Category: mission life

  • Yo-Yoing For Cats

    Yo-Yoing For Cats

    I recently went to KitTea Cafe in San Francisco and tried my best to entertain the cats with my yo-yo skills. Here’s what happened: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbryOUI8Qv4

  • Analyzing the SF Endorsements (aka Social Media Is Still pretty Awesome)

    Analyzing the SF Endorsements (aka Social Media Is Still pretty Awesome)

    Over on Mastodon, I shared a link to SFendorsements.com, a non-partisan site that aggregates all of the endorsements for the March, 2024 San Francisco local, state, and national elections in one place. I brought up the fact that despite having names like “labor” or “democratic,” many of these groups tended to support conservative ideals. Of…

  • Cars Behaving Badly At 23rd and Valencia

    Cars Behaving Badly At 23rd and Valencia

    One morning, I decided to bring my camera to the intersection of 23rd and Valencia to film one of the most dangerous intersections in the Mission District. A lot of attention has been paid to this part of Valencia Street because of the mobility lane that was recently added for cyclists and micro-mobility riders (e-bikes,…

  • An Interview With Amos Goldbaum

    An Interview With Amos Goldbaum

    I recently bumped into Amos Goldbaum in our neighborhood, and I shot this short interview with him. Amos is a “drawer of lines” whose murals can be found all over San Francisco. I asked him how he developed his style, how he researches his murals, and other aspects of his work. You can watch the…

  • My Newest Comic Is Available Exclusively At Mission Comics And Art in SF

    My Newest Comic Is Available Exclusively At Mission Comics And Art in SF

    Back in 2018, I took part in a 24-Hour Comic challenge at Mission Comics and Art in San Francisco. The goal was to conceive, write, and draw an entire comic in 24 consecutive hours. The final result, “The Little Book Of Yo-Yo”, is a humorous comic book that teaches the basics of yo-yoing. View this…

  • New Ghost Sign Uncovered at Valencia St and Cesar Chavez

    New Ghost Sign Uncovered at Valencia St and Cesar Chavez

    Construction has begun on a new apartment building at the corner of Valencia and Cesar Chavez. Most of this site was a parking lot, but when developers tore down a few small garage units on the edge of the lot, they uncovered a massive ghost sign from the 1930s. A ghost sign is an old,…