MB IQ Trivia Challenge

Mission Bay has been a residential neighborhood long enough for multiple commercial spaces to have changed hands at least once. Earlier settlers remember eagerly awaiting a food market opening at Fourth and Channel, only to see it close after a year. The neighborhood has flourished as it has grown, and so has our sense of community spirit and shared culture.

How well do you know Mission Bay? Take the MB IQ Trivia Challenge to find out! Everything here is either current or happened within recent memory. Answers will be published at a later date. Ready to play?

A DOZEN TRIVIA QUESTIONS TO TEST YOUR MB IQ

Q1. Two different businesses in Mission Bay have “Venue” in their name. Can you name a) the kind of businesses they are, and b) where they are located?

Q2. What was the first retail business on Fourth Street between Channel Street and the UCSF campus? (Hint: It was located in the Strata.)

Q3. Which was the first coffee shop to open on Fourth Street, south of the creek?

Q4. What was the name of the first business to occupy the space now occupied by Gus’s Community Market at Fourth and Channel?

Q5. What project was initially planned for the site occupied by the Chase Center?

Q6. Prior to being renamed Corinne Woods Way, what was this street’s name?

Q7. Where are A and C streets?

Q8. Where was The Yard?

Q9. The 22 Fillmore bus line connects Mission Bay to the Marina Green on the north side of the city. What transit line did it replace? (Hint: It was meant to be an interim bus line and ran for only a few years.)

Q10. The community garden on Merrimac Street between Mission Bay Boulevards North and South started in another location under a different name. What was its original name and location?

Q11. Two streets that cross in Mission Rock are named after Black women who had ties to San Francisco. What were those streets originally going to be named?

Q12. For the urban wildlife lovers out there, what is the name of the Citizen Scientist event that takes place over four days every February and involves a communal walk around Mission Creek on a Saturday morning?

Give it a whirl! Winners get bragging rights for their neighborhood knowledge. Send your answers to: mbn@mbneighbors.org.

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TOP OF MIND for many neighbors in March 2025 are the draft recommendations for the Mission Bay School Safe Access Plan, currently being developed for the future public elementary school in Mission Bay that’s scheduled to open in August 2026.

Decisions that come out of the Mission Bay School Access Plan are going to be among the most consequential ever made for the neighborhood. These redesigns will have a lasting impact for anyone who drives, peddles, or perambulates.

The work will require funding and coordination between multiple City agencies.

Ultimately, the street, bike path, and sidewalk improvements based on this plan are intended to improve safety and connectivity for all. This project is led by the San Francisco County Transportation Authority in coordination with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and San Francisco Unified School District.

Here’s an overview of the Mission Bay School Safe Access Plan

As part of the final phase of public engagement, the San Francisco County Transportation Authority conducted a virtual Town Hall that drew 50+ attendees on Feb. 26, 2025.
A recording of the Town Hall is posted on YouTube.

DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS
The San Francisco County Transportation Authority has shared PDF files of the draft recommendations for the MB School Safe Access Plan in four languages:

English Town Hall Presentation (PDF)
Chinese Town Hall Presentation (PDF)
Spanish Town Hall Presentation (PDF)
Filipino Town Hall Presentation (PDF)