Blog Profile / San Francisco Citizen
| URL : | http://sfcitizen.com/blog | |
|---|---|---|
| Filed Under: | United States / San Francisco | |
| Posts on Regator: | 5355 | |
| Posts / Week: | 26.6 | |
| Archived Since: | August 9, 2009 | |
Blog Post Archive
Area Man Enjoys His 1960 Buick Le Sabre Convertible in the Western Addition
TweetLooks like he should have a cigar but he’s making do with a cigarette: Click to expand
Bicycle Fatality on the I-80 at University in Berkeley Raises the Question: Can You Ride a Bike a Freeway?
TweetConsider this morning’s news: “Katie Utehs ?@katieutehs2h - All lanes of eastbound 80 blocked for bicycle vs. collision at University. @ktvupic.twitter.com/iIHtmZJ8bw“ Is it legal to ride a bike on the freeways of California? No, not on the very urbanized part in Berkeley I don’t think. But bike riding is legal on other certain stretches of freeway. The details: [...]
UPDATE: The Purported “Clement Street Farmers Market” Isn’t Going to Start on June 9th, 2013 After All
TweetSo let’s see, two or three weeks ago I came across this flyer (see below) and I thought, “How is it even remotely possible that we could have a large farmers market on Clement (complete with an inflatable Bounce House) without me hearing about it at least more than a month ahead of time?” (You [...]
WTF? America’s Cup 2013 Workers STILL Haven’t Been Paid? Big Skeleton Protest at City Hall
TweetNow when I say big skeleton protest, I’m talking about a big skeleton on the steps of City Hall. The ongoing protest itself is small, with just three dudes when I passed by. “AMERICA”S CUP” and “SHAME ON THEM” Click to expand I can’t believe how fucked up Larry Ellison’s America’s Cup has become. If [...]
Worst Earworm Ever: “Doin’ It Right from Daft Punk ft. Panda Bear – DO NOT LISTEN TO THE ATTACHED YOUTUBE
TweetThis one, don’t listen to it: I think I’m finally immune to this tune but only after ten days of having it set to repeat forever on my iPod Touch (5th Gen.) and only after blowing out the 6.5? Marc Levinson subwoofer (or driver? Or is it another speaker? IDK) in my Toyota Bland Cruiser. [...]
Randy Shaw’s Phoney-Baloney “Uptown” Tenderloin Protest Gets Covered by His Phoney-Baloney “Beyond Chron”
TweetHere’s a little background on Randy Shaw, who pays himself a six-figure salary with your money, who lives in a house bigger than yours, who lives in a neighborhood better than yours, who lives farther away from the Tenderloin than you, you know, in the next county over: “Randy Shaw’s Power Plays – Sixteen [...]
So Many Sidewalks, So Little Time To Go Salmoning Upon Sidewalks – Uh, Franklin Street Isn’t Good For Salmoning
TweetSo yeah, I’ve been riding bikes on the Streets of San Francisco on an almost-daily basis since the 1980?s, right? But this isn’t the way you do it: Click to expand First of all, this gal came down Franklin Street against traffic from Golden Gate Ave to McAllister and that’s just wrong. ‘Cause cyclists have [...]
OMG, EAT Club is Here! – “SF’s Best Eateries On One Bus” – Another “Innovative E-Commerce Service?”
TweetThe First Rule of EAT Club is DON’T TALK ABOUT EAT CLUB. The Second Rule of EAT Club is DON’T TALK ABOUT EAT CLUB. But I digress. There I was in the Financh all set to “welcome” yet another a new corporate shuttle to the ‘hood, you know, with the two-inch main blade of my [...]
The Perils of Electric Moped / Scooter / Bike Ownership – A2B “Bicycles” are Back in Business
TweetI think I saw an ad for these A2B bikes just today in the SF Weekly. They were never very popular but I did my best to discourage purchases, to the dismay of the Ultra Motors people. These days, Ultra Motors is gone but A2B bikes are making a comeback aided by more realistic pricing. [...]
San Francisco’s Inexplicable Ban on Guns in Bus Advertising is … Inexplicable? Compare These Two Ads
TweetHere is part of the real poster for The Other Guys, a lesser effort from Will Farrell, a buddy-cop comedy from 2010. See? He’s a nerd cop with a Prius police car but now he’s shooting a gun: Now, via SF Weekly, here’s the MUNI bus ad version of that ad, ’cause Guns Is Bad: [...]
San Francisco’s SFMTA is a Jobs Program, Not a Transit Agency
TweetIMO. Click to expand Since Time Began: INTERLOCUTOR: Hey SFMTA, what about [_______?] SFMTA: If we only had more money! Give us more money.
Sorry, Carpet-Bagging Challenger Ivan Seredni, But Katy Tang Will Beat You – Her Six-Second Vine Shows Why
TweetThis one. (I guess you got to click it to make it go, or go here.) ‘Cause if you think “Born and Raised” carries a lot of weight in San Francisco, it’s even more that way way out in the west bay. Katy Tang is unlikely to make a big mistake before election day because [...]
Attention SFMTA: The Big Beneficiaries of Charging for Parking on Sundays are Placard Holders and Rich People
TweetWell, here you go, the first four vehicles I saw on this block of Clement in the Inner Richmond District on a recent Sunday had handicapped placards and the fifth one was a new Jaguar. See? Is this what you want, SFMTA? Placard fraud ripping you off and richers paying you a few shekels per [...]
OMG, New “Leap Transit” Bus is a Replacement for the MUNI 30X – It’s $6 to Ride the Marina Express One-Way to Financh
TweetI’ll tell you, I’ve been waiting years for a MUNI alternative to pop up and look, it’s here. Now I’m not talking about the corporate buses (like Google, Apple, FaceBook and so on) that have been around for a decade or so, and I’m not talking about Uber, Lyft, Sidecar and the like and I’m [...]
The Best Bail Bonds Ad Ever – Harry Kassabian of Van Nuys – A “Commercial for Criminals” via SF Egotist
TweetNote the over-use of air quotes:
PR Misstep from the America’s Cup People: Comparing Andrew Simpson Death to Famous Manslaughter Case
TweetIMO, this recent statement from Larry Ellison Person Stephan Barclay is a misstep, but you make the call. Check it: “For example, following the death of Ayrton Senna in 1994, a number of measures were introduced, such as better cockpit protection for the drivers. Grooved tires were introduced in 1998 instead of racing slick tires [...]
OMG, It’s Another New Sport in Golden Gate Park: “Footbag” Hacky Sack – Memorial Day Tourny in Peacock Meadow
TweetAll I know about this is from FunCheapSF – see below. A quick scrimmage before yesterday’s big final in GGP: Click to expand Cf. Hooverball. All the deets: “Footbag is an alternative to alternative sports, combining volleyball nets with tennis-like scores, and balls like hacky sacks you play with your feet. Monday, May 27, 2013 [...]
Know Your Wild Animals of the East Bay: It’s Not a Rat, It’s a Muskrat – Video from Peregrinating David Cruz
TweetFirst check out this photo from David Cruz, who’s Everywhere You Want To Be. Almost cute, huh? But then check out these fun facts, and the video below, which shows how rat-like it is. -Muskrats are large rodents that always live near water. They have thick brown fur and a long, furless, scaly tail. They can [...]
America’s Cup Update: Team New Zealand Protests “Last-Minute Proposals” Favoring Larry Ellison “in the Name of Safety”
TweetLooks like things aren’t all rosy in Larry Ellison’s already-failed America’s Cup 2013 yacht match. Let’s hear the news of the day from straight-talking New Zealand nerd Russell Green: “I cannot help wondering how the All Blacks [New Zealand national rugby union team] would feel arriving at the World Cup in UK in 2015 to find that [...]
“New Market” Update: NeMa is LOCAL? CULTURE? AUTHENTIC? Nope! Plus a List of All the NeMA Hot Spots
TweetThe street artists of Market Street are already reacting to the NeMa Building in the new, so-called “New Market” microhood. Were these banners above the sidewalk of Market meant to be tagged? IDK Click to expand Similarly, the other banners are all “NEMA IS CULTURE” and “NEMA IS AUTHENTIC.” I’ll tell you, you aint none [...]