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SF Firefighters parking on the grift, a must see video
Posted on June 3, 2010 by livinintheloin
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eatinintheloin: cafe Ramind — SPAM-tastic!
Posted on June 3, 2010 by livinintheloin
A hidden treasure in the Tenderloin, SPAM-tastic!
Cafe Ramind is now one of my favorite places to grab a sandwich for lunch. I discovered the place a few weeks ago, while looking for a sandwich to take to Fort Mason for lunch.
The Hawaiian BBQ sandwich is tasty, and such a deal. I’ve been back several times, and always have a good experience — friendly staff, good food, and prices that are hard to believe (I’m currently job-free). Just a few of the deals: SPAM Musubi, $1.50, Hamburger w/Fries, $4.50, breakfast combos only $4.95. Seriously, where can you get a decent breakfast with house potatoes, eggs, and your choice of SPAM, sausage, ham, or bacon.
Service is quick, so a great place for lunch when you are pressed for time (or just impatient, like yours truly).
cafe Ramind is located at 488 Larking (between Golden Gate Ave & Turk St) in The Loin.
Check out the Yep reviews: cafe Ramind — 4 stars by reviewers.
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Tenderloin National Forest fundraiser at Show Dogs next Thursday (6/10)
Posted on June 3, 2010 by livinintheloin
Show Dogs partners with the Tenderloin National Forest for a “Summer Shindig” on Thursday, June 10th!
Enjoy Bar Bites, Beer and Live Music for a Good Cause
WHAT: In continuing efforts to give back to Show Dogs’ neighboring community and to bring awareness to Central Market, Chefs Gayle Pirie and John Clark are hosting a summer shindig on Thursday, June 10th to benefit the Tenderloin National Forest.
Guests will enjoy live music, passed bar bites including Mini Corn Dogs, Pigs In a Blanket, their signature Onion Rings and more, as well as a selection of beers on tap including Speakeasy Prohibition Ale, Black Butte Porter, PBR.
Proceeds will help support the Tenderloin National Forest, located in Cohen Alley on Ellis Street at Leavenworth Street, which serves as a public garden and gathering place for art, performance, and classes for inner city residents.
COSTS: $20.00 per person at the door. All inclusive of food and beverages.
WHEN: Thursday, June 10, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
WHERE: Show Dogs, 1020 Market Street (@ 6th Street), San Francisco, CA 94101 [click for map]
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Tenderloin, parking ain’t easy…
Posted on May 27, 2010 by livinintheloin
Let’s face it, parking all over The City is pretty crappy. You can’t find a place to park, or you get gouged in one of the parking lots or garages. If you are lucky enough to find a space, you better have plenty of coinage to feed the meter.
Rest assured, if your meter expires, San Francisco will be there to ticket you. The latest effort to shake cash out of your pockets will cost you $65 (see: http://search.municode.com/html/14143/level2/DII_A300.html).
Of course (in SF), there are exceptions to every rule. Here’s a “vehicle” (it has wheels) that has been in an expired space for some time. Take a close look, no citation in sight.
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Activists Gather In Bay Area To Rally Against Whaling
Posted on May 24, 2010 by livinintheloin
Environmental activists are gathering Sunday throughout the state, including in several places in the Bay Area, to call on President Obama to protect a decades-long ban on commercial whaling.
The events, some of which are being held in San Francisco, San Mateo, Sonoma, Monterey and Santa Cruz counties, are being organized by various environmental groups who are urging the president to keep the ban on whaling intact.
The International Whaling Commission approved a whaling moratorium in 1982, but thousands of whales have been killed since then either for “scientific” purposes or by countries such as Japan and Russia who are allowed to hunt whales for “aboriginal subsistence,” according to a report by the California Coastal Commission.
On April 22, the IWC announced a proposal that would allow those countries to legally continue to kill whales while adopting other standards they claim would ensure that the whale population is not negatively affected, according to the report.
The U.S. has not offered a formal response to the proposal, but the Coastal Commission report claims it has supported it behind closed doors.
Sara Wan, a coastal commissioner, is helping to organize Sunday’s events, which she said will be used to ask Obama to “keep his promise.”
Obama promised during the 2008 presidential campaign that he would oppose Japan’s whaling, according to Wan. She said the IWC claims its proposal “is a compromise, but in essence it removes the moratorium.”
In Pacifica, state Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, and state Assemblyman Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, are expected to attend a 10 a.m. rally near the Pacifica Pier.
At noon, a group of activists will also form a human whale on Poplar Beach in Half Moon Bay and an aerial photograph will be taken, according to Wan.
The event in San Francisco is scheduled for noon and will feature speakers from the Western Alliance for Nature, Greenpeace, the Sierra Club, and other environmental groups. San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi was also expected to attend, according to event organizers.
Petitions will be handed out at the various events and delivered to Obama in Washington on June 3, according to event organizers.
For a full list of the events in California, visit www.wanconservancy.org. [SF APPEAL]
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Three Heads Six Arms and a Mayor
Posted on May 12, 2010 by livinintheloin
In conjunction with the Shanghai-San Francisco Sister City 30th Anniversary Celebration, Mayor Gavin Newsom dedicated the colossal 
statue at City Hall Wednesday morning. The installation is making its world premiere in the heart of San Francisco’s Civic Center.
“By bringing this incredible work of art to The City, we underscore Shanghai and San Francisco’s bond as two of the world’s most important centers for arts and culture,” Newsom said.
The copper sculpture is 26 feet tall, weighing almost 15 tons. Three Heads Six Arms is part of an important series of monumental works depicting the arms, legs, feet, hands and heads of Buddhist sculptures, according to the mayor’s office. [sfexaminer.com]
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Civic Center Station, shittiest Muni/BART station in San Francisco?
Posted on May 12, 2010 by livinintheloin
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Tenderloin: police line at UN Plaza
Posted on May 5, 2010 by livinintheloin
There is a serious looking police line around the entire central UN Plaza BART/Muni escalator. The underground, and the entire grassy area (visualize “campers”) around the escalators is taped off.
You can’t tell from my cell phone pic, but I would guess that there are at least a dozen officers in the area. Hopefully nobody is seriously injured (doubtful). This is a great case-in-point for more foot patrols in the UN Plaza Park. Yes, it is a park — one that has been overrun with “campers”, open-air drug dealing, and drug and alcohol use. Clearly, a recipe for disaster (at one of The City’s busiest public transportation hubs).
What would Pacific Heights do?
Update, 5/9/10:
22-year-old UC Berkeley graduate who lay injured and unconscious at the bottom of an escalator at Civic Center Station on Wednesday morning, and later died, was mistaken for a homeless man by early morning commuters, according to BART police.
BART police are still trying to piece together the final moments in the life of Konstantin Tomashevsky, who was pronounced dead at San Francisco General Hospital.
“They thought he was some guy snoring,” said BART police Lt. Andy Alkire of the passers-by. “They assumed he was a homeless guy.”
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Colossal erection at City Hall…
Posted on May 4, 2010 by livinintheloin
Chinese artist Zhang Huan’s colossal sculpture being installed near City Hall. Three Heads Six Arms (2008) is made of welded copper, and weights 15 tons (30,000 pounds (US).
“The installation of Zhang Huan’s spectacular sculpture in the Civic Center marks a high point in the Shanghai-San Francisco Sister City 30th Anniversary Celebration and a milestone for the San Francisco Arts Commission,” said Mayor Gavin Newsom. www.sfartscommission.org
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