:30 a.m. to watch the neighborhood go off to work and school.
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Dynamo Donuts Raises Eyebrows, Draws Crowds
By NOAH BUHAYAR From his post behind the espresso machine at Dynamo Donuts on 24th Street, Chris Shively meets a skeptic every day. The handmade treats sold here—“Spice Chocolate,” “Vanilla Bean” and...
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In Tough Times, Builder Starts Again from Ground Up
By NOAH BUHAYAR John Jildah rarely sees his neighbors anymore. Most days, he wakes up at 6:00 a.m., eats a quick breakfast, gases up his silver Toyota Tacoma, and drives to one of the few remodeling...
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Pan Dulce and Proust
The smells of cinnamon and sugar coming from La Victoria Bakery since 1951 may soon become like Proust’s madeleine, a remembrance of things past. Jaime Maldonado, who took over his father’s Mexican...
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New Murals Roll Down at Night
By JUDITH JOFFE-BLOCK Instructor Eli Lippert in front of the gallery With baggy clothes and a can of spray paint in hand, Eli Lippert, 19, could be mistaken for one of the taggers that plague the 24th...
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Restored Flags of the Americas to Adorn 24th Street
The flags of Panama, Guatemala, Colombia, Cuba, Argentina, and other countries of the western hemisphere will be going up on street poles along 24th Street in the next few weeks, repainted and...
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Communities Rally for Reprieve from Gun Violence
Organizers, politicians, and young people rallied at 24th and Mission streets on Friday night, calling for a 60-day moratorium on street violence and enlisting local political leaders to pledge to...
View ArticleMan Surrounded by Group of Cars, Robbed in SF Mission
A 40-year-old man was robbed at gunpoint after reportedly being surrounded and stopped by a group of vehicles on 24th and Harrison streets on Tuesday. The man was walking near the intersection at about...
View ArticleWoman Tied Up and Robbed at Gunpoint in SF Mission
On Monday at 11 p.m., a 42-year-old woman working inside of a restaurant near the 24th Street BART Plaza was tied up, then robbed at gunpoint, by an unidentified man. The woman had been closing up...
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Owner of San Francisco’s First Guatemalan Bakery Dies
Traduccion en español aquí. Manuel Barrientos, the proprietor of San Francisco’s first Guatemalan bakery, was 79 when he died on November 25, but for many, his vigor and dedication to his craft made...
View ArticleRoosevelt Tamale Parlor Reopens with New Name and Menu
Once closed after nearly a century on 24th Street, Roosevelt Tamale Parlor has been revived. The owners of the old-school Mexican joint reopened quietly late this year after an almost year-long hiatus,...
View ArticleCommute Chaos at 24th St. BART After Toppled Tree
High winds and torrential rains caused chaos for BART commuters who found themselves stuck at the 24th Street Station after a fallen tree had cut off service to stations between Daly City and the...
View ArticleNew D9 Supervisor Aims to Shield 24th St. Merchants from Gentrification
In her first move as Supervisor for District 9, Hillary Ronen on Tuesday introduced legislation that would place additional restrictions on what kinds of businesses can move into the 24th Street Latino...
View ArticleFeminist Icon Gloria Steinem Speaks to the Mission
A career in journalism and advocacy that spans half a century has not only equipped 82-year-old feminist icon Gloria Steinem with a trove of accomplishments and wisdom, but also with a disarming sense...
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