#mission-district

#mission-district

Mission Local reported in October that Podell owed $500,000 to different groups involved in building a community arts space at the 681 Florida St. affordable housing project, which sits next to Podell's own market-rate housing project, which sold last year for $119.3 million. Last week, District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder asked the city attorney's office to subpoena developer Podell after he failed to confirm his presence at a city hearing on the allegations.

When we first heard the news about Niners DL Keion White being hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the ankle Monday, we did not know where the shooting took place just that it was at a party in the Mission District following the Super Bowl. Now we know that the incident occurred at or outside a party that the 27-year-old White himself was throwing at Dahlia, the tequila-focused bar/club that was formerly known as the Armory Club, at 1799 Mission Street.

Perez said that in a regular week, working just over 20 hours, she makes between $500 to $600. She was excited for the Super Bowl - she thought her sales might be far greater. But three city employees and two police officers came to her stall around 8:30 a.m. and told her not to set up for the upcoming week because the plazas needed to be cleaned for the Super Bowl. Perez's sales totaled zero last week.

Mission District street food vendors say new regulations drafted by the Department of Public Health could run them out of business. "Our community is already living with so much uncertainty, costs have risen and our stability is fragile," said Rosi Villanueva, in Spanish. Villanueva was one of two dozen street food vendors who gathered on Tuesday for a rally at the 24th Street BART station.

I got my start in newspapers at the Albuquerque Tribune in the city where I was born and raised. Like many local news outlets, The Tribune no longer exists. I left daily newspapers after working at The New York Times for the business, foreign and city desks. Lucky for all of us, it is still here.

When Jose Villegas' grandparents died, he was in Mexico visiting with his mother. His grandmother, who had been ill for some time, died first, and his grandfather followed two weeks later. In the middle of grief, the mother, Delfina Villegas, and son looked at each other and asked: What will we do? The answer came just as easily: "We'll open a restaurant," the pair said.

Sometimes, Yohana Quiroz would ask her father - a skilled cobbler, who had been studying the craft since he was a child - why he repaired things for customers with such perfection and attention to detail. "This is the customer's favorite bag," Quiroz remembers him saying. "This is the customer's favorite shoe. This is their favorite jacket. I need to fix it."

New York-style pizza is on the way to the Mission.

Calle 24 Latino Cultural District presents EsquinaLatina-SF Artisan Holiday Bazaar Join us for Tapas, Cultural Drinks, Live Performances, Silent Auction and vendors selling locally made arts and crafts representing the Mission District and indigenous cultures. Santa will be visiting with his low-rider. Join us Saturday, December 06, 2025 from 12 PM to 6 PM at CANA 683 Florida St. SF. Ca. 94104

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.

What was once a laundromat is now becoming a stage, a classroom, and a canvas for the neighborhood,

A red SUV was seen fleeing from the scene immediately after the shooting,

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.

It's such an honor to be the one to give it a refresh while paying homage to what it was.

We feel like it'll be very much an extension of our store in the Ferry Building, but definitely a more relaxed environment.

My favorite memories were when he would walk by and drop a, 'how's your love life going?' And he would then just laugh and walk away,

Nazzal sought to create a welcoming barbershop environment that catered to the working class while preserving the unique character of the Mission neighborhood.

The new Summer Sip and Stroll is more than just a fun evening out - it's part of an ongoing effort to uplift small businesses in the Mission District.