Tag: photos
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Hip parking meter is hip
A few years ago the city installed new smart parking meters that accept credit cards and are powered by the sun. But did you know they’re also smart enough to wear clothes and enjoy sports? Well, this particularly hip parking meter at 21st and Valencia is not only hip, but is also a 49ers fan.…
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Perplexing wood box installed on utility pole
Sometimes in life there’s questions that don’t seem to have concrete answers, like who shot JFK or the career of Shia LaBeouf. Today another such question popped into existence in the form of a perplexing wood box installed on a utility pole at 16th and Guerrero. It’s the kind of thing one wouldn’t notice easily,…
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Clarion Alley updates
Here’s a few new pieces that caught my eye in the always-changing set of murals in Clarion Alley:
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Free bed frame, nightmares
Need a bed frame? Want to have terrifying nightmares? This sidewalk bargain is perfect for you! Collect it now, it’s near 16th and Dolores.
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BART station side hatch
This morning I arrived at the 16th Mission BART station only to find the entry was blocked by a steel gate! Oh no! How would I get to work? Turns out a detour through a secret passage was necessary, as documented in the photos below.
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Space reserved for mural
A mural recently appeared on the side of the former Andalu space at 16th and Guerrero. Apparently there’s more to come, as a large sign proclaims that the space is “reserved.” Stay tuned for further updates as the mural progresses. UPDATE: A new piece of the mural has appeared. UPDATE, part 2: Despite being aggressively…
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Techie litter
You see this? This is what happens when hipster techies in the Mission litter their vintage textbook covers. Pick up after yourselves, people!
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New NSA wiretaps being installed at AT&T
As you may recall, back in 2006 a whistleblower exposed that AT&T had allowed the NSA to wiretap their internet traffic from a secret room. Today, a massive wrapped-up package was being moved into the same windowless building via crane. Hmmm… could this be the NSA’s latest way to spy on the cat GIFs you’re…
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Solar Powered Cats
If conventional, cat food-powered cats aren’t green enough for your LEED Certified lifestyle, try a solar powered cat. Go ahead! But don’t say Philip K. Dick didn’t warn you about this particular dystopian future.
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Bartfeld Sales Co.
Next time you’re driving out of Foods Co. with a truckload of cheap beer, be sure to stop and look across the street. The reclaimed wood exterior of 14th Street’s Bartfeld Sales Co. received a colorful makeover in recent months thanks to local artists.
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