As seen from Mount Tam.
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Why are all the buildings on that side of the Golden Gate and not this one?
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San Francisco is a Shining City Behind a Hill, When Seen from Marin County
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009Know Your Golden Gate Park California Valley Quail – A Portrait in Blue
Monday, November 30th, 2009Or green, whichever. Anyway, despite the worries, California’s Official State Birds are still out there, strutting about Golden Gate Park.
Of course there used to be many more…
Presenting HRH Winthorpe Danforth Quail III in Strybing Arboretum:
And here are his kids back in the day, possibly:
Now you know better your Golden Gate Park California Valley Quail (Callipepla californica).
The Cloud City of San Francisco, as Seen From Marin County
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
“USF Steps Up” Program Offers Half-Price Tuition to Visiting Students at Regional Campuses
Thursday, October 15th, 2009Did you know that the University of San Francisco has satellite campuses in Cupertino, San Ramon, Santa Rosa, and Sacramento*? (I didn’t.) Anyway, the Jesuits are riding to the rescue for students “trapped” by the University of California and California State University, or something like that. Read all about it:
“USF has stepped up to offer select courses to Californians at its regional campuses and we’ve lowered tuition more than 50% for these courses. The courses are offered through USF Steps Up, a new program to help non-USF students trapped by the devastating budget cuts at California’s public universities and give them the classes they need to graduate.
“The University of San Francisco is committed to California’s students and is swinging open its doors in Cupertino, San Ramon, Santa Rosa, and Sacramento to help students fulfill their General Education (GE) coursework. Classes start January 25th and federal student aid may be available for eligible students attending other area universities.
USF’s main campus as it appears when Sausalito has Fourth of July fireworks:
“For over 150 years the University of San Francisco has excelled at educating California’s students. In these tough times, we hope to serve your educational needs as well. Come learn with our excellent faculty at one of our regional campuses.
What: Transferable General Education courses for spring semester 2010
When: January 25 – May 13, 2010
Where: Cupertino, San Ramon, Santa Rosa, and Sacramento
How: Attend USF as a visiting student
How much: Tuition is $560 a unit for classes in the USF Steps Up program
‘USF Steps Up’ to Offer Half Price Courses
Response to California’s Budget and Education Crisis
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 15 — The University of San Francisco, a private Jesuit university, will offer a limited number of general education courses for half price at its regional campuses starting in January 2010. The courses are offered through USF Steps Up, a new program to help non-USF students trapped by the devastating budget cuts at California’s public universities and give them the classes they need to graduate.
Budget cuts at the University of California and California State University systems have resulted in layoffs, course reductions, and higher fees and left students scrambling for classes, many of which have been cancelled. “I’ve heard heartbreaking stories from my colleagues at state schools,” says Jennifer Turpin, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of San Francisco. “Students are begging to get into classes, but they can’t graduate because they can’t get the classes they need. We realized we could help these students and California by offering these classes at our regional campuses, where USF already has a presence.”
More deets after the jump
Sutro Tower Has Regrown Its Antenna Antlers – Now Ready for a Digital Future
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009San Francisco’s famous Sutro Tower (owned by Sutro Tower, Inc., the buyer-offer and $hutter-upperof San Francisco’s mid-town NIMBYs) has a new look for Fall.
Here’s Before (a way back in August 2009)…
…und jetzt After, the way it looks these days (when being buzzed by a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 NG heading to El Lay, camera right, see it?)
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Très chic! Non?
Now, she’s all set for the next meteor shower:
Courage.
After a Late Rutting Season, Sutro Tower Starts to Lose its Antenna Antlers
Monday, August 10th, 2009Well here’s this scene this morning up on Mount Sutro (former home to the SF-89C Mount Sutro Nike Missile Control Station, don’t you know.) Can you see what’s missing?
Sutro Tower is losing antennas (that’s right, not antennae or antennea or anything else) and getting other updates all in the name of Our Digital Future. Get some deets here at the Burrito Justice.
The West Stack appears all nubbed out these days, no? Click to expand.
Make your necessary adjustments and your Wheel will come in just fine every evening, as per usual.
How can it be.
Believe me
Minor Bay Area Earthquake of June 6, 2009 – 3.2 on the Richter Scale
Saturday, June 6th, 2009We certainly could sense it in San Francisco, anyway, but it definitely was smaller than what occurred on March 30, 2009. No reports of injuries or damage so far. See the deets below. It felt very small in San Francisco. It felt “short and sharp” to those a mile away from the epicenter in the East Bay. At least one “weenie Texan” transplant “thought it was a five.” And Commenter Jane says “It felt like a big truck drove up the street in Point Richmond.”
Those in the State Building in San Francisco’s Civic Center probably didn’t feel a thing. Mayor Gavin Newsom would probably like to remind you about upgrading your “soft story” structure. And good thing City Attorney Dennis Herrera is Suing for Seismic Safety Upgrades at the Mirant Power Plant, right?
Gaia is stirring…
An earthquake occurred at 3:30:56 PM (PDT) on Saturday, June 6, 2009.
The magnitude ? (not yet determined) event occurred 1 km (1 miles) NE of El Cerrito, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 6 km ( 4 miles).
| Magnitude | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| Time | Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 3:30:56 PM (PDT) Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 22:30:56 (UTC) |
| Distance from | El Cerrito, CA – 1 km (1 miles) NE (37 degrees) Kensington, CA – 2 km (2 miles) NNW (330 degrees) East Richmond Heights, CA – 3 km (2 miles) SE (139 degrees) Berkeley, CA – 6 km (4 miles) NNW (345 degrees) Oakland, CA – 16 km (10 miles) NNW (339 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 37 deg. 55.5 min. N (37.925N), 122 deg. 17.6 min. W (122.293W) |
| Depth | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Location Quality | Excellent |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst= 25, Nph= 25, Dmin=4 km, Rmss=0.1 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=0.5 km, Gp=39.6 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc40237749 |
| Additional Information | map with fault names Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.) Waveforms |
As West as You Can Get: The End of the Lincoln Highway in San Francisco
Sunday, February 15th, 2009Sometimes, people will travel from the East to the West and end up in western San Francisco near Lincoln Park, the western terminus of the Lincoln Highway.
And a few of those people wind up in Land’s End, where the land ends and the ocean begins.
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See the bench? If you sit on it long enough, you’ll see some whales. If you don’t have the time, just hang out until you see the friendly dolphins, like this one:
It’s all in Land’s End. Check it out.
