Posted on August 28, 2008 by livinintheloin
A portion of San Francisco’s streets from the Bayview to Chinatown [largely Embarcadero] will close to cars for four hours on Sunday and instead be filled with bicyclists, break-dancers and roller skaters. The city’s first Sunday Streets event has gained support from community groups and athletic organizations that are planning activities along the 4.5-mile route, [...]
Filed under: Environment, Good Urban Experience, What's Going On? | Tagged: cheapthrills, Ciclovia, Ciclovias, Embarcadero, Sunday Streets | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 14, 2008 by livinintheloin
This is one of those things that makes you remember just how weird and wonderful San Francisco really is. On Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution celebrating twelve-and-a-half years of Trannyshack at Stud Bar. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: 10 – Alioto-Pier, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Maxwell, [...]
Filed under: Good Urban Experience, What's Going On? | Tagged: San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Stud Bar, Trannyshack | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 13, 2008 by livinintheloin
I think the Rincon Hill Neighborhood Association put it well…[Chris Daly] “Simply Embarrassing” More Daly Embarrassment video at Bluoz.com — If you haven’t seen the District 6 Supervisor in action, you should check it out.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: Chris Daly, Daly Embarrassment, District 6 Supervisor, Megalomania, Rincon Hill, Rincon Hill Neighborhood Association, San Francisco District 6 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 13, 2008 by livinintheloin
Woman’s Will, the Bay Area’s all-female Shakespeare company, performs Brecht’s The Good Person of Szechuan: Friday, 6 p.m., Yerba Buena Gardens — FREE Saturday, 4 p.m., Yerba Buena Gardens — FREE Sunday, 1 p.m., Delores Park — FREE
Filed under: Good Urban Experience, What's Going On? | Tagged: Bertolt Brecht, cheap thrills, cheapthrills, Delores Park, FREE FREE FREE, The Good Person of Szechuan, Woman's Will, Yerba Buena Gardens | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 13, 2008 by livinintheloin
Officials have delayed the installation of a third ShotSpotter system in San Francisco because the communications system on which it relies has yet to be restored. Terry Childs, a network administrator, was charged in July with changing the passwords to the network and locking out city agencies. ShotSpotter, a system that pinpoints the location of [...]
Filed under: What's Going On? | Tagged: crime cameras, livinintheloin, Office of Criminal Justice, Quality of Life Crimes, SF CRIME, ShotSpotter, Terry Childs | 2 Comments »
Posted on August 12, 2008 by livinintheloin
Owners of blighted properties in The City could be punished for allowing their buildings to fall into disrepair, according to new legislation to be introduced today. The Department of Public Works would be empowered to go after owners of blighted properties and even perform the repair work and stick owners with the bill afterward. Supervisor [...]
Filed under: What's Going On? | Tagged: blight, blighted properties, economic depressant, livinintheloin, San Francisco Board of Supervisors, The Tenderloin, Uptown Tenderloin Historic District | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 12, 2008 by livinintheloin
Benches at Civic Center Plaza disappeared overnight about eight years ago to keep the homeless from camping on them. Now Supervisor Sophie Maxwell says it’s time to bring them back. The plaza plays host to thousands of tourists and visitors and dozens of events each year. It also remains a popular hangout for The City’s [...]
Filed under: Tenderloin, What's Going On? | Tagged: benches, homeless, livinintheloin, San Francisco City Hall, UN Plaza | 2 Comments »
