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Monday, August 17th, 2009
You knew that something big was going in Japantown when you saw this big sign go up last week – lots of people worked late into the night to make sure Saturday’s opening of the glassy “NEW PEOPLE” centre went off without a hitch.
Putting the finishing touches on the second-floor carousel at 9:00 PM. Click to expand:
And here’s the result Saturday morning, via the ubiquitous Steve Rhodes, who, like Visa, is Everywhere You Want To Be:
And, bonus, J-Town hosted a J-POP Summit to celebrate the building’s opening. Hello Kitty, Harajuku Girls, etc. in the house:
Post Street, as witnessed by Elanine A.
Read all about Saturday’s festivities here, via Robert Selna and here, where you can see tofu connoisseur and Supervisor Ross “The Boss” Mirkarimi helping to kick things off.
Excelsior! Good Luck NEW PEOPLE BUILDING!
Tags: 15, 15th, 1746, 1746 post, 2009, august, Buchanan, building, center, district 5, fillmore, glass, grand, j-pop, j-town, japan, Japanese, jpop, jtown, Mirkarimi, new, new people, opening, post, ross, ross mirkarimi, San Francisco, street, summit, Supervisor, webster
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Sunday, June 14th, 2009
Not sure what the Yelpers have a problem with, but the Haight Ashbury Street Fair went off today without a hitch, just like last year.
Look at the swirling mass of humanity on just one block of Haight Street:
Can you see the superfluity of nuns in white approaching the Fair? Also note the F430 Ferrari supercar (sans license plates), one of many exoticars that made the journey to the Upper Haight today. Also note the sign: “No Open Containers of Alcohol.” Too bad.
Of course, all you need to get around the alcohol ban is a gallon jug of overproofed white rum and a giveaway “water” bottle. As seen on Ashbury.
District Five Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi was on the scene, gathering names for his newsletter distribution list.
Poorbot was looking for handouts:
“SHOW US YOUR BOOBS… please.” “FABULOUS PRIZES.” “DON’T WORRY (WE’RE GAY)” These inebriates residing above the Ben & Jerry’s at the corner of Ashbury were true to their word, tossing down trinkets to all flashers male and female.
You kmow why this San Francisco Native baby is better than you? Cause he had the foresight to be born in San Francisco, that’s why. He won the lottery/ when he was born.
Bong Hits 4 Jesus
And There Your Have It.
Tags: 2009, 32nd, 420, 430, agents, annual, ashbury, baby, bong, boobs, Bud, california, clayton, cole, dancing, department, dept., election, f430, fair, faire, ferrari, Festival, flickr, gathering, grass, haight, haight Ashbury, haight ashbury street fair, haight ashbury street festival, haight street, haight street fair, haight street festival, hippy, hookah, june 8, marijuana, masonic, Mirkarimi, native, pelosi, photographs, photos, pics, police, poorbot, pot, ross, rum, san francsico, SFPD, shrader, signature, signatures, smoke, smoking, stanyan, state, tie dye, upper
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Sunday, April 12th, 2009
The way you can tell that Anschutz ING really, really, really, really, really wants you to register for Bay to Breakers 2009 is to count how many circulars show up in your mailbox on just one day. You know, those glossy ones that hammer you about the registration deadline extension? Take a look, below.
That’s right, you can get the “early discount” all the way ’til the end of the month, April 30th. Hooray!
You’d think that one flyer for each address they’re targetting would be the maximum, but you’d be wrong. The letter carrier must have been delighted to place five identical ads into my mailbox one recent morn:
More, more, I say! Hang those who talk of less.
(Is this how they do things in tiny burgs of Colorado, like Pine, CO for example? The World Wonders… That’s right - I can see you, Smithers. Say “hi” to Phil!)
And now, let’s get a B2B update from Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi:
Bay to Breakers Update
“On Monday April 6th, the Board of Supervisors City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee held a hearing to review plans for the Bay to Breakers race. We were pleased to hear that the race sponsors have added a number of additional portable toilets in response to pressure from our office.
However, we were disappointed that they have not implemented a number of our other suggestions, including:
- Providing portable toilets on Hayes between Octavia and Steiner
- Providing toilets on Divisadero and increasing the number of toilets on Fell
- Using large capacity, six-man urinal portable toilets.
- Creating an alternate registration system for non-serious racers to generate more revenue to cover additional costs.
- Creating an event at Speedway Meadow to draw the crowds out of the Panhandle and Alamo Square areas into Golden Gate Park. This would lessen the impact on the neighborhood, and create a centralized location for trash pickup and Muni service to get people home after the event.
Community groups are exploring the possibility of creating their own event at Speedway Meadow, and we plan to work with them to see if this is feasible.
Details on the rules for the race can be found on baytobreakers.com. Floats will be allowed if they start at the beginning of the race in a designated area. No kegs or glass bottles will be allowed.”
See you there!
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Sunday, March 22nd, 2009
Here was the scene in Japantown today at the Nichi Bei Times Tofu Dessert Competition and Festival. This well-attended event was a benefit for Nihonmachi Little Friends, a local Japanese bilingual and multicultural childcare agency.
NBC Bay Area anchor Mike Inouye just after he mentioned San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi‘s habit of ”always looking stunning.” Next to them are fellow judges Chef Libby Oda, House Foods Marketing Supervisor Yoko Difrancia, Daniel Alafetich of Hodo Soy Beanery, and Cathy Inamasu, Executive Director of Nihonmatchi Little Friends. Click to expand:
Tofu Goma Cups from 2006 Cherry Blossom Queen Emily Yukiko Leach. Speaking of which, the 2009 Cherry Blossom Festival and Parade featuring Grand Marshall George Takei is kicking off next month on April 11. Other tofu dessert recipe finalists were Emiko Taki, Helen Lau, Masako Naktani, and Vincent Chang.
The always popular tofu toss:
The mise-en scene, it was Standing Room Only:
Remember, Soy is Joy.
See you next year!
Tags: competition, Dessert, Festival, japantown, Mirkarimi, Nichi Bei Times Tofu, Nihonmachi Little Friends, paste, post, ross, San Francisco, soy, soybean, street, Supervisor, sutter
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Monday, March 16th, 2009
It’s on! San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, Daimyo of Japantown and El Proctector de la Bay to Breakers civic event, will judge the upcoming Nichi Bei Times Tofu Dessert Competition and Festival this Sunday at 2:00 PM.
They’ll have tofu/soy games, a tofu talk show, a tofu haiku contest, and food samples. So read up on the deets, grab your copy of the special TOFU ISSUE, and get your tickets today! You’ll never look at soybean curd the same way ever again.
Ross taking care of business last year on Post Street, during the Great 1600 Webster Condo / Save Our Festivals Imbroglio that some lawyer started up. (Akit.org has the whole story on that one.)
It’s on!
Domo arigato Mr. Roboto, ata au hi made/
Domo arigato Mr. Mirkarimo, o-tofu o tabetai!
See you there, Sunday Sunday Sunday!
Tofu Dessert Competition & Festival
Japanese Cultural & Community Center
of No. California (JCCCNC)
1840 Sutter Street
Japantown San Francisco, California
Date: March 22, 2009
TIME: 2 p.m.– 4 p.m.
http://www.soyandtofufest.com
Nichi Bei Times, a leading Japanese American newspaper in Northern California, is hosting the region’s first TofuDessert Competition & Festival on Sunday, March 22, at the Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Northern California. This unique event is a fundraiser for Nihonmach Little Friends, a bilingual and multicultural childcare agency located in San Francisco’s Japantown.*
Festivities will include tofu/soy games, a tofu talk show, a tofu haiku contest, as well as food samples and other offerings from a variety of vendors. Dessert Competition finalists will gather at the festival to demonstrate the making of their dessert for the judges — culinary experts and community figures — who will announce the winner and award the $100 prize.
For tickets ($10 in advance; $12 at the door; children three and under, free), or to learn more about the Dessert Competition, the tofu haikucontest and other festival events, contact Ed Goto or Sayaka Nomura at 415.921.6820, or visit the web site shown above.
*Nihonmachi Little Friends, celebrating its 33rd year, is a community-based nonprofit organization seeking a permanent home that will allow it to further its strong ties to San Francisco’s Japanese American Community.
FRESH!
Tags: competition, Festival, haiku, japan town, japantown, Judge, Little Friends, Mirkarimi, newspaper, nichi bei times, nihonmachi, nihonmatchi, post, ross, San Francisco, soy, street, Supervisor, sutter, tofu
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Thursday, October 16th, 2008
This was the scene tonight at St. Mary’s Hospital in the Western NOPA – it was another District 5 debate featuring Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi and challengers Rob Anderson and Owen O’Donnell.
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Let’s hear what they have to say. You already know Ross, here is Owen and here is Rob, who runs the District 5 Diary website.
The mise-en-scene, about 40 people made it to the end:
This debate was emceed by Richard Magary and cosponsored by the following:
Buena Vista Neighborhood Association
Cole Valley Improvement Association
Haight-Ashbury Improvement Association
Inner Sunset Park Neighbors
May the best man win.
In other District 5 news, the Panhandle Bandshell is wowing them in Europe. Godspeed, little bandshell. Come back real soon, ya hear?
Tags: ashbury, bandshell, debate, district 5, election, haight, hayes, hospital, Mirkarimi, owen o'donnell, panhandle, Panhandle Residents Organization, Panhandle Residents Organization -Stanyan Fulton, pro-sf, prosf, race, rob anderson, ross, San Francisco, st. mary's, Stanyan Fulton, Supervisor
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Monday, August 11th, 2008
First, get up to speed on this issue here. The latest is this – San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi is fully engaged on the question of whether the Nihonmachi Street Festival should be allowed to continue next year. And guess what? He’s in favor of festivals. Ross believes there’s room for accomodation and compromise on this issue. Quite a reasonable approach, actually
Ross Mirkarimi in dialogue with the Japantown community on Post Street yesterday.
It appeared the residents of 1600 Webster had full access to their parking spaces during the entire festival. We’ll have to wait and see how dirty Post Street is today.
To be continued….
Tags: 1600 webster, coffee, condo, condominium, David H. Zisser, David Zisser, developer, district 5, fair, Festival, j-town, japantown, John McInerney, Mirkarimi, nihonmachi, post, ross, starbucks, street, Supervisor, webster
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
So far this year, the big news regarding the traffic situation on Masonic Avenue is a reduction in the speed limit to a maximum of 25 MPH.
Mission Accomplished?
One of this morning’s accidents on Masonic:
It seems there’s still room for improvement on this street.
Now back in the day, there were plans for a Panhandle Freeway(!), so it’s not like some traffic czar organized the streets in this area in a coherent fashion. We have what, we have by “accident,” mas o menos.
Is it too late for wholesale changes to the way Masonic is laid out?
Tags: 25 mph, ave, avenue, fell, fix, fixmasonic, hayes, masonic, Mirkarimi, San Francisco, SFPD, speed, speed limit
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
The California Department of Food and Agriculture called it quits today on the issue of spraying for the Light Brown Apple Moth. All of a sudden like.
The family that Stops the Spray together, stays together (or something like that).
This should be gratifying to Senator Carole Migden, who thinks, “Bay Area residents ought not to serve as guinea pigs and have their health jeopardized for an ill-conceived program and an unproven approach.”
The same with San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera, who says he’s, “glad CDFA appears to have accepted the inevitable.”
So after all these months, that is that.
Tags: apple, brown, california, Carole, CDFA, checkmate, dennis herrera, Department of Food and Agriculture, Entomologist, frank egger, gerardo, golden gate park, Hall of Flowers, helge hellberg, James Carey, Jeff rosendale, john russo, kawamura, leafroller, light, Mayor, migden, Mike Lynberg, Mirkarimi, moth, Nan wishner, parents, penny livingston-stark, pheromone, ross, San Francisco, sandoval, Schwarzenegger, spray, Stacia Lansman, stop the spray, Strybing Arboretum, town hall, UC
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Friday, May 9th, 2008
The bandwagon opposing aerial spraying for light brown apple moth eradication is gaining momentum.
Last night, San Francisco Supervisors Carmen Chu, Gerardo Sandoval, and Ross Mirkarimi, along with scientists, physicians and organic farmers, all addressed a standing-room-only crowd of hundreds at the Hall of Flowers in Strybing Arboretum.
Senator Carole Migden praises the efforts of the assembled experts.
In related news, the “twist-tie” approach is under new scrutiny in San Mateo County.
On it goes. Per the Chronicle:
On Saturday, Stop the Spray Marin is holding a march and rally from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the southwest end of the Corte Madera Town Center. More information about the events is at www.sfspraytownhall.org and www.stopthespraymarin.org.
It’s hard to imagine light aircraft buzzing the city with spray canisters firing after seeing all this agitation, but who knows…
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