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Please call your district station directly for the latest meeting information. Find your district station We appreciate the time and willingness of all of our community members to step up and play a role in shaping public safety and improving the quality of life in our communities.  Emergency Phone 9-1-1 Non-Emergency Phone 1-415-553-0123 City Services & Questions 3-1-1 They had no idea they’d be each other’s neighbors Three up-and-coming San Francisco bakeries now live in a big complex on Bryant Street. The building debuted in 2020 in the Mission, adding retail tenants slowly to its ranks. Michelin star-holding restaurant Osito is on one side of the block-sized complex. Natural wine and fancy snacks haven Bar Gemini is a few doors down and within the outdoor pathways that run through the complex like treats on a wooded pathway all of the business owners live on the premises Each punch well above their microbakery weight class status at least as noteworthy as their star-studded neighbors in the restaurant and wine bar scenes a bustling team of bakers producing ube pandan puffs and matcha blondies None of the three knew there’d be another bakery that’s not just nearby Christine Liu moved into the Madelon the “work-live” building complex that houses all these accolade-laden operations She was based in the South Bay for three years since starting her business and decided it was time to take the plunge and move north She signed the lease in September before opening Christine’s in June Not everyone is required to live in the commercial spaces rented at the Madelon — there are literal sleeping lofts above the storefront in each of these three spaces — but operating a business is mandatory Florecita Panaderia’s Ximena and Jared Williams lived in their space, but not upon opening. They launched as a cottage business in Oakland in 2023, one of the Bay’s finest representations of modern Mexican American baking They decided to move into a separate unit within the complex Ximena Williams spotted the neighbor connection first reaching out to Liu when she learned they’d be neighbors She noticed Liu posting about her new space on Instagram and introduced herself at the West Coast Craft Fair where they both held pop-ups “People who love pastries love all kinds of pastries,” Williams says “They have a little bakery hop and go from bakery to bakery trying everything.” Cake Therapy is owner Andrew Tolentino’s love letter to his Filipino and Asian American identity. Lemon cake slices with yuzu buttercream. Vegan chai cakes. The flavors of those heritages came to a head throughout the pandemic. His bake sales to support Black Lives Matter and End Asian Hate movements While vying for a Vacant to Vibrant store setup It was Instagram that tipped off Tolentino to his neighbors at first Christine’s is the only one open on Thursdays the bakers put out flowers and tables where customers and locals who live in the complex enjoy all the sweet fare “We all focus on our own flavors,” Tolentino says All three agree that their businesses work in concert with each other They had their reservations when considering their similar products and Liu has hosted embroidery workshops in her space The main synergy comes from the fact that their customers now come for the separate three bakeries; the bakery row vibes are strong like Seattle’s Post Alley or the Ferry Building The future may not be so conforming — Liu feels she is just about ready to expand to a bigger space for instance — so customers should enjoy the vibe while they can Moreover, these three businesses do provide something novel to the neighborhood with their bakery row. There’s Tartine — “super gentrifiers” as the New Yorker puts it — but the manufactory over in this part of the area is more for pizzas and wine anyway There’s a pastry case at CoffeeShop further afield but nothing made with this level of intention or for these audiences The Mission’s bakery row is just one of its latest secrets buried in all the newness the neighborhood receives as San Francisco continues to change “Each baker has their own unique story,” Liu says “Just come expecting to try different things and look forward to trying that variety.” Cake Therapy, Christine’s, and Florecita Panaderia are located at 2823 18th Street in San Francisco Four Oakland high school students are demanding action on lead-contaminated drinking water in schools saying it threatens the health and futures of thousands of youths Their call echoes the lead crisis in SF’s Bayview-Hunters Point and the Mission and Nijeer Roy-Enis launched the initiative to push for urgent infrastructure fixes prompting a plan to install inline filters though experts say only point-of-use filters offer meaningful protection Students also report that existing filtered water stations are often broken or overused where students are predominantly Latino and low-income families report poor communication about contamination and little transparency about when and how water systems will be fixed While both Oakland and San Francisco districts cite high remediation costs — over $50 million in Oakland alone — students and families argue that protecting children’s health shouldn’t be optional Recent state legislation and a proposed $10 billion bond may provide partial funding but critics say current laws place the burden of fixing lead issues largely on under-resourced schools For youth organizers like those behind Project Nemo the fight for clean water is inseparable from the fight for racial justice “The board waited until things were really “I hope that in the future the board shows us that they care about kids in our schools.” EdSource has a helpful map indicating the lead levels in schools throughout the state Image: Jonathan Chng/Unsplash One man has died and another injured after a high-speed crash involving four cars on the Bay Bridge on Friday night The crash temporarily closed westbound I-80 lanes near the incline After a night of questionable decisions and internet infamy the Warriors fan who stole a watercolor sketch from Madrone Art Bar last weekend has returned the artwork—along with a $100 repayment and a heartfelt apology Get the latest posts delivered right to your inbox Get all the latest & greatest posts delivered straight to your inbox The Best Restaurants in Noe Valley The 18 Best Restaurants and Bars in the Mission The Best Places to Eat and Drink in the Richmond District Make plans to check out a returning pho favorite and a South Van Ness restaurant serving up ice cream pairings and saffron pasta with sardines however — the Eater SF Heatmap — highlights recently opened spots or ones we’re particularly excited about for one reason or another it’s the answer to that ever-burning question: Where should I be eating right now all of which have reached their six-month anniversary — Additional reporting by Paolo Bicchieri Dianne de Guzman is an award-winning journalist and regional editor for Eater’s Northern California/Pacific Northwest sites. Of the new restaurants she hasn’t been to yet, she’s most looking forward to Aydea, after experiencing a warming bowl of the pelmeni at Outside Lands last year Shoji aims to be the new anchor of the SoMa dining scene If movies have taught us anything, it’s that a redemption arc can feel satisfying. And so it goes when one of San Francisco’s most beloved pho spots, Turtle Tower, was able to mount a comeback with the original team after being closed for a little over a year It may feel tempting to compare it to past experiences at the Tenderloin and SoMa locations but just enjoy the chicken-based pho ga for what it is now at its spiffier new location on California Street Spring for the chicken wings if they’re not sold out and prepare yourself for its newly installed later hours (now closing at 9 p.m Thursday through Sunday) and upcoming liquor license The Best Places to Eat and Drink in the Financial District The 14 Best Lunch Spots Across San Francisco Outta Sight Pizza expanded with a second shop in San Francisco The pizzas are mostly the same as the Tenderloin outpost but this new location’s larger kitchen will allow co-owner Eric Ehler to play around more with the menu where slices like a recent butter chicken granny slice may pop up from time to time Pizzas worth $15,000 just hit Mid-Market Chef David Jacobson and Raluca Romero just opened Cheezy’s Artisan Pizza on the first floor of food hall Saluhall on Market Street Jacobson brings years of pizza supremacy throughout the Bay to the new project The square gluten-free pie here is amongst the best in the city Another smash burger specialist has entered the chat with the opening of Smish Smash at mid-Market’s Saluhall Taking over the former Burgare Bar space at the food hall Smish Smash is led by chef Victor Donado and his partner Amy Han and they are slinging the ultimate smashed burger patties with edges that achieve that sought-after crisp laciness With a list of classic burgers done up with Donado’s specialty sauces It’s where Donado really gets to play around with the burger format Try the aromatic saffron pasta with sardines Parker and Caroline Brown’s hi-fi restaurant, with dishes serving as testaments to gussied-up Midwest fare, was already going to be a splashy addition to the Mission District; Parker was a chef at now-closed, Michelin star-holding Aphotic. Then they linked with the Coffee Movement’s Bryan Overstreet to offer high-end drinks in the morning alongside donuts and coffee soft serve Reservations will be an option come Thursday Divisadero Street is flush with excellent burgers. The newest entrant to the neighborhood is Hamburger Project, featuring a tight menu of three smash burgers. Diners can expect a classic option with American cheese, diced white onions, HP sauce, and pickles; an Oklahoma-style fried onion burger with Peppadew peppers; and a Wisconsin-style butter burger. Hamburger Project accepts online orders The 40-year-old Marina District hotspot for big-time steaks is open once again after an extended remodel. Now chef Daniel Lucero, formerly of SoMa’s now-closed Afici and Thomas Keller’s Bouchon Bistro this place is the sexy favorite for the Chestnut Street strip The 12 Best Places to Eat and Drink in the Marina The Best Restaurants in the Sunset and Parkside The former Sunset Reservoir building is now revived as Fifty Vara Diners can order one of the beers made onsite but the bar is also ready with higher-proof cocktails and no-proof drinks if that’s what you’re after the menu has a sizable amount of small bites perfect for groups gathering for a meal but heftier items include a pork chop and a burger that is decidedly tavern-style Aydea opened in SoMa in January 2024 and quickly earned a following for its dishes from the Republic of Tatarstan, a cuisine rarely seen in this city. It became popular enough that owner Chris Dumesnil decided to open a second location of Aydea pelmeni — halal beef dumplings in bone broth — is an excellent place to start The Best Places to Eat and Drink in the Richmond District El Tecolote when I saw someone shoot up in front of me for the first time.  who was born and raised in the Mission District down Julian Avenue towards 16th Street when I noticed a middle-aged disheveled white woman sitting on the sidewalk whatever was in that syringe entered her vein I was already familiar with stories like hers I had spent countless nights in Narcotics Anonymous meetings across San Francisco and Oakland with my dad who had decades of “clean time” under his belt I had heard “using stories” from people battling addiction my father turned to me and said: “That used to be your father.”  But if you were to believe San Francisco’s new mayor — or read the latest headline from a certain San Francisco news start-up — you’d think that addiction and housing insecurity in the Mission were the unwanted hand-me-downs from the Tenderloin.  The Mission and TL have long faced these struggles but because these neighborhoods have been ignored They are neighborhoods that have long been homes to migrant and refugee communities yet the city has tolerated their suffering — as long as it stayed within their borders and out of wealthier areas I didn’t write this to say that we should accept the pain and desperation we see every day in these neighborhoods But we must acknowledge a hard truth: this suffering has existed for a long time It didn’t matter when it was the children of immigrants growing up alongside addiction It didn’t matter when entire families were crammed into SROs It didn’t matter when generations of Black and brown San Franciscans were pushed into poverty It matters now because the recently opened yoga studio is losing business It matters now because gentrifiers believe the exorbitant rent they pay should shield them from the reality of struggle many in the city face daily It matters now because the national narrative is that the City is lost.  When people say that the Mission has become the Tenderloin they aren’t just describing a shift — they’re revealing something deeper They’re admitting that suffering in the TL was always seen as acceptable The Mission is the Mission. A neighborhood named after a genocidal project. A neighborhood that was home to various waves of migration and redlining — now a battleground of gentrification.  I walked down Julian toward 16th with my wife and kid — the way my dad and I used to decades ago And every time I walk past a person who still suffers from addiction or housing insecurity I try to tap into the empathy I felt in that moment.  Because scapegoating society’s most vulnerable has never solved anything — it only deepens and prolongs the suffering We’re looking at a June reopening date for Mission Street’s beloved kitschy nightclub Beauty Bar and it’s getting its popular mural redone by the same artist who originally painted it ten years ago Well, that facelift took a little longer than expected. But Mission Local reported last month that the bar would be opening “in April.” We’ve got something of an update to that timeline but as Mission and 19th street passersby may have noticed the mural on the side of the building is being completely restored somewhere around that area,” new Beauty Bar owner Jahaziel Garay tells SFist And how did the longtime SF bartender Garay end up buying Beauty Bar and he says ‘There’s a bar for sale.’ He had done that a couple times before “But he said the magic words ‘Beauty Bar.’ I said The mural is being restored too, and by the original artist, popular SF muralist Deb who painted the mural outside of the club in 2015 and I’m the first person that was given this location to paint a mural,” Deb says to SFist “It was a 1960s retro beauty parlor kind of a vibe and [the previous owners] wanted to keep that aesthetic.” You’ve likely seen Deb’s work elsewhere around town, notably the “Love is Love” mural in the Castro that went up right after same-sex marriage was legalized (The above detail is her work outside the El Capitan parking garage The Australian-born Deb describes her work as “somewhere between pop surrealism and mid-century modern “It’s a celebration that this mural is turning ten “In an area where so much damage can be caused above we see a photo of the original mural being painted back in 2015 this for many reasons is my favorite mural,” she tells us “People were really sad the bar was closed and now people are finding out the bar’s reopening And they’re really excited to see the restoration.” At a corner that sees a great deal of tagging and graffiti “The choice to restore it was very obvious,” according to Deb “There were a lot of misplaced colors from sun damage The basics of the mural remain the same: It’s three women in a beauty salon “I get pictures of people posing as one of the girls all the time “They send me adorable photos and I love it.” But many smaller details are being added in the touch-up like some new features with the pink flamingos including the addition of Garay’s dogs Esco and Chapo (Chapo passed about seven months ago) “I wanted to give him  something that made this more his now that he is the new owner of the bar.” they will not have live DJs again at first as that’s going to take a little bit more permitting time But will there be manicures given in the bar again noting that he's planning manicures as maybe an occasional pop-up activity Related: Mission District’s Beauty Bar Has Closed Permanently, Was Reportedly Sold [SFist] A local nonprofit that has had it hands in many prominent projects around San Francisco and that was linked to the Mohammed Nuru corruption scandal appears to be under a significant financial burden after some of its funding disappeared editor / reporter who has been published in almost every San Francisco publication By: 5:00 am on January 8 New renderings have been published for a four-story residential infill at 237 Sanchez Street in San Francisco’s Mission District neighborhood The latest illustrations show an iteration of the over-four-year-old plans to replace the single-story home with five apartments 237 Sanchez Street basement and ground-level floor plans The roughly 40-foot tall structure will feature five full-floor apartments from the basement level up to the fourth floor Unit types will vary with two one-bedroom units alongside a two-bedroom The basement and ground level will feature smaller units sharing the floors for communal purposes and a corridor leading to the narrow rear yard Inncon Design is responsible for the architecture The firm is a subsidiary of the San Francisco-based Innovative Construction Implement & Design Company The exterior will be clad with a familiar mix of stucco and engineered wood siding The tiny 0.072-acre property is positioned between Market Street and 16th Street. The site is a few blocks from the Castro light rail station and two blocks from Duboce Park New building permits had been filed in October of 2020 City records show the property last sold in mid-2018 for $1.9 million Construction is expected to last around a year from groundbreaking to completion Subscribe to YIMBY’s daily e-mail Follow YIMBYgram for real-time photo updates Like YIMBY on Facebook Follow YIMBY’s Twitter for the latest in YIMBYnews How does this charmless infill project have woodlands on both side and more exterior lights than the San Diego freeway When a project is designed on a computer program without hand to pen skill and architectural knowledge The renderings insult the intelligence of any viewer who currently lives in and around the Mission District The current building is right up against its neighbors so there is no way in hell — none — that the completed building is going to have trees and other greenery on both sides That is the sign of an avaricious developer I’ll be interested to see if the developer actually breaks ground or if this is just a play to flip the entitled property Not sure what’s going on with the surrounding greenspace of this project but the building itself looks very nice and would be a welcome addition to the neighborhood And completely out of scale with the neighborhood It is directly across the street from a row of 4 story apartment buildings It is also directly across the street from the proposed 8 story development at 2201 Market It is 0.2 miles and a 4 minute walk to the entrance to the Church Muni stationand less than 200ft from the Market & Sanchez F line streetcar stop It is less than 100yds away from the new 5 story building at 2210 Market It is just over 100yds away from the new 6 story building at the northeast corner of Market & Sanchez There’s nothing out of scale about it and to claim otherwise is both a brazen lie and a totally unserious talking point Not real certain about any firm that would produce renderings like this The images DO NOT EVEN REMOTELY DESCRIBE THE CONTEXT of the project How does this structure interact and compliment the ones it actually touches but it looks like they own the entire block surrounded by wooded forests water-spots unless you have it washed off every day Can’t tell if the house is set back from the lot line or other adjacent houses either the circulation routes are wasteful at the “basement” level I would reject this until there is some accurate context of surrounding existing buildings added show the frontage and lot line position adjacent to the existing housing on both sides and shadow studies done to see how much light is actually getting to the lower level Looks like the (2) trees in the front yard are scrapped as well so thanks for making all of these mistakes The proven to be pointless requirement for 2 stairs drastically limits what can be done and removes the possibility for far superior floorplans within the same overall footprint While I don’t disagree with the overall goal of this project Why not save the extremely cute Spanish bungalow and build a taller addition to the rear you could have made the addition complement the existing house And trading a marginally sized garage and curb cut for those beautiful street trees no one is dragging those trash cans up the stairs to the street unless there is alley access that can’t be seen on google It is beyond depressing all the effete NIMBY misanthropes from Socketsite came over to the SF YIMBY forum after the site went defunct Nobody cares about your vapid whinging about muh greedy developers or whatever This atrocity will be a blight on my neighborhood ga('send', 'event', ‘Robert ‘Becker, 'Impression', 'https://sfyimby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/desktop-ad.jpg', { nonInteraction: true }); ADVERTISEMENT ga('send', 'event', 'SF YIMBY', 'Impression', 'https://sfyimby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sfyimbyadnews.jpg', { nonInteraction: true }); ga('send', 'event', 'SF YIMBY', 'Impression', 'https://sfyimby.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sf-yimby-dot-com-graphic.jpg', { nonInteraction: true }); Follow on Instagram © COPYRIGHT New York YIMBY LLC By: 5:00 am on March 20 New construction is expected for a three-story residential infill at 948 Capp Street in San Francisco’s Mission District. The project will replace an alley-facing garage with a three-floor house along Lilac Street, half a block from the 24th Street Mission BART Station A Texas-based individual is listed as the property owner Steve Bodner Architects is responsible for the application and design The drafted plans include a mix of board-formed concrete and wood siding In keeping with the neighborhood’s vibrant street art culture mural paintings will be incorporated on the Lilac Street elevation The new house will have three bedrooms and three bathrooms with an elevator to ensure accessibility to the first and second floors for the expected tenant The narrow property is located between Capp and Lilac Street The future resident will be half a block from the 24th Street Mission BART Station and a full block from the nearest grocery store Public records show that Michael Yuan purchased the property in 2023 for $1.3 million Construction is expected to cost around a million dollars The timeline for work has yet to be established Michelle Hernandez’s 18th Street bakery is open for full service for the first time since opening in October 2020 One of the Mission’s must-try French bakeries is at long last fully operational. Le Dix-Sept opened on 18th Street in October 2020 with just a takeout window Now the bakery is open for customers to come inside and sit down for the first time ever the business reopened after about five months closed while building out the revamped space There are to-go items and a suite of little chairs and tables The business is well-known for its passionfruit almond tart and caneles with gluten-free buckwheat brownies on deck Beyond the expanded room and seating, the bakery is introducing Viennoiserie to its offerings, thanks to Hernandez’s second outpost in Potrero Hill That means croissants — specifically the pistachio orange blossom croissant — that are already doing numbers The reopening is big for folks in that few-block radius too: There’s not much else in that area for these kinds of treats The bar’s ownership took to social media to let customers there’ll be no more Ketel One vodka A post shared by Holy Nata (@holynataofficial) KQED Live EventsPRX Podcast Garage EventsEvents Around the Bay AreaMember Benefits with KQED LiveVideos from KQED LiveWatch recordings of recent KQED Live events FeaturedThat's My WordAn ongoing exploration of Bay Area hip-hop history See Senior Director of TV Programming Meredith Speight’s recommendations from this month’s KQED 9 Watch recordings of recent KQED Live events Support KQED by using your donor-advised fund to make a charitable gift Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and whether or not you have a boo, don’t stress. On Feb. 8, the Mission District’s signature V-Day event, Lovers Lane returns to celebrate love for San Francisco and its creative community The free block party takes over Balmy Alley wellness services like massage and other resources Lovers Lane was founded by artists Lucia Gonzalez Ippolito (whose work is currently featured in SOMArts’ Palestine solidarity show, From the River to the Bay) and Alfredo Uribe the event uplifts the many diverse creatives and community activists of the Mission Performances on the main stage include danza azteca from Coyolxauqui SF; an oldies DJ set from Thee Homegirls of Soul; live hip-hop from Sin Fronteras Dreams Diabbla and Afterthought and the Top Chefs; jazz and soul vocals by Lizzy Paris; live mariachi music from CMC Mariaci; son jarocho and Arabic folk music by Corazón de Cedro; and many more And the kids zone offers plenty of activities for families will have over a dozen food vendors to choose from including Asúkar Palestinian Cuban Fusion Lovers Lane takes over Balmy Alley and 25th Street between Harrison and Treat in San Francisco on Saturday, Feb. 8, from 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Details here Liqueur brand Brucato Amaro will set up shop on Van Ness Avenue with a cocktail bar and food menu to boot The much-upgraded Brucato Amaro will take over 275 Van Ness Avenue. The business is known for its liqueurs; the brand’s name is a nod to early Italian immigrant John Brucato who founded the San Francisco Farmers Market. Dinners in the space are available upon opening with lunches to roll out in April, courtesy of chef Chip King, previously chef de cuisine at Merchant Roots Expect dishes like bread with cacio e pepe cultured butter and saffron pasta with sardines Tours of the distillery will be available for booking in late April There’s about to be one fewer restaurant for outstanding seafood in the East Bay. The Walnut Creek Yacht Club will hold its final service on Wednesday, May 7. The Mercury News reports owners of the 29-year-old business Ellen McCarty and Kevin Weinberg are headed into retirement Rather than risking the reputation of the business they don’t do the fish and chips and they changed the chowder recipe,’ ” Weinberg told the outlet The recent crackdown on vending and drug use along SoMa’s Sixth Street may be getting some results but those results appear to be just moving the unsavoriness to major plazas in the Mission District If you frequent either the 16th Street Mission BART station or 24th Street Mission BART station intersections, you’re familiar with how this plays out on a daily basis. The years-old crackdown on street vendors seems to work effectively during daylight hours and a smattering of bright-vested Public Works employees and drug users pretty much taking control of both plazas “It’s clear that enforcement in the Tenderloin and SoMa and Sixth Street is just pushing people down here,” the district’s supervisor Jackie Fielder told the Chronicle “I have serious concerns about the efficacy of that strategy.” Fielder says that strategy needs to implement more drug treatment The most stunning finding in the Chronicle’s report is that Public Works has handed out some 100 fines and citations for illegal vending in the last two years but only 11 of these have been handed out in the Mission District That’s where most of the illegal vending is happening A Public Works spokesperson tells the Chron that illegal vendors simply flee when the see enforcement coming around The only people being cited are those who give their names and cooperate with being busted which indicates we might need more of a law enforcement approach than a Public Works approach the SFPD says they’re setting up some sort of “Mission Command Center,” similar to the Drug Market Agency Coordination Center in South of Market and Tenderloin And Lurie joined with state Senator Scott Wiener earlier this month to announce Wiener’s proposed new state law that would bring more police involvement into illegal street vending enforcement But in a very metaphoric representation of what this effort is up against, just minutes after Lurie and Wiener wrapped that press conference, gunshots were being fired on Mission Street not even a block away Related: Is Sixth Street Worse Than It's Ever Been? [SFist] Sonoma County Sheriff Eddie Engram does not support a proposed ordinance that bans all collaboration with ICE and his department has worked with ICE in the last year Two people were attacked with a baseball bat Thursday in the Tenderloin; a Cal Fire captain was murdered by her wife; and a law professor explains what if any impacts Trump's executive order will have in the Tenderloin By: 5:00 am on September 27 The 137-foot tall structure is expected to yield around 88,300 square feet including 85,950 square feet for housing and 2,400 square feet for retail Parking will be included for 103 bicycles in a ground-level room connected to the residential lobby While some private balconies are incorporated into the southern elevation’s light well shared amenities will be elevated to the rooftop lounge and open-air deck The team is using Assembly Bill 1287 to achieve a 100% density bonus by designating 16 affordable units Eight of the residences will be for very low-income households and eight for moderate-income households To allow the project to achieve its increased residential capacity the team has requested a height limit waiver and concessions related to the rear yard size 2812 Mission Street ground-level floor plan The preliminary plan-set does not include any details about the future design of 2812 Mission Street. Looking at the team’s other work in San Francisco can provide some insight into the team’s approach to narrow high-rise infills. Earlier this year, oWow filed similar AB 1287-increased plans for 960 Howard Street in SoMa the tower is clad with a mix of fiber cement The 0.15-acre project site is located along Mission Street between 24th and 25th Street. The northern property line overlooks the city’s busy 24th Street BART Station The site is close to the Carnegie-built public library at 300 Bartlett Street where crews are overseeing the renovations and expansion of the historic civic landmark Demolition will be required for two single-story commercial buildings occupied by a taqueria and bank The estimated cost and timeline for construction have yet to be established Super excited for this slice of the Mission to get built up It’s criminal to think that we have a “mass transit” system with so little density and housing adjacent well-maintained gathering areas for the community (and tourists) with seats They should feel more like a park and less like a parking lot IMHO oWow has an interesting approach but I haven’t been super impressed with the quality and finish of their work I think it would benefit us all to challenge design standards and push for a better higher quality design for this site—a la David Baker Architects It’s crazy that some Bart stations surrounded by single story buildings in SF Anyone who thinks that it’s okay to show a simple building section and site plan should have their heads examine Too bad BART presumably won’t let the retail space front the plaza Would be great if a restaurant or cafe in that space could utilize outdoor seating on the plaza to better activate it What makes you think BART won’t allow plaza-facing retail That’s exactly what was being proposed at 16th St BART before the activists destroyed that project (the so-called “Monster in the Mission”) Just based on the floor plan for the ground floor that was published Whatever happened to the Miracle on the Mission building at 16th and Mission the developer handed it over to the city for a potential BMR project) and its in funding purgatory with no real substantive progress to note More housing in a transit rich area is great some more family oriented 3 bedroom units would be great Nobody who rides BART to work is going to able to afford these because we live in a city where people who can afford to buy a modestly scaled condo are clearly not riding public transit whatsoever the 6 figure salary crowd are probably the only group who actually pay to ride transit at this point By: 5:00 am on December 27 A new restaurant and entertainment space have been proposed for development at 1815 Market Street in Mission District The project proposal includes the redevelopment of a new rooftop Caribbean cocktail bar and nightclub Dante Buckley of The Divine Comedy LLC is the owner after renovation the multilevel rooftop cocktail bar and Caribbean restaurant will double as a nightclub and event space Recent renderings showcase the 3,500-square-foot venue combining two tenant spaces at 1815-1819 Market Street and add a rooftop lounge The proposal features a habitable roof deck over the roughly 3,000-square-feet combined of two tenant spaces Proposed renovation includes expansion at the rear of the building to create more space for a kitchen a staircase and an elevator connecting the ground floor and rooftop levels A Planning Commission hearing has been scheduled on January 09, 2025, details of joining can be found here Permit applications have been submitted since last summer the current target for opening is the first half of 2025 as the operation navigates final permits and prepares for construction The building features about 100 feet of frontage at the corner of Market and Pearl streets abutting one of the building’s other two tenants Should demolish the existing building not worth remaining and build something more interesting,like a multistory residential building with restaurant on ground floor The developers need hire a more talented architect first A cafe worker in the Mission District is being hailed as a hero for jumping out from behind the counter to pummel a would-be backpack thief Friday morning and hold him until police arrived The incident happened at Carlin's Cafe at Valencia and 14th streets around 6:45 am on Friday, and as Mission Local reports it was cafe worker Nick Grant who sprang into action as soon as the masked assailant entered the cafe and grabbed a customer's backpack and sprayed bear mace in the customer's direction you can see Grant push a service cart full of pastry boxes into the suspect and then grab him and begin pummeling him with punches The suspect also sprayed bear mace into Grant's face and he says he's still having breathing problems from it who had seen the masked assailant enter the cafe and then the ensuing fight also sprang into action and ran into the cafe As Carroll tells KPIX "I was on the phone with 911 and I tried to assess the situation and figure out which one was the robber I figured out which one it was and put my arm around his neck." Both Caroll and Grant held the assailant down until police arrived and took him into custody "Luckily I had the background and training to be that right guy at the right time." whose grandfather originally ran this cafe tells Mission Local that Grant insisted on coming back into work for his Saturday morning shift Apparently the customer whose backpack was saved from being robbed was back in the cafe early Saturday and Grant says they're now on a first-name basis "Before yesterday I just knew him as ‘ham egg and bagel guy.'" the suspect was briefly hospitalized for injuries unrelated to the incident as the Contra Costa County city will have an LGBTQ majority on its city council as of Tuesday night the first ever such majority in the Bay Area and only the third ever in state history Another apparent battery fire broke out at an apartment at Sixth and Minna streets this weekend and two dogs had to be rescued from the blaze Barmann is a fiction writer and web editor who's lived in San Francisco for 20+ years By: 4:30 am on November 15 A new affordable housing project has been proposed for the development at 2530 18th Street in Mission District The project proposal includes the development of a new affordable housing development offering 73 units The project site is currently owned by 2530 18th, LLC, an affiliate of Homeless Prenatal Program (HPP). HPP is working with the developer Mercy Housing. Mithun is the project architect The scope of work features a new home for the Homeless Prenatal Program resource agency and 73 new affordable homes The project will bring an eight story mixed-use social services and multi-family residential building with approximately seventy-three (73) affordable apartments including thirty-five (35) one-bedroom units Each apartment includes a full kitchen and bathroom The building will also include resident support and management areas and a community room to be occupied by the Homeless Prenatal Program (HPP) As previously covered the 85-foot tall structure will yield 88,170 square feet with 51,000 square feet for residential use nearly 20,000 square feet of amenities and shared space and 12,800 square feet for the HPP facilities An additional 2,100 square feet will be offered from residential courtyards and an HPP garden The project received a $16 million preliminary gap commitment from MOHCD a loan of $4,946,900 to Mercy Housing California and a loan in the amount of $4,900,000 to 2530 18th LLC to repay an acquisition loan from First Republic Bank (FRB) The total City financing of the project is $11,846,900 A project review meeting with the Citywide Affordable Housing Loan Committee has been scheduled Owner Denise Gonzales says about 70% of the products sold in her store are imported from Mexico Amid a back-and-forth over tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada many San Francisco small businesses that sell handmade goods food and other items are rattled. (Gina Castro/KQED)Updated 12:36 p.m Brightly colored Catrina and Lupita dolls, a mariachi band of skeleton figurines, and clay and wood calaveras and corazóns crowd the shelves at Luz de Luna on 24th Street in San Francisco The Mission District gift shop’s ceiling-length window displays are bursting with goodies for holidays, birthdays and special occasions — items that owner Denise Gonzales said many locals cherish but might not be able to afford if costs increase under President Trump’s newly announced federal tariffs More than two-thirds of the store’s inventory is handmade and imported from Mexico “The items that we sell are not a necessity they are not like bread and butter,” Gonzales told KQED “This is a luxury or something that we buy once in a while people won’t be able to afford us anymore Whether customers will be able to weather higher prices if Trump does instate a tariff in April is a question Gonzales has been asking herself a lot “I have clients that work in restaurants and they have to [wear] a Mexican shirt,” Gonzales said Tariffs are paid by the importer bringing the goods into the U.S. despite Trump’s assertions otherwise Those higher costs are typically passed on to the consumer Since she hadn’t placed any orders since the tariff was announced earlier this week she didn’t want to raise costs preemptively or risk losing sales “I want items to keep selling,” she said “I don’t want to just wait and add 25% because I haven’t paid that.” she’ll have to do so if the tariffs take effect since continuing to stock the store with authentic items is a priority that will cost her more “Everything is handcrafted and made in Mexico and is work by the people They live out of that money that they create,” she told KQED “Too many times I see things on the internet said many of her customers come to get canned goods it feels [like] you’re connected to home to what you left behind,” she told KQED in Spanish “It’s what allows you to live and feel like you are not so far away from home.” She’s also worried about raising prices. Castillo said that since Trump took office, her store has already been quieter. She believes some community members are staying home, worried about increased immigration enforcement “We don’t sell as we used to sell and that worries us because we have to pay bills,” she told KQED After a month-long delay following widespread pushback from Democrats and economic leaders, Trump levied new 25% tariffs on goods imported from Mexico and Canada under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act on Monday saying that the flow of fentanyl and other drugs from the countries “is a national emergency and public health crisis.” The administration also imposed a 20% tariff on goods imported from China and a 10% tariff on Canadian energy products he signed executive orders on Thursday to give both Canada and Mexico a temporary exemption for goods that are traded under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement which he signed during his first term to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement and covers most imports The pause will last until April 2; Canada and Mexico can avoid the tariffs longer if they show they have made more progress curbing fentanyl trafficking a senior administration official told reporters on a conference call ahead of the signing The back-and-forth about where tariffs stand has been confusing for business owners like Arturo Felix who manages Casa Lucas Market in the Mission and they did start quoting me higher prices,” he said “I didn’t even think about that but right now I’m going back to it — I talked to these guys early in the morning — and they all did quote me like a few more dollars and it’s not ready to use yet.” Gavin Newsom called the tariffs “taxes on American families” that would drive up costs on everyday items like groceries which Felix said is a daunting thought for customers already seeing sky-high prices “Tomatoes recently got up to like $3 a pound’ it was so crazy whose father has owned the popular Mexican grocery store for more than 40 years Customers streaming through the market on 24th and Florida streets Wednesday afternoon were buying avocados limes and oranges that Felix sources from Mexico for most of the year A lot of tomatoes also come into California from British Columbia and Vancouver Felix said sometimes Casa Lucas can absorb price hikes from shippers — as it did when tomato prices rose — but eventually it becomes unsustainable not to raise the store’s prices He’s remaining hopeful that the tariffs won’t have a huge impact on essentials like food “I would think that that would probably affect more high-priced items,” he said “Food items are cheaper than like a car “I hope that everything gets settled because food does get imported a lot from Mexico You’d be surprised how much stuff comes from there and Canada KQED’s Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí contributed to this report To learn more about how we use your information, please read our privacy policy. was featured for the third straight year in a row in the Michelin Guide in August The City is using National Taco Day and National Hispanic Heritage Month to shine a light on the small business owners who make up the neighborhood's culinary scene Friday is National Taco Day and you can celebrate by taking a taco tour in the Mission Mission Lotería, a tour operator that organizes shopping initiatives around Mission Street to support local businesses has teamed up with The City’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development to create the first-ever “Mission Taco Tour.” Guests will be able to sample tacos from at least 10 participating venues located in the vicinity of Mission and 24th streets Organizers of the event — held in honor of both National Taco Day and Hispanic Heritage Month which extends from mid-September to mid-October — are “super excited” to showcase the Mission’s “iconic taquerias,” said Luis Quiroz creator of Mission Lotería’s shopping campaigns While not all the participating restaurants specialize in tacos organizers hope the dish will help introduce people to local business owners The Mission “is home to a variety of Hispanic customs and traditions that are best experienced through food and culture,” Quiroz said The taco tour will “showcase that in a way that supports our small businesses and restaurants and brings people together.” Guests can choose from a self-guided tour Both tours include a choice of five tacos from participating venues Proceeds from the ticket sales will go directly to the participating restaurants as part of The City’s Latino Heritage Month campaign OEWD is awarding a $500 grant to each of those restaurants Money for those grants comes from the agency’s yearly programming budget Among the restaurants taking part in the taco tour is Donaji, which two months ago made the Michelin Guide for the third straight year in a row a nod to the background of chef and owner Isai Cuevas from the tortillas and tamales to the taquitos Cuevas told The Examiner that he wanted to be part of the event “to expose our restaurant — our cuisine — as much as I can in The City.” As part of the tour, Donjai will serve cochinita pork tacos in which the pork is marinated and braised with achiote and other spices He said he chose the Yucatan-style dish because he figured it would be different from the carne asada fish tacos and pollo asado that other restaurants were likely to serve Diana Ponce De Leon, OEWD’s director of community economic development told The Examiner the tour is part of The City’s continuing effort to revive and support its commercial corridors When OEWD met with merchants a few weeks ago many said they wanted to draw people back to the area and thought a taco tour would help Mission Loteria and other organizers created an event that combines food with art Guests will get stickers designed by local artists at each venue Proxy materials for Wells Fargo’s annual shareholder meeting show the financial services giant’s address as being 420 Montgomery St San Francisco is hosting everything from lucha libre matches to day parties The City aims to encourage owners of certain vulnerable structures to carry out retrofits why don’t we use Mission Lotería to do a campaign around National Taco Day and invite folks to the Mission?’ but really in a more curated way,” Ponce De Leon said Another local business owner taking part in the tour is Eduardo Antonio, who co-owns Cafe de Olla Launched by Antonio and co-owner Francisco Camacho in December 2019 the cafe struggled during the COVID-19 pandemic Antonio teamed up with Mission Lottería in the wake of the pandemic to try to revive his business The organization helped the cafe host bingo game nights to bring in customers The bingo players would eat and drink between rounds Cafe de Olla will serve crispy tacos made with hibiscus flowers for the event Antonio said he had sold 50 tickets for the tour by Thursday afternoon with another 25 orders on the way He said he thinks the taco tour could be good for business People are still finding out about us,” Antonio said Antonio and Cuevas both said they see the taco tour as a way to connect with their neighbors but to be part of the community,” Antonio said Food can serve as the connection between the two more practical reason for taking part in the taco tour “Being part of this event is going to be a nice exposure for us,” he said jsalazar@sfexaminer.com Email notifications are only sent once a day Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Ben Pimentel’s new weekly newsletter covering the biggest technology stories in San Francisco Receive our newspaper electronically with the e-edition email Receive occasional local offers from our website and its advertisers Sneak peek of the Examiner real estate section We'll send breaking news and news alerts to you as they happen Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account By: 4:30 am on December 9 A new residential project has been proposed for development at 34 Woodward Street in Mission District The project proposal includes the conversion of a three-story residential building to offer six dwelling units Quezada Architecture is responsible for the designs 34 Woodward Street Section via Quesada Architecture The project site is improved with a three-story building The scope of work proposes a change of use and development in order to offer six residential dwelling units of which one unit will be deed restricted affordable unit The project will yield a total built-up area spanning 10,909 square feet Six bike parking spaces will be provided on the site 34 Woodward Street View via Quesada Architecture The project would legitimize three existing second-floor residential units the project proposes new front doors and windows along the property’s Woodward Street frontage and installation of skylights and light wells for units lacking natural light 34 Woodward Street Section 2 via Quesada Architecture The estimated construction timeline has not been revealed yet This isn’t historic or trafficked or visible from a Main Street SAN FRANCISCO — Mayor Daniel Lurie joined city leaders and community partners Wednesday to break ground on Casa Adelante—1515 South Van Ness a new 100% affordable housing project in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission District The development will provide 168 permanently affordable rental homes for low-income families including those experiencing or exiting homelessness and households impacted by HIV Located within the Calle 24 Latino Cultural District the $167.7 million project represents a major step forward in San Francisco’s efforts to combat displacement and ensure working-class families can remain in the city “We must urgently build more housing to make sure the next generation of San Franciscans can afford to raise their kids here,” said Mayor Lurie “Casa Adelante brings 168 units of 100% affordable housing to the Mission—opening doors for families who need it most.” Casa Adelante at 1515 South Van Ness is the latest in a series of deeply affordable developments initiated in the Mission in recent years It is being led by San Francisco-based nonprofit developers Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA) and Chinatown Community Development Center (CCDC) both of which have worked extensively to create community-centered housing across the city “I am thrilled to break ground on this 100% affordable housing project,” said District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder “The Mission continues to be a neighborhood that not only demands 100% affordable housing Fielder also acknowledged the critical roles played by community advocates the city’s Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD) the new building will include several on-site community resources: a Head Start childcare center operated by Wu Yee Children’s Services and a new home for the Nuevo Sol Day Laborer and Domestic Worker Center The development sits adjacent to another affordable project a senior housing complex completed five years ago we’re building on that legacy with another transformative development—one that not only creates affordable homes but also anchors vital community resources,” said MEDA CEO Luis Granados “It’s a testament to what’s possible when community vision is honored and funders invest in innovative community-rooted developments that strengthen neighborhoods for generations to come.” Chinatown CDC Executive Director Malcolm Yeung echoed that sentiment describing the project as “the largest affordable housing development in the Mission in two decades.” He praised the partnership with MEDA and city officials noting the importance of community-led planning in shaping a development that meets both housing and service needs Construction will be overseen by a joint venture between Guzman Construction Group and Marinship two minority-owned contractors certified as local businesses Additional contributors include David Baker Architects and Armando Vasquez of Architecture + Construction Management Funding for the project comes from a combination of sources including the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development the California Department of Housing and Community Development (via the Multi-Family Housing Program) and federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits The groundbreaking ceremony comes amid Mayor Lurie’s broader housing and homelessness agenda Lurie has unveiled several ambitious initiatives including the “Breaking the Cycle” plan to overhaul the city’s approach to behavioral health and homelessness and a “Family Zoning” proposal to update outdated land-use laws He also partnered with the nonprofit Tipping Point Community to launch a new $11 million pilot aimed at preventing family homelessness Casa Adelante—1515 South Van Ness is seen as a tangible step in fulfilling that vision particularly for the historically underserved Latino community of the Mission “This is what’s possible when communities of color are trusted and resourced to build what they know their neighborhoods truly need,” Yeung said You must be logged in to post a comment The Vanguard provides the Davis Community with incisive in-depth coverage of local government on a wide variety of issues The Vanguard has provided Davis and Yolo County with some of the best groundbreaking news coverage on local government and policy issues affecting our city City officials and development partners take part in a groundbreaking ceremony for 1633 Valencia St. the first project to be funded by the Bay Area Housing Innovation Fund is the first to get backing from the newly-launched and Apple-supported Bay Area Housing Innovation Fund which aims to jump start affordable housing An affordable-housing development will soon stand on the site of a former Sears parking lot in the Mission district thanks to a new public-private partnership aimed at expediting the Bay Area’s construction of affordable housing City officials and development partners gathered on Tuesday for the groundbreaking of 1633 Valencia St., a 145-unit project that will offer five floors of studio apartments for seniors experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The Valencia Street project is the first to be funded through the Bay Area Housing Innovation Fund a $50 million investment fund financially backing projects that meet goals pertaining to cost and time Initial backers include the San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund “This is exactly what a public-private partnership looks like when it’s done right,” Mayor London Breed said at Tuesday’s ceremony “Having people who are willing to invest the money on the front-end willing to make projects like this happen faster so that we can get people indoors — this is a game-changer.” Low-income seniors making up to 50% of the area median income will be eligible for residency which will be conducted through The City’s coordinated entry system Prospective tenants already living in the Mission community will be prioritized and no resident will pay more than 30% of their income in rent According to local leaders, new affordable-housing developments in the region can take more than five years to build and cost more than $800,000 per home A majority of homes eligible for the housing innovation fund must be reserved for vulnerable residents and located in Santa Clara Developers must show that they have backing from the community and the local public sector as well as enough experience to materialize their projects Projects must also be completed within three years of entitlement and at $550,000 or less per studio Larger family units would have to cost $700,000 at most Paul Aguilar says he can no longer afford lifesaving medication Nancy Pelosi’s office and his advocacy peers say they fear he isn’t alone who was behind a similar measure that died in the legislature last year cited lack of sponsorship by key supporters In a statement, Supervisor Hillary Ronen said “Our community’s unhoused seniors deserve to age well in dignified housing.” “I am so proud that we are breaking ground at 1633 Valencia Street today and that 145 homeless seniors will soon have compassionate permanent and supportive housing right in the middle of District 9,” she said “I am deeply grateful to the project team’s incredible work in advancing the project’s milestones and breaking ground so quickly.” Backers of the housing investment fund said that affordable housing in the Bay Area has a tendency to slog because developers rely on low-income housing tax credits to cover some of the capital needed They said demand for these credits has surged in recent years forcing more developers to competitively vie for limited resources The housing fund’s initial $50 million investment will support at least four projects Rebecca Foster, CEO of the San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund projects have to navigate dozens of building requirements and funding sources “The complexity of our affordable housing system creates noise and static but we hear our top priority loud and clear — deliver more homes where people can thrive “Being crystal clear on this urgency is key to solving our housing and homelessness crisis.” The 1633 Valencia St. project is part of a larger development, which will see nonprofit housing provider Sequoia Living also build its own low-income senior housing development on the same site The 126-unit undertaking will break ground in 2026 jsalazar@sfexaminer.com Spectators dance during the Carnaval Grand Parade in San Francisco’s Mission District on May 26 2024. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)Anyone who’s ever spent any time in San Francisco’s Mission District can tell you of its noisy I’ve lived in the neighborhood for two decades hip-hop and reggaeton dominate my block on the weekends there’s also never a shortage of pop tunes sung by drunk ladies at high volumes ’90s nu-metal choruses being yelled from cars and — my personal favorite — the guy who regularly drives up 26th Street blasting Phil Collins Now, a 22-year-old New York City transplant named Riley Walz is using Shazam and a strategically placed, solar-powered Android phone to create an archive of the neighborhood’s musical selections. He calls the project Bop Spotter — a play on words inspired by ShotSpotter surveillance technology used by law enforcement (including SFPD) to capture gunshots “I just thought it was kind of a funny little joke to pick up songs instead of gunshots,” Walz tells KQED Arts who lives somewhere between the Castro and Twin Peaks dropped out of college and moved to San Francisco in January 2023 to co-found an AI-related start-up with his best friend He immediately fell in love with the Mission District “It’s such a unique neighborhood with so many cultures and so much depth,” Walz says most of the music [you hear in the Mission] is being played on the street I use Shazam all the time — at parties So I thought it would be cool to Shazam from one fixed place and just see the results over time I honestly just thought it would be cool to hear what people are playing.” If we ever needed quantifiable evidence of Mission residents’ marriage to blasting tunes around the clock, Bop Spotter is already providing it. On the first day, Sept. 29, 34 tracks were captured between 2:02 p.m. and 9:24 p.m. On day two that number rose to 101, the first track — “Worthy” by Elevation Worship a Christian North Carolina band — being picked up at 3:12 a.m Despite this being the very earliest days of the project Walz says he’s already been surprised a few times by people’s musical choices and the times they play them someone played ‘Me So Horny’ at like I guess some guy found the box and played ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ by the Rickroll guy “Ass Like That” by Eminem also showed up at 6:14 a.m. If there is a favorite genre of the Mission with entire blocks showing up by artists like Zion & Lennox Walz is hoping Bop Spotter will run for long enough to capture a true reflection of Mission tastes this will be up for years and we can log some trends,” he says “There’s not much that could go wrong The solar panel that powers [the phone] is pretty stable it’s high up so people can’t really grab it The only thing that could maybe jeopardize it is if the phone crashes or if the WiFi I’m using goes out or changes Or if someone decides to go and take it down.” is a possibility because of clues to the box’s location that live on Bop Spotter Twenty second previews of street noise can be heard by hovering over each track listed on the website street sounds and small hangouts of various groups are clearly audible — which is probably how he got Rickrolled “How many places could that be?” Walz asks “I think if you’re determined enough a random route generator he made for runners and cyclists Walz is mostly motivated in all of his endeavors by a boundless sense of curiosity “I’m just a normal guy who knows something about technology and likes seeing amusing things,” Walz says “I had an idea for Bop Spotter and just wanted to see what would happen.”