Mission Mission

Those crazy neighbors are at it again!  This time, it appears as though they’ve run afoul of their landlord one time too many, and the property owner has responded by just completely giving up and Ellis-ing the whole place to cut his losses.  Or he/she might just want to build condos all over the place, since that happens to be all the rage these days.

Pro-tip:  To be “Ellis-ed” is to have the property owner invoke the Ellis Act, which allows them to evict all residents and “go out of business.”  It is often employed by owners as a loophole to facilitate converting units into condo$.

If you ever feel that you are being unfairly evicted from your apartment, a fantastic community resource right here in the Mission that can help you is the San Francisco Tenants Union, located right near 21st and Capp in a classy old house.  They take drop-ins too, so don’t hesitate to utilize their services if you ever have any important renter questions.  They’ve definitely helped me out in the past!

[Photos by reader Brian H]

Previously:

Keep BMW Out of the Mission

Making Tadpoles

Originally uploaded by bats…

More from Bob this week. Do these frogs remind you of something?

At Amy’s in Austin I had an amazing peanut-butter-and-honey-sandwich milkshake. It was like I was drinking a peanut-butter-and-honey sandwich! And who among us hasn’t always wanted to do that!?

The girl behind the counter had explained that their peanut-butter-and-honey-sandwich ice cream is made with real peanut-butter-and-honey sandwiches, so a couple weeks later I decided to try to recreate it on my own, and I learned the hard way how important it is you take off the crusts. Because nobody ever orders their milkshake “extra fibrous.”

The thing is, I wouldn’t have had this problem were one of my neighborhood’s premiere fancy-pants ice creameries kind enough to make shakes. Why do neither of our neighborhood’s premiere fancy-pants ice creameries make shakes!?

Wouldn’t we all love a strawberry-balsamic shake? Or a Secret Breakfast shake for heaven’s sake? For heaven’s shake?

P.S. The dependable everyday photos snapped this photo somewhere in the Bay Area this weekend I think.

Previously:

Secret Breakfasts Plus Shots of Beam

The lesson? Never compromise your ensemble.

[via Radballs]

Previously:

Bluntsliding Dolores Park

Skateboarding is Not a Competition

This definitely looks like a fun photo to take a photo in front of. Get to work!

This photo by the roadiegirl.

If only Muni went someplace you couldn’t get to faster on a bike. If only.

But seriously, can we please start a non-profit devoted to at least getting these guys some decent action-sports helmets?

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[We tried to find the original source using Tin Eye, but no dice.]

While crossing that neat (but sometimes frightening) pedestrian overpass connecting Vermont and Kansas over the James Lick Freeway near 22nd Street, this intrepid photographer experienced an epic confrontation with a wild animal in its natural habitat.  Luckily, he wasn’t mauled during the encounter and can continue to provide the public with fantastic shots of San Francisco, like this one!

Check out the largest size to witness the beast at bay as it stares deeply into your soul.

[Photo and Title by bats...]

From artist Chloe Fleury‘s about page:

Hello, I’m Chloe. I am French.

I fell in love with international travel on a trip to California when i was 10 years old. I now live and work in San Francisco.

And one of her favorite neighborhoods is the Mission, and this is how she depicts it in paper. Other neighborhoods here.

And just simply file this one under DON’T.

Today feels like a good coconut day.  Has anyone gotten a coconut from this place yet?  They’re only $2.50 each, and the place is run by a local immigrant whose dream is to sell coconuts.  A friendly gentleman even stands in front with a machete ready to help you liberate the sweet coconut water, which also happens to be the best hangover cure in the world, battle-tested by professional Guyanese lay-abouts (you can keep your kombucha, thank you very much).

It’s one of those places that looks like a front for something unsavory, but only because they are still working on getting all their permits.  And just ask Mission Minis and Anthony’s Cookies about what happens when you don’t get your permits.  Nope, nothing here except good, wholesome young coconuts.  Even Madonna is cuckoo for coconuts.

Previously:

Coconuts on Mission Street

New Beverage Set to Take Mission by Storm

Cutting Kombucha Costs