The Local Report http://localreport.org Your source for local news in the Bay Area Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:20:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Fresh Meat Market http://localreport.org/2009/02/11/fresh-meat-market/ http://localreport.org/2009/02/11/fresh-meat-market/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:20:20 +0000 Mission Loc@l tag:missionlocal.org://c16191241dfc763949db1b587c3ff9ab By STEFANIA ROUSSELLE

At the Fresh Meat Market on 2704 Mission St., customers can buy anything they crave—from beef lips to pork skin.

]]> http://localreport.org/2009/02/11/fresh-meat-market/feed/ 0 Today’s Mission: 02.07.09 http://localreport.org/2009/02/11/today%e2%80%99s-mission-020709/ http://localreport.org/2009/02/11/today%e2%80%99s-mission-020709/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:20:20 +0000 Mission Loc@l tag:missionlocal.org://d171d6455c5eab39366372741a16bd7a “If the community doesn’t want us there, we have no intention of forcing our way in.” That’s what an American Apparel spokesperson told Mission Loc@l just two weeks ago. True to its words, American Apparel is retreating after “the community” raised a chorus in opposition to the Los Angeles-based sweatshop-free …

]]> http://localreport.org/2009/02/11/today%e2%80%99s-mission-020709/feed/ 0 Pet Adoptions Up at SPCA, But Fail to Impress Critics http://localreport.org/2009/02/11/pet-adoptions-up-at-spca-but-fail-to-impress-critics/ http://localreport.org/2009/02/11/pet-adoptions-up-at-spca-but-fail-to-impress-critics/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:20:20 +0000 Mission Loc@l tag:missionlocal.org://9259b036c1c3c175885f0fe3b6e1a959 By MOCH N. KURNIAWAN

Two kitties (top left corner) live in a luxurious room in the SPCA while awaiting adoption. (M.N.K)

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While the recession has been bad for pet owners—creating an abundance of unwanted pets—adoptions are up more than 16 percent, according to figures from the Mission District’s …

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This week here at home, Macy’s announced 1,400 layoffs in San Francisco, the Board of Supes continued scratching their heads about how to close the city’s $576 million budget gap, and California state employees took their first biweekly forced day off. Meanwhile, in DC, the Senate bickered over …

]]> http://localreport.org/2009/02/11/stimulate-us/feed/ 0 Today’s Mission: 02.08.09 http://localreport.org/2009/02/11/today%e2%80%99s-mission-020809/ http://localreport.org/2009/02/11/today%e2%80%99s-mission-020809/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:20:20 +0000 Mission Loc@l tag:missionlocal.org://450f43ef7c7be8dc3465f581c16553b8 Ah, sun! The Mission is San Francisco’s sunniest neighborhood, and that may be as good for your wallet as it is for your tan. A new website from the Department of the Environment calculates how much you can save—in dollars and carbon emissions—by converting to solar electricity. Plug in your …

]]> http://localreport.org/2009/02/11/today%e2%80%99s-mission-020809/feed/ 0 And in Sacramento … http://localreport.org/2009/02/11/and-in-sacramento-%e2%80%a6/ http://localreport.org/2009/02/11/and-in-sacramento-%e2%80%a6/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:20:20 +0000 Mission Loc@l tag:missionlocal.org://af950bf84f20a7c0fd35a4c048ef4760 By EMMA BROWN

Five years ago almost to the day—Feb. 12, 2004—then-Assemblyman Mark Leno made a move for love. He introduced the California Marriage License Nondiscrimination Act, which defined marriage as a civil contract between “two persons.” The bill passed both houses but died on the Guv’s desk.

Now a state senator—the …

]]> http://localreport.org/2009/02/11/and-in-sacramento-%e2%80%a6/feed/ 0 Today’s Mission: 02.09.09 http://localreport.org/2009/02/11/today%e2%80%99s-mission-020909/ http://localreport.org/2009/02/11/today%e2%80%99s-mission-020909/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:20:20 +0000 Mission Loc@l tag:missionlocal.org://7e5db7c237852e93cbdd1171d39ec0f9 You thought the American Apparel hullabaloo was over—but no! Vitriol continues to ooze. In today’s Chronicle, columnist Caille Millner accused anti-AA hipsters of being “nasty elves” who read nothing but Naomi Klein and are out of touch with the real, shrinking-economy world.

Beyond Chron follows the Mission’s other big ongoing story, …

]]> http://localreport.org/2009/02/11/today%e2%80%99s-mission-020909/feed/ 0 Today’s Mission: 02.10.09 http://localreport.org/2009/02/11/today%e2%80%99s-mission-021009/ http://localreport.org/2009/02/11/today%e2%80%99s-mission-021009/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:20:20 +0000 Mission Loc@l tag:missionlocal.org://d0ef82804330dc1fccb78770199a58e9 Things are hot around here, despite the chilly temps: this morning, firefighters put out a one-alarm fire on Bryant between 19th and 20th. No one was hurt. And police are questioning civil engineer Jimmy Jen about his uncanny and unfortunate relationship with flame. He’s been involved with at least four …

]]> http://localreport.org/2009/02/11/today%e2%80%99s-mission-021009/feed/ 0 Strange Hope at Galería de la Raza http://localreport.org/2009/02/11/strange-hope-at-galeria-de-la-raza/ http://localreport.org/2009/02/11/strange-hope-at-galeria-de-la-raza/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:20:20 +0000 Mission Loc@l tag:missionlocal.org://9502008bdbbc148cc5fcfd9be79dfccf By HÉLÈNE GOUPIL
Strange Hope, an exhibition that opened Friday at Galería de la Raza, illustrates the dual realities of Obama—raised expectations and an economy in freefall.
“A dark cloud was lifted,” said Carolina Ponce de León, executive director of the gallery, referring to President Barack Obama’s election. “I wondered, ‘How do …

]]> http://localreport.org/2009/02/11/strange-hope-at-galeria-de-la-raza/feed/ 0 Minimum Bar Goes Max in the Mission http://localreport.org/2009/02/11/minimum-bar-goes-max-in-the-mission/ http://localreport.org/2009/02/11/minimum-bar-goes-max-in-the-mission/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:20:20 +0000 Mission Loc@l tag:missionlocal.org://662a0240ed884d790df55d688e212a13 The Minimum Champagne and Wine Bar on 22nd St. on Valencia provides a selection of wine and champagne from all over the world. By MARNETTE FEDERIS AND STEFANIA ROUSSELLE

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