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"Charging a $13.99 fee in San Francisco, the app is both more expensive and less accessible than the public reservation system."
“This company does nothing, they provide no service, they just take something public and resell it to us at an insane markup.”
Soccer players hoping to use public San Francisco fields are now being directed to deal with a start-up that has booked the fields.
And pay, at a big mark-up.
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Some context for this legislation.
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Well, I'm very sorry to announce that as of this morning I am no longer managing editor at The SF Examiner. Despite all the struggles, and hard work I loved this job and the people I worked with and I am very proud of what we accomplished together under difficult circumstances.
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Ok, journalism folks: why are we using the term "looting" in headlines? It implies opportunistic theft during a disturbance, but AFAIK there were no protests or disturbances in SF or Walnut Creek. These were targeted burglaries, not looting.
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I bet they spent a while trying to come up with a word that starts with a K before they went with the less common spelling
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Breaking: Leanna Louie will be removed from the ballot after the
@SFCityAttorney
concluded she did not prove her residency in District 4.
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A lot at 33 Gough St. that has been used since December 2020 as a city-sanctioned “safe sleeping village,” with 44 tents for homeless people, is now a tiny home village.
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Driver on this 22 Fillmore bus is greeting everyone with "Good morning, welcome aboard!" and "Thank you for riding Muni, have a wonderful day!"
I'm sure it will get exhausting eventually, but I must say it's lovely.
@SFMTA_Muni
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Am I the only Gen Xer who finds it surreal that a city government is counting on *skateboarders* to clean up downtown? My entire life, property owners and authorities have been chasing skaters away.
I hope it works out! Just wild to see.
Skateboarders have been waiting for the completion of U.N. Skate Plaza, a major piece of a $2 million makeover of San Francisco’s U.N. Plaza.
"It’s a positive for Market Street, and it is going to get great use,” Upper Haight resident Brian Powderly said.
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Well I hadn't made this Twitter official yet, but Fitz, as always, has the scoop:
As of next Monday I will be starting a new job at
@kqed
as the PM local news editor!
I am absolutely thrilled to be working for such a great organization, and excited to get started!
So happy to help spread the word that the Cliff House collection saved by
@outsidelandz
(and others) has a new home!
Also, this was my first assignment
@KQEDnews
pitched by
@akrazia
... SF newsies working together again 🗞📻📡
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General reminder: if you ever wonder why a news outlet would run an article or writer you hate, the answer is because people click on it, read it and share it. Hate clicks are still clicks. If you don't like it-- don't click, don't read, don't share.
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I need a mute button this week specifically for bad SF takes from east coast legacy media 🙄
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It would help if every campground had well marked recycling/disposal receptacles for these, based on my recent camping experience.
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@sfchronicle
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@EllenYChang
Some years ago after a mammogram, I got a letter on a Friday saying they'd found something wrong. No further details, and no one answering the phone. I fretted all weekend long, and called first thing Monday-- only to be told the letter had been sent in error and I was fine.
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So help me San Francisco, after all these years, I still can't decide if this level of "engagement" is healthy or deeply dysfunctional.
Can't wait to do it again at the Great Highway hearing!
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I guess I should just say, I am not in any immediate financial distress, but will be thinking about where to go next. So any leads or opportunities will of course be appreciated, as are the kind words of support.
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Congratulations SF, after several years and hundreds of thousands of $, you have a new custom trash can design. Now we just need to get it mass produced, at an estimated cost of $2k-$3k apiece.
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Lost my father, Robert Gaiser, on Friday.
His death was very unexpected; as recently as a few weeks ago he was hiking, kayaking, making plans for the future. Will probably post more later, but we are all devastated.
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Oh, chess! You mean like the thriving chess scene that was already active on Market until the city shut it down?
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@sfchronicle
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While that seems like a daunting number, it’s just 2.5% of the state’s annual budget.
“The key takeaway from this report is that homelessness is solvable."
What would it take to end homelessness in California? $8 billion a year for 12 years
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I appreciate the digging
@sfstandard
is doing on Urban Alchemy. A lot of money is being thrown at this nonprofit to create what appears to be an unregulated private security force. It merits some scrutiny.
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Don't worry! They're outdoors, they're in the same household and they're all wearing masks.
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Small protest march heading up a quiet stretch of Balboa Street in the Outer Richmond
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SF District Attorney Brooke Jenkins is accused of violating state law by sharing legal documents for personal purposes.
@tara_siler
spoke today with
@EskSF
about what that means, and why it matters. Catch it at 4:30 p.m. on 88.5 FM,
@KQEDnews
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This is a really well reported deep dive.
But the way my eyebrows shot up at this line
Drugs, ghost guns, & abusive relationships w/women.
Sources say that despite the popular appearance of a successful tech entrepreneur, the alleged killer of Bob Lee, Nima Momeni, had a troubled life before his arrest.
via
@miss_elenius
@jrivanob
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The joy of working in a newsroom where you can call out to someone "Hey, are you out of that story yet?" and get an answer immediately, without having to slack. It's so pure. 🥺
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I would just like to note for the record that that old line about "write drunk, edit sober," is manifestly unfair to editors.
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Landmark’s Embarcadero Cinema to close after 26 years in S.F.
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The state Court of Appeal found that now-DA Brooke Jenkins committed prosecutorial misconduct in a 2021 homicide case against Daniel Gudino, the last case she tried for District Attorney Chesa Boudin’s office before resigning.
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@MLNow
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I am officially the parent of a 13-year-old today (!). And taking a week off to recover from the shock.
Your thoughts and prayers are appreciated in this difficult time. 🙏 😭
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Between the pandemic and recent renovations and moves, the KQED offices are a nonstop reunion scene right now, with people who haven't seen each other in as much as two years exclaiming and hugging. It's kind of lovely.
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Well I'm on the west side of SF and it is POURING now, wind picking up. Get ready, folks, it's coming.
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Celebrating my birthday with a camping trip, morning hike and second breakfast* in Calistoga.
(*I am informed that calling it brunch is boring and lame)
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The hub is expected to provide up to 20,000 showers and 10,000 laundered loads annually. Guests have 15 minutes to use one of three unisex showers on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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Why does SF keep electing "moderate" mayors?
In recent elections, "solid support among Republicans — who are now about 6% of San Francisco’s electorate — has been the margin of victory for moderate Democrats over their progressive challengers."
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One unexpected joy of being an editor for a while is hearing back from former interns, serving as a reference for reporters, etc. I never realized how happy and proud it would make me to see people I worked with doing well, getting hired, etc.
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Floods of stormwater and sewage have been devastating several neighborhoods in SF for decades, whenever it rains heavily. The city has been slow to take action.
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Thought I was holding up ok until I dropped my son off at school and teared up watching him walk away into the crowd of kids, out of my sight and out of my reach.
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I just scheduled a vaccine appointment for my son for next Tuesday. 🙌🙌🙌
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My transcription software just translated "Van Ness" as "Venice" and L Taraval as "El Terrible." These are now canon, I'm sorry that's just the way it is.
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti was The City's first poet laureate in 1998. He complained in his inaugural speech about gentrification and rents in the $1600 range (!).
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“We were under the impression that we could anticipate not even an inch of rain”
"By Dec. 29, NWS raised the threat level for heavy rain on New Year’s Eve in San Francisco to high—forecasting for 2 to 3 inches of rain, with the potential for up to 6 inches in surrounding areas."
BREAKING: After Mayor Breed accused
@NWSBayArea
of not sufficiently warning the city of the powerful storm—the agency has shot back.
It alerted the city 10 days before and even attended the city's planning meeting on Dec. 28th.
@sfstandard
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This article makes the significant problems with the city's handling of the homeless population into a footnote.
Mayor London Breed’s early and aggressive moves to contain the coronavirus outbreak have made San Francisco a national model in fighting the pandemic,
@russellberman
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Forest Service officials are already warning employees in California that there have been 50 percent fewer applications submitted for firefighting positions this year compared to last, and across the Western fire regions they report struggling with staffing.
'Pretty brutal': Hiring woes plague Biden administration's effort to shift forest management priorities — a key to heading off increasingly devastating wildfires. via
@politico
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I am not going to relive the intense whiplash of this professional year here, but I am incredibly grateful to have worked with many people who I still love and respect and consider friends, and to have ended up in a really great place at KQED.
May we all be so lucky next year.
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"The case raises red flags about the LAPD’s oversight of the gun store and its ability to investigate its own officers. It also offers an eye-opening window into the gun culture within the LAPD"
How the theft of 44 firearms from an L.A. gun store at the police academy exploded into an LAPD scandal. Two of those buying the stolen guns remain LAPD captains- one had hundreds of guns, another has been charged. w
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L.A. Times gets it.
I do sympathize with headline writers, though, we don't have a short, snappy term for this kind of burglary. "Flash mob burglaries" maybe? Idk.
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In SF's northern half, 45% of the bus stops featured seating and 42% were equipped with shelters; in the southern half just 22% of stops had seats or shelters.
Bus stops with poor information displays, no seating, lack of shade and other less-than-welcoming aspects aren't superficial considerations.
Waiting in an unpleasant and even hostile environments can deter transit ridership
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The mice in my apartment want nothing to do with my peanut butter baited traps. Maybe SF mice have fancier tastes and I should go for some goat cheese instead? 🧀
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Pride told police they were welcome to march, just not in uniform, although a t-shirt or similar was suggested. The request came after a 2019 anti-police protest during the parade that was broken up by police.
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Does anyone know who paints these fish? I've seen them twice now, just off Clement and now on 29th near Anza.
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Its true the thieves may have *hoped* for protests to give them cover, but the only protest of any size on Friday I'm aware of was in Oakland, and it was notably peaceful and wrapped up pretty early.
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The Fine Arts Museums board is getting an earful from the public right now over their efforts to restore vehicle traffic to JFK Drive.
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A reminder amid the social media chaos: the fastest, most efficient and effective way to stay up to date on news is to go directly to the web site of media outlets. I do that every a.m. before I start tweeting, and find many stories that way that I would miss otherwise.
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"Smash-and-grab burglary" is accurate. Organized group theft or mob burglary might work. There are other terms we can use that are more accurate.
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Newsom announced vetoes on a Friday night, the classic move when you want to minimize coverage. He vetoed jaywalking reform and college financial aid expansion.
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The seven news articles and 13 editorials that earned the Point Reyes Light the Pulitzer gold medal for public service in 1979, for its “pioneering exposé of this quasi-religious corporate cult,” demonstrated the potency of local journalism.
David Mitchell dies; his little Point Reyes newspaper exposed Synanon cult
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All of this 👇👇👇👇
I wrote about a pet topic of mine: the way local TV news––and sometimes even liberal-friendly outlets like NPR––dehumanize the homeless. Unlike Fox News' more explicit demagoguery, they're methods are more subtle, but can be just as damaging.
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Finishing my first full shift as PM editor after a couple weeks of training and I am feeling good but URGENTLY in need of a burger and a beer.
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The
@SFDAOffice
says that to avoid "any appearance of conflict" it has asked the state AG to review Louie's case for possible voter fraud charges and handle any prosecution that might result. Louie and Jenkins both campaigned for the recall of former DA Boudin.
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In hopes of plugging the state’s affordable housing shortage, some California government agencies are purchasing buildings, usually luxury ones, and doing the opposite of most real estate buyers. They’re lowering the rent.
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A bit of personal news before I sign off for the evening: today was my last day at Bay City News. Starting Monday, I'll be joining the San Francisco Examiner as managing editor.
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First haircut since January 2020 and I feel so much lighter! Thanks to Donnelle Malnik
@hairandheavymetalmobile
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The names of more than 200 homeless people who died on the streets of San Francisco in 2022 were read aloud during an annual vigil on Thursday night at Civic Center Plaza.
via
@sfchronicle
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Well, we are sorry to see Joe go, but happy to report that we are hiring a new transportation reporter. This is an important beat for us, with a lot of opportunities for high profile, high-impact stories.
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My favorite picture from today's memorial rally for Ruth Bader Ginsburg at SF City Hall via
@ChrisVictorio
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KFOG fans still waiting 🥲
The revival comes six years after the station was initially rebranded as Alt 105.3 and brings back the format that occupied the frequency for more than three decades with a playlist loaded with classic alt-rock acts.
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@DarwinBondGraha
@VirginiaB72124
It's been clear for a while now that someone is funding networks of bots to spread stories about SF and Oakland crime and homelessness, push recalls, etc. Probably several someones.
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Dear fellow media folks: we REALLY need to stop framing these as cute happy "feel good" stories. I mean good for this kid but jeez...
East L.A. family moves from shed to apartment, thanks to money from 8-year-old son's plant business
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Introducing the boy to Monty Python and the Holy Grail and he just heard the phrase "I fart in your general direction" for the first time.
Truly a watershed moment in any adolescence.
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My editor had to remind me that there is holiday coming and I have had to remind reporters of the same thing because really, what are holidays right now? What is time? What day is it anyway?
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Be careful with your New Year's resolutions, guys. Whoever wrote "spend more time at home" last year really effed things up for the rest of us.
Happy New Year and good night.
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A little good news. "For the first time, large populations of monarchs have been detected breeding on the urban San Francisco Bay peninsula, a finding that buoys hope for the resilience of the iconic species."
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A new analysis of 14 Slow Streets shows that crashes have dropped by 61% since their implementation, compared to 20% citywide.
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@sfchronicle
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My kid is currently pulling his hair out because he's managed to max out his library account limit for the month and can't check out any more books or comics until next month.
Definitely my child. 🥰
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@sashaperigo
I love how you're giving guys in the comments new hope and confidence, like "hey! I'm starting to look pretty good!"
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Capitol Police had security cameras on Pelosi's home when her husband was attacked there Friday-- but they weren't being monitored and no one saw the footage until the next morning.
If the Capitol Police were going to stop an attack at the home of any member of Congress, they had perhaps the best chance to do so at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.), according to several current and former law enforcement officials.
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I don't post a lot of food photos here, but I made a carrot bundt cake with a cream cheese glaze and I feel like I've unlocked a new level in baking.
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Back to SF just in time to stumble on a protest outside Dandelion Chocolate
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Hi, thanks for your message. I had one beer last night, and therefore will not be taking calls for the rest of the day. Please try again tomorrow.
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Mayor London Breed has vetoed legislation that would have provided $2.7M in supplemental funding for CCSF. The funding, initiated by Supervisor Shamann Walton, was intended to help reinstate classes cut shortly before the spring term.
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