On the corner of Mission and 21st streets, Alfonso is selling a driver's license for $150. It's cheaper a block away. Schleuniger Ecostrip 9320 Manual.

Jorge and Enrique, standing in front of Tower Theater, are selling it for $120. It's a typical midafternoon in the Mission District, the pulse of San Francisco's booming and diverse Latino community, where peddlers hawk fake laminated ID cards, called micas, all day, every day. They're as mobile as the paleteros (ice cream vendors) who circle around, as much a staple of the neighborhood as the panaderias (bakeries) that sell cookies for 25 and 50 cents. • Pam the Funkstress on being a DJ sfgate • Last known 'dancing bears' rescued in Nepal sfgate • Free things to do in San Francisco sfgate • Draymond Green discusses coming back from shoulder injury sfgate • Homeless camper at 'the Hairball' in SF SFGate • Marin Humane welcomes 45 new animals from Ventura sfgate • What are 'Spare the Air' days?

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