Posts Tagged ‘richard’
Saturday, February 27th, 2010
Well this was different. Seems that participants at today’s San Francisco’s Budget Town Hall in Golden Gate Park were invited by postcard to spend a few hours voicing their opinions about the city budget for 2010-2011. See?
And by voicing their opinions, I really mean they were clicking on Reply Mini remote control voting devices as if they were in a focus group.
An invitee. Perhaps the free California Academy of Sciences tickets given out to participants adjusted his attitude:
The mise-en-scene today, complete with City Department heads.
Here’s the spiel from Mayor Gavin Newsom. (Don’t be surprised to see some shots from the photographers today being used in the Lt. Governor’s race down the road.) Anyway, it seems “some” of the “150 people” who “run San Francisco” by speaking out at “every” public meeting are “paid to be there” – that’s the news of the day. And nobody showed up in a chicken suit.
Are today’s participants San Francisco’s version of Nixon’s Great Silent Majority? You Make The Call.
Tags: 2010, 2010-2011, 2011, budget, County Fair Building, deficit, department heads, Focus Group, gavin newsom, golden gate park, Great Silent Majority, Hall of Flowers, inner sunset, Mayor, nixon, nixonian, pretty much sucks, reply mini, richard, San Francisco, San Francisco's, Silent Majority, taxes, town hall
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Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
Boy oh boy, when you hire PR flack Sam Singer to represent you, as many others have done, he won’t just hide in some office, oh no. What he’ll do is go out in the field and meet your nemesis head on. As here, during yesterday’s big labor rally / march / sit-in in and around Union Square.
With hundreds of unionists assembling behind him on Market Street, Sam sang to the media, complete with Frank Chu watching on.
Sam Singer complaining to KTVU 2 about how Local 2’s Mike Casey left the negotiating table:
AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka on the right, with local labor leaders addressing a huge crowd at 750 Market:
Fire fighters union president John Hanley:
Handshakes are out, terrorist fist jabs are in:
About 800 marched (or 1400+ or 1500 if you’re a partisan with rose-colored glasses) up to the nearby Hilton Hotel, where 100+ got arrested.
On It Goes…
UPDATE: Dan Nguyen-Tan has video of the march right here.
Tags: 2010, afl-cio, associates, boycott, flack, hanley, Hilton, hotel, John, l trumka, Local 2, march, market, Mike Casey, parade, pr, public relations, richard, richard trumka, sam siner, sam singer, San Francisco, singer, street, strike, union, workers
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Sunday, September 6th, 2009
San Francisco’s own Commonwealth Club, America’s “oldest and largest public affairs forum,” will thoroughly embarrass itself by hosting “Richard Gage: 9/11 Blueprint for Truth, Reexamining the WTC Collapses“ this Tuesday, September 8, 2009.
So, it’s been 106 years of public affairs, but now this:
“Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth“ - why just those people? (Hey, weren’t architects the ones responsible for San Francisco’s failed Octavia Boulevard? Sadly, yes.) While we’re at it, why not invite representatives from the whole pantheon of 911 Truth craziness? You know, Veterans for 9/11 Truth or Pilots for 9/11 Truth or Scholars for 9/11 Truth or Scholars for 9/11 Truth (the other one) or Firefighters for 9/11 Truth or Liars for 9/11 Truth?
The 9/11 conspiracy virus swept the world back in 2007 – more than a few scarecrows got bayonetted back then. But hasn’t that whole movement started to die off? And how about this:
“These people (in the 9/11 truth movement) use the ‘reverse scientific method‘… they determine what happened, throw out all the data that doesn’t fit their conclusion, and then hail their findings as the only possible conclusion.”
Oh well.
“Richard Gage, AIA, Founder, Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth
Five years after the 9/11 Commission published its report, some people question the official findings on what brought down the World Trade Center. In a multimedia program, Gage contends that forensic evidence and eyewitness testimony reveal explosive-controlled demolition of the WTC skyscrapers on 9/11. Fact or fiction? Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Gage’s bold and controversial address, and have the chance to put your tough questions to the speaker.”
What’s next after the Truthers, Commonwealth Club? The Birthers? Why not equal time for the Birthers?
Or the Thomson Reuters Water Car people? Let’s have them next.
And speaking of scams, let’s have the Platinum Gas Saver dude come to S.F. to say a few words as well. And here’s how the CC would address the concomitant blowback from booking a guest direct from FantasyLand:
“‘Fact or fiction? Don’t miss this opportunity to hear [Platinum Gas Saver dude' s] bold and controversial address, and have the chance to put your tough questions to the speaker.”
Ah yes, palliative cliches. Does a spoonful of sugar make ridiculous bookings go down the throat any easier?
No, no it doesn’t.
In closing, HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAH!
Tags: 2009, 8th, 9/11, blueprint, club, Collapses, commonwealth, commonwealth club, gage, lies, Reexamining, reverse scientific method, richard, richard gage, september 8, truth, truthers, world trade center, wtc
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Saturday, August 29th, 2009
One-third of Outside Lands 2009 is finished and the reviews are universally good, more or less.
But what’s up with the water situation? People need to buy water? Srsly? How about air, is there a fee for breathing?
via minusman
At least they’re not charging $4 for a bottle of water, the way it went at the riotous Woodstock 1999.
Tags: $28, 2008, 2009, 29, 30, arts, august, Avett Brothers, band, Bat For Lashes, beastie boys, Big Light, california, Captain, community, concert, Conor Obers, Corriea, Darondo, dates, dave matthews, department, dick, district, fences, fencing, Festival, forum, garbage, Gogol Bordello, golden gate park, Groundation, headliner, lineup, Los Campesinos!, Lucinda Williams, Muni, music, Mystic Valley Band, nimby, nimbys, Nino Moschella, noise, ol, ol street team, olf, olmf, outside lands, parks, pearl jam, police, recreation, richard, richmond, San Francisco, SFPD, sunset, Tea Leaf Green, tickets, traffic, Zion I
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Friday, August 28th, 2009
Meadows Speedway and Lindley were abuzz yesterday in Golden Gate Park due to preparations for the sure-to-be-delightful Outside Lands 2009, which fires up this afternoon. The thriftiest among us will have to deal with a more robust fencing situation, it would appear. Check it:
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You’re looking at perimeter chainlink that’s something like 9 feet high, coupled with crowd control fencing that’s a bit shorter.
Which strategy will win out this year – over, through, or under? Only time will tell…
Also new for this year is a huge signage effort:
Hurrah.
Look for the Critical Mass riders to show up ’round about eight-ish. Guaranteed.
Have a great OL09!
And don’t forget to share your stories with the N Judah Chronicles, in real time. baby. Why not?
Tags: $28, 2008, 2009, 29, 30, arts, august, Avett Brothers, band, Bat For Lashes, beastie boys, Big Light, california, Captain, community, concert, Conor Obers, Corriea, Darondo, dates, dave matthews, department, dick, district, fences, fencing, Festival, forum, garbage, Gogol Bordello, golden gate park, Groundation, headliner, lineup, Los Campesinos!, Lucinda Williams, Muni, music, Mystic Valley Band, nimby, nimbys, Nino Moschella, noise, ol, ol street team, olf, olmf, outside lands, parks, pearl jam, police, recreation, richard, richmond, San Francisco, SFPD, sunset, Tea Leaf Green, tickets, traffic, Zion I
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Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
The Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival is coming, coming in a big way baby, August 28-30, 2009. It’s going to be mega. So all you NIMBYs out there should start your yammer now, while you still have a chance to affect this Assault on Your Way of Life.
The problem for you NIMBYs this year is the growing awareness that Outside Lands Makes Money for San Francisco. And if your neighbors start thinking that the money earned from Outside Lands subsidizes free admission at Strybing Arboretum / San Francisco Botanical Garden (and dude, many of them are starting to think exactly this way) then you’re going to need to yammer even harder this go-around.
I mean, just look at these punks raising Hell at last year’s OL. Young people enjoying themselves in YOUR park. Can you imagine?
Anywho, here’s your chance to hear about OL09 in the Richmond District at a rare evening meeting of the monthly Richmond District Police Community Relations Forum. Take care on your way there tonight.
When: May 19, 2009 – Tuesday
7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Where: Richmond Recreation Center, 251 18th Avenue, San Francisco
What: Monthly meeting. Discussion regarding the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival which is scheduled for August 28 and 29th in Golden Gate Park.
In reality, Outsides Lands is a go, whether you like it or not, but if you’d like to understand how the Richmond Station cops on 6th Avenue are plannning on handling this large event and all the side-effects of noise and traffic and yada yada, then this is the place for you.
Oh, and speak of the Devil, “Ranger Dave” of Outside Lands has an announcement about the addition of ten more acts to the bill of fare:
“The bison were straight giddy this morning. On an expedition to a remote region of Golden Gate Park, Ranger Dave made contact with ten more artists that had been previously unclassified to Outside Lands. The proof lies in the documentation below.
Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band
Lucinda Williams
The Avett Brothers
Tea Leaf Green*
Zion I*
Bat For Lashes
Groundation*
Los Campesinos!
Darondo with Nino Moschella*
Big Light*
(*species native to the San Francisco Bay Area)
See you there!
Tags: $28, 2008, 2009, 29, 30, arts, august, Avett Brothers, band, Bat For Lashes, beastie boys, Big Light, california, Captain, community, concert, Conor Obers, Corriea, Darondo, dates, dave matthews, department, dick, district, Festival, forum, garbage, Gogol Bordello, golden gate park, Groundation, headliner, lineup, Los Campesinos!, Lucinda Williams, Muni, music, Mystic Valley Band, nimby, nimbys, Nino Moschella, noise, ol, ol street team, olf, olmf, outside lands, parks, pearl jam, police, recreation, richard, richmond, San Francisco, SFPD, sunset, Tea Leaf Green, tickets, traffic, Zion I
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
As foreseen by the SFPD Richmond Station Newsletter, yesterday’s Police/Community Forum at Congregation Beth Shalom dealt with the relationship between bicyclists, motorists and pedestrians.
San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Program Director Andy Thornley was on hand to talk about the Bike to Work Month and everybody got a chance to see the SFPD/ Bicycle Coalition video ”Bikes belong in Traffic.”
Andy Thornley with Captain Richard Corriea. Andy was cross-examined over the number of bicycles he owns by an inquisitive community member.
And here’s the jazzy ten-minute video!
Richmond District residents should be sure to attend next month’s meeting - it’ll be all about the Outside Lands Music Festival. Should be interesting…
Tags: 2009, andy thornley, bicycle coalition, bikes, Bikes belong in Traffic, blog, Captain, community relations, Corriea, district, forum, newsletter, police, police department, report, richard, richmond, San Francisco, sfbc, SFPD
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Friday, March 6th, 2009
Events from 40 years ago are still on the minds of the SFPD, based upon these recent Crime Bulletins
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FYI
Tags: crime, crime bulletin, dept., officer, p, park, police department, radetich, reward, richard, San Francisco, SFPD, Station
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