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Re: San Francisco things
« Reply #1125 on: July 31, 2018, 09:52:21 AM »
Berkeley zoning board hearings are great


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“This is an insane invasion of privacy to the folks who live next door. This is not how we do things in Berkeley,” said Commissioner Carrie Olson, who is Councilwoman Kate Harrison’s appointee to the board. Olson said the project would block too much light for the immediate neighbor to the east. “Berkeleyans depend on the afternoon sun. It’s what we live for.”

This is in reference to a proposed five story building on the busiest street in Berkeley

http://www.berkeleyside.com/2018/07/30/berkeley-zoning-board-says-latest-2701-shattuck-proposal-is-still-excessive

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Re: San Francisco things
« Reply #1126 on: July 31, 2018, 10:04:43 AM »
trause sounds good, hopefully she wins.  i've liked what i've heard from breed since the election.
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Re: San Francisco things
« Reply #1127 on: July 31, 2018, 10:33:26 AM »
Building up fights urban sprawl.   

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Re: San Francisco things
« Reply #1128 on: July 31, 2018, 10:37:36 AM »
Building up fights urban sprawl.
For sure but homeowners in Berkeley don't really give a crap

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Re: San Francisco things
« Reply #1129 on: July 31, 2018, 09:24:05 PM »
Clara Jeffery is a monster, but if you dare, read the entire thread to gain even more insight in to just how awful all the losers from Frisco are.

https://twitter.com/ClaraJeffery/status/1024437925985959936

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Re: San Francisco things
« Reply #1130 on: July 31, 2018, 09:42:24 PM »
Clara Jeffery is a monster, but if you dare, read the entire thread to gain even more insight in to just how awful all the losers from Frisco are.

https://twitter.com/ClaraJeffery/status/1024437925985959936

https://twitter.com/ClaraJeffery/status/1024447361387380737

I mean...

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The Green Cross had been in business in Noe Valley in 2004 before neighbors in the Fair Oaks area, tired of the parade of customers from all over town the dispensary was drawing, organized and drove him out before he’d been there two years. A plan to relocate to Fisherman’s Wharf was scuttled with “help” from then-Mayor Gavin Newsom, who’d yet to discover his deep appreciation for marijuana legalization.

https://hoodline.com/2018/02/the-green-cross-the-first-sf-neighborhood-shop-to-sell-recreational-marijuana


Also, the real progressives were pissed that SF rushed into giving permits to rich white folks instead of giving half the permits to people with marijuana convictions on their record...

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Oakland’s cannabis permitting system was passed under an ordinance that has been amended and discussed for more than a year. Half of all permits the city will issue will go to people who qualify under the Equity Permit Program.

Those who qualify for equity permits are people convicted of a marijuana-related offense in Oakland, who earn an income less than 80 percent of the city average, or who have lived for 10 of the past 20 years in an Oakland neighborhood that saw a high number of cannabis arrests.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Oakland-reviewing-255-permit-applications-to-12369894.php

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Re: San Francisco things
« Reply #1131 on: July 31, 2018, 10:00:54 PM »
Also, Chinatown is where everyone gets their illegal fireworks lol

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Re: San Francisco things
« Reply #1132 on: August 02, 2018, 07:31:49 PM »

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Re: San Francisco things
« Reply #1133 on: August 02, 2018, 08:11:29 PM »

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Re: San Francisco things
« Reply #1134 on: August 02, 2018, 08:21:58 PM »
ULTIMATE dork. Maximum.


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Re: San Francisco things
« Reply #1135 on: August 02, 2018, 08:23:21 PM »
Imagine that being your “it’s expensive in the Bay Area!” Tweet. It’s what the Nebraskans crave. Ima still vote for him


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Re: San Francisco things
« Reply #1136 on: August 02, 2018, 10:15:36 PM »
hey pal nice to meet you, what do you do for a living?

glad you asked, i’m a bike estimator.  I estimate how much bikes cost.


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Re: San Francisco things
« Reply #1137 on: August 02, 2018, 10:41:03 PM »
Imagine that being your “it’s expensive in the Bay Area!” Tweet. It’s what the Nebraskans crave. Ima still vote for him


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« Reply #1138 on: August 03, 2018, 01:26:18 AM »
hey pal nice to meet you, what do you do for a living?

glad you asked, i’m a bike estimator.  I estimate how much bikes cost.
The dude rides bikes!

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Re: San Francisco things
« Reply #1140 on: August 06, 2018, 09:14:17 AM »
I would love to know what she actually saw


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Re: San Francisco things
« Reply #1142 on: August 06, 2018, 11:43:50 PM »
How does she know it used to be a beautiful place if this was her first time there?

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Re: San Francisco things
« Reply #1143 on: August 07, 2018, 08:00:41 AM »
How does she know it used to be a beautiful place if this was her first time there?

well, san fran has been incred liberal the entire time she's been alive plus an additional long amount of time so I'm guessing paintings or old timey photos.

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Re: San Francisco things
« Reply #1144 on: August 18, 2018, 08:33:25 AM »
"The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks"

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Re: San Francisco things
« Reply #1145 on: September 01, 2018, 09:05:53 PM »
This shitty game has allowed me to catch up on this entire thread.  Quoting these so I can find them next week when I need stuff to do.

@michigancat I'm looking to road trip down the coast with my dog after labor day weekend, probably ending in SF by Thursday, or at least Friday and heading back mid-Sunday.

I know nothing.  Hadn't even opened this thread because it started when I was away and got too big to catch up.  Which would be better between these two free Hyatts as far as a base to go do stuff from?  I'll obviously have my car but wouldn't want to drive anywhere except maybe to go see BeastMode in Oakland (and only if you recommended driving over some transit option) or maybe to do something nature-y with the dog.

Grand Hyatt San Francisco
345 Stockton Street

Hyatt Regency San Francisco
5 Embarcadero Center

T-Y.  And if this works out, let's PAK for the 9am football game.

I can't really help much w/ dog friendly stuff, but Fort Funston or Baker Beach are good dog beaches. Dolores Park for an afternoon if the dog can handle crowds. BeastMode is easily accessible from Bart but dogs aren't supposed to ride. if you drive something like this would be a nice East Bay hike: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/lake-anza-wildcat-gorge-meadows-canyon-curran-trails and if you like beer you could hit up Fieldwork Brewery on the way back.

"Official" KSU watch parties in SF will probably be in the Richmond this year which is busable. Doubt they let dogs in the place though.

The Embarcadero Hyatt will be closer to the ferry building and water but you'll have a lot more options to do things at Stockton even if it's a little farther from transit. They're only like a mile or so apart (mostly flat) so not even that huge of a deal to walk from one to the other.

Well then I'd probably hit the beach chalet for brunch, drive through golden gate park, maybe stop to see the casting pools or bison, head to  the gg bridge overlook and look around, drive from there to Alamo square to see the painted ladies (just drive by, don't stop), drive down Lombard on your way to a garage in north beach.

From there you can explore on foot north beach (obv), Chinatown, and fisherman's wharf. North beach has things like beat museum & city lights bookstore, dive bars full of European tourists, Italian restaurants, etc. You can also grab a sandwich at naked lunch or molinari's and take it to the top of one of the hills with great views and pretend you're Kerouac.

Chinatown is obviously Chinatown.

The wharf has wackys favorite animals and clam chowder and great views but is super touristy. This: http://www.museemechanique.org is kind of a quick free weird thing to do if you have time. You could also throw in a cable car ride to Chinatown which is easily my favorite tourist thing to do.

After that I'd probably go to brainwash cafe in soma for some open mic comedy: http://www.brainwash.com/index.html

That's a lot for one day but you pretty much hit most of the good stuff unique to sf.

Other things to hit:

The Mission/Valencia street/Dolores Park
Restaurants (I really only eat nice meals in Oakland so I'm not much help here)


And I guess that's it. Come to think of it, there's not all that much to do here. I don't get why so many euros visit


@michigancat Let me know what you're thinking for the 'cats game (lol) and any other times you'd want to pak.  I haven't committed to any plans yet.

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Re: San Francisco things
« Reply #1146 on: September 08, 2018, 11:15:54 AM »
ON BRAND:

Rusty late to watch party, me checking phone to make sure I'm at the right place because it looked closed, stepped in sidewalk crap.

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Re: San Francisco things
« Reply #1147 on: September 08, 2018, 12:05:12 PM »
Human or animal?
Hyperbolic partisan duplicitous hypocrite

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Re: San Francisco things
« Reply #1148 on: September 08, 2018, 12:11:30 PM »
Consistency seemed dog, but size seemed human. Horse?

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Re: San Francisco things
« Reply #1149 on: September 19, 2018, 11:26:12 AM »
This tweet was incredibly eye rolling/cringeworthy.

https://twitter.com/brezina/status/1040713653836644352

Basically, a cyclist died and this guy saying "this is why we stand on the line" is a reference to human-protected bike lane stunts.

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2017/11/10/activists-form-chains-of-human-bollards-to-demand-protected-bike-lanes/

Ugh