Category: Local
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Could you spare any snow?
Earlier tonight, I spotted this fake snowman (snowperson?) at the corner of 17th and Valencia. Although the snowman seemed well groomed and well dressed, the cup seemed to indicate that this snowman was engaging in the popular Mission pastime of spanging. P.S. Oh, and happy new year!
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Lily Pond at Golden Gate Park
Check any map of Golden Gate Park. Near the Conservatory of Flowers is the “Lily Pond.” But what exactly is the Lily Pond? Here’s some recent photos. What the photos don’t capture is that there’s water under the green slime. Aside from a few ducks treading water, you might not even notice there’s water. It…
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Christmas at City Hall
Since I never leave the Mission, I was surprised how impressive City Hall looks all lit up for the holidays. As far as I can tell there’s no chimney for Santa, but it doesn’t matter since Newsom and the Board of Supervisors weren’t exactly good little children this year.
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The glonous history of chopstlks
Today I was introduced to Yamo, a cheap and decent Chinese lunch counter at 18th and Mission. I was also introduced to some wonderful Engrish text on the chopstick wrapper, which I’ve transcribed below for your enjoyment. Welcome to Chinese Restaurant.please try your Nice Chinese Food With Chopsticksthe traditional and typical of Chinese glonous history.and…
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Why is there an empty lot at 15th and Dolores?
There’s been an empty lot at the corner of 15th and Dolores for well over a decade. Despite a sign promising condos to be built in “Fall 2010” (oops!) the empty lot is only used once a year to sell Christmas trees. So what used to be there? It turns out the lot was once…
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My life is… My home is…
You may remember the ads a few years ago that read, “My life is San Francisco, my home is Parkmerced.” Advertisers aren’t know for telling the truth, and this is no exception; the ads seem to be implying that Parkmerced is part of San Francisco, which while technically true, is at the same time an…
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Fire in the Inner Sunset
Alexia Anthem sent me this video of an apartment fire in the Inner Sunset. You can see fire fighters are on the roof already, but the fire seems to be on two stories of the building, which is not a good sign. N-Judah service in the area is temporarily stopped.
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Santacon
Yesterday was the 2010 Santacon, also known as Santarchy, also know as “mommy why is Santa vomiting on our front porch?” day. I started out in the Castro where there were a lot of interesting costumes including Jack from the Nightmare Before Christmas, a blue Santa, and two young women inexplicably dressed as penguins. This…
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