March 2009
34 posts
This should ameliorate the SF/NYC inferiority... →
New York is considering a new manifesto to rebuild their middle class (ha! sorry) and they’ve taken three San Franciscan strategies under advisement: adopting a citywide minimum wage, guaranteed paid sick days, and bringing grocery stores to underserved neighborhoods.
Of course, we can’t take credit for inventing any of them since they all address issues common to most cities and...
Today, while I was perusing the chatter on...
jimrock:
The Clash - I Fought the Law
Only...
Oakland's Parkway Speakeasy Theater to close... →
Well fuck it. This throws a wrench in my whole argument about theater sustainability paired with nightlife.
Except maybe not. Maybe it’s location-driven, and about serving the market that will keep you in revenue?
What's SFPD Supposed to be Doing on Muni? →
Interesting. I used to see police officers on buses all the time (especially mid-afternoon on lines that act as surrogate SFUSD school buses) but just realized I haven’t seen one in a really long time.
Then again, I haven’t really experienced any threats to the public safety on Muni in the last few years either.
Further Tales of 1268 Lombard: historical context...
Posted on behalf of the Little House Committee:
7AM MONDAY 3/16/09 —All hands on deck!—1268 Lombard St—The Whole City is Watching the Demolition of the Little House. Please come to the site—Demand investigation! Suspend the emergency demolition permit for 1268 Lombard!
This is a crime in progress. The City has open investigations on the willful neglect and damage done...
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And, this is how it happens.
Yesterday I contacted the Planning Department’s ”Preservation Technical Specialists” for the Northeast Quadrant about the building at 1268 Lombard. Despite the passage of Prop J last fall and the municipal web destination’s fancy preservation page, the preservation staff routed me to Zoning Administrator Badiner (who I met several times when I worked at the Board of...
“How about we stay off the sidewalks? Why are bikers so incensed when the police...”
– A Modest Proposal - Bikers, Take the High Road - NYTimes.com
A great article with plenty of crossover appeal for San Francisco. I’ve been thinking a lot about the rapidly increasing bike ridership in cities not being “enough” to legitimize it as a form of public trans in public...
Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
You’re...
Why is there street parking in the outbound...
It’s really fucking annoying to get off your train with 30 other people to two feet of clearance between Breda car and Joe Schmo’s car. Sounds like a job for Streetsblog (!)