Mission Mission

Says bart.gov:

“Major delays through Transbay Tube for morning commute
Expect major delays of 20 to 60 minutes this morning through the Transbay Tube. We are single tracking due to damage on the third rail following a collision of rail maintenance vehicles at approximately 2 am this morning. We expect these delays to continue throught the morning commute and impact scheduled service on all lines. We are working as quickly as we can to safely restore service.”

For details on this morning’s major delay and links to transit alternatives visit bart.gov/news/articles/…

— SFBART (@SFBART) May 31, 2013

BREAKING: SFPD source says garbage truck struck & killed cyclist at 16th & S. Van Ness within last 20 minutes

— Stan Bunger (@BungerKCBS) May 23, 2013

One more shot from 17th & South Van Ness.cc: @missionmission twitter.com/terrapin_sf/st…

— terrapin_sf (@terrapin_sf) May 23, 2013

This morning on South Van Ness between 16th and 17th.

[via KRON 4's FB page]

@kcbstraffic serious accident at van ness and 16th. Van ness blocked. twitter.com/cruisezero/sta…

— pcruise (@cruisezero) May 23, 2013

UPDATE: SFist has identified the cyclist as 21 year old Dylan Mitchell.

Behind 826 Valencia.

On Tuesday evening Steve Fox opened up the doors to the space at 1096 South Van Ness, future home of his mini golf restaurant bar, Urban Putt, and let people wander inside and look around. The former mortuary was most recently renovated to be a bar and club, but retains a lot of the original flair and regality of a classy/cheesy 20th Century mortuary, including some creepy little brick chambers and a stairway to nowhere in the basement. I spoke with Steve and his designer Christopher Myers about their plans.

The plans for the holes are pretty ambitious and sound like they’re going to be a lot of fun to make. As someone who has also built an indoor park with building exteriors in this neighborhood, it’s right up my alley. Many of the holes are going to be locally themed, recreating monuments and places from San Francisco that go beyond the typical postcard locals, such as the spot where the 1906 Earthquake survivors meet every year. There will also be a private room to rent out, bars around the space and dining upstairs. We wrote about Urban Putt previously here.

Anyway, back to the holes, most of them will be on the main floor, but some will also lead the golfers into side rooms where they will step into a submarine environment. The fabrication will happen on site and Steve is looking to include local artists/designers to help create one or two of the holes. You can contact him if you’re interested.

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It’s Sunday morning and I don’t know about you, but I often need the right song to get my Sunday started. I’ve done my best to provide you with some options for what song best fits your Sunday morning experience, which can vary greatly. Please choose one or add better selections in the comments.

I woke up with this song in my head, it’s good if you’re keeping it sleepy, maybe staying in bed and looking out the window a bit before getting up.

Dear Nora – “Here We Come Around”

But what if you really need to get pumped up, get the blood flowing for a rollicking Sunday. Maybe this will help.

Kanye West & Jay Z – “No Church in the Wild”

Okay, so those might not do it for you today. What if you’re really hungover and can’t really think or read or see anything and you kind of feel really emotional right now guys and just want to wallow a little and feel nostalgic?

Radiohead – “Creep”

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It’s still untitled, so we have time to submit some more here . . .

[another stock Mission photo by me]

Production starts in the fall for a premiere in 2014, story here.

Previous coverage here.