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Oh this is just hilarious. Muni is predicting bus disruptions in the Castro on October 31st; but they can't say that it's because of Halloween, because the city continues to pretend that Halloween isn't going to happen this year.
So now, in a semiotically treacherous move, they're saying that the disruptions are due to No-Halloween. "No Halloween in the Castro. Possible delays and re-routed lines," says the MTA website. "Due to the cancellation of Halloween in the Castro, Muni service will be affected." Wink wink!
Here's some of the changes brought on by this so-called No-Halloween: the subway closes an hour early for its weeknight repairs, at 8:30pm (which means that Castro station will be closed); the F will run as a bus, not as a streetcar; bus lines will be prepared for re-routing if necessary (so they'll probably be sending out diesels, rather than the usual electric buses); and the BART station at 16th will be closed. Not sure why that last one was included.
So anyway, we're really looking forward to No-Halloween this year! Hey, do you have any No-Halloween plans? Going to any No-Halloween parties? Bet you've got a great No-Halloween costume. And to think: No-Christmas is right around the corner!
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Clearly it's No-Halloween in the Mission too!
How does the F run as a bus as opposed to a streetcar?
A lot of East Bay heads come to the city for Halloween. While the Castro is a short walk away from 16th and Mission, wouldn't it make more sense to close Civic Center station? Blah, this is lame.
I wonder how much this will end up costing city businesses?
I am getting more and more glad that I am working all day and evening on Halloween. It's gonna be crazy out there.
The last few Halloweens, stores were not allowed to sale booze and some just closed shop all together. So does this mean we can buy a drink again on Halloween?
Anything to keep the 'Bridge N-Tunnel' crowd out is good. Too many thugs and their gay-bashing attitudes were the real problem behind the previous Halloweens. Also the large amounts of spectators not in costume were annoying too.
Looks like this No-Halloween my be fun after-all but then again, I doubt the city can put the Genie back in the bottle entirely.
One concern I have, will people be arrested for walking down the street in a costume?
Not sure about that generalization. If I recall correctly, the stabbings a few years back were pulled off by gang members from the city and the shooting last year by a teen/young adult from Vis Valley.
Recently all the Halloween problems seem to come from SF residents, but all you hear about are the rabble-rousing suburbanites.
Was that an über-geeky Dune reference? Because it sounds like the F-line will be recomissioned as a no-ship.
I'm pretty livid about the 16th Street BART closure. It's my neighborhood, no one in the neighborhood was consulted, and now my East Bay party guests (we were partying inside -- I thought that's what the city wanted) will have to contend with swarms of drunk drivers to get back.
or your beast party friends might have to - gasp- walk to 24th street bart.
i mean its not convenient, but, i mean, they didn't piss in your cornflakes.
Yeah, I live across the street from the 16th Street BART. I'm pretty pissed too. Like the revelers can't all just take the Civic Center or 24th stations and walk the few extra blocks? Lame.
Still, if no one gets shot, our hood can take some of the credit. First time you could say that, huh?