Category: mission life
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Glitched and Spooky Pics From Our Neighborhood
Each year around this time, I like to take my circuit-bent HP Photosmart 435 digital camera with me as I check out some of the Halloween decorations in our neighborhood in San Francisco. This is in the Mission, Bernal, La Lengua part of town, where there’s usually lots of spooky displays in front of people’s…
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J Manuel Carmona Makes Valencia Beautiful
I recently noticed some beautiful new murals appearing along Valencia Street. These murals were appearing on the ugly green utility boxes on Valencia between 20th and 22nd Streets. One morning I finally got to meet Juan Manuel Carmona, one of the artists who worked on these murals, so I shot a quick interview with him…
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Print Your Own “ConeSF” Stickers To Protest Self-Driving Cars
Back in 2014, a New York Times article repeated Uber and Lyft’s wild claims that ride-sharing services could lead to cheaper rides, more housing, less greenhouse emissions, and even better public funding for mass-transit. Ten years later and we can clearly see that these ride-sharing services have actually made these problems worse. In San Francisco,…
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La Ventana on 24th Street
La Ventana is a pop-up coffee shop located out of the front window of Donaji on 24th Street. They serve fantastic coffee and like to put their own unique twist on classic drinks. My favorite item is the Top Rico, an iced americano served in Topo Chico brand soda water, with anise and a housemade…