Sort of. Maybe people got their Bastille on over the weekend, instead of last night.
Down on Claude Lane in Union Square, instead of le jazz hot revelers got AC/DC’s Back in Black for at least part of the time anyway.
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This what Belden Lane, home of Plouf, Cafe Bastille, B-44, and le Best-O-Burger, looked like later in the evening. Most people were just sitting around noshing.
See you next year?
Well it’s July 14, so it must be time for another Bastille Day in San Francisco. Peter Acworth’s Kink.com famously makes pornography at the old San Francisco National Guard Armory and Arsenal down in the Mission district, but they’re never too busy to let a holiday go by without hoisting some huge flags for the occasion.
And anyway, efforts like this might serve to tamp down some of the criticism from the neighbours.
Get over to Belden Alley in the Financial District (”the financh”) sometime today to get in on the fun.
Jours heureux!
Check it - if you’re an employee at Google who wants a little employer-provided daycare in the Silicon Valley, you’ll soon be paying $2390 per infant per month according to the leak on Valleywag. So, if you make it to work about 20 days per month, then you’re burning $120 each time you drop off your precious bundle in the morning.
What’s that? You don’t trust the ’Wag? Well, how about the Grey Lady? Joe Nocera is calling this daycare issue a “rare fumble” for Google on the New York Times today.
“Sergey Brin said he had no sympathy for the parents, and that he was tired of ‘Googlers’ who felt entitled to perks like ‘bottled water and M&Ms.’”
Did he really say that? The World Wonders. Were the Googlers really crying at work?
But hey, some perqs will remain free of charge at Google. Like the contents of this on-site convenience store, with all the Red Bulls, Rockstars (the drink created by the son of Savage Nation shock-jock Michael Savage!) and, yes, water you can drink. Sadly, Dennis Nedry’s preferred Jolt Cola is not on the menu, but rest assured, the aforementioned free M&Ms are camera left:
That Reggio Emilia (named after the place where Ferraris roam free in Northern Italy) approach must cost a fortune. If you want, check out this Ning - see all that stuff?
Oh well, some feel it’s still a good place to work.
Let’s give three cheers for Valleywag for posting the leaks it gets. Or, put another way:
“Wow! This actually seems like journalism. On Valleywag! And the comments are interesting, too.”
Please Google, next time, less $$$ and “more whimsey.”
Here’s what it will look like tonight at around 9:30 PM on the waterfront in San Francisco.
Assuming the weather holds out - it certainly doesn’t look like it will be the foggiest fourth in S.F. history, so that’s good.
How to Photograph Fireworks, if you care. Or follow this advice here.
Dress warm! Click to expand:
Normally, teens never sit around on sidewalks in the Haight, but today was special so these kids made themselves right at home on Ashbury Street.
The favorite flavor of the thousands of patrons? That would have to be Cake Batter, one of the best ever. And almost definitely salmonella-free.
Check the video of Ben and Jerry’s recent visit to the Bay Area. Why not?
Happy 30th birfday, B&J!
Next Tuesday, April 22, 60 volunteers from TransFair USA will hand out vouchers for free Fair Trade and organic coffee from Tully’s at six busy BART stations.
So if you’re riding BART from 6:00 to 9:00 AM and you’re at any of the following stations - Montgomery Street, Embarcadero, Powell Street, Civic Center, Oakland City Center/12th Street or Downtown Berkeley - make sure you get your Tully’s swag.
Tuesday, Tuesday Tuesday! It’s on!
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