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First Lady Jennifer Siebel Newsom is Going to Sundance – Her “Miss...
TweetFrom SFWIRE (home to “Super Important SF Stuff”) comes the news that San Francisco First lady Jennifer Siebel Newsom will be competing at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. This little tidbit...
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The Mission Dolores Neighborhood Association, San Francisco’s Version of the...
TweetNot all religious warriors are NIMBYs and not all NIMBYs are religious warriors, of course, but check out the formerly-obscure “Mission Dolores” “Neighborhood” Association for a little from Column...
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Here Comes the SFMTA, the People Who Run MUNI, to Save Us From Alcoholic...
TweetThis isn’t my “preferred option,” but it’s the preferred option, so there you go. Click to expand How much will this cost? Tens of millions, before overruns. $50,000,000 per mile or about $50,000...
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Say Cheese! Here are Your Fairly New Red Light Cameras of Poorly Designed...
TweetOr that’s my guess, anyway, based on where this one’s pointed and the two white lights that are all set to go flash flash like a camera speedlight. Check it out at the dangerous intersection of...
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OMG, “Yan Can Cook” for Leland Yee! For Just $100, Martin Yan Will Share His...
TweetI don’t know if Yan Can Vote for Senator Leland Yee in the coming San Francisco election for Mayor.* But no matter, certainly Yan Can Cook and provide cooking demonstrations and lessons for...
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Horrible Five-Block Octavia Boulevard Claims Another Victim – Is This the...
TweetDetails of today’s accident on hated Octavia Boulevard can be found here, from Henry K. Lee and Nanette Asimov. Looking south from Fell: Click to expand The UCSF shuttle van: How did Octavia...
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At Least Our Poorly-Designed, “Livable Street,” P.O.S. Octavia Boulevard has...
TweetDo you know how painfully cheap it is to record on video a problematic street intersection 24-7 in this day and age? Well the City & County doesn’t, that’s for sure. Anyway, here’s your red...
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Octavia Boulevard is Our Fork-Tailed Doctor Killer –“Livable Streets” Gone...
TweetLet’s see, where to start with horrible Octavia Boulevard. Oh, here we go, with some bold, confident words from all the way back in 2003: “The replacement freeway and Boulevard were charged with...
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Poorly-Designed Octavia “Boulevard” Proves Too Much for Mercedes-Driving Mom...
TweetTo the right of this accident scene is Octavia Boulevard. And to the left, a block away, is Octavia Street. And in the middle, you’ll see NIMBY Green with a newish Mercedes Benz CLS sitting on...
View ArticleThe Stated Objectives of the “Masonic Avenue Street Design Study” vs. Reality
TweetHey, it’s the Masonic Avenue Street Design Study: “About the Project – The primary goal of the Masonic Avenue Street Design Study is to identify how Masonic Avenue between Geary Boulevard and Fell...
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The “Save Masonic” People are Back Opposing Changes to Masonic Avenue – But...
TweetI’ll tell you, the “average,” the typical user of Masonic will in no way benefit from spending eight figures worth of taxpayer dollars on a 3000 foot stretch of Masonic betwixt Fell and the new...
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Here’s What You Should Do When Your Landlord Sends You This Mandatory Tobacco...
TweetAbsolutely nothing. Say it again, y’all: Absolutely nothing. Background: District One (aka The Richmond, more or less) Supervisor Eric Mar is a bird of another feather – he wasn’t satisfied with...
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Wow, the Push to “STOP THE MASONIC PLAN” Seems to be Growing – But It’s Too...
TweetI’ll tell you, do you know how many residents put up signs to support using taxpayer money to decrease capacity on Masonic Avenue? None, zero, nada. But people on Masonic seem to love putting up...
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Proud License Plate Owner Locks “MATHS” onto Mini Cooper – But Who Would...
TweetIt’s a Mathemagician! Or a Mathlete. Q.E.D.
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Ed Reiskin Refuses to Comply with the SFMTA Citizens Advisory Council, So...
TweetHere’s the Citizens Advisory Council’s recommendation that Ed Reiskin, operator of America’s slowest and least efficient big-city transit system, has refused: “Motion 140122.01 – The SFMTA CAC...
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The FROG DR’s of Golden Gate Park – If There’s a Clawed Frog-gy/ In Your...
TweetFROGBUSTERS! [Read down starting here. This scene is a little bit away from the Lily Pond at the old quarry – let’s hope GGP won’t need too many frog docs in future.] Another great shot via James...
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Hey Look, All the Invasive Frogs are GONE from Golden Gate Park’s Lily Pond –...
TweetHere it is, looking pretty normal, or about as normal as you can expect for a quarry pond in human-created Golden Gate Park: Now here’s your background: Lily Pond in Golden Gate Park overrun by...
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Golden Gate Park’s Lily Pond Should be Renamed Algea Pond – But at Least the...
TweetGet up to speed here. I don’t know why there’s so much green atop these days. I don’t know if this has anything to do with its history as the Quarry Pond, you know, the former name. Anyway, no...
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Despite the Push Towards Earlier School Starting Times, 42% of SFUSD...
Here ya go: School Start and End Times for 2021-22: 7:50AM 42%, 27 elementary schools 8:40AM 36%, 23 elementary schools 9:30AM 22%, 14 elementary schools Oh, I didn’t show my math. Do you think my...
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