September 2nd, 2010
Get a load of this drive-by cutie on Wyman Avenue in our Presidio. It used to be graffitoed beyond recognition but now it’s ready for bidness with all its copper pipe replaced.
What’s stopping you from moving in asides from rents as high as $25k per month? (Of course, they also have smaller ones for a lot less.)
As you might expect, the completely awesome Richmond District Blog is all over this situation, what with photos, video, the works.
What’s that you say, Looky-Lou, you want to know when’s the open house?
“The Trust will hold two open houses for the Wyman homes on Saturday, September 4 and Wednesday, September 8 from 11am to 3pm.”
See you there!
“Seep into the wood of the great estates
Animals your soul will guide [if only they allowed pets...]“
All the deets, Player, after the jump.
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Tags: 2010, avenue, bay area, california, doctors, green, homes, housing, landmark, open house, PHSH, presidio, San Francisco, trust, wyman
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September 2nd, 2010
Our Walt Disney Family Museum in the Presidio is celebrating one year of operations with a weekend of fun including the debut of the half-price Saturday Night Soiree (avec cash bar!) program.
I’m telling you, you’re going to want to win the treasure hunt.
Get all the deets below.
The WDFM is fantastic. See?
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This is just one of the Academy Awards on display. Can you guess the movie?
Donald Duck in his Navy whites during WWII. Can you see Mickey back there working as a tank commander against The Hun?
I remember how Building 104 looked back in the day. (If only all of the Montgomery Street (Presidio) Barracks could get eight figures worth of attention.)
All the deets:
THE WALT DISNEY FAMILY MUSEUM TO CELEBRATE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OCTOBER 1-3, 2010
Live music, the “Where’s Walt?” Treasure Hunt Contest and a Saturday Night Soiree are among the events that will commemorate the first 365 days of San Francisco’s newest Museum.
SAN FRANCISCO September 2, 2010 —When it opened a year agoin the Presidio of San Francisco, The Walt Disney Family Museum welcomed visitors to a turn-of-the-century red brick building that revealed a visually dramatic surprise: ten interactive galleries that share the remarkable life and legacy of Walt Disney through early drawings and animation, movies, music, listening stations, and much more. In the months that have followed, the award-winning 40,000 square foot building, which also features a state-of-the art theater, café, and gift store, has been host to enthusiastic visitors from around the world.
“It’s hard to believe that a year has passed since we opened our doors in the Presidio,” said Richard Benefield, founding executive director of the Museum. “Our efforts to present the life and achievements of Walt Disney in an interactive and imaginative way are ongoing and we’re pleased to see families, teens, and seniors all enjoying different elements of the Museum.”
To celebrate its first anniversary, the Museum will host a weekend of family fun and festivities from October 1 to 3, and will extend its admission hours to 9:00 pm on Saturday, October 2.
Events on Friday, October 1 – Sunday, October 3, 2010
· Live Music throughout the weekend. Bring a picnic lunch for the front lawn and we’ll serenade you with ragtime jazz. Friday from 2 :00 pm – 5:00 pm and Saturday 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
· Our first Saturday Night Soiree. Half-price on Museum Admission tickets and a cash bar from 6 pm to 9 pm on Saturday night.
· The “Where’s Walt?” Treasure Hunt Contest – Grand Prize is a Private Screening of a Disney classic for you and up to 50 of your closest friends in our Theater.
· Learn more about Walt Disney and his legacy with our “LOOK CLOSER” gallery talks. Museum staff will share details about the visually dramatic “Steamboat Willie” Wall – our special Pinocchio Animator’s desk – and the first underwater movie camera.
· A 25 minute “Best of” Video in our theater will feature special guests who appeared this past year, including Disney Legends, executives, animators, and stars.
· Radio Disney Road Crew on Saturday from 1:00 – 3:00 pm with games, contests, and music for the whole family.
· Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – A treat for the whole family on our Big Screen at 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm (Free with Museum Admission).
· Create your own moviola in our Learning Center. New Drop-in Craft activities Friday, Saturday and Sunday 11 am to 4 pm.
The fascinating and inspiring story of Walt Disney, whose artistry, imagination and vision helped define 20th-century America, has been brought to life at The Walt Disney Family Museum in the Presidio of San Francisco. The Museum illuminates Walt Disney’s tremendous successes, disappointments, and unyielding optimism as he worked tirelessly to advance the art of animation, produce classic motion pictures and develop the first great American theme park. The Walt Disney Family Museum, L.L.C. is owned and operated by the Walt Disney Family Foundation, a non-profit foundation. Open Wednesday – Monday 10:00 am to 6:00 pm on the on the Main Post of the Presidio.
Where: The Walt Disney Family Museum
104 Montgomery Street, The Presidio of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94129
Website: www.waltdisney.org
www.facebook.com/thewaltdisneyfamilymuseum
www.twitter.com/wdfmuseum
Main Phone: 415-345-6800
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September 2nd, 2010
KALW‘s Steven Short finds Bolinas, CA a “friendly town” – check out his new CrossCurrents bit here, why not?
Now, here’s my version of the story. Enjoy:
Inbetwixt the friendly elephant seals of the Point Reyes National Seashore…
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(This was from at least double the official keep-away distance, we’re talking hundreds of yards, so I don’t want to hear it. Made using the remarkable 1999 Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS USM and EF 2x II Extender, handheld.)
…and the friendly regular seals of Bolinas Lagoon…
…you’ll find the unfriendly town of Bolinas, CA:
The reason why the locals, some of whom, for some reason, feel quite empowered to bully auslanders, always tear down the road signs on the Pacific Coast Highway is because their USPS letter carrier already knows how to get there.
Fin.
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September 2nd, 2010
How do you find your Bliss? Do you put the Freelance Whales (as seen at Outside Lands 2010!) on repeat and crank the volume until people tell you to stop, please stop?
Or do you take off your clothes and shoot up on or around Sixth Street in the Mid-Market?
Bluoz has the deets.
6th Street at 560mm telephoto (mas o menos):
Via Auweia. Click to expand
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September 2nd, 2010
You’ll have to figure out for yourself just exactly where in Marin County this nude beach is, in this mostly-SFW photo from a while ago. The place was officially closed at the time due to an unsafe stairway and it’s more-than-likely officially closed at this time.
But actually, your nudist types like out-of-the-way places anyway, the kind that require long descents from the nearest road.
Now, your San Francisco Bay Guardian occupies the field of nude beach field scouting – their link appears to be down right now but feel free to give a try later on.
The nude types were to the east of the stairway and the never-nudes were to the west - it all worked out. All the while, a couple of fun fearless females felt free to parade up and down the whole beach by the low tide line, on the catwalk, they did their little turn on the catwalk, yeah on the catwalk, on the catwalk, yeah, they did a little turn on the catwalk for about half-hour:
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By the way, is there a special law that disallows photography on Public Nude Beaches? Not that I’m aware of.
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September 1st, 2010
[UPDATE: Spots Unknown adds in $.02 right here.]
I’ll tell you why I get 7×7 magazine delivered to my hovel – it’s cause the price is right, baby. (In fact you can’t possibly underestimate the amount they got from me for a subscription.)
Anywho, if I knewed what all the words meant in Phrenological San Francisco (September 2000, Page 36) maybe I’d get all offended the way people did with this bit from Wendy MacNaughton, the one on the cover a few months back. (Now, did you find Wendy’s map straight-up racist or ”stuck up, provincial, self-centered, and willfully clueless?” Moving on…)
I tried but I couldn’t find the credit for this new map. It’s an illustration from Infinite City: A San Francisco Atlas by Rebecca Solnit.
Check it – click and it’ll get big big:
Note that the Tenderloin gets tagged with ”secretiveness.” (It’s hard to read even in the original.)
And oh, does alimentiveness have something to do with fog?
And oh, constructiveness is the label for Bayview Hunters Point.
Oh well. Enjoy.
Tags: 2010, 7 x 7, 7x7, A San Francisco Atlas, bay area, Bayview, california, Cartoon, hunters point, Infinite City, mag, magazine, map, Phrenological, Phrenological San Francisco, Rebecca Solnit, San Francisco, sex, Wendy MacNaughton
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September 1st, 2010
Almost feel as if I owe our City Attorney Dennis J. Herrera (who is certainly on the list of the smartest pols in town)* an apology for thinking he was tilting at windmills by pursuing the whole Michela Alioto Pier appointed-to-a-term-of-more-than-two-years thing.**
Anywho, feel free to read all three press releases I just received on this matter.
Now, on to new bidness. What up, Mark Farrell? (He’s going house to house, door to door these days – see Comments.) Is he the dark horse?
“As fundraising leaders, we have raised more than any other candidate in this race and have over 750 individual donors – half of which are in District 2 and San Francisco.”
O.K. then. Of course he lacks the official embrace from that “Politburo” known as the Central Committee (aka DCCC), ’cause Janet Reilly has that all locked-up lock, stock, and barrel. But who knows what will happen with this race.
We’ll find out more at the next big debate emceed by Sweet Melissa Griffin. (You’d think they’d have one skedded soon…)
Now, as promised, the dueling press releases, starting with this classy and pithy bit from MAP herself:
“I believed and continued to believe that the intent of the voters as reflected in the plain language of our city charter allows me to run for second four year term. While I am disappointed in the outcome, I of course respect the judicial process. I will continue to work hard for the residents of my district and the people of San Francisco for the remainder of my time in office.”
And here’s the reaction from Mark (and not Mike, oh no) Farrell:
“With today’s decision by the California Supreme Court not to review the California Appellate Court’s decision regarding the eligibility of Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier in the District 2 Supervisor race, our campaign is beginning the final campaign sprint towards Election Day.
I would like to state, unequivocally, that I am an ardent and vocal supporter of Supervisor Alioto-Pier and I am proud to call her my friend. As a fellow native San Franciscan, I believeshe has represented the values of District 2 in City Hall, and I hope she will continue to seek out new opportunities to serve our City.
From Day 1, our campaign has been about bringing a neighborhood voice and returning real financial and budget experience back to City Hall. I believe more than ever that my background as an attorney, finance professional and small business owner is exactly what we need at the Board of Supervisors in San Francisco, and I will work tirelessly until Election Day to ensure this message is heard throughout District 2.
We are excited about how far we have come in this race and we know how much we have accomplished:
· As fundraising leaders, we have raised more than any other candidate in this race and have over 750 individual donors – half of which are in District 2 and San Francisco.
· Our incredible field campaign has identified thousands of voters, garnered hundreds of volunteers and has captains in every one of our 60 precincts.
And now, we have polling data which shows, in real numbers, how much we have accomplished and how voters want real change – not the typical “institutional” political candidates that seek office simply out of a desire to become politicians. San Francisco voters want a new direction for our City government, and I am running to bring their voice to City Hall.
Thank you to my supporters, friends and volunteers for sticking with us throughout this entire time. Thank you to my amazing staff who have worked hard every day to keep us in the best position to win this race.
To my wife Liz, my Mom and Dad and my children Madison and Jack, thank you for all you have done to get us to this point. I love you all very, very much!
Now, with fewer than 9 weeks left, we have a lot of work to do – I am excited, motivated, and look forward to seeing everyone out on the campaign trail!”
And get the statement from Dennis Jose Herrera, after the jump.
* Along with, and in no particular order, Rafael Mandelman, Scott Wiener, Carmen Chu, David Chiu, David Campos, Eric Mar, and Phil Ting, among others.
** I don’t know, if I were charged by the electorate the task of delivering empty bottles of milk to everyone in town every morning, I’d just do it. I wouldn’t speculate on what they really meant, I wouldn’t guess and give them something sensible like 2%, I’d just give them exactly what they ordered. But that’s just me.
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September 1st, 2010
VIZ Cinema in the New People Building at 1746 Post in Japantown will play host to a 9/11 Truth Film Festival.
9/11 Truth Film Festival Friday, 9/10 – Sunday 9/12
Join VIZ Cinema for the 9/11 Truth Film Festival and delve into the investigations and efforts to uncover what really happened on September 11, 2001. Tickets are $10.00 for each film.
Opening Night: Double Feature with Q&A, Friday, September 10th
9/11: Press For Truth (Q&A with filmmakers to follow)
(Directed by Ray Nowosielski, 2006, 75min, Digital, English Language)
The political becomes personal in 9/11: Press for Truth, which examines the World Trade Center attacks from the perspective of the families that lost loved ones.
Hypothesis
(Directed by Brett Smith, 2010, 48 min, Digital, English Language)
Hypothesis is a short documentary on Dr. Steven Jones and his 9/11 research on the destruction of the Twin Towers and WTC 7. The film tells Dr. Jones’ story in his own words and reflects the explosive controversy that ensued which resulted in everything from threats and bribes to academic suspension.
Double Feature of 9/11: Press For Truth and Hypothesis will also be screened on Sunday, September 12th.
Zero: An investigation to 9/11, Saturday, September 11th
(Directed by Francesco Tre, Franco Fracassi, 2007, 104min, Digital, Italian w/ English subtitles)
This feature documentary from Italian production company Telemaco explores the new scientific evidence and reveals dramatic new eyewitness testimony which directly conflicts with the U.S. Government’s account. Featuring presentations from intellectual heavy weights, Gore Vidal, and Nobel Prize winner Dario Fo, the film challenges many assumptions surrounding the attacks.
Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup, Saturday, September 11th
(Directed by Dylan Avery, 2009, 99min, Digital, English Language)
With the departure of the Bush Administration and the arrival of an era of transparency, new information has been disclosed that sheds more light on the events that took place before and after 9/11. Dramatically narrated by Daniel Sunjata of FX’s Rescue Me, and an outspoken advocate for the First Responders, Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup presents a wide array of evidence both known and unknown…until now.
War Promises, Saturday, September 11th and Sunday, September 12th
(Edited by Frank Hofer, 2009, 75min, Digital, German with English Subtitles)
In German documentary War Promises, insiders and whistleblowers try to bring what they know about to the public, including Annie Machon, who was a spy with the British MI5, and Andreas von Bülow and Jürgen Elsässer, who possess enormous insider knowledge from their membership in the parliamentary committee supervising the secret services.
False Flag, Saturday, September 11th and Sunday, September 12th
(Edited by Frank Hofer, 2007, 75min, Digital, German w/ English subtitles)
False Flag focuses on the inconsistencies in the official version of the events and the evidence that has been suppressed regarding 9/11. It also seeks to answer why we still know nothing about it and why we are being deceived – as well as in Europe.
(Hey, speaking of nutty conspiracy theories, did you know that Oliver Stone totally messed up his point about Lee Harvey Oswald (you know, that “patsy” who, on his own, also shot at other authority figures both before and after he killed JFK on his own) not having enough time to get off three shots? Well, take a look.)
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September 1st, 2010
Famous San Francisco photographer David Yu pointed his 9-bladed lens at downtown San Francisco not too long ago and this was the result:
Used with permission. Click to expand
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September 1st, 2010
Now you have even more time to email snail mail in your comments about the closure of Battery Caulfield Road in the Presidio.
Soon, you might not be welcome to test drive your new Lambo on Battery Caulfield. Oh well:
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The latest skivvy:
The Presidio Trust is considering two approaches to limit vehicular use of a portion of Battery Caulfield Road:
1) limitation of vehicular use during weekday peak AM and PM hours, 7 to 9 am and 5 to 7 pm, as well as on weekends (Alternative 1); or
2) limitation of vehicular use at all times (Alternative 2).
The proposed limitation on vehicular use is intended to reduce cut-through traffic to maintain public health and safety, to protect environmental values, to protect natural resources, and to avoid conflict among visitor uses.
By restricting the use of Battery Caulfield Road, the Trust also intends to reduce the amount of traffic through the 14th and 15th Avenue gates.
The Trust invites comments on both of these proposed limits of public use. Send comments to: John Fa, The Presidio Trust, 34 Graham Street, P.O. Box 29052, San Francisco, CA 94129-0052, or via email to: batterycaulfield@presidiotrust.gov.
Please make sure your comments have your name and contact information. Comments must be received no later than October 15, 2010. All written comments submitted to the Trust will be considered, and this proposed use limit may be modified accordingly. The final decision of the Trust will be published in the Federal Register.
To view a copy of the Federal Register Notice click here.
The Trust will be scheduling a meeting the first week of October. Information on the meeting will be disseminated as soon as details are confirmed.”
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