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Why can't we all just get along?

The nicer the weather gets, the busier we get across the Ist-A-Verse. But we like being busy. Here's a peek at what we've been up to since last week!

We'll have a bunch of photos of the new Muni shelters up later today (in the meantime, you can check out dantc's great collection). Take a look a this video, though -- it's one company's way of proposing a bike-sharing system for San Francisco. If Cemusa's vision works out, you'll be able to walk up to secure bike stations, swipe a membership card, and then zoom off on a rented bicycle; sort of like City CarShare, only without the cautious high-stakes YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR A GIGANTIC SPEEDING CAGE OF METAL vibe.

Whether you love Critical Mass or hate it, the folks on the other side of the debate must seem totally baffling, if not downright evil. Its detractors wonder, "how can anyone support an event with no organizers, no pre-determined route, no agenda, and in which everyone has a different reason for participating?" Its advocates wonder, "in a transit first city, how can anyone oppose a method of transportation that's cleaner, safer, less wasteful, and spurs better urban planning?"

Happy birthday to you! City CarShare (it's basically a membership-based car rental program with extra perks) turns five this year, and they're throwing a party and giving out awards. Nancy Pelosi will be on hand to receive the coveted "Golden Fob" award, as recognition for all the noise she's made about conservation. Slightly lower down on the star-power meter (but only slightly), Berkeley Principal Transportation Planner Matt Nichols will be on hand to get a fobbie award, too, because it wouldn't be a conversation event if Berkeley wasn't involved somehow.

We neglect the North Bay sometimes, but it's not for lack of love -- it's just that we're not sure what the heck people DO up there sometimes. Whetever it is, it sounds classy; like the art exhibit at Roshambo Winery in Healdsburg, wherever that is. Todd Barricklow (ceramics) and William Smith (prints and drawings) from the Killing Time Studios will be showing off their work at a reception from 5pm to 8pm this Saturday.

We were wondering why we've never seen the Governator prowling the streets of San Francisco looking for "Special Interests" to eliminate, Commando-style. At first we thought it was because hardly anyone here voted for the guy. Turns out it's because his Hummer H2 would be illegal on most of San Francisco's streets! Read the Slate article gleaned from Defamer.