For Lease: One Former Pentecostal Church, Centrally Located

Photo by eviloars.

Previously:

No More Jangly Spanish Jesus Songs

Mission Streetscape Plan Public Meeting

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Want a permanent public park out front of Ritual? Cast your vote tonight!

Mission Streetscapes Plan.

[via rachel ann yes]

Three-Day Sale at McSweeney's Online Store

Among many other hot deals, you can get Where to Invade Next by Stephen Elliott or Wholphin No. 5 starring Zooey Deschanel for just $5 each! Link. (Thanks, David!)

American Apparel Space For Rent

Could be retail, could be a restaurant, could be subdivided.

Photos by Amor de Cosmos. Click either to enlarge.

Update: SF Appeal called the number and found out how much they’re asking.

Recreation Programs at Neighborhood Parks in Peril

Reader Mel wrote in with a message for anyone using recreation programs at neighborhood parks:

Lay offs are in progress.  Program cuts are likely.  There is a hearing tonight (another on March 11th) to discuss the budget and cuts to parks and rec.  If anyone has time to go to the hearings and speak out in support of these programs and the people who run them – the details of the meeting are in the e-mails below [...]

Emails after the jump:

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Sunday Streets in the Mission

CBS5 reports that since Mayor Newsom was so pleased with last year’s Sunday Streets events, they will return in 2009, expanded to include the Mission. This means streets closed to traffic for the benefit of pedestrians and cyclists, with activities, entertainment and other community-oriented stuff all along the way. Link.

Fire at Bartlett and 25th!

Ashleigh is live on the scene:

Dude! fire @ Bartlett & 25th

There were a bunch of trucks & the fire fighters had on air tanks. Smells like gas in the air. Can’t tell for sure what’s happening now

Update: Picture here. Also, haha.

Economic Crisis Commentary

Neo Displacer says: “Now if only I could drive my fucking house through a fucking bank I’d feel much better…”

Photo by wirednerd.

Previously:

Car vs. Bank (Bank Loses)

The Are-You-Kidding-Me Pothole

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Either street trolls are after our compost, or somebody really needs to call 311.

But all you really need to know is, Sexpigeon rules.

Budget Cuts Close Mission Pool

I never hear anybody talk about Mission Pool. Why is that?

Anyway, budget cuts are forcing it to close for a few months. Rita at SFist has the scoop here.

Previously:

Ping Pong at Mission Pool?