And here’s how things are working out in Berkeley.
Owner? Former owner? Current owner? Part owner?
And is this the Mi Terra Market the “No on V, Enough is Enough, Don’t Tax Our Groceries, with Major Funding by American Beverage Association California PAC” people are citing? IDK.
Anyway, perhaps it’s this mailer itself what’s “wrong?”
This one’s especially bad, even for Frisco.
Just saying.
First, the corner of Golden Gate and Leavenworth was all like this:
But then it got hounded by SFGov, so it went away
And then, oddly, it became 826 Valencia:
But around the corner, you see that BIG BOY MARKET is still making money off of the intersection of Golden Gate and Leavenworth, through advertising:
Hey, do I question whether the “real problems” of the Twitterloin originate(d?) from a “handful of lawless corner stores” the way CWNevius says?
I do.
(From the people who brought us “AMENITIES, NOT ENEMIES.” Ah, mem’ries.)
“We’re thrilled to announce the unveiling of the “Wall of Good Looks”, an interactive public art installation showcased along NEMA’s Market Street windows. Grab your smart phones and a few friends to join us for some photo fun! To kick off the event at 8 10th Street, FREE DONUTS will be given to all who join us on Sunday, August 21st from 4-6pm! In celebration of the Wall of Good Looks debut, NEMA will also be releasing a five day sequence of custom-designed Snapchat filters starting this Sunday, 8/21, through Thursday, 8/25, from 4-6 p.m. Those who enter the specified geo-perimeter will be able to take Snapchat selfies to share with friends during this limited time.”
I’ll just note that the word “art” and its derivatives was used 11 times in this announcement.
I’ll also note that the people who work at/for the NEMA building seem to have a lot of time to spend on Yelp…
…but not now, in late Summer, Aught-Sixteen:
Does this building represent the “revitalization* of the Tenderloin,” or the opposite?
OIOW:
“Even if these improvements can be made [and oh, they were, to the tune of $18 million or so], one must ask if it is worth the trouble. The building will still be sitting in the middle of the worst of Mid-Market.”
*Something promised each and every year I’ve lived in Frisco…
See?
From longtime Frisco resident and Man About Town Fred Sharples comes the news:
“Celebrate the Grand Opening of the LEGO Store at
Westfield San Francisco Centre!
August 26 – 28
11am – 6pm
835 Market St, San Francisco
Help a real LEGO Master Builder construct a HUGE model of Jay from LEGO Ninjago–made entirely out of LEGO bricks! You’ll receive a certificate of achievement for helping us build!
PLUS, be one of the first 400 customers each day to make a qualifying purchase at the LEGO Store and you will receive one of these exclusive gifts:
Friday, August 26: FREE LEGO Backpack with a purchase of $50 or more
Saturday, August 27: FREE Limited-Edition LEGO Store Set with a purchase of $99 or more
Sunday, August 28: FREE Exclusive LEGO Minifigure Set with a purchase of $50 or more
Offers valid while supplies last only at the LEGO Store at San Francisco Centre. Limit one per customer. See a Brick Specialist for details.”
See you there!
The green “Pedmount” newsrack was just one of Willie Brown’s bad ideas for Market Street:
These dark green structures, some 1 feet tall, were supposed to be “beautiful.” See the beautiful ad for, what, area slot machines?
Anyway, what do you see here?
You can:
1. Go to the right, as shown, but sometimes there’s not enough room to do so.
2. Go to the left, but sometimes there’s not enough room to do so.
3. Go into the left lane, but there’s a huge wheel-swallowing gap in the road for the huge metal BART/MUNI subway grate, and if you fall down and get run over by a streetcar, a member of the SFPD just might say you weren’t riding “in the bike lane.”
4. Line up behind the stalled bus like you’re a car driver, for 10 to 150 seconds.
I’ve done all four.
(I understand about where the BART entrances are placed, but I’d widen some lanes here in some places, at the expense of the (sorry, “urbanists”) overly wide sidewalks of Market Street…)
Choose or lose.
What does our SFMTA spend its billions on? IDK. But what about this train track gap on Market and above BART?
Pretty sure pretty all road bike tires would go right through this gap.
Oh well.
Poor little feller:
