Bring Your Quarters: Remember free street parking? We don't... July 11th, 2009 Remember free street parking? We don't either. And it's getting worse: the city is planning to introduce parking meters to 1,849 parking spaces in Golden Gate Park. The idea has been floated (and shot down) before, but
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07/11/2009
Hot Wet Date in the Castro July 11th, 2009 Clear your calendars, people. You're cordially invited to meet the project team for SF Public Utilities Commission (districts 8 & 9) this Friday at H Café. Ask questions, learn about ongoing work, and rub damp elbows with the folks who push our wa
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07/11/2009
Pricechopper: Sad Face at the Ritz-Carlton July 11th, 2009 Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Originally: $3,095,000Then: $2,995,000And Again: $2,795,000Now: $2,590,000You Save: $505,000It should surprise no one that a 3-bed, 3-bath condo at the Ritz-Carlton Club and Residences
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07/11/2009
Google Renames George's Presidio Offices: Hot on the heels of... July 11th, 2009 Hot on the heels of Google's misspelling of "Dolores Park" comes another typo. The Letterman Digital Arts Center (named for the former hospital, which was in turn named for the army's surgeon general in 1911) appears
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07/11/2009
Wednesday PM Linkage July 11th, 2009 ["I Want To Control You," courtesy Flickr user Plug 1] · South Bay Rejoices Over Top 10 List [Mercury News]· Dumpster Pool Diving [Ready Made]· SF: We're Setting an Example [SF Streets Blog]· Graffiti Art in Action (in the Mission) [You Tube]· Get Your Cash Ba
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07/11/2009
Dept of Real Estate issues fraud warning on Loan Mod's July 2nd, 2009 The DRE recently issued a fraud warning alerting consumers about loan modification scams and informing consumers of what they can do to protect themselves. The alert is available in both English and Spanish. Last July, the DRE
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07/11/2009
SF Parks Portal Baffling, and is Data Open? July 11th, 2009 San Francisco is soon to unveil a new website that tracks goings-on in public parks. If you're holding a public-park event, you can enter it into the website, and then (the thinking goes) users will browse around, find your details, and
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07/11/2009
$150 Million Allocated to New SF Houses July 11th, 2009 Remember Prop 1C back in 2006? Who could forget! It created a $2.8 billion bond to fill in low-density gaps in California cities; and now the final installment has been issued. Mazel tov to the lucky recipients: John Stewart Co., the Emerald
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07/11/2009
Transit Under Attack From Highway Sympathizers, as Usual July 11th, 2009 ["Universal Responsibility in a Matrixed Economic World," courtesy Curbed SF Flickr photog Wonderlane] California recently tried to take away $1 billion (billion!) in gas-tax funds from transit - but no, the 3rd district cou
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07/11/2009
SF Parks Portal Baffling, and is Data Open? San Francisco is soon to unveil a new website that tracks goings-on in public parks. If you're holding a public-park event, you can enter it into the website, and then (the thinking goes) users will browse around, find your details, and show up for you
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07/02/2009