Mission District

Landlord Gets to Build Luxury Housing Where Fire Killed Tenant
Recent changes in state law have made it easier for developers to build market rate towers with nominal affordable housing, as seen in the case of the “all-but-certain” development at 2588 Mission, where the landlord, Hawk Lou, is building a ten story tower with minimal affordable housing.

Sundays Are For San Francisco
San Francisco is a city of relationships. It’s not a place you just visit even when visiting. Nor is it a town you’re forced to commute to for work even if you work there. San Francisco is a city of sensation, it’s a place you can feel. No one has

The 2025 SF Beer Passport is Here!
Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Beer Passport. There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing! Each one contains 28 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 28 of the finest locally

The Mission “Dive Bar Art Crawl” is Back!
The Dive Bar Art Crawl is returning to the Mission District featuring art from local artists at ten bars within walking distance, with live painting, a PBS documentary, and live music.

The Mission District’s Beauty Bar Closes After 25 Years.
Here’s news that’s barely news anymore: a business in San Francisco has closed. I know it’s shocking because things stay open forever in San Francisco. The only thing more plentiful in the city than its many hills are the erections of successful entrepreneurs going over their balance sheets. Sarcasm aside,

Why Does Google Maps Get So Many Things About The Bay Area Wrong?
It’s pretty normal to hate on tech in the Bay Area. It’s actually cliche at this point. The hip kids hate A.I. now. It’s tech, but for people who want to circumstantially murder the working class so they don’t have to interact with the people that they’re displacing when they

This San Francisco Show Explores Palestinian Futures
On Wednesday, December 20, sound healers, writers, and many more will hold space in a Mission District gallery to dream of what Palestine might be like in 20 years, 100 years, the future. “Voices of Palestinian Futures” is an integrated program featuring six Palestinian artists exploring what lies in store

Philz Coffee Closes Original Mission District Location
Since the beginning of the Pandemic, San Francisco has been no stranger to businesses closing. So when I hear about a local business biting the dust, I’m not exactly surprised, but the closure of Philz did strike me as odd. Since you’re reading a BAS article, I’m going to go

Leave The Mission District Alone
In a perfect world, everyone can coexist peacefully. I would love to live in a place where the presence of one group doesn’t threaten the presence of another, but we don’t live in a perfect world. And in the Mission District, one of San Francisco’s few (kind of) working class