Whether it’s to open something new or to hunker down until better times I don’t know.
Anyway, it used to be like this but now it’s like this:
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Posts Tagged ‘ave’
Finally, Some Activity at the Former Poleng Lounge on Fulton Near Masonic in the NoPA Western Addtion
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013Himitsu no Izakaya! Tekka Sushi is Still Chugging Along Way Out There at 6th and Balboa – The Sushi Nazi
Friday, March 1st, 2013This is it, the whole thing.
As seen from Balboa betwixt 6th and 7th:
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Of course The Nevius Incident is still fresh in people’s minds, but the healing has begun.
Bonus: The super-long lines are gone.
NB: You see, CW Nevius? There IS a sign out front. It says Tekka.
どうもありがとうミスターロボット (dōmo arigatō misutā Robotto)
Found Object: Glossy Porn Magazine with Hot-Sauce Lube – 6th and Geary Taco Bell/KFC, Inner Richmond
Friday, March 1st, 2013Abandoned already, this San Francisco Magazine, the latest issue, the one with the long bit about Guy Fieri Lamborghini-stealing Max Wade:
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Wait… we’re at the Pizza Hut (What?)
We’re at the Taco Bell (What?)
We’re at the combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell
A 2013 Update for Albert Bartal, the Firefighter Seriously Injured after that Jack in the Box Fight in 2011
Wednesday, February 27th, 2013And when I say fight, I mean he ended up getting run over by a car on Geary near the infamous late-night Jack in the Box of the Inner Richmond.
Here’s the update:
“Elizabeth got to visit her Daddy on 1.18.13.”
I’m ignorant of the disposition of this case so I wouldn’t necessarily be protected if wrote about what I think of all this.
But why don’t you look into things and draw your own conclusion about what happened?
And then, why don’t you make a contribution?
Longtime NoPA Resident Vince Opposes Removal of a Mess of Parking Spaces on Masonic Avenue – Here’s His Site
Tuesday, January 15th, 2013Here’s the flier what’s been popping up on car windshields lately:
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So let’s see here, is the SFMTA going to eliminate “all parking” on Masonic? No.
Was the community outreach [aka SFMTA focus group study] more than pro forma? Yes.
Did more than 50 people participate? Yes, well more.
But* anyway, here’s the protest website.
*There’s just too much spin in this flyer. If people just make stuff up, they are no better than acheerleading SFMTA Project Manager
Construction Time Again: Giant Yellow Komatsu Backhoe vs. Defunct Building in the Corrupt Twitterloin – Guess Who Wins
Wednesday, September 12th, 2012So who’s profiting from this scene on Golden Gate Avenue? I don’t know, could it be Willie Brown or Rose Pak or Randy Shaw or some corrupt non-profit?
Something like that, I suspect. But I don’t know the deets.
Nevertheless, a clear victory for Komatsu:
All right, well, I just dug up some deets.
SocketSite has something on 121 Golden Gate Avenue that shows a bizarre proposal from 2010:
Yish.
But, upon further review, it looks like we’re going from this:
To this:
Anyway, good-bye 121 Golden Gate. You made it to 90 years old, which is pretty good, all things considered.
OMG, SUBSTANCE 1987 was Released by New Order a Quarter Century Ago – They Return October 5th
Friday, August 17th, 2012Wow, Substance was released on August 17, 1987, exactly 25 years ago. Check it out a bit below, if you want.
Also, they’re coming back to the bay area, believe it or not. Fox Theatre, October 5th.
True Faith video
Disc 1:
- “Ceremony” – 4:23
- “Everything’s Gone Green” – 5:30
- “Temptation” – 6:59
- “Blue Monday” – 7:29
- “Confusion” – 4:43
- “Thieves Like Us” – 6:36
- “The Perfect Kiss” – 8:02
- “Sub-culture” – 4:48
- “Shellshock” – 6:28
- “State of the Nation” – 6:32
- “Bizarre Love Triangle” – 6:44
- “True Faith” – 5:55
Disc 2:
- “In a Lonely Place” – 6:16
- “Procession” – 4:27
- “Cries and Whispers” – 3:25
- “Hurt” – 6:58
- “The Beach” – 7:19
- “Confusion (Instrumental)” – 7:38
- “Lonesome Tonight” – 5:11
- “Murder” – 3:55
- “Thieves Like Us (Instrumental)” – 6:57
- “The Kiss of Death” – 7:02
- “Shame of the Nation” – 7:54
- “1963” – 5:35
How About a MUNI #5 Fulton Limited Bus Line Every Day? Eric Mar’s Proposal – Big Meeting August 21
Monday, August 13th, 2012From the mind of your Supervisor Eric Mar comes a proposal to have a 5 Fulton Limited during the morning and evenings drives Monday through Friday, plus a 5 Fulton short line from 6th Avenue to the Financh.
Like if the N Judah can get an N Judah Express, why can’t the #5 Fulton get a #5 Fulton Limited, am I right, gf?
So, if this sound good to you, as well it might, be sure to attend the big meeting on August 21, 2012 at 5:30 PM, 461 6th Avenue betwixt Anza and Geary:
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Hurray!
Gascon’s Boner: Kokkari-Boozing Drunk Driver Kills a Tourist Then Runs – But Only a Year in Jail for Joshua Calder?
Thursday, August 2nd, 2012Wow, this case ended up with a plea bargain for just twelve months in jail?
The case of Nils Linke used to be a BFD.
See?
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But late last month it evaporated into nothingness, into a simple jail term.
So, you can booze it up at world-famous Kokkari restaurant, run over a German tourist despite your gf yelling at you to look out, get out of the car to move the German tourist’s bike off of the road (no, not him himself, just the bike, you leave the dude himself to die), get back into the car after switching seats with the gf, and then drive away, and your punishment, years later, will be, what six months, eight months, in county jail because that’s what District Attorney George Gascon is willing to sign off on. No trial, no nothing, just a plea deal.
So what would Joshua Calder have gotten without the hitting and the running and the seat switching? Three months? Community service?
Mmmm….
The Horrible Pedestrians of Masonic Avenue – See How They Run – A Darwin Award Loser
Monday, July 30th, 2012Here’s how some people cross six lanes of Masonic at Ewing Terrace:
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Now, is this kind of thing legal? Well sure, if you’re walking – this could be one of those unmarked crosswalk deals.
But it’s not legal to cross here if you’re running. Sorry pedestrian.
(Our FUBARed beyond all reason SFMTA has a plan to put a traffic light in here whenever it can get its grand mal Masonic Street Design off the ground.)
Now a little further up the hill, we lost a ped who was similarly jaywalking earlier this year. I guess we could blame accidents like that the 30 MPH speed limit in front of Trader Joe’s, but that’s not how I’d look at it.
I’d look at it by trying to get inside the peds’ heads to try to think of a way to get them to not kill themselves.
Oh well.
“Masonic Avenue Street Design Study
Engineering hearing on proposed changes, May 13, 2011
Masonic Street Redesign Study final report (PDF)
The survey results from the third community meeting, held on September 30, 2010, at San Francisco Day School (PDF), are available.
About the Project
The primary goal of the Masonic Avenue Street Design Study is to identify how Masonic Avenue between Geary Boulevard and Fell Street can safely and efficiently accommodate the needs of all roadway users, including but not limited to pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and Muni. The project is funded by the San Francisco County Transportation Authority through the Prop K half-cent local transportation sales tax program.
Objectives:
1. Engage representatives of all constituencies within the community who would be impacted by changes to Masonic Avenue including, but not limited to, residents on Masonic Avenue, residents on side-streets, merchants, school representatives, bicyclists, Muni customers and pedestrians.
2. Improve transit operation.
3. Improve pedestrian and non-motorized access to transit.
4. Increase the safety of pedestrian crossings.
5. Increase motorist compliance with traffic rules and regulations.
6. Reduce the number of vehicular collisions, especially those involving pedestrians and bicyclists.
7. Support neighborhood vitality by creating a more inviting and accommodating public realm.
Community meeting presentations
The following presentations from the various community meetings are available from the San Francisco Planning Department website:
First community meeting presentation, June 15, 2010, Day School, PDF, 7MB
Second community meeting presentation, Aug. 10, 2010, Day School, PDF, 7MB
Third community meeting presentation, Sept. 30, 2010, Day School, PDF, 6MB
James Shahamiri
415.701.4732
james.shahamiri@sfmta.com
