The San Francisco Citizen

Would have to say the patrons won this one, as they outlasted this fetching accordion player, who performed for no one in particular while standing atop a soapbox on Herb Caen Way.

Update: Apparently, elements of the squeezebox community felt “dissed” by the prior line that existed in this space, despite the self-mockery contained in their very own self-chosen name. Fair enough, consider any disseses cheerfully withdrawn.

Update II: Whoops, that link went down the memory hole. Try this one instead. NB: This scene wouldn’t have seen the light of day but for the gratuitous aerophone amplifier in the lower left corner.

Whatever you do, don’t strip it down and take off the paint. You look good in pink.

Get your Schwinn steel cruiser frame with steel springer fork and Shimano 7-speed rear derailleur with SRAM grip shift right here at Target. Some assembly reqd.

San Francisco’s Far West Fungi at the Ferry Building has it all.

Check your shroom calendar and see you there.

The perfect accessory for your Pagoda-roof SL W113 Mercedes Benz on the streets of San Francisco is a dog

This guy road the rails all the way down the Embarcadero heading to Fisherman’s Wharf. Good thing no trains were coming. And good thing he had the optional SUV tires - the ride must be rough when you’re on the cobblestones.

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Or maybe he’s preparing for the Olympics

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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It looks like the people at KPIX CBS-5 had it right last year when they repeatedly reported on the “parking hustle,” which involves people posing as lot attendants and pocketing some quick cash. Some parkers, such as Shane, get major bummed when they find out later on that they also need to pay the parking lot owner.

Why don’t people pay the actual real attendent? Because there isn’t one on duty in most cases. Why? Because that would cost money. But the folks over at Central Parking have found a way to warn drivers by posting a photo of one of the alleged imposters. How thoughtful.