You know, in an SFGov building somewhere on Polk Street, for tout le monde to see:
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Solar powered, anyway.
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Monday, December 31st, 2012Why is McDonalds Charging Sales Tax on Donations? Anyway, the New San Francisco Happy Meal is Exactly the Same as the Old
Thursday, December 1st, 2011Well here it is, the before and after of the San Francisco Happy Meal from McDonalds.
Today’s the day that the San Francisco’s Healthy Meal Incentives Ordinance kicks in. The upshot is that now you have to donate 10 cents to Ronald McDonald House in order to get the toy.
See?
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(Note the apple slices in the upper right. They’ve been around for a while.)
But uh oh, is Micky Dee’s charging sales tax on the donation? Yes it is. I cry foul.* (Uh, San Francisco McDonaldses, can you do that? Do you need to rejigger your registers?)
This sign was just put up. It’s all “10 cents adds a toy.”
Now I’ll tell you, I can recall buying a Hamburger Happy Meal in Palo Alto last year for exactly two-fitty ($2.50). It had more fries plus the free toy (but it didn’t have apple slices or a slice of cheese for the burger.) Anyway, prices be going up, it seems.
Oh well.
*So, the only reason to charge sales tax is if the 10-cent purported “donation” is actually for the “retail sale of tangible personal property,” right? So which is it, a donation or a sale? I mean if I donated money to Ronald McDonald House on Scott Street, they sure as Hell wouldn’t tack on sales tax, would they? Mmmm… I paid ten cents extra to get a toy, right? Thinking out loud here, could it be that, as far as San Francisco is concerned, the 10 cents shows that the toy isn’t included “for free” and therefore the sale need not comply with the HMIO, but as far as the state of California is concerned, McD’s is just selling the toy for 10 cents, so therefore, obviously, a penny needs to be collected and forwarded to Sacramento for each sale? (But of course, if you walk up and offer your 10-cent donation for just the toy, they’ll say, “No dice.” They used to charge $2 for toy only purchases). Have the legal advisers for area McDonalds restaurants thought this through? I don’t know. Anyway, the approach they’re taking appears to be a giant F.U. to the City and County of San Francisco. I’ll tell you, the path they’re on is full of rusty nails and garbage pails. Just saying. But hey, what about McDonalds Corporation in Oak Brook, Illinois? Did they sign off on this? I wonder. (Did they indemnify the local owners? By contract, or, you know, some other way. I’m just curious about who came up with this ten cent idea.) Anyway, this is me thinking aloud, just raising issues. I can’t wrap my head around “ten cents adds a toy” and how that relates to state tax law. Like when I got my Android phone plus two-year contract for $50, I had to pay another $50 or so in sales tax because the phone is worth far more than $50. For example…
“80′s Barbie” and Her Blue BMW Convertible Teleport from a Quarter-Century Ago to Clement Street
Monday, June 27th, 2011You kids are too young to remember the 1980′s, but this is exactly what it looked like.
Exactly…
Note TSV (triangular side vent) windows and tiny, tiny (by today’s standards) stock wheels:
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Don’t ever change, BMW 3-series E30.
As seen in the West Bay on a dread sunny day.
(You certainly couldn’t call it Inclement Street yesterday, that’s for sure…)
Word on the Street: “Burn Fat, Not Oil”
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
OMG, It’s Financial District Barbie, IRL – Just Walking About the Financh – Chanel Purse, Pink Shoes
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011Look, it’s Financial District Barbie, from Mattel!
Her shoe color matched her outfit, that’s how I could tell:
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Or salmon, some people might call that color salmon…
Yes We Cannabis! Naked Ken Doll and Naked Brad Doll Agree: Yes on Prop 19 – As Seen on Market Street
Thursday, December 9th, 2010As stated, as seen on Market Street, inbound:
The small dots are noise (due to an unnecessarily high ISO equivalence on an older camera) and the large dots are raindrops (due to an unnecessarily high shutter speed), so don’t click to expand.
Stay dry, Sugar Daddy Ken!
Stay dry, Brad!
Typical Happy Meal Banned in San Francisco – Eric Mar’s Legislation Passes With Veto-Proof Supermajority
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010The typical Happy Meal (or Kids’ Meal or what have you) with an included toy has just been banned in the City and County of San Francisco. Check it:
“This legislation is aimed at promoting healthy eating habits and to address issues related to childhood obesity. The legislation encourages restaurants to provide healthier meal options. To provide an incentive item, meals must contain fruits and vegetables, not exceed 600 calories, and must not have beverages that have excessive fat or sugar.”
Today’s vote at the Board of Supervisors was 8-3, which means that any veto from Mayor Gavin Newsom would get overridden with a quickness, one would presume. Robble robble, indeed.
Legislation author and District One Supervisor Eric Mar is aiming to “challenge the restaurant industry.” Well, mission accomplished.
Get all the deets from this uploaded doc: Healthymlsdig3
So, either McDonalds will alter its menu accordingly or you won’t be able to get the likes of these Barbie dolls, these “Youth-Focused Incentive Items” in the 415 come December 1, 2011:
The upshot is that McDonald’s es infeliz. Muy infeliz. See?
“Just after the vote, McDonald’s spokeswoman Danya Proud said, ‘We are extremely disappointed with today’s decision. It’s not what our customers want, nor is it something they asked for.’”
So there you go.
All the deets:
“Supervisor Eric Mar’s Healthy Meal Legislation passes with a supermajority
The Healthy Meal Legislation sets nutritional standards for restaurant food that is accompanied by toys or other youth focused incentive items. Supervisor Eric Mar’s legislation is co-sponsored by Supervisors Campos, Chiu and Avalos and was supported by a broad coalition of grassroots community organizations, parents and health professionals. Supervisors Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Daly, Dufty, Mar, Maxwell, and Mirkarimi voted in support of the legislation.
This legislation is aimed at promoting healthy eating habits and to address issues related to childhood obesity. The legislation encourages restaurants to provide healthier meal options. To provide an incentive item, meals must contain fruits and vegetables, not exceed 600 calories, and must not have beverages that have excessive fat or sugar.
“This is a tremendous victory for our children’s health. Our children are sick. Rates of obesity in San Francisco are disturbingly high, especially among children of color,” said Supervisor Eric Mar. “This is a challenge to the restaurant industry to think about children’s health first and join the wide range of local restaurants that have already made this commitment.”
The effective date of the legislation is December 1, 2011.
OK then.
What the suits had to say about this plus Your Amended Legislative Digest, after the jump.
Those Controversial Bareback Ads from LAN Airlines have all been Replaced Now
Friday, August 13th, 2010Looks like LAN Airlines (let’s all welcome our newest arrival at SFO – “Latin American Network” is one way to remember it) is moving on from that whole “bareback today” ad controversy.
To review, here’s the original ad, as seen on the Streets of San Francisco. (Ignore that white oval, it’s vandalism, possibly from a Women’s Studies major, srsly.)
Photo by Brock Keeling / SFist
See? It went, “Boring bus ride today, bareback in Brazil tomorrow. SFO nonstop to South America.”
Which, I don’t know, if you’re trying to do the whole alliteration thing, that’s not too bad. (I mean what other words starting with the letter “B” can you think of?) Anyway, that bit of double entendre met with a bit of controversy. So LAN got all corporate and said they would set things right.
And here’s the result:
Traffic today. Tango tomorrow.”
See?
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Meh.
Anyway, looks like this brouhaha has been put to bed.
So, all you can do is start saving your pennies to get your ticket. Then you grab your dollies…
…and put up your feet for the long trip south:
Barbie’s VideoGirl Street Team Revealed: San Francisco Scavenger Hunt Ends This Afternoon
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010They’re here. Right now. Giving away Barbie dolls avec built-in video camerasand pink docking stations for your iPod ‘n stuff.
At last report, they were hanging out in Union Square. Show them something pink and you could win big. Get in on the action here.
Find these people and win, win, win:
The team travels to Los Angeles next, and then Chicago and New York.
You Can’t Win if You Don’t Play…
OMG, Barbie Doll Video Camera Scavenger Hunt in San Francisco on Tuesday, July 20!
Friday, July 16th, 2010Barbie is coming to the 415 on Tuesday, 7-20-10. That means that, if you want, you can get on the Twitter and the Foursquare to get clues to find the Street Team to win a free VIDEO GIRL Barbie doll/digital camcorder and other swag.
It’s going to be the biggest thing ever. Follow the action here starting at 10:00 on Toosday. (NB: Barbs is currently checked in at her dream house in Malibu. Srsly.) The deets:
“It’s Lights, Barbie, Action time! To celebrate the launch of Video Girl Barbie – a doll that records all of the fun with a built-in video camera – Barbie is putting on a scavenger hunt in San Francisco! Thought you and your readers might be interested in spending some time with Barbie, getting in on the adventure and going on a real-life hunt for prizes, free swag and, of course, a totally dollicious time!
Using location-based social media tool Foursquare (www.foursquare.com) to keep everyone apprised of her whereabouts, Barbie will “check-in” to a mix of fun and fashionable venues in San Francisco.To participate in the hunt, fans can follow along via video and text clues that Barbie leaves on Twitter (@BarbieStyle) and Foursquare (@BarbieStyle).
And, for those that “follow” the fun, there will be limited edition Video Girl swag including a chance to win your very own Video Girl!”
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iJustine explains how VG barbie works:
Like a backwards Tele-Tubby, non?
Enjoy!
Complete rules: http://alldolldup.typepad.com/all_dolld_up/2010/07/video-girl-scavenger-hunt-lights-barbie-action.html
RSVP to the Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/barbie?v=app_2344061033#!/event.php?eid=138435432851331&index=1.
More on the doll: http://www.barbie.com/videogirl/
iJustine goes behind-the-scene with Video Girl: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSCfbSKSxMc
