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The site of the future Mission San Francisco was scouted by the Spanish missionary Pedro Font in March 1776 during a visit to the Bay Area by the Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza. [10] The Spanish missionaries named the new mission San Francisco de Asís, in honor of Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan Order.
The Mission District (Spanish: Distrito de la Misión), [4] commonly known as the Mission (Spanish: La Misión), [5] is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California.One of the oldest neighborhoods in San Francisco, the Mission District's name is derived from Mission San Francisco de Asís, built in 1776 by the Spanish. [6]
In October 2019, Netherlands-based designer MVRDV revealed the design renderings for a canyon-like tower to be constructed in San Francisco. Named The Canyon, the building is one of four that form the first phase of the Mission Rock development project, which was joint venture between the San Francisco Giants, Tishman Speyer and the Port of San Francisco.
Mission Local began as a hyperlocal project of UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism, [3] focusing on San Francisco's Mission District. [4] As some of the mainstream newspapers in San Francisco were shrinking and downsizing, it was believed that local media sites might fill some of the holes in reporting that were being left. [5]
The Occidental Board Presbyterian Mission House building was formed in 1876 in Chinatown in San Francisco, under the leadership of Margaret Culbertson (1834–1897). [3] [9] It was established as a home for Chinese girls that were escaping abusive employment, or prostitution.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Multiple victims were struck by bullets during a mass shooting in San Francisco's Mission District Friday night, but authorities said there were no fatalities.
A Mexican restaurant in San Francisco’s Mission District, La Vaca Birria is catching attention after raising the price of its signature burrito from $11 to $22, a move that owner Ricardo Lopez ...
The Lower 24th Street Merchants and Neighbors Association was created in 1999 by a group of residents, merchants, community organizers, service providers and art organizations “to preserve, enhance and advocate for Latino cultural continuity, vitality, and community in San Francisco’s touchstone Latino Cultural District and the greater ...