Posts Tagged ‘meet’
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
I haven’t heard word one about the long-promised lawsuit what was going to overturn SFGov and re-install the old tenant as the operator.
“The civil lawsuit begins March 2012 and will expose the truth about all the many laws that Rec & Park broke in order to bring in an out-of-state chain, with no boating experience to take over this historic boating recreation site.”
Oh well.
Just saying.
Ah, Stow Lake:
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Oh, and the early reviews are in. And they’re pretty good, those reviews.
Leave us close this chapter of wealthy, white, real-estate-obsessed, dingbat, millionaire homeowner Preservationists vs. the Boathouse at Stow.
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Monday, January 30th, 2012
I don’t know, when you have like just one member of the public show up at a meeting hosted by Rec and Park, would you call that a successful joint?
This was the scene for last Thursday night’s big PowerPoint presentation. You had people there from the new tenant and the new tenant’s Marin operation and RPD and etc.
Is this low turnout due to the fact that grand battle has already been won by the new tenant, or is it due to the fact that there was zero publicity for this particular meeting,* or maybe a combination of both reasons?
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Anyway, the latest developments at Stow are detailed here by Rachel Gordon.
And oh, the lawsuit against the City from the old tenant should have some activity soon, maybe something is scheduled for Superior Court in March 2012.
And the latest from the absurdly-named Save Stow Lake Coalition has to do with paint with lead in it, which, Gentle Reader, I’m sitting two yards from right now. And, this is true for you too, G.R. You know, ’cause paint with some amount of lead in it is everywhere. Simply everywhere. (If it turns out that this coalition is some long-running anti-NIMBY performance art project, I won’t be surprised…)
Not with a bang, but with a whimper.
Enjoy your upcoming rain-free, vernal paddle-boating season, everybody…
*I don’t know, was this meeting posted on the internet anywhere at all? NTMK.
Tags: 19th, 2010, 740, accessible, am, armand, armand ortega, august, bathroom, bay area, blue skies, boat, boat house, boathouse, boats, Bruce McLellan, budget, building, cafe, california, chronicle, chuck, coalition, community, County Fair Building, department, dept., district, enterprises, Family, fm, frank klein, free, golden gate park, Hall of Flowers, historic, hoist, indoor, inner sunset, January 26, January 26th, kcbs, lake, lead, meet, meeting, Nevius, new mexico, Nick Kinsey, ortega, ortega family enterprises, paint, park and rec, park and recreation, parks, picnic, pink, popcorn, rachel gordon, radio, recreation and parks, restaurant, rfq, row, rowboat, San Francisco, Sandy Weil, save, save stow lake, Save the Stow Lake Boat house, Save the Stow Lake Boathouse, Save the Stow Lake Boathouse Coalition, seating, shane ortega, stow, Stow lake, Stow Lake Boathouse, STSLBC, sunset, Suzanne Dumont, Suzanne R. Dumont, swan
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Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
Here’s the word on the street:
“The Recreation and Park Department and Ortega Family Enterprises are hosting a community meeting to discuss the upcoming renovations of the Stow Lake Boathouse. The work will include creating an indoor seating area so that the building is open to the public for the first time, adding an accessible bathroom, upgrading the building systems as well as upgrading the general condition of the building.
Date: January 26, 2012
Time: 7PM
Location: Hall of Flowers (County Fair Building)”
But, am I getting punk’d here? ‘Cause I can’t find any evidence of this meeting online.
Now, I can find the Save Stow Lake insanity* webpage, right here.
And, I can find the Official Twitter for Stow Lake Boathouse LLC, right here.
But, to review, I can’t find any evidence of this meeting online.
Oh hey, look, it’s Ortega Family Enterprises’ Armand Ortega hisself, at the last big Boathouse meeting (the last one that I know of, anyway) at the Hall of Flowers.**
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Oh well.
*Uh, Ortega Family Enterprises has “boating experience” now, doesn’t it? You might want to change that. And do you want the City and County poking about buildings in your real estate empire looking for paint with lead in it? I’d bet they’d find some. Oh no! And shrillness-wise, you’re giving us a 9. How about giving us a 3 instead? All right, take two, roll film, action.
**Yes, that’s the actual color of the interior of the Hall of Flowers. I call it indescribable green.
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Thursday, November 24th, 2011
Word on the street regarding the San Francisco International Car Show at Moscone Center on Howard between 3rd and 4th:
“Meet and take pictures with some of the SF 49ers Gold Rush Cheerleaders in the Toyota display on Friday, November 25th from 1:00 to 3:00 PM”
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The show itself will run through Sunday night til 8:00 PM:
NOVEMBER 19-27, 2011
LOCATION: MOSCONE CENTER
SHOW TIMES:
10 AM — 10 PM (Sat. Nov. 19 – Sat. 26)
10 AM — 8 PM (Sun. Nov. 27)
ADMISSION: $9.00. Children 12 & under free when accompanied by an adult.
Hurray!
Via jillig
Don’t forget your official calendars and Sharpies:
Via Monica’s Dad
Tags: 2011, 2011-2012, 2012, 49er, 49ers, admission, appearance, auto, autograph, black friday, california, car, center, cheer, cheerleader, cheerleaders, display, Family, football, free, gold, Gold Rush, howard, images, international, market, meet, Moscone, November 25, November 25th, photos, red, San Francisco, show, soma, south, squad, street, take, team, tickets, truck, Women
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Saturday, September 3rd, 2011
Mayoral candidate Joanna Rees checks in:
“Setting up shop at the Ferry Bldg. I’ll bring the #SFMayor office to you!”
Now, look closely – she’s replicated Room 200 on Herb Caen Way, hole-punchers and all:
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Not sure how many locals will be on hand on this three-day weekend, but how many other candidates are out there today? Did some of them take the weekend off?
This scene is strong evidence that JR is Hell-Bent for Election…
Tags: 2011, bay area, california, candidate, election, Embarcadero, ferry building, greet, Joanna Rees, Mayor, Mayor's, mayoral, meet, office, San Francisco
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Monday, July 18th, 2011
Tonight, July 18, 2011, is Billy Elliot Night at our Castro Theatre!
Sean Penn (you see him?) probably won’t be there at the Castro, but it’s not impossible since he’s been popping up all over town lately:
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And then you’ll have until August 21, 2011 to catch the SHN play version of Billy at our Orpheum Theatre.
Hurray!
Tags: 2010, 2010-2011, 2011, Albert Goodwyn, bay area, BEST OF BROADWAY, BILLY ELLIOT, broadway, Cast, castro, castro theatre, Constantine Maroulis, Curran, Dance, dancing, Elton John, film, golden gate theatre, meet, movie, musical, orpheum, sam framcisco, season, shn, SHREK, theatre
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Monday, June 20th, 2011
I said it before and I’m saying it again: “Torture comes to Walgreens” today, June 20th, 2011 from 12:00 Noon to 2:00 PM.
See you there!
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Thanks popchips!
All the deets:
popchips, the all-natural line of popped chips, invites snackers to pop into the sacramento street walgreens to meet san francisco giant’s centerfielder (and star snacker) andres torres, for an afternoon of autographs, photographs and snacking!
popchips will also host a ‘san fran fan contest’ inviting snack fanatics across the city to walgreens stores to take a photo in front of the popchips display and show their best fan face. snackers will need to post the photo to www.popchips.com/sanfranfan between june 1 and 22, then share with friends and fellow fans to gather the most votes. the fan with the most likes will win an ultimate san francisco game day prize package including two baseball jerseys & caps, an autographed baseball (signed by andres torres) and a year’s supply of popchips!
who: san francisco giant’s star centerfielder andres torres
what: popchips invites snackers to pop into the sacramento street walgreens to meet san francisco giant’s centerfielder (and star snacker) andres torres, for an afternoon of autographs, photographs and snacking!
when: monday, june 20, 2011
time: 12pm – 2pm
where: walgreens, 275 sacramento st. between davis and front st.
Tags: 2011, 275, Andres, Andres Torres, at&t park, autographs, baseball, bay area, california, CAPS, center fielder, centerfielder, contest, drugstore, Emile Hirsch, free, giants, images, jerseys, market street, meet, photo, photographs, photos, pic, pics, Pop Chips, PopChips, popped, rice, sacramento, sacramento street, sacramento street walgreens, san fran fan, San Francisco, sign, signing, Torres, torture, walgreens, year’s supply
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Friday, June 17th, 2011
That’s right, “torture comes to Walgreens” this Monday, June 20th, 2011 from 12:00 Noon to 2:00 PM.
See you there!
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Thanks popchips!
All the deets:
popchips, the all-natural line of popped chips, invites snackers to pop into the sacramento street walgreens to meet san francisco giant’s centerfielder (and star snacker) andres torres, for an afternoon of autographs, photographs and snacking!
popchips will also host a ‘san fran fan contest’ inviting snack fanatics across the city to walgreens stores to take a photo in front of the popchips display and show their best fan face. snackers will need to post the photo to www.popchips.com/sanfranfan between june 1 and 22, then share with friends and fellow fans to gather the most votes. the fan with the most likes will win an ultimate san francisco game day prize package including two baseball jerseys & caps, an autographed baseball (signed by andres torres) and a year’s supply of popchips!
who: san francisco giant’s star centerfielder andres torres
what: popchips invites snackers to pop into the sacramento street walgreens to meet san francisco giant’s centerfielder (and star snacker) andres torres, for an afternoon of autographs, photographs and snacking!
when: monday, june 20, 2011
time: 12pm – 2pm
where: walgreens, 275 sacramento st. between davis and front st.
Tags: 2011, 275, Andres, Andres Torres, at&t park, autographs, baseball, bay area, california, CAPS, center fielder, centerfielder, contest, drugstore, Emile Hirsch, free, giants, images, jerseys, market street, meet, photo, photographs, photos, pic, pics, Pop Chips, PopChips, popped, rice, sacramento, sacramento street, sacramento street walgreens, san fran fan, San Francisco, sign, signing, Torres, torture, walgreens, year’s supply
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Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
I don’t know, numerous people have told me that the people behind the Save Stow Lake website/group/social movement have been paid off by the long-time tenant of the place, but I don’t have any evidence of that except for the monomaniacal focus the people behind the group manifest.
I’ve seen a lot of NIMBY / homeowner / historical groups in my day, but these people take the cake.
Could it be parody, or performance art? Maybe somebody wants to tarnish ALL historical groups? I can’t tell…
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Anyway, have at it, see if you can tell from their latest missive. Enjoy:
Save the Stow Lake Boathouse Coalition
It’s not over yet!
The lease has not yet been approved by the Board of Supervisors and there are many reasons it should not be approved.
Supervisor Eric Mar sold out thousands of his constituents and began fast tracking thedeeply flawed lease to a New Mexico based souvenir chain with no boating experienceNINE days BEFORE the Rec & Park Commission voted to approve it. In spite of overwhelming opposition from the community and a lease that gives the New Mexico chain a discount, is full full of inaccuracies and embedded with high hidden costs to the taxpayers, Mar is sponsoring this lease. WHY?
Contact Supervisor Eric Mar [Redacted]
Phil Ginsburg, Rec & Park General Manager, says “every dollar counts” and that Rec & Park has a huge deficit, which is why he lays off gardeners, rec directors for our kids… but on Dec. 2nd, Rec & Park refused the New Mexico chain’s offer to pay an extra $175k guaranteed rent each year! Clearly Rec & Park staff Phil Ginsburg & Nick Kinsey, failed to negotiate the best terms available to San Franciscans who are facing a huge budget deficit and our giving business and our boathouse to an out-of-state company.
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Tuesday, December 28th, 2010
This was the scene a month or so ago when District 10 Supervisor-Elect Malia Cohen was exiting City Hall right at the time Supervisor Sophie Maxwell was entering. (Think the last time I bumped into Malia was at, of all places, Roberta Achtenberg’s house about a half-decade ago.*)
Anywho, here are the fresh Meet Malia Cohen profiles from the big MSM papers. Choose one or both:
From Joshua Sabatini; or
From Rachel Gordon
Good Luck, Malia!
* I remember that well – I was the only dood there.
Tags: 2010, bay area, board, california, chronicle, City Hall, district 10, Elect Malia, Examiner, image, interview, Joshua Sabatini, Malia Cohen, meet, msm, newspapers, papers, photo, Photograph, pic, rachel gordon, San Francisco, steps, Supervisor, supervisors
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