misc Trader Joe's Remodels, Downgrades Bike Rack We biked up to the in-the-throes-of-remodeling Masonic/Geary Trader Joe's the other day, laughing at the poor people who waited in line in their cars. We cruised up to the little bike rack
misc Is It the '70s All Over Again? We snapped the above photo at everyone's favorite traffic mess - the Arco station on Fell and Divisadero. The sign on the fence reminded me of photos we'd seen of gas shortages back
misc Farmer's Market Survives Newsom Threat, Now Faces New, Direr Peril We were down at the Heart of the City Farmer's Market again today, and we were glad to see the sign above. Looks like the market managed to worm its way out from
misc Obama Hearts Bikes, Do We? Federal funding? For bikes? Wow. The good news is that by the time that funding becomes reality, the City might be done with the environmental impact review of the Bike Plan. A review,
misc Newsom Tries To Put Heart Of The City Under His Thumb Hey, are you doing anything tomorrow night? If you're like us and you love the Heart of the City Farmers' Market (Wednesdays and Sundays on UN Plaza), you might want to consider going
misc Oakland Mayor Spotted in Strange, Faraway Place "Speaking of Ron Dellums, there he is." And there he was, sitting at a long table with a group of well-dressed folk, one of whom we recognized as California Speaker of the Assembly
misc Kirk Janes, RIP The name of the bicyclist killed yesterday has been released. He was Kirk Janes, founder of the American Flyer bike messenger service, and a well-known figure in the local bike messenger community. We
misc Got Cash? Stay Away From Church Station No dice. The only choices she had were to "go to Van Ness or Castro stations." Really? Really? Are you kidding us, MUNI? Here's a hint, guys: let people pay on the train.
misc Arguello and California - Don't Walk Here This morning we ran north on Arguello to the Presidio. When we reached California Street, it struck us that there were no pedestrian signals at that intersection, which is rife with pedestrians, on
misc SFist Interview: Alter Eco's Edouard Rollet You wouldn’t guess it from the quiet way he talks, but Edouard Rollet is a man on a mission. He’s the co-founder of Alter Eco, a small San Francisco-based company that
misc Caltrain Fatality This Morning "Ladies and gentlemen, we're sorry," said the voice. "But there has been a fatality involving a train ahead at Menlo Park, and we will be holding here for a little while." This time
SF News Not News: Masonic Still A Mess That's why we're none too pleased that the going-on-for-as-long-as-Translink project to do something about Masonic has been delayed by the demagogue-driven lawsuit against the San Francisco bike plan. See, the plan to do
SF News A Caltrain Death, From Inside The Train A minute later, he came on again. "Ladies and gentlemen, there has been a fatality. This train must stay here until emergency crews arrive. We will be exiting the tunnel, and then we
misc Your Day in Protest - Transportation this Morning We came into work late this morning, partly because of a fine breakfast, partly to avoid the inevitable transportation mess that would result from today's protest. As of about 10:15 a.m,
misc This Week At The DeYoung We went by the DeYoung the other day to check out the this-week-only Bouquets to Art exhibit. It's pretty neat - the museum has a bunch of local florists/horticulturalists come in and
misc Bagel Radio Could Use A Hand Ordinarily at this time Ted's gearing up for South by Southwest, where he would be grinning from ear to ear, seeing the bands you'll be listening to next year, tracking down people for
misc Fun with NextMuni Google Maps Seen on NextMuni on Wednesday night at 8:30 (image cropped a bit). What's wrong with this picture?
misc San Francisco Congressman Lantos, RIP Congressman Tom Lantos died this morning from esophageal cancer at the age of 80. He represented most of the Sunset, as well as a big chunk of San Mateo County. He was the
misc San Francisco Hipsters Falling Behind We were in Seattle this weekend, and came across this Volvo in Wallingford. While we may not be hip enough to know what the kids at the Rickshaw Stop are going to be
misc SFist Interview: The Peanut Gallery Emily: Most of what I listen to are pretty niche. The branded ones are the worst. It’s not something that’s going to serve all purposes. More on podcasting, plus burritos, after
misc SFist photo: Snow Falling on Mt. Tam Remember how we told you that today there would be snow? Well, we decided to check it out for ourselves up on the north side of Mt. Tam. The photo above is from
misc The 22 Will Not Be Eaten By A Tiger Today It's obvious that busses travel in packs to avoid predators (thanks for that one, Chris!), and given recent happenings at the zoo, we certainly don't blame MUNI for taking precautionary action, but isn't
misc SFist Interview: Perfect Machines Name Perfect Machines Sam Chase – Vocals/Guitar Ben Corey – Guitar/Vox Johnny Evil – Bass/Vox Adam Gooseff – Drums/Vox Introduce yourself in one sentence: We are Perfect Machines, you’re welcome. Age and
misc Gavin Drops The Axe 1) Mezey and Din will be replaced with Gavin's friends. 2) Whoever takes Shahum's seat will drive a Hummer. 3) Rob Anderson will write a cackling post that uses the word "bike nut"
misc Might as Well Stay at Work Anyway, as far as we can tell, if you live in Marin and work in Contra Costa, or vice versa, you can't get home because 1) The Richmond Bridge is blocked by a
