Month: July 2019

  • Tara Mechani

    About two months ago Patricia’s Green in Hayes Valley became the home of a new temporary sculpture: Tara Mechani from local artist Dana Albany. Originally […]

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  • In defense of medium-term housing

      Recently it was revealed that a new housing development at Church and Market in San Francisco isn’t going to be typical apartments, but will […]

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  • SFO Harvey Milk Terminal 1 Community Day

    Today I went to SFO not to catch a flight, but for the free “Community Day” to see the new Harvey Milk Terminal 1. No […]

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  • The Peanuts statues of Santa Rosa

    All over Santa Rosa’s downtown I stumbled across statues in the likeness of Charles Schulz’s Peanuts characters (Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, etc.) They’re all about […]

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  • Cyclisk

    Easily the strangest thing I saw on this trip was the “Cyclisk,” an obelisk made of around 340 damaged bicycles. It was created by Mark […]

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  • Luther Burbank Home and Gardens

    I arrived in Santa Rosa this afternoon and made a beeline for the Luther Burbank Home and Gardens. It’s the site of the home and […]

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  • Petaluma’s temperance fountain

    I happened to walk by a stone drinking fountain in downtown Petaluma with a curious inscription on the side: ERECTED 1891 TOTAL ABSTINENCEIS THE WAY […]

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  • Lagunitas Brewing Company tour

    Today I took a tour of the Lagunitas Brewing operation in Petaluma. The facility was largely built before they sold themselves to Heineken, and still […]

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  • Marin County Civic Center

    Exterior of the building The more I’ve seen of Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs, the more I’m convinced he was an interior designer at heart who […]

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  • Museum of International Propaganda

    My last stop in downtown San Rafael was a tiny museum with an unusual premise: the Museum of International Propaganda. Housed in a former shoe […]

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