The Mission News

Along the still desolate swath of Mission Street on the edge of SOMA and just beyond the Mission District, sits an oasis of information, free to the public, filled with materials that will expand your awareness, but may make you blush.

Artists' Television Access. Other Cinema: Puppet Animation: Short films celebrate the art of stop-motion animators from the pre-pixel era.

Judy Rodgers was the chef at Zuni Cafe on Market Street for more than 25 years. Photo: Photo By Craig Lee, The Chronicle Brandon Jew , chef at Bar Agricole, said mentoring by Judy Rodgers of Zuni Cafe was a major factor in his success.

A shuttle bus for tech workers living in San Francisco and commuting to Silicon Valley.

Mythbuster hosts Adam Savage, center, and Jamie Hyneman, right, along with 'Walking Dead' star Michael Rooker shoot a Mythbusters/Walking Dead episode featuring nearly one hundred zombies at Mare Island, California on February 9. If you were one of those inquisitive children who grew up salvaging magnets from broken electronics and emptying flash ... (more)

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, Archbishop of San Francisco, celebrated a beautifully sung Pontifical Mass in honor of the 25th anniversary of the FSSP, on November 15, 2013.

"I know I sound like a hippie," he says. "My philosophy tends to sound naive or not realistic.

Previously thought to be lost to the 1906 earthquake and fire in San Francisco, a generous gift keeps this priceless collection intact for future generations of Santa Barbarans.

A bomb squad removed a suspicious device from a Mission District apartment in San Francisco Monday morning, a police spokesman said.

The biggest change I've seen in my three decades covering San Francisco as a reporter is that artists, musicians, freelance journalists and others in the creative class could work part-time and still be San Franciscans, giving the city its texture.

Tomorrow is World AIDS Day , which has been observed globally since 1988. Looking back at the past 25 years, it's astounding the progress that has been made in diagnosing, treating and preventing the disease, but it's important to note that we are still far from eradicating AIDS.

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We've just marked the 50th anniversary of the John F. Kennedy assassination, a national wound that, amid unresolved questions and ensuing political murders , has never really healed.

With a substantial turnout, Bonhams Fall sale of California and Western Paintings & Sculpture held on November 25 made a total sale of $3.4 million.

Yes! We will be here for you Thanksgiving Thursday! All of you who are in town, desperately looking for where to go to escape your families or burn off all the calories you just ate, look no further! Plus this is your last chance to say goodbye to Isaac Fitzgerald before he gets on the plane to NYC at precisely 2:01 AM!

Speaking of soul, renowned local DJ Wam Bam Ashleyanne just debuted a project long in the works, a 24/7 streaming channel for NPR Music devoted to a very specific kind of soul, northern soul: It's been 40 years since the first all-night R&B party at the Wigan Casino nightclub outside Manchester, England.

This week's court decision putting California's high-speed train project on hold could have an undesired impact on the new Transbay Terminal in San Francisco-not to mention a number of transit projects all through Northern California.

A broad coalition of community groups and the Harvey Milk Foundation are honoring the 35th anniversary of slain San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone in back-to-back vigil and marches starting Wednesday afternoon.

Aquarium of the Bay. Who Cares About Kelsey? : Documentary about the struggles of children with behavioral disabilities, followed by a Q&A session with director Dan Habib.

Monday's New York Times had a page 1 feature about culture clash in San Francisco.