Mission Mission

@SFSavage, father of P.D. Bird was tangentially involved in a pedestrian car accident today downtown:

So I left to get shit done today,last day and town. Got on fats bike and hit Hyde,as I'm bombing down the hill this man runs out in road….

— Fat Popi (@SFSavage) October 29, 2013

I miss him by inches,dodge to the inside(behind him) and hear this tremendous SKREEEEECH!!!! then BAM! And the dude comes FLYING NEXT TO ME

— Fat Popi (@SFSavage) October 29, 2013

I slammed on brakes and was one of the first people back to him,he was fucked. Leg at 45 degree angle and bone thru pic.twitter.com/9kmcHbsICl

— Fat Popi (@SFSavage) October 29, 2013

Im not posting the piccture i have of his injury,it was severe. Then the driver was all hyphy,"Fuck him for jay walking!!"

— Fat Popi (@SFSavage) October 29, 2013

I saw a police car 2 blocks back in traffic and sprinted over to inform him. pic.twitter.com/Yk2a2C9wu6

— Fat Popi (@SFSavage) October 29, 2013

By the time I got back to the scene,1-2mins with cops,the guy was bleeding from ear,mouth. unconscious(that i culd c) pic.twitter.com/IuZJbUyeJo

— Fat Popi (@SFSavage) October 29, 2013

Apparently the driver took off before the police got involved. Really hoping the pedestrian is not too badly injured, but it sounds pretty rough. These streets are busy, and I’m hearing about too many pedestrian/car/bike accidents these days. No matter how you’re moving through a street, it’s everyone’s responsibility to be aware of what’s around. I like to think I’m careful as a pedestrian, on a bike and in my car, but we could all use a reminder.

In other news, Curbed reports that the large and confusing intersection at Haight-Gough-Market is getting an overhaul with regards to safety. Good to hear, I was the victim of a hit and run while walking across that street a year ago.

[via Jarid]

UPDATE: Another angle from reader Emmet:

Mission Local reports:

A developer submitted preliminary plans for 351 new condos with the San Francisco Planning Department on October 18.

To make room for the new buildings, which are described as between five and ten stories in the Preliminary Project Assessment, the developer plans to raze several businesses, including Walgreens, Burger King and Hwa Lei Market. A nightclub and a vacant Dollar Store on the site would also go.

They aim to beautify and improve the quality of life in the area, and make the BART plaza a more inviting hub, and they say no residents will be displaced. Read on for more info, comments by locals, blueprints and more.

I think it’s cool as long as they name the place “Royal Gate” in honor of Cranky Old Mission Guy and days gone by.

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[Photo by Ariel Dovas]

In a multimedia slideshow called “Weeping for the Life and Death of the Mission District,” Sarah McClure of Mission Local talks to a number of locals preparing altars for the upcoming holiday. Several of them mention the death of the Mission, or the death of the Mission they once knew.

One of them put Mark Zuckerberg’s face on Jesus.

And:

Public Service Announcement: We can't eat at St. Francis Fountain today because of HBO pic.twitter.com/pG4v772B0G

— Allan Hough (@missionmission) October 17, 2013

Who created the Clipper Card website? Satan?

— marta f. (@marmotilla) October 16, 2013

Ok, so the new apt. buildings at Dolores & Market incl. a butterfly habitat. Can’t make this shit up: http://t.co/eomvWXaExV #SF

— sarahlane (@sarahlaneSF) October 10, 2013

Mission Local reports:

Watch out for cameras in Dolores Park over the next couple of days. The new HBO series, “Looking” will be shooting a birthday scene in the park Thursday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. If you happen to mosey on by during those times, you just may catch a glimpse of yourself when the show airs.

Read on.

[via Carol]