"Let us be clear: Baobab is NOT done. We are actively looking for a new home. The Baobab bends, but it never breaks," wrote owner Marco Senghor in the Instagram post, adding that closing the Mission Street location has been an incredibly emotional decision.
Pinky Midili is a stuffed animal-collecting, heavy metal-loving, tutu-wearing, self-proclaimed "biker rock star." Born Ronald Albert Midili, Pinky got his nickname from a pink one-piece tutu that he's often seen wearing around the neighborhood. He spent the last six years living in Arizona and traveling coast-to-coast in a "big" RV. Now, he lives at Jazzie's Place, a shelter in the Mission District for LGBTQ+ people.
In moments of urgency, it can be challenging to keep a grip on the rhythm of ordinary life. That's one of the many reasons we publish Fogcutter, SFGATE's weekly column of events, shoutouts and slices of life. Every Sunday, we write about hyperlocal art shows, concerts and cafes. We hope to provide an oasis of quiet when the headlines get loud - not to offer an escape, but some grounding.
Jeffrey Lucas, a longtime friend of KitKat, said the "funniest thing" he ever did with KitKat was "teach him Ukrainian." He taught the bodega cat two simple commands: De kit (Where's the cat?) and Kit tam (Cat's over there). Lucas recalled this while sitting at the end of the bar on Tuesday at Delirium, next to Randa's Market, the liquor store that KitKat called home.
Mission Hunan, a Chinese restaurant just steps from the 16th Street Mission BART plaza, is closing after 40 years, a server at the restaurant confirmed to SFGATE. The restaurant's building at 2960 16th St. is set to be demolished to make way for a new affordable housing project. Mission Hunan's final day of service will be Oct. 31, the server said.
For nearly 200 days, a large white police bus sat on one of the busiest transit plazas in San Francisco. And during that time, it cost the Mission District police station 44 percent of its monthly overtime budget, according to Captain Sean Perdomo. The bus - a San Francisco Police Department "mobile command unit" - was meant to deter criminal activity like drug use and illegal vending at 16th and Mission streets.
At 10:49 p.m., Lt. Manilla Padilla instructed revelers in the Mission District to disperse, saying, "You have four minutes to leave the area to disperse." The police presence included dozens of officers and sheriff's deputies, equipped and prepared to enforce the dispersal.
