Posts Tagged ‘alamo square’
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
A big-old van!
And this wasn’t even all that late at night, on McAllister in the so-called Alamo Square Historic District, which is what real estate-obsessed white people call their part of the Western Addition.
I’ve never seen this!
Dude just double parks his ride on McAllister inbound and then tips over a green bin of aluminum cans and bottles into a garbage bag.
And then yet another load goes into the back, thusly. A victimless crime?
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(And I says to him, I says, “Get your Robin Hood on – put some pressure on The Man.”)
In other news, the Recology monopoly wants to raise its rates like 50% or something. (Oh not now, you’ll wait until next year to raise rates 50%? OK fine.)
Do other towns in the bay area have garbage monopolies the way Recology has fixed things in San Francisco?
Nope
Oh well.
Tags: 2013, alamo square, bay area, bin, bottles, california, can, cans, garbage, green, illegal, mcallister, police, recology, recycling, San Francisco, SFPD, trash, western addition
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Thursday, February 7th, 2013
I”m surprised that there isn’t like 15 cars parked on this thing 24-7:
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This must be the biggest amount of unused space in the entire Western Addition.
Hooray?
Tags: 1124 fulton, alamo square, bay area, california, cars, driveway, long, park, parking, San Francisco, spaces, unused, wasteful, western addition
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2012
When fun-loving tourists come to the Western Addition in buses, well, it’s the worst thing in the world, boo hoo.
But when locals double-park their BMWs and Mercedes Benzeses on Bush Street next to a church on a Saturday or a Sunday, well, that’s just fine because San Francisco likes to promote organized religion.*
Thusly:
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Oh well.
So much for Transit First.
*Even though it’s not supposed to.
Tags: 2012, alamo square, bay area, bush, california, parking, religion, religious, San Francisco, street, transit first, western addition
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Friday, November 9th, 2012
Little squirt looks a bit bored back there, but most of these tourists seem to enjoy taking the 2-hour Sky View Tour of San Francisco.
Now, do these tour buses really make Alamo Square “the Wild West?” No, not at all. So, why did former Interim Supervisor Christina Olague say such a thing?
Well, because she was running for election and she didn’t want to piss-off the hyper-sensitive homeowners of the Western Addition.
Did that work?
Non.
Oh, and are the diesel engines much louder than any loudspeakers that non-tourists might hear?
Oui.
So, here they come, day after day:
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Do you hate tourists?
I don’t.
Tags: 2012, alamo square, bay area, bus, buses, california, Chrstina Olague, Double-Decker, loudpseaker, loudspeakers, mcallister, pa, ride, San Francisco, sky view, smplified, street, tour, tourists
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Thursday, September 20th, 2012
Like this one.
I suppose you could have heard the tour guide over the P.A. jabbering away, but the noise of the diesel engine was louder.
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So no biggee, right?
So this isn’t actually kind of like the Wild, Wild West at all, right?
Oh, and NEWSFLASH, HOMEOWNERS: You actually live in the Western Addition. And actually, you’re not special.
Oh, and NEWSFLASH, HOMEOWNERS: The pols you consider friends actually don’t like dealing with you.
Oh, and NEWSFLASH, HOMEOWNERS: The white trash visitors you despise are happy people, generally. The white trash visitors you despise are BETTER THAN YOU, believe it or not.
So dry your tears and try to carry on.
Tags: 2012, alamo square, association, ban, banning, bay area, buses, california, fucking nimbys, headphones, homeowners, loud, neighborhood, nimbys, nopna, operators, ppa, San Francisco, tour, Voices
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Friday, June 15th, 2012
I could go either way.
As seen in the Western A (or what rich white people call the Alamo Square Historical District, so you don’t think that they live in or near the PJ’s):
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Tags: 2012, 702 466 7024, alamo, alamo square, Alamo Square Historical District, art, bay area, california, delivery, graffiti, haul away, jacket, kid, mural, north face, paint, panel, pj, pjs, Projects, Rich White People, rwp, San Francisco, spray, tag, tagging, the north face, truck, western addition, white, whitey
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Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
Hurray for me!
I was born a rich white kid and now I live in my parent’s house, so hurray for me!
Hurray for Prop 13 middle class welfare, which subsidizes my existence! I use that welfare money to join local NIMBY groups and Support Your Parks and donate to KQED and buy MINI Coopers.
YAY!
As seen in the Western Addition near Alamo Square:
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Hurray for me!
Oh, dear 99 percenter, please make for me a bumper sticker that tells the world I’m an “ALAMO SQUARE NATIVE.”
Yay!
Or, in other words, my bumper sticker says I’m better than you, Auslander.
So, hurray for me!
Tags: 2011, alamo square, ALAMO SQUARE NATIVE, bay area, bumper sticker, california, native, Neighborhood Association, nimby, nimbys, prop 13, San Francisco, western addition
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Saturday, December 24th, 2011
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Friday, November 18th, 2011
Well, somebody spent a lot of time putting this together.
All the deets, below.
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“EXPLORE ICONIC CITY LOCATIONS WITH “NUTCRACKER GUIDE TO OUR CITY”
SAN FRANCISCO —Today, San Francisco Ballet—the first professional ballet company in America and the first in the country to perform Nutcracker—announced the launch of its Nutcracker Guide to Our City, an interactive magazine inspired by SF Ballet’s Nutcracker production. It can be accessed online by visiting:www.sfballet.org/cityguide.
Like the SF Ballet production, the guide is set in early twentieth-century San Francisco and presents a rich journey through five historic locations around the city, including: Alamo Square, the Conservatory of Flowers, Chinatown, the Palace of Fine Arts, and the War Memorial Opera House.
The content-rich magazine also features blog entries by local historians and architecture experts, video interviews with SF Ballet dancers, and vintage photography of San Francisco from the early 1900’s.
“Since San Francisco was the first city in America to offer a full-length Nutcracker, it’s only fitting that Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson set San Francisco Ballet’s current production in early twentieth-century San Francisco,” said SF Ballet Executive Director Glenn McCoy. “To celebrate the long-standing ties between the city and this annual holiday tradition, we’ve created a fun, interactive guide that explores five city locations that are integral to our production,” added McCoy.
Upon launching the guide, SF Ballet will offer special discounts and deals for some of the locations featured in the magazine, as well as the chance to win free tickets to SF Ballet’sNutcracker.
These holiday deals will only be available online to SF Ballet social media fans. To learn more, “like” SF Ballet on Facebook: facebook.com/sfballet, and follow SF Ballet on Twitter:twitter.com/SFBallet.
Ever more deets after the jump
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Tags: alamo square, Artistic Director, Ballet, chinatown, conservatory of flowers, dancers, Executive Director, Glenn McCoy, GUIDE TO OUR CITY, Helgi Tomasson, historians, Nutcracker, palace of fine arts, photography, san francisco ballet, sf ballet, War Memorial Opera House
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Thursday, October 6th, 2011
If you are interested in creative, art-type stuff and you live or work near the McAllister / Fillmore / #5 Fulton area, then you should check out Audio Manifestations: Voices from the Street, why not?
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And when you’re in the area, always check to see what’s hanging from 1269 McAllister near Steiner – it changes regularly. A sample is below.
And here’s another link: It’s Audio Manifestations, baby:
“Audio Manifestations records the hidden narratives of artists in the Western Addition/Fillmore district in San Francisco, and shares these stories with the wider neighborhood. By creating multi-media stories focusing on our neighborhood’s artists, the project illuminates the passions and talents that have emerged from our local streets.
Audio Manifestations will culminate in a community listening event that aims to create empathy, solidarity, and engagement by sharing artists’ experiences, and celebrating their commitment to making an impact on our blocks.
We invite local artists, musicians, radio documentations, and neighbors to submit any sound or audio art that will be featured during the listening party. Reach out to voicesfromthestreet@gmail.com and join in.”
OK then.
A cry for help from a frequent flier?
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See you there!
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