Posts Tagged ‘15’
Wednesday, March 20th, 2013
CCSF student Gloria Dean has a question for the SFMTAMUNIDPTSFBC:
“I would like to know the reasons why the Muni constantly stops trains on the T-Line at 23rd Street as if the rest of Third Street doesn’t exist.
“To see elderly women, men and children waiting over an hour for a train to get home is some of the worse treatment of citizens I’ve ever seen from a transportation system. I’ve traveled extensively all over the country as well as the world and I’ve only lived in this area for one year. However, this is obviously a classic combination of classism and racism being displayed, and it is truly a SHAME!
“I’ve decided to take my car out of the parking garage and drive. I refuse to be treated as a second class citizen. I deserve more and so do all the residents of Bayview. Last check, San Francisco doesn’t end at 23rd Street.”
Well I know the answer – it has to do with the district election system for the Board of Supervisors, and also the SFMTA’s general incompetence.
Now the Supervisor for our Bayview Hunters Point area asked about this sitch and the answer was that the T-Third zipped along at a speedy 9 MPH or something, so a T-Third Express wasn’t really needed.
Hey, here’s a jobs program. Why not tear out the T-Third and bring back the buses? Just asking. I mean the T-Third takes up a lot of space, right? Why doesn’t MUNI use it more?
Now speaking of the N Judah Express, here it is, in action, or lack thereof:
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Is that four buses sitting around on Sansome Street during rush hour? The drivers are just starting work and it’s time for a 40 minute lunch break? All right.
And here’s another on Bush, just idling away.
Actually, even when the N Judah Express band-aid operation is operational during our rush hours, the buses are totally empty, no passengers, most of the time.
Oh well.
Tags: 15, 15 bus, 2013, African American, bay area, Bayview, board of supervisors, bus, california, carmen chu, ccsf, city college, classism, DPT, east bay, empty, Gloria DEAN, Gloria L. Dean, hunters point, idle, judah, metro, Muni, n, n juhad, newspaper, racism, San Francisco, sansom, service, sfbc, SFMTA, sftmamunidptsfbc, streetcar, student, Supervisor, t third express, the bayview
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Friday, February 15th, 2013
All the deets from your Sundance Kabuki Cinemas at Post and Fillmore in Japantown:
“Starts Friday: A GLIMPSE INSIDE THE MIND OF CHARLES SWAN lll is a playful comedy of lost love, friendship and revenge starring Charlie Sheen as a successful LA graphic designer whose money and charm have provided him with a seemingly perfect life. His true love dumps him, and it all falls apart. With Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray and Patricia Arquette. Join us in welcoming Director Roman Coppola for Q+A’s after the 7.15pm shows Friday and Saturday nights.”
Looks Andersonian, non?
Tags: 15, 16, 2013, ason Schwartzman, bay area, bill murray, california, CHARLES SWAN lll, Cinema, director, February, friday, GLIMPSE INSIDE THE MIND OF CHARLES SWAN lll, kabuki, movies, Patricia Arquette, Roman Coppola, San Francisco, sundance, Sundance Kabuki Cinema, theatre]film, tickets
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Monday, April 16th, 2012
This is what a crowd of a couple hundred-something people looks like at a tea party in Justin Herman Plaza.
Most of them are from out of town:
Do they kick things off with a prayer and a round from some fifers?
Yes. Yes they do.
Tags: 15, 15th, 2012, am, april, April 14, bay area, california, justin herman, Justin Herman Plaza, ksfo, plaza, radio, San Francisco, tea party
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Sunday, August 15th, 2010
David Yu has just posted his photos of the 2010 Nihonmachi Street Festival.
(Appears as if the threats to this annual event have subsided.)
Post Street yesterday:
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Lots of hula and music:
Plus, there was taiko-a-gogo
See you next year!
Tags: 14, 15, 2010, 37th, annual, august, bay area, Ben Kaili with Ke `Olu Makani `O Mauna Loa, california, Dance, Festival, hula, Hula Halau Kaliko Pua O Kalaniakea, japan, Japanese, japantown, Kapakahi, Keolalaulani Halau Olapa O'Laka, Local Blend, Manuia Polynesian Revue, Mele Ohana Ukulele Group, My Peoples, Native Elements, nihonmachi, Nihonmachi Street Fair, nihonmatchi, post, San Francisco, Steven Espaniola, street, Tago Lei Pasifika, transfair, webster
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Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
The Nihonmachi Street Fair is back for 2010. See?
That’s 1600 Webster there on the left, it’s that condo building that’s still under double secret probation due to some problems the past couple years. We’ll have to wait and see if they get a security guard to nap in front of the Webster entrance for a couple shifts the way it happened last year. (It’s like Del Boca Vista Phase III got plopped down on the corner.)
(And actually, the Starbucks they wanted to put in the empty retail space downstairs would have been a mega bonus for J-Town, but the local NIMBYs shot that idea down. You know, big ugly nonreinforced concrete was ala mode back in the 1950′s and 1960′s and that’s when those ridiculous mall buildings started getting built. That’s why Japantown looks like am uninviting windblown ghost town from Post Street even when there are lots of people bustling about in the malls. Replacing the low-rise buildings on the right of the photo, including the hidden underground parking garage, will be an expensive, long, drawn-out process. Anywho…)
The deets:
Peace Plaza Ho`olaule`a
The Peace Plaza open its arms out to welcome the Island Spirit through music and dance. Halaus from the Bay as well as special guests from Hawaii and Southern California will gather this weekend at the Peace Plaza stage.
| SATURDAY, AUGUST 14 |
| 11:30am |
Local Blend |
| 12:30pm |
Hula Halau Kaliko Pua O Kalaniakea |
| 1:30pm |
Manuia Polynesian Revue |
| 2:30pm |
Keolalaulani Halau Olapa O’Laka |
| 3:30pm |
Ben Kaili with Ke `Olu Makani `O Mauna Loa |
| 4:45pm |
Native Elements |
All the deets after the jump
(more…)
Tags: 14, 15, 2010, 37th, annual, august, bay area, Ben Kaili with Ke `Olu Makani `O Mauna Loa, california, Dance, Festival, hula, Hula Halau Kaliko Pua O Kalaniakea, japan, Japanese, japantown, Kapakahi, Keolalaulani Halau Olapa O'Laka, Local Blend, Manuia Polynesian Revue, Mele Ohana Ukulele Group, My Peoples, Native Elements, nihonmachi, Nihonmachi Street Fair, nihonmatchi, post, San Francisco, Steven Espaniola, street, Tago Lei Pasifika, transfair, webster
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Friday, June 25th, 2010
As rumored, the USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) guided missile cruiser was open for tours yesterday at Piers 15-17 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM. Check some photos below and also some more here from Jonathan Koren.
Unlike the thousands of people at the Valrag down at Piers 30-32, the crowd at the Bunker Hill was manageable:
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Let’s start at the back, as the tours did. Countless Tomahawk missiles are down there, probs:
A five-inch gun, Harpoon missile launchers, and Old Glory - Gaia bless America:
Those petroleum mishaps clean up in a jiff with the Oil Spill Containment Kit:
When you got a Yingji-82 Eagle Strike or an Exocet Flying Fish coming your way, the Phalanx gatling gun is your last hope:
The fix-it shop for twirlypoppers:
This giant bell sits amidships:
They turn it upside-down for baptisms, if you can read the etchings:
Now we’re at the bridge, where you can see the Financh and the Bay Bridge:
The helm. Left and right are clearly marked – how convenient!
The view from the bridge overlooking the waterfront:
Now we’re at the bow, where you can pose with an AR-15:
This isn’t your grandfather’s cruiser. The way you can tell that is by the small bore size of this five-inch gun. Of course, this is a missile boat, primarily, not a gun boat:
And way up at the fron, the First Navy Jack: Don’t Tread On Me. It’s in vogue now, in this post-9/11 era.
All the deets, in English and Russian:
And There You Have It.
Tags: (CG-52), 15, 15-17, 2010, 24, Bunker Hill, Bunker Hill (CG-52), california, Embarcadero, june, missiles, navy, phalanx, pier 17, piers, public, San Francisco, ship, tomahawk, tours, u. s., uss
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
Those kids crowding Moffitt Cafe at UCSF Medical Center / Children’s Hospital will now have Run of the House, more or less, ’cause the restrictions against child visitors just got eliminated. So, as of yesterday, the place is, once again, totally wide open, more or less, to visitors aged 15 and less.
Not sure what other local hospitals are thinking these days, but UCSF says that Influenza activity has decreased considerably lately. Read all about it, below.
Godzilla menaces this huge architect’s model of UCSF under a glass box, so he’s always safe from H1N1. But runaway tow trucks, well, that’s a different story:
Moffitt Cafe is now released from its ragamuffin daycare role so it can return to being a haven for law students, a place of escape where legal scholars are free to hit on medical and pharmacological students and/or professionals in a target-rich environment. (At least that’s how the cafeteria was used back in the 90′s.)
Forthwith, the News of the Day:
UCSF Lifts Hospital Visitor Policy Restricting Children
March 09, 2010
UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Children’s Hospital are lifting their visitor age restriction, which prohibited visitors younger than 16 years old. The visitor policy is being lifted effective March 9, 2010.
Dr. Joshua Adler, chief medical officer at UCSF, said he believes the policy, implemented in November, and other strategies, such as vaccination of UCSF personnel, helped reduce the risk of hospital-acquired influenza.
Influenza activity has decreased considerably so that risk is now quite low, Adler said. In the hospital units where age restrictions are not usually in place, children now may visit. Unit-specific age restrictions, such as those in the intensive care units, may remain in effect, according to unit-based policy.
A requirement, however, remains in effect until March 31 that health care workers, who have not been vaccinated against both H1N1 and seasonal influenza, must wear a surgical mask while in patient care areas.
Adler thanked employees for their diligent infection control measures during the flu season. Record numbers of UCSF employees, faculty, residents, and students received flu vaccines this year, he said.
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Monday, February 1st, 2010
Does that headline make enough sense? It means that if you are a member of the military (yes, including even the touchy touchy Coast Guard), or a firefighter, or a peace officer, or a teacher, then you can get into San Francisco’s awesome California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park for free over the next month-and-a half:
“From February 1 through March 15, 2010, the Academy will offer free admission to military personnel, firefighters, police officers, and teachers, in honor of their service to our communities and country. To participate, individuals must show proof of occupation and a valid ID at the ticket window. This discount applies to one individual admission only and cannot be combined with other offers.”
Just think, your camera could soon be recording the most-photographed fish in the world:
This temporary program will save you $24.99.
See you there, hero.
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
Tomorrow Thursday at 4:00 PM on the steps of San Francisco City Hall will be your chance to see recording artist Moby promoting the funding of domestic violence shelters in California. Read all the deets of this event with Senator Leland Yee below.
Moby, Yee Join Forces to Combat Domestic Violence
Musician and Senator call on Governor to immediately sign bill to restore shelter funding
Who:
Senator Leland Yee, Ph.D.
Moby, recording artist
Tara Shabazz, California Partnership to End Domestic Violence
Emily Murase, San Francisco Department on the Status of Women
Beverly Upton, San Francisco Domestic Violence Consortium
Several domestic violence prevention providers
When:
Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 4:00 PM
Where:
City Hall steps
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, California
Rain location: Lobby of Hiram Johnson State Office Building, 455 Golden Gate Avenue
(may enter on McAllister Street)
What:
Award-winning recording artist Moby will join Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) to discuss recent efforts to restore funding to California’s domestic violence shelters. Today, the California Senate approved Yee’s legislation to restore funding that had earlier been eliminated by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Los Angeles).
On Thursday evening, Moby will perform at San Francisco’s Warfield Theatre. Moby plans to donate all the proceeds of his California concerts to the state’s domestic violence shelters. Moby, along with the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence, recently established a permanent fund to benefit California shelters.
Senator Yee will present Moby a Senate Resolution for his efforts in establishing the SOS (Support Our Shelters) Fund. Several domestic violence prevention groups will also call on the Governor to immediately sign Yee’s bill to restore $16 million dollars to fund 94 domestic violence shelters and programs throughout the state.
Tags: 15, 2009, Arnold, california, City Hall, domestic violence, dv, funding, leland yee, Moby, money, october, play, San Francisco, schwazenegger, Senator, shelters, women's womens
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Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
This is a test. Only a test.
Normally, you’d only hear these sirens on Tuesdays at noon. There’s no need for alarm.
Deets below.
CITYWIDE SIRENS TO SOUND AS PART OF EARTHQUAKE DRILL
What: The City’s Outdoor Public Warning System Sirens will be activated as part of the statewide Drop, Cover and Hold earthquake drill on October 15, 2009 at 10:15 am. The sirens will be sounded, followed by a voice message indicating that it is a test. This is the first time the City is utilizing the system citywide at a time other than the regular Tuesday noon weekly test.
San Francisco residents and visitors should not be alarmed by the fact that the sirens are sounding at a time other than the regular Tuesday test.
When: Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 10:15 am
Where: 92 locations citywide
Why: The City is participating in the Great California ShakeOut, the statewide earthquake drill. To date, more than 280,000 people in San Francisco have registered to participate in the drill, and more than 6.4 million have registered statewide. For more information, please go to
www.shakeout.org/sanfrancisco.
Tags: 10:15, 15, 15th, 2009, am, anniversary, cover, drill, drop, earthquake, emergency, hold, horns, loma prieta, morning, october, out, public, quake, San Francisco, shake, shakeout, sirens, system, test, warning
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