Posted on March 25, 2009 by livinintheloin
A grid of energy-efficient streetlights will be unveiled in the Tenderloin today as part of a pilot program testing the next generation of city lighting. The City installed the light emitting diode (LED) streetlights on Turk Street, between Taylor and Jones streets. The new lights replace the less energy-efficient sodium lamps. The San Francisco Public [...]
Filed under: SF Tenderloin, What's Going On? | Tagged: District 6, energy-efficient streetlights, LED Streetlights, LED technology, SF Tenderloin, smart-controller technology, Tenderloin San Francisco, The Tenderloin, Uptown Tenderloin Historic District | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 22, 2009 by livinintheloin
Hundreds of San Francisco cyclists can’t wait for the weekend to end – and not just because rainfall is expected through Sunday. The Board of Supervisors on Monday will hear a progress report on the long-awaited bike plan, which would add 34 miles to The City’s existing 45 miles of cycling lanes and other amenities [...]
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Posted on March 21, 2009 by livinintheloin
Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley criticized the Obama administration Thursday for moving to loosen restrictions on medical marijuana. At a gathering to discuss health care reform, the Iowa lawmaker criticized the Justice Department’s new policy of targeting California’s medical marijuana distributors only if they violate both federal and state law. That’s a break from the Bush [...]
Filed under: What's Going On? | Tagged: Attorney General Eric Holder, Bruce Mirken, Chuck Grassley, Green Cross, Marijuana Policy Project, Medical Marijuana, Medical Marijuana Policy | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 21, 2009 by livinintheloin
…Merriam-Webster: 1 a (1): the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law (2): the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like that of a traditional marriage <same-sex marriage> http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marriage
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Posted on March 19, 2009 by livinintheloin
SFPD arrest protesters as a woman on a bullhorns exclaimed “These are Iraqi War veterans. They are attempting to hold a second of silence for each American soldier killed in Iraq”. The protest took place on Market Street, between 6th and 7th. The crowd, protesters, and police were all peaceful during the protest and subsequent [...]
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Posted on March 19, 2009 by livinintheloin
The scene in the parking lot between the Main Library, and the Asian Art Museum. Walking the pooch last night after work, I noticed cars circling the parking lot. Odd, plenty of parking spaces. Hmmm? Oooh…the “parking attendants” were out in full force — the ones that point out a space, and then want a [...]
Filed under: SF Tenderloin, What's Going On?, homeless | Tagged: $190 Million on homeless, Asian Art Museum, District 6, Flash Mobs, homeless, SF Tenderloin, Tenderloin San Francisco, The Tenderloin, vagrancy | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 14, 2009 by livinintheloin
If you haven’t had the chance, check out Mona Caron‘s mural on the corner of Jones and Golden Gate. In preparation for the mural, the building was re-surfaced, painted, and a billboard was removed. The refurbishing scaffolding has been removed, and work on the mural has begun. You can see Mona and LisaRuth working in [...]
Filed under: Good Urban Experience, SF Tenderloin, Tenderloin, What's Going On? | Tagged: District 6, Jones Street, Living in the Loin, livinintheloin, Mona Caron, SF Tenderloin, tenderloin mural, Tenderloin San Francisco, The Tenderloin, Uptown Tenderloin Historic District | 1 Comment »
Posted on March 14, 2009 by livinintheloin
From the San Francisco Planning Commission: 180 JONES STREET (181 TURK STREET) – southeast corner of Jones and Turk Streets, Assessor’s Block 0343; Lot 014 – Request for Conditional Use approval to allow the construction of a building over 40-feet within a residential zoning district with reduced parking. The project is to construct an 8-story, [...]
Filed under: SF Tenderloin, Tenderloin, What's Going On? | Tagged: 180 Jones Street, District 6, Jones Street, livinintheloin, Planning Commission, San Francisco Planning Commission, SF Tenderloin, Tenderloin San Francisco, The Tenderloin, Uptown Tenderloin Historic District | Leave a Comment »
