Posts Tagged ‘ferry’
Saturday, August 28th, 2010
This was the scene this AM in the Golden Gate Park Panhandle where Red Bull took over the courts to have qualifying for its King of the Rock one-on-one basketball tourney
64 will make it to the finals to vie for $10,000 on Alcatraz the evening of September 18th, 2010.
Looks as if Oakland will be the last place you’ll have to qualify:
OAKLAND – September 11
Mosswood Park
3612 Webster St. (W MacArthur Boulevard between Webster Street and Broadway)
Oakland, CA 94609
9:00 AM – Registration Opens
10:00 AM – Competition Begins
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All the deets:
“For 29 long years, more than 1,500 men dreamed of nothing but getting off of Alcatraz. But beginning on July 17, hundreds will try their hardest to make it onto the island, with the goal of being crowned King of the Rock. Red Bull King of the Rock will be the first sporting event held on Alcatraz since the inmates left the island over 50 years ago. This one-on-one basketball tournament will kick off with six qualifiers on the West Coast, with participating cities including: Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Seattle, San Francisco and Oakland. Sixty-Four contestants will emerge from these six qualifiers and make their way to Alcatraz, one of the world’s most iconic and recognizable locations, for the final showdown hosted by All-Star guard Rajon Rondo on September 18.”
Ever more deets, after the jump
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Tags: 2010, alcatraz, All-Star, basketball, bay area, boston, bull, california, celtics, department, dept., ferry, golden gate park, guard, island, King of the Rock, los angeles, Oakland, one-on-one, panhandle, park, phoenix, police, Rajon Rondo, ranger, rec, red, san diego, San Francisco, seattle, September 18, tickets
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Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
I’ll tell you, if you are dead-set against the idea of paying money for the right to drive into the Financh at certain times of the day, you’re better off not attending the “outreach meeting” being held tonight tonight* at the Ferry Building.
“We will be conducting a fourth round of public workshops to present our findings in late spring or early summer. Join us in person or on the web to discuss our findings, and your thoughts on next steps.
Tuesday, July 27 from 5:30 – 7:00pm
San Francisco Ferry Building
Port Commission Hearing Room, 2nd floor
Wednesday, July 28 from 5:30 – 7:00pm
SFCTA Hearing Room
100 Van Ness Avenue, 26th Floor”
The reason being is that you don’t have a prayer about changing their minds or nothing. They already know what’s best for you.
They already know that this, or something similiar, is The Future:
And to persuade you of all this, they’ll sacrifice a few straw dogs just for your benefit. Srsly. So, like, does anybody actually believe this statement?
“All the traffic in the city is from drivers who don’t live in the city.”
Or this one? Does anybody go around saying this IRL?
“Congestion Pricing is a regressive tax on poor people who need to drive into the cordon area.”
No, not really. Oh well. They’re trying to persuade so this is how they do it, in a patronizing manner. It’s The System.
This is the same system that FUBARed the Bay Bridge retrofit. This is the same system that calls the increased fares on the Bay Bridge “congestion pricing.” Oh well.
Myself, I support the concept of congestion pricing. In fact, I’m thinking it’s possible that San Francisco could actually execute this idea in a textbook fashion. We’ll see.
*Phil Collins is a jerk but he was also a jerk back in his Genesis days, so you can’t say that he changed or nothing. And you can’t say that he just tagged along with the others from Genesis - he was Genesis, really. So, if you like the extended part that starts at 3:17 here and the other similar parts, well then you have to give props to Phil Collins, I guess.
Tags: 2010, access, and Pricing, bay area, building, california, cars, congestion, district, downtown, DPT, drivers, ferry, financial, hour, Mobility, mta, Muni, pricing, rush, San Francisco, san francisco County Transportation Authority, SFMTA, study, tax, time
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Monday, May 3rd, 2010
Of course, some people* don’t like you, RocketBoat, but I do. You add color to the bay. You complete me, RB. Thanks for coming back in 2010.
Get all the deets on the Rocket Boat here from sailboat-hating Ken Garcia. And take a look at the action on YouTube. RocketBoat just might rock your world. Check it:
“Came back for a 2nd round and this time we had a party of 7 go on the Rocketboat. That boat kicks ass. It goes about 45 mph and the driver loves to spin donuts.”
Verily.
Now, we’ve all heard the expression “let’s get busy.” Well, this is a boat who gets “biz-zay!” Consistently and thoroughly. Look at RB totally pwning a local yachtsman just the other day:
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Even “smart chicks” love the RocketBoat. You will too.
Get all the deets after the jump.
See you there!
*Local sailboat people disapprove of motor vessels in general, and RocktBoat in particular. RocketBoat, RocketBoat/ It’s not your fault.
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Tags: (415), 2010, Alameda, bay area, bio, bio-diesel, blue and gold, boat, california, children, Contra Costa, cruise, dads, diesel, families, fast, ferry, fleet, fuel, fun, gas, gasoline, jets, kids, knots, LLC, marin, marina, may, moms, motor, mph, music, narration, orange, paint, pier 39, red, ride, rock and roll, rocket boat, rocketboat, sail, sailboat, San Francisco, season, SF, ship, speed, speedboat, Sunsplash, Sunsplash Marina LLC, tourists, vessel, visitors, water, West Marina, yacht
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
San Francisco’s Ferry Building is just to the right in this photo of Pier 1/2 (“one-half” – that’s what they call it). People used to park there and then buy (or sell) expensive mushrooms next door.
But now the pier is condemned so the parking lot on top just sits around, a proud symbol of The City That Knows How to let things go to hell.
The macadam looks a little wavy, huh? Click to expand:
Savor the Good Old Days, pre-condemnation:
Phase 2 of the Downtown Ferry Terminal Project will eventually replace this 70-year-old pier, one of these decades.
Now, you better know your Condemned San Francisco Parking Lots.
Tags: 12, 2009, 2010, 85, building, cars, city That Knows How, commission, condemned, dollars, Downtown Ferry Terminal Project, DPT, Embarcadero, ferry, ferry building, Half, lot, one half, parking, pier, pier 1/2, port, San Francisco, The City That Knows How, tickets, vehicles, waterfront
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Friday, January 1st, 2010
Via the beloved Laughing Squid blog (which is celebrating its fifth anniversary today - congratulations to the King of All Webhosts!) comes this link to The Big Picture showing New Year celebrations from around the world.
And this below is what the fireworks performance around the Ferry Building looked like early this morning via the camera of sebastiansuk, who now has a nice set of photos to remember his visit to San Francisco.
Would having people in these fireworks photos (plus seeing their names and hometowns) appeal to you? Well then click here.
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Have a great 2010!
Tags: 1, 1st, 2010, 31, 31st, Bay, bridge, building, celebration, district, Embarcadero, face, ferry, financial, fireworks, happy, january, new, night, San Francisco, smliy, soma, waterfront, year, year's
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Thursday, June 11th, 2009
You can see it all in this photo of San Francisco’s Financial District and SoMA. Just how many structures rise above the Ferry Building these days?
It used to be the tallest in the City, back in the day.
See it, in the foreground at the foot of Market Street, in this model you can find at the SPUR Urban Center on Mission?
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Sic Transit Gloria Urbis
Tags: 2nd, 3rd, 654 mission, bell, building, district, ferry, ferry building, financial, Giralda, grand, mission, opening, San Francisco, San Francisco Planning + Urban Research Association, San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association, second, Seville, soma, sour, spain, spur, streets, tallest, third, tower, urban center
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Monday, March 16th, 2009
The touristas coming in on the ferry boats might almost believe the PORT F part of this scene, but the “RANCISCO” part gives away the fact that a couple of letters were missing on this evening.
It looks nice nevertheless.
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Tags: building, california, Embarcadero, F, ferry, francisco, port, port f, rancisco, San Francisco
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Saturday, December 13th, 2008
Take a look at this excellent slideshow here to see what Santarchy looks like on the streets of San Francisco.
Sometimes you’ll be minding your own business at Hooters or on the ferry and then BAM! Santas everywhere.
The scene this chilly afternoon in the Mission District. Click to expand:
via Steve Rhodes
Santacon 2008 continues today so look out!
Or just follow the action from Twitter, below. (This kind of thing is part of the reason Why They Hate Us, so enjoy.)
Merry Christmas!
sfsanta
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Tags: 2008, anarchy, claus, ferry, hooters, San Francisco, santa, santacon, santarchy, twitter
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