Posted on January 28, 2009 by livinintheloin
Walking home tonight, I happened to look up, and noticed some green. A city (?) planter with succulents. What a great idea. Ever notice the planters in front of City Hall? A water truck pulls up, and hoses them down with what must be dozens of gallons of water, for each planter. Clutch the pearls, [...]
Filed under: Environment, Good Urban Experience, What's Going On? | Tagged: Good Urban Experience, green, GREEN and Succulent!, Hanging Basket Intervention Project, Jane Martin, PlantSF | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 28, 2009 by livinintheloin
State Controller announces delay for tax returns. Due to the state’s persistent cash and budget problems, the State Controller announced on Friday, January 16, 2009 that without immediate budget solutions that fix the state’s cash shortfall he will have to delay refunds for 30 days starting February 1, 2009 for Personal Income Tax and Business [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: CA Tax Return, California Tax Return, delay for tax returns, Personal Income Tax | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 25, 2009 by livinintheloin
This is really disturbing, on several levels… Last night around 10:30, I got a call from a friend. Her 20 pound Jack Russell (on leash) was attacked by a Pit Bull on Church Street. Her husband, and the pooch both ended up in the hospital. As she recounts the story to me, they were walking [...]
Filed under: Bad Urban Experience | Tagged: Bad Urban Experience, Chihuahua, dog bite San Francisco, muni abused me, one bite rule, Pit Bull, pit bull attack, Pit Bull Attack on Church Street, pitbull, pitbull attack, pitbull attack on church street, San Francisco Animal Control | 6 Comments »
Posted on January 24, 2009 by livinintheloin
Judge Denies City’s Attempt to Remove Bike Lane After over 200 bicyclists and state and local officials rallied to save the Market & Octavia Bike Lane, we cheered today’s decision by Superior Court Judge Peter J. Busch to reject the SF Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) proposal to remove a bike lane and protective barrier at [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: Market & Octavia Bike Lane, Market and Octavia intersection, MTA, San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, SF Municipal Transportation Agency | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 13, 2009 by livinintheloin
Livinintheloin, work in Emeryville, and always on the lookout for green. This is the first living roof that I have seen outside of The City –Academy of Science, and the living bus stop in front of The Asian Museum of Art. The living roof “tops” the west elm, by the IKEA in Emeryville. The entire [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: bioswells, green roof, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED, living green roof, livinintheloin, photovoltaics, rainwater catchments | 2 Comments »
