Posts Tagged ‘removal’
Monday, August 15th, 2011
Well, I’ll tell you, I was worried about Costco’s unused electric charging stations last year, and now it looks like America’s favorite big box has given up on them, electing not to upgrade to this year’s flavor-of-the-month charging system, the au current J1772. (The chargers Costco installed in their parking lots back in The Aughts looked like they were from an electric car museum, covered so much with detritus and spider webs and whatnot they were.)
Anyway, electric car and plug-in hybrid drivers be pissed, you know, they’re saying, Who Killed the Electric Car Charging Stations?
But you know, if you live in the 415, your new Nissan Leaf all-electric car should be able to make it home anywho.
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Let’s ask, “Why would an electric car pioneer like Costco just give up now?” (They must have a rationale or two…)
This is quite a change from the heady days of 2006. Indeed, Costco has been offering electric chargers of some sort since the 1990′s:
“Costco offers 90 charging stations at 64 locations. Most of the stations are in California, with a handful in Arizona, New York and Georgia…The process couldn’t be simpler. Members park in reserved spaces, attach special paddles and head into the warehouse. By the time their shopping is done, their car should be, too.”
Now, some are saying that Costco is looking into / reviewing this issue, so who knows what will happen.
All right, here’s a bit from 2008 to show you what things looked like at San Francisco’s SoMA Costco back then:
“Whether your ride swings AC or DC, whether it needs MagneCharge or Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (EVI) “brand” electricity, Costo has got you covered. Shop at the store and buy a $1.50 hot dog and a Coke, all while recharging.
The future is now:
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The future hasn’t looked this bright for battery-electric vehicles (BEV) since 1895.”
Tags: 2010, 2011, bay area, big box, california, CEO, charger, charging, costco, electric, Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, ev, hybrid, James Sinegal, leaf, magnecharge, nissan, park, parked, parking lot, plug-in, removal, San Francisco, soma, standard, Station, store, street, vehicle
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Monday, May 23rd, 2011
The reason why is that once a tree goes in, it can’t be removed for any reason, more or less.
So what’s the point of the situation you can see here, what’s the point of having these trees in the middle of a sidewalk?
Mind your head, as trees are more important than people, apparently:
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San Francisco has too many trees on sidewalks.
We should take some of them out…
Tags: 2011, bay area, california, removal, San Francisco, sidewalk, tree, trees
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Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
First it was all like this, then it was all like this (but that was a false alarm), then, just recently, it was all like this.
But then, T2, Judgement Day, Rise of the Tree Chipper Machines.
That was yesterday on McAllister. See?
The Chipperman Cometh:
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It was just like the end of that Fargo movie, except with trees.
At the end of the day, some of the 14 trees on death row were spared, some, like these, were not:
Maybe the unhealthy trees were destroyed and the healthy ones were left alone?
That’s one theory, anyway.
Courage.
Tags: 1300, 2010, 2011, alamo square, bay area, california, canopy, chinese, department, dept., dpw, elm, elms, forestry, mcallister, notice, pierce, public works, removal, San Francisco, scott, steiner, street, tree, trees, urban This entry was posted o
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Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
Remember last year, when these “13 or 14″ Ulmus parvifolia got death notices wrapped around their trunks?
Well, they’re still here in 2011, which is well past they date that they were supposed to be turned into woodchips. See?
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Now, I’m not a big fan of trees in the City personally, as they cause a lot of trouble and, occasionally, kill people. But Trees First, People Second is the Law of the Land, so once a tree goes in, it can never ever ever come out, regardless of the circumstances. Oh well.
Anyway, as far as the Chinese Elms of McAllister are concerned:
Ha ha!
It’s your move, City. Care to try again?
Tags: 1300, 2010, 2011, alamo square, bay area, california, canopy, chinese, department, dept., dpw, elm, elms, forestry, mcallister, notice, pierce, public works, removal, San Francisco, scott, steiner, street, tree, trees, urban
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Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
Don’t know if this is what the tree removal crew looks like but late last year all these trees were scheduled for destruction, so you don’t know what to expect.
Oh well.
As seen yesterday:
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Tags: 1300, 2010, 2011, alamo square, bay area, california, canopy, chinese, department, dept., dpw, elm, elms, forestry, mcallister, notice, pierce, public works, removal, San Francisco, scott, steiner, street, tree, trees, urban
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Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
Appears as if ORFN has gotten a few licks in on our iconic William McKinley statue in the east end of Golden Gate Park.
See?
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Here’s some history ‘n stuff:
“Well it’s been a back-and-forth between San Francisco’s Arts Commission / Recreation and Park Department and our local graffiti artists/taggers down in the Golden Gate Park Panhandle.
This east-end statue has had all kinds of anti-graffiti coatings applied, but to no avail. Here’s the history, complete with before and after photos.
The newest additions appear to say, “KKKattie” or somethingund “All this means nothing.”
Now, would you pay something like $10K four figures for these scribblings? Well, guess what, tax and fee payer, you just did.
As it looks today. This fetching couple tried to make the best of things:
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On It Goes…”
On It Goes…
Tags: 2010, all this means nothing, assassination, baker, bay area, california, clean, dmv, fell, golden gate park, graffiti, katey, Katherine Dunbar, Katie, katie1, kkk, kkkatey, kkkatie, KKKatie1, love, mckinley, oak, orfn, paint, panhandle, president, removal, San Francisco, spray, statue, street, tagging, up, william mckinley
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Thursday, August 5th, 2010
This tenth of a mile of Chinese Elms on the 1300 block of McAllister Street just got scheduled to walk the green mile next month.
Why? “Weak canopy vigor” ‘n stuff.
Check it:
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All the deets:
The response from one resident? “Fuck that.” Actually, that phrase got repeated several times until this closing line: “I know an arborist.” Well, I guess if you want to fight a tree removal, that’s the first person you’d want to talk with.
But I think the Bureau of Urban Forestry already has its mind set on chopping these trees down by the end of summer and entmoots can take months to set up…
Oh well.
There is unrest in the NoPA/ There is trouble with the trees…
Tags: 1300, 2010, alamo square, bay area, california, canopy, chinese, department, dept., dpw, elm, elms, forestry, mcallister, notice, pierce, public works, removal, San Francisco, scott, steiner, street, tree, trees, urban
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Monday, April 12th, 2010
Well it’s been a back-and-forth between San Francisco’s Arts Commission / Recreation and Park Department and our local graffiti artists/taggers down in the Golden Gate Park Panhandle.
This east-end statue has had all kinds of anti-graffiti coatings applied, but to no avail. Here’s the history, complete with before and after photos.
The newest additions appear to say, “KKKattey” or something und “All this means nothing.” Would you pay something like $10K four figures for these scribblings? Well, guess what, tax and fee payer, you just did.
As it looks today. This fetching couple tried to make the best of things:
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On It Goes…
Tags: 2010, all this means nothing, assassination, baker, clean, dmv, fell, golden gate park, graffiti, katey, Katie, katie1, kkk, kkkatey, kkkatie, KKKatie1, love, mckinley, oak, paint, panhandle, president, removal, spray, statue, street, tagging, up, william mckinley
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Monday, December 7th, 2009
Until recently, there were two bus stops on the same side of this short block of Hayes Street near Masonic. See?
But a few of the stops had to go away to comply with the new changes that came about on December 6, 2009.
The remaining stops got a bit of sprucing up last week, with red paint and what not:
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Of course there’s no shelter to replace the ones that got taken away, but you can’t have everything in Life, right? You can’t expect a minor bus line to have four stops just for itself within a 200 foot radius forever, right?
Hurray.
Tags: 1800, 19, 2009, 2010, 21, 21 hayes, 5, 5th, ave, avenue, bus, campus, ccsf, ciity college, consolidation, december, hayes, john adams, judson true lies, Line, masonic, mta, Muni, municipal railway, nat ford, November, paint, red, removal, San Francisco, sfcc, SFMTA, shelter, stop, street, tep, transit effectiveness project
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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
They call it Bus Stop Consolidation and it’s happening right now this morning on the #21 Hayes line. A crew comes along and the next thing you know, your favorite bus shelter is rolling down the street and into oblivion.
But amazingly, this block will still have one stop left (after losing two!) and then there are other stops close by. It’s sort of ridiculous to have one or two (on the same side of the street!) stops on every block, right?
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Hurray!
Thanks, MUNI. (Seriously.)
Tags: 19, 2009, 21, 21 hayes, ave, avenue, bus, consolidation, hayes, Line, masonic, mta, Muni, municipal railway, nat ford, November, removal, San Francisco, SFMTA, shelter, stop, street
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