“Scannell swears he did nothing to upset the bike rider.”
You see, Nevius, you can’t rely on people “swearing” that they’re not bad drivers.
Right?
Are you stupid or something, CW Nevius?
So yes, Mr. Failed Water Taxi Service was on the receiving end of an overreaction.
But that doesn’t mean he’s not a bad driver.
Right?
Do you really think you’re helping people when you put their names in the papah?
Really?
The boyfriend of Elaine, CW “Putty” Nevius:
Thusly:
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You know, back in the day, SFGov freely violated the 14th Amendment until it got slapped down.
These days, SFGov violates the 1st Amendment with its Christians Park Free rule. When will SFGov get slapped down on this issue?
I know not. It’ll take a new Yick Wo to file a lawsuit. (Right? ‘Cause just nagging the SFGov isn’t going to cut it. SFGov will just ignore you.)
In the meantime, enjoy San Francisco’s Transit First (Except for Church-Goers) policy.
See?
Elim Street is very narrow:
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Maybe someday, the sun will shine on Elim once again…
Tiny Elim Street used to labour in obscurity, but no longer - it’s gotten a lot of attention this past year.
Anyway, it might not be long for this world.
Oh well.
Confronting The Pigeon:
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The part between the two buildings that face First Street is about seven feet. (My man-hands would need to be ever so slightly larger to be able to touch both buildings at the same time.)
And here’s the rest of Elim, a haven for smokers near Golden Gate University, apparently.
A possible future occupant:
This went on for a while during yesterday’s evening drive.
Dude with the white earbuds ended up quite a distance from his Masi bike after he collided with a Yellow Taxi – it was like 15 feet away from him, so I couldn’t tell that he was a cyclist when I first saw him down on the ground in the middle of the intersection:
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First he was standing, but then the crowd made him sit.
Anyway, there were lots of people on hand to help out, FWIW.
This is typical of passersby in San Francisco – they generally are willing to stop and offer assistance in these types of situations, just saying…
Now, ideally, people protesting the next unlawful BART Police shooting would get seven-day notice so they could apply to legally protest the shooting on BART property.
But life doesn’t work that way IRL. So when a BART Police officer shoots somebody unlawfully or by mistake or whatever and people want to have a demo at BART that same day, well, that’s going to be an automatic violation of BART rules even if the protest takes place in the designated free speech area.
Check it:
“BART requires those who wish to exercise their right to free speech to have a permit while on BART property. If you wish to obtain a permit, please do the following:
Download the Permit Rules and read them thoroughly. [And the permit application goes directly to BART's P.R. Dept., srsly.]
Download the Permit Application complete it and return it to BART.
BART must receive the permit no less than seven days prior to the date of your activity. Permits received after the seven day deadline will be denied – there are NO exceptions.“
See how that works? Irate protesters have the choice of cooling their heels seven day to protest in a legal fashion in a legal area or protest the same day as the shooting illegally.
Maybe that’s part of the reason why you have so many “illegal” protests, BART?
And oh, has any legal protest at BART ever gotten any attention? Not to my knowledge.
And oh, has any Designated Free Speech Area looked good anytime, anywhere in history? Usually, these places are far from the action, sometimes encircled with cyclone fencing all around, you know, like Thunderdome.
Here’s the only Designated Free Speech Area that I’ve seen lately. It’s from somewhere in the vicinity of Strybing Arboretum, that place that got renamed and paywalled (that’s why there’s a boycott going on…) Anyway:
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That’s what the people who run things in the Bay Area think protests should look like.
(Now, this designated area might have been a joke, but my point is that you can’t tell the difference – the real thing looks pretty unreal as well.)
To repeat, maybe this is part of the reason why you have so many “illegal” protests, BART?
Just asking, BART-bro.
All the deets after the jump.
[UPDATE 8-1-2011: As expected, the very same post that got put up and taken down Saturday AM, is now back in all its glory. How does little old Randy Shaw know way in advance when rallies will take place and how "large" they will be? Hey, is Randy Shaw a journalist? Okay, hold that thought. Now, is Willie Brown a journalist? Is your answer the same for both questions? Does Truth dance, does Truth sing?]
Sure looks as if a big “Run Ed Run” Rally for Mayor Ed Lee is scheduled for the steps of City Hall on Monday, August 1, 2011 at noon.
This is news to me, or at least it was until today’s BeyondChron post got taken down.
Seems as if City-subsidized “journalist” Randy Shaw jumped the gun this AM:
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Oops.
Well I won’t get into the history of how the JapaCurry Gourmet Food Truck got hounded out of Second Street earlier this year owing to struggling SoMA restaurateurs’ fears over not being able to sell as many packs of cigarettes(!) and potato chips during the lunch rush – anyway, it was national news.
But now, the JapaCurry Food Truck has more varied locations, including 1st and Howard, Mission and New Montgomery, and here, north of Market at Pine and Sansome:
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People seem to have a good time waiting in the brisk line. But, as always, no credit cards, cash only.
When will you nosh on the JapaCurry? Is it on your Bucket List?
Check for updates and then head out for a little FiDi hirugohan starting at 11:30 AM. Why not?
Or whatever your friend’s name is. (Everybody knows a “Megan,” right?).
You’ll get an email (see below). Don’t listen to the email. Instead, email the person whose name is being invoked by ShoppyBag and be all, “Hey girl, what’s up with this ShoppyBag stuff?”
Above all, do not “unsubscribe” and do not “report this email.”
That is all.
Here’s some background from last year. Seems as if traffic at SB has been down since the beginning of 2011 but things are hotting up again. Not too long ago, I had an exchange with a reporter from a big newspaper Back East – he’s baffled as to how ShoppyBag makes money, like, what’s the scam? As am I. No matter, just ignore it and it will go away…
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Ah yes, once again, my nemesis ShoppyBag shows up in the gMail. It might happen to you too someday, maybe one of your buds will sign up for this shopping-with-your-friends webthing in order to see a photo from one of her (probably her, but anyway) friends. And then all the names in her address book will get an email like this:
I’m thinking that any photo that you’ll eventually get to see isn’t worth the effort of signing up for the ShoppyBag. See?
“Is ShoppyBag a scam of come sort?
ShoppyBag Virus – Gmail Help
How do I unsubscribe from this Shoppybag scam? It is invading my …
What can we do to get rid of ShoppyBag? I have reported it as spam …
I received an email from shoppybag.com saying someone, who I don’t …
So I was in the area, figured I’d drop by to 548 Market Street and ask about why the “ShoppyBag team” appears to be a bunch of cheeseballs. But then, this, this Earth Class Mail online mail service was all that was there. See?
(Bummer, had my fighting trousers on and everything.)
So, if you get an email from ShoppyBag, don’t reply, don’t respond, and don’t click on “report this email.” Just do nothing, as that’s exactly what the cheeseballs at ShoppyBag DON’T want you to do.
I’m thinking ShoppyBag might even be worse than FaceBook, so use caution.
And as for you, ShoppyBag Team, may your souls burn in hell.
(I’ll find your lair someday.)
Oh, and feel free to get a sneak peek of their oppressive terms of service (TOS) after the jump.
The 12th Annual How Weird Street Faire is coming to SoMA at noon, May 1st, 2011. So dust off your cowboy hat and go, why not?
This could be you come May Day 2011:
(In Soviet Russia, we had to make big travel to get to Burning Man, but in San Francisco, Burning Man travels to you. What a country!)
MYTHICAL REALMS
The 12th annual How Weird Street Faire
Sunday May 1, 2011
Noon to 8pm
Howard and 2nd Streets, San Francisco, Earth
http://www.HowWeird.org
All the deets after the jump!
