Mission Mission

That’s the corner of 18th and Bryant, in the near future. The Chronicle reports:

The Planning Commission approved the largest housing development in the history of the Mission District Thursday night, despite over four hours of passionate commentary from residents and artists who said the project would continue to squeeze working families and artists out of the neighborhood.

Over the past year, the so-called Beast On Bryant at 2000-2070 Bryant St. has become a flash point for what most San Franciscans agree has become a crisis, the impact that an extreme influx of wealth and speculative investment is having on a neighborhood famous for its arts and working-class Latino community.

Read on.

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A new bar on Mission Street! Evil Eye! In the former Savanna Jazz spot (which was most recently briefly Coco Frio). And it’s pretty fun! There’s pinball in the front, pool in the back, a wide array of comfy old furniture, a very pleasant staff, super tasty bar food, cocktails in cool glasses (as you can see), and the vibe is pretty chill (as you can see).

Peruse the cocktail menu here and the food menu here. (Me and my pals particularly enjoyed the wings.)

Also worth noting perhaps, Capp Street Crap observed that the place is a tiny bit reminiscent of the old Place Pigalle (RIP).

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Eek! Capp Street Crap reports:

The Salvadoran restaurant, at the corner of 18th and Capp Streets, is closing as of May 29 until next year while their building is retrofitted. Manager Evelyn Figueroa said work is being done to their basement and the first floor and that the hope is to reopen next February.

Read on for more about the Balompié owner’s new endeavor AND the second Balompié location you may or may not already know about.

And it’s not even funny. What are they, against bikes? Against metering?

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Capp Street Crap reports:

Around 10 a.m., homeless outreach workers called police after spotting the man on Shotwell Street, between 18th and 19th, waving a kitchen knife, said San Francisco Police Department spokesman Albie Esparza. Officers fired four rounds with a bean bag gun but the man did not stop, he said.

“He charged at the officers with the knife,” Esparza said.

Officers then fired at least seven shots, he said.

Read on for photos, video and more reporting.

The party is 6-9pm, so you have time to pop in real quick before the big Spurs game. Here’s what’s up:

We are excited to announce the next Scott Ellsworth Gallery show at the Alite Outpost. “A Nite at Alite” will feature new works from Fur Ball Collective – a driving force behind San Francisco’s local art scene. They have been establishing non-traditional creative spaces in their homes and apartments as a means of showcasing group shows of local artists.

Fur Ball founders Christy Osorio, Alicia Griffiths, and Melissa Sáenz Gordon will be showing new works of photography, mixed media, and print publication that explore the journey urban dwellers take when seeking natural inspiration. If you have been to one of our guerilla shows in the past, then you know you don’t want to miss this!!

RSVP and invite your friends.

(Also of note, there’s now a vegan bakery inside the camping store too.)

Capp Street Crap this afternoon posted this photo of new signage going up at the bar that used to be the Lexington Club.

Read on for more info — if you care.