Another person was killed crossing the street this morning here in San Francisco—once again by a professional driver behind the wheel of a large vehicle.
I summarized my feelings about it here.
https://blog.sanfranciscan.org/2024/10/22/SF-thoughts-and-prayers/
#sfpol #SanFrancisco #TrafficViolence
#sanfrancisco
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Yet another person was killed crossing the street this morning—once again by a professional driver behind the wheel of a large vehicle.
It happened at Parnassus Avenue and Stanyan Street, a transit corridor in one of San Francisco's nicest and supposedly safest neighborhoods.
This city will go and recall elected officials over "out-of-control" crime. Hundreds of my neighbors have applied for concealed carry weapons permits to defend themselves. "Public safety" remains the top issue this election.
Meanwhile, actual, deadly, traffic violence gets the San Francisco version of "thoughts and prayers".
#sfpol #SanFrancisco #ZeroVision
There are two new beautiful parks along the Bay in #SF: Bayfront Park, opposite the Chase Center, and India Basin Waterfront Park.
Have you checked them out yet?
https://sfstandard.com/2024/10/22/san-francisco-opens-two-new-waterfront-parks/
#sfbay #sanfrancisco #sfparks #bayfrontpark #indiabasin #BayviewHuntersPoint
Today's #SanFrancisco photoblog post: Cool new installation by the Nature Conservacy on JFK Promenade. It shows two potential futures for California, depending on which direction you walk. https://webuiltthiscity.tumblr.com/post/764880853373501440
sigh. fuck gentrification. fuck together sf grow sf connected sf abundant sf etc. right wingers in sheep's clothing. #sanfrancisco
And if you were too far from lovely #ThenRemainFree #SANFRANCISCO to join us for #NetrunnerWorlds24, this weekend has seen #Netrunner events all over the world, including Brighton, UK; Stratford, ON, CA; Beijing, CN; Hong Kong; Paris, FR, and more!
You can find your local groups on our website, the Green Level Clearance Discord, or https://alwaysberunning.net/
Most of the fringe #SanFrancisco mayoral candidates are weirdos, but I gotta admit, Henry Flynn has a message I can get behind. Dogs ARE integral to unifying our community and deserve all the treats! 🐶🐾
Standing on a dock of the Bay looking at the cityfront on a warm October evening.
#SanFrancisco
almost caught it, @SutroTower!
South Asian film festival this week at the Roxie
This Street sign commemorates the August, 1966 Compton's Cafeteria riot in San Francisco's tenderloin district, which occurred in response to the constant harassment and abuse of drag Queens and trans women in the area by police. Compton's was one of the few places they could socialize publicly, as they were unwelcome in many gay bars, and due to the general transphobia in society.
Many of those involved in the riot were members of Vanguard, one of the first queer youth organizations in the US. They often got kicked out, or had the cops called on them, for refusing to buy anything. This led to a picket and boycott of the Cafeteria in July. In August, things escalated when a trans woman threw coffee in the face of a cop who tried to arrest her. This led to a riot, with people throwing tables and chairs at the cops and smashing …
This Street sign commemorates the August, 1966 Compton's Cafeteria riot in San Francisco's tenderloin district, which occurred in response to the constant harassment and abuse of drag Queens and trans women in the area by police. Compton's was one of the few places they could socialize publicly, as they were unwelcome in many gay bars, and due to the general transphobia in society.
Many of those involved in the riot were members of Vanguard, one of the first queer youth organizations in the US. They often got kicked out, or had the cops called on them, for refusing to buy anything. This led to a picket and boycott of the Cafeteria in July. In August, things escalated when a trans woman threw coffee in the face of a cop who tried to arrest her. This led to a riot, with people throwing tables and chairs at the cops and smashing windows, forcing the cops to flee. Even bigger crowds came the next day to continue the protest.
The area where the commemorative Street sign is located also has crosswalks in the colors of the trans flag, as well as on telephone poles.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights #lgbtq #sanfrancisco #tenderloin #police #transphobia
Attn: #SFBA fans of #retrocomputing and technological oddities. I am cleaning out my storage room in a perhaps futile attempt to un-hoard.
An early-aughts #eBay misunderstanding of lot scale means I have dozens of boxes of unused DSHD 3.5″ floppies and storage cases therewith. Plus random early USB and FireWire devices (#CueCat! Original #iSight camera! Mystery items!), #TiVo box, big roll of 10bT cable, who knows what else.
Free to good home if you can pick them up in #ColeValley #SanFrancisco this week.
SFEndorsements is updated for #election2024. It is super useful for seeing where there is consensus, alliances, or disagreement among various organizations about ballot measures and candidates in #SanFrancisco and #California.
https://sfba.social/@brentsleeper/112041641860008527
The view of the bay and #GoldenGateBridge from #TankHill #SanFrancisco is not terrible and features a cameo by the #BlueAngels for #FleetWeek.
