…but still pretty bad. Right in front of the former Potrero Police station, too.

Act. Captain Robert O’Sullivan or Ofc. E. Teper says*:

Robbery:
On November 20th at 1:30 am, a 43 year old victim was robbed in the area of 3rd and 20th. He reported the incident at 6:00 pm at Ingleside Station. He told the officers that he was walking in the area when three suspects ran up to him. One of them was armed with a knife and struck the victim in the head with the handle. The victim fell, at which point all of the suspects began to hit and kick him. The suspects stole his backpack and fled the scene on foot. After the incident, the victim went home to South San Francisco before deciding to make the police report. This incident is under investigation. (SFPD Case No. 120941354)

* the pdf says one author, but the email has a different sender.

The folks who own formerly Michelin starred restaurant Range have purchased Retox. My calls to their restaurant and messages to their facebook page went unanswered, but Eater SF chased down the story.

Range Team To Open New Dogpatch Bar Next Year

Eater SF says:

Now Range’s chef-owner Phil West will branch out and open a bar of his own. West has formed a new corporation called Third Rail Bar, LLC with his current bar manager, Jeff Lyon, and the pair have just finalized a deal to take over six-year-old Dogpatch bar and music venue, Retox.

News that they are not putting in a stove warms my heart.

Update: more coverage as local blogs dogpile on…

Range’s Phil West plots Third Rail, a bar in the Dogpatch

The Third Rail, a New Bar From Range’s Phil West and Jeff Lyon, Coming to Dogpatch

With headlines, I assiduously avoid alliteration, preferring pithiness. Not so for Gizmodo, who profile a local shared workshop in an article entitled This Workshop of Wonders Makes Vibrators and Vaporizers, in which they profile Ploom and Minna.

Gizmodo says:

The [American Industrial Center], in San Francisco’s Dogpatch, is part of a neighborhood where sprawling shipyards and industrial complexes have closed up shop, replaced by the likes of the AT&T Ballpark and the UCSF Mission Bay medical research center.

This is, of course, slightly wrong, in the way that probably only irritates rules-lawyers like myself: the ballpark could be included in Mission Bay, as could UCSF’s research center, but who would call Mission Bay part of Dogpatch?

Well, really, we would. Gizmodo has provided us with documentation of our heart’s secret truth: the borders of Dogpatch extend north until you get deep into pee-smell territory (SoMa). We control the heavy industry (“tobacco” vaporizers and vibrating “marital aids”) and we control the deepwater ports. Mission Bay: you are now “Dogpatch North,” with all the rights and responsibilities that entails, except for voting in the Dogpatch elections.

* These days I only write articles so I can play with the headlines

Saturday, December 1st, 9am to 6pm
22nd Street Between 3rd Street and Illinois Street
San Francisco, CA 94107

Triple Aught Designs says:

We’re closing down 22nd Street in front of TAD HQ to host workshops and showcase products from more than 30+ neighbors and friends. Check out the complete list of participating businesses below! There will be a great selection of products, samples, prototypes, specialty gifts, food, drink and plenty of activities to keep you here for the day. Come join us and tell your friends!

They also said in an email:

Participating companies include Triple Aught Design, Mission Workshop, Betabrand, Gorilly, Taylor Stitch, Mobilized, Cedar Cycling, DODOcase, Sutton Cellars, Oberon Design, Mr. and Mrs. Miscellaneous, Poco Dolce, Olivier’s Butchery and Serpentine. In addition to street vendors, our immediate neighborhood will have dozens of participating businesses also open for shopping, food & drink.

Triple Aught Design is launching a website to give people the chance to find out more information about the event and the other participating vendors. On our website we will provide information on the location, time and activities our attendees can expect to find at our event. We want to draw people from all over the San Francisco Bay Area to come out and shop with us. We have partnered with other brands who also value quality and promise to provide our guests with the best products possible. At the sale you’ll be able to find discounts on samples and prototypes as well as our newest releases.

In addition to the merchandise sale, the street fair will also feature food trucks and hands-on workshops that are open to the public. This will also give our guests the opportunity to spend the entire day with us.

The main site is still coming soon, but TAD’s event page has a little more information.