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Jim Herd

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    December 28, 2010

    Newsom Baby No. 2: The 25 Worst/Least Likely Names

    Jim HerdThis one's mine. Get your own.​It seems Mayor Gavin Newsom will soon have something else to distract him from elected office: Another kid on the way! It's impossible to guess the naming propensities of a couple who saw fit to christen their first child "Montana." But we offered the 25 wors ... More >>

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    November 10, 2010

    Leland Yee's Mayoral Announcement Covered By Media Dogpile

    Jim HerdLeland! Leland! Over here! Over here!​Proving once again that you can get media coverage if you tell them where to show up and when, Sen. Leland Yee was this morning documented signing a few papers at the Department of Elections by an absolute scrum of reporters. No disrespect to Yee -- he ... More >>

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    October 14, 2010

    Yahoo! Maps Invents Silly San Francisco Place Names: 'Inset,' 'Outset'

    Click map for larger version​Oh, if only I made enough to afford a flat in the Inset! As first noticed by Jim Herd over at SF Citizen, locals using Yahoo! Maps may find themselves doing a double-take -- right at the outset of their experience. For reasons yet unknown, the service has labeled the I ... More >>

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    October 4, 2010

    Warren Hellman's Hebrew Jacket Explained

    Jim HerdDefinitely not last year's model...​When Elvis Costello's in town, people can be forgiven for missing some peripheral details and focusing on the artist formerly known as Declan McManus. That being said, it was hard to miss Hardly Strictly Bluegrass impresario Warren Hellman's Semitic Serg ... More >>

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    October 4, 2010

    So What Did Warren Hellman's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Jacket Say?

    Jim HerdIt ain't last year's model...​Maybe you saw the rather wild, sequined jacket that the free-music-festival-wearing Warren Hellman was wearing at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass this weekend.Maybe you thought it looked cool, and wondered what exactly the Hebrew writing on the back meant.Maybe you' ... More >>

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    October 1, 2010

    Missing From this Year's Bluegrass Festival: Hundreds of Bikes Hanging From Trees

    This year, no pick-your-own bike farm ​The San Francisco Department of Recreation and Parks has taken steps to prevent a repeat of one of the most distinctive features of the 2009 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival: Tree branches festooned with hundreds and hundreds of bicycles left by concertgoin ... More >>

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    September 22, 2010

    Werewolf, Leland Yee, Join Forces to Protest Prop. B

    Jim HerdLeland Yee, right, and a werewolf would like to talk to you about the upcoming election​Sen. Leland Yee and what appeared to be a werewolf who just stepped out of the shower were on hand today in the Inner Sunset to protest against mandating San Francisco workers pay more toward their pens ... More >>

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    July 20, 2010

    Baylinks: Baby Newsom, Rat Brains, & The Loin

    Jim HerdCute baby. The kid's nice, too. ​Drivers, mind those pedestrians, or police will mind you. [SFAppeal]Beth Spotswood extends her Newsom love by a generation. [cbs5 Eye on Blogs]Will you call the Tenderloin "The Ten"? [Tenderblog]

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    June 2, 2010

    San Francisco Man Models Worst Haircut Yet

    Jim HerdBefore he left home, you know he glanced in a mirror and said, 'Perfect!' ​Glancing at the above photo captured by ace photographer Jim Herd at Stockton and Sacramento, your humble narrator couldn't help but feel a bit of nostalgia. Years ago, an old friend and his girlfriend were idling i ... More >>

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    May 24, 2010

    Being a San Francisco Wild Parrot Ain't Easy

    San Francisco's famous colony of wild parrots has never been bigger -- or harder-up -- according to a much-circulated A.P. article. The personable, striking birds made famous by the film The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill and its birdman subject Mark Bittner's book of the same title are thrivin ... More >>

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    May 17, 2010

    San Francisco Celebrates 'National Public Works Week' -- By Dumping Tons of Crap on Streets

    Jim HerdPost-race detritus in Golden Gate Park​You wouldn't waltz home on Mother's Day, toss Ma a steak, and demand she cook it up for you. Would you? You wouldn't clog up the toilet on Father's Day, hand Dear Old Dad the plunger, and put him to work? And yet, on the first day of National Public W ... More >>

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    May 14, 2010

    Wishful Thinking: Bay to Breakers Runners Urged Not to Litter, Get Drunk, Pee

    Jim HerdPer the cops and DPW, as long as she doesn't pee in the corner or litter, she's kosher​On the eve of San Francisco's yearly Bacchanalia in running shoes known as the Bay to Breakers, city officials are urging race participants to behave themselves and not make a mess. Well, that ought to d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2010

    Your Dream of Being Injured Playing Pro Football May Not Be Dead

    Jim HerdCould this be you? ​San Francisco's participation in the fledgling United Football League was brief -- three home games and some surreal memories of a 90-percent empty AT&T Park populated by fans wearing highlighter-green uniforms. But that's no reason that San Francisco-area old farts ... More >>

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    April 29, 2010

    The Demon Dog's Demon Master

    Jim Herd​ Last week we brought you the Demon Dog of Coffee Mate, whose owner's cruel choice to dress it as her adorable twinsie backfired and turned the dog into a vengeful Hell-beast. SF Citizen notes that her dread attempt at cuteness has further backfired, and the owner has become a Hell-beast ... More >>

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    April 19, 2010

    Cheerleader Caught Looking

    Jim HerdI spy with my little eye...​On Saturday at Kezar Stadium, Stanford played its annual Cardinal and White preseason scrimmage. While it was, by all accounts, a fine afternoon, most San Franciscans found other ways to pass the time. It seems this Stanford cheerleader did, too. To be fair, it' ... More >>

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    April 9, 2010

    Zip Line Across Justin Herman Plaza -- What Could Go Wrong?

    Jim HerdHere comes trouble...​On Thursday, folks who'd like to see your tourism dollars directed British Columbia's way, intuitively, erected a zip line on the Embarcadero, across Justin Herman Plaza. On the one hand, a zip line can't be a worse idea than adjacent Vaillancourt Fountain, another "g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2010

    Muni Budget Still Has Millions of Uncertainties

    Jim Herd​As others have noted, the budget projections over at Muni have gone from abysmal to merely terrible. This, surely, is a sign of progress. And, make no mistake, the agency is breathing quite a bit easier in the wake of some unexpected cash infusions than it was even a month or so ago. But ... More >>

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    February 23, 2010

    Muni May Lay Off 170 Operators on Friday

    Jim Herd​Muni spokesman Judson True has confirmed a rumor disseminated by the Muni Drivers' union: 170 operators -- and 230 Muni employees -- will be facing layoffs after Friday's Municipal Transportation Agency Board meeting. "At the Friday meeting, service reductions will be voted on. If the boa ... More >>

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    February 16, 2010

    Supe Hints at Ballot Measure to Wrest Muni Board Appointments From Mayor

    Jim Herd​Mayor Gavin Newsom has never been particularly subtle about attempting to dictate marching orders to the Municipal Transportation Authority Board. Now, the mayor's progressive critics, particularly members of the Board of Supervisors, are being equally unsubtle in their criticism. Last mo ... More >>

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    January 19, 2010

    Toilet Economics: Why Has Cost Per Restroom Jumped $53K Since '08?

    Jim HerdThe price tag for this john in the Panhandle exceeded $531,000​Last week, via a series of toilet-related double-entendres, the Chronicle announced that the city's restroom commission -- yes, such a thing exists -- was ready to begin spending $7.2 million to renovate or replace 19 of the ci ... More >>

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    January 15, 2010

    Court-Appointed Expert Finds Muni Stabbing Suspect Bobby Brown Competent To Stand Trial

    Jim Herd​Bobby Brown, the 30-year-old homeless man charged with 18 felonies stemming from five alleged stabbing incidents, was today found competent to stand trial. Psychologist Dr. Amy Watt came to that conclusion in a detailed nine-page report delivered today in court. The contents of that repor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2009

    Beige. I Think I'll Paint the Streets Beige.

    Jim HerdPaint the town red, paint the streets beige​After years of  waiting, San Francisco can finally tell its roadway-focused version of the world's most played-out dirty joke.(Ergo: The difference between girlfriends ["Ooohh! DON'T STOP! DON'T STOP!"], prostitutes [a passive "Oh baby baby. ... More >>

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    November 23, 2009

    United Football League Wants YOU to Vote For League MVP. If You Haven't Heard -- UFL Exists.

    Jim HerdIt's not too late for locals to catch the UFL action...okay it is. But you can still vote on what you likely didn't see. ​Readers may remember when we dropped by the United Football League home opener for the California Redwoods at a 90-percent empty AT&T Park. Overall, the football wa ... More >>

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    November 16, 2009

    Cement Contractors Baffled By Muni's Delays on N-Judah Line Fix

    Jim Herd​Among San Francisco neighborhoods, the Outer Sunset is high on the list of places you could conceivably land a spaceship with no one noticing. And yet denizens of the area certainly noticed that Muni's weekend repairs to the N-Judah rails were not confined to the weekend -- hence they wer ... More >>

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    October 19, 2009

    Few Show For California Redwoods' Football Opener -- But Fans Still Manage to Have Fun (Legally and Illegally)

    Jim HerdThere is grandeur in this view of life...​Text by Joe Eskenazi. Gorgeous photos by Jim Herd. In the many months between when we first reported the inception of the San Francisco-based United Football League up to the moment we wandered into a largely abandoned AT&T Park for the Saturda ... More >>

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    October 19, 2009

    Autopsy Forthcoming For 37-Year-Old Man Found Dead on Muni Bus

    Jim Herd​The San Francisco Medical Examiner's office moments ago told SF Weekly that the autopsy for the man discovered dead on a bus in a Muni yard is scheduled for today or tomorrow. Christopher Feasel, a 37-year-old San Franciscan with no fixed address, was found lifeless in the back of a No. 5 ... More >>

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    October 5, 2009

    Just In Time For Monday's Commute: The Muni Pain-O-Meter

    Jim Herd​Pain Level: 0.5 -- Train or bus you run like hell to reach goes out of service. 0.7 -- Muni time arrival readout arbitrarily jumps from "2 minutes" to "19 minutes".1.5 -- Disruptive "service animals" on vehicle. 1.9 -- "Service animals" fight each other on Muni vehicle.2.3 -- "Service ani ... More >>

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    September 14, 2009

    Asked to Change His Name Tag, San Francisco Cop Instead Changed His Name

    Jim HerdSergeant Carl T -- really​If you click on the above shot recently snapped by ace photographer Jim Herd, you'll observe that the policeman's name tag actually reads "Carl T." While first-name, last-initial is par for the course with restaurant servers, Sigmund Freud case studies, or Rollerb ... More >>

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    August 18, 2009

    The Day Culture Rolled Into Bernal Heights: Novel Concept for Yellow City Buses -- Riders!

    Jim HerdYou saw it: The last two foreign tourists to be bewildered by the Culture Bus (and not get on). ​It turns out there are more efficient ways to rob tourists than charge them five times the going rate to ride on the bus. That's what the Municipal Transportation Agency found out via its ill-f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2009

    Morning Muni Delays Don't Bode Well For BART Strike

    ​​Jim HerdNot so fast​While Muni spokesman Judson True was in and out of meetings this morning regarding the looming BART strike, a bevy of delayed Muni trains were making a helluva lot of passengers late for work. True explained that there was a problem with the control system at Mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    The Clogged Bus-Only Lane Theory of Policing: Cite More Motorists and the Rest of the Public Safety Picture Will Fall Into Place

    Jim HerdHere's another way of keeping drivers out of bus lanes​In Mexico, a visitor will quickly get the sense that society isn't working quite right when she's asked for a bribe by police. In Saudi Arabia, the same conclusion becomes obvious when a woman is arrested for prostitution simply becaus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2009

    Muni Tax Shelter Deal Could Lead to More S.F. Rail Carnage

    Jim HerdDid promised millions froma shady tax shelter deal blur Muni's judgment?​A month before investigators began to sift through train wreckage to determine the cause of last week's Muni light rail crash, officials examining deadly transit accident in Washington D.C. discovered a defect th ... More >>

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    July 21, 2009

    Media War: Blogger Criticizes Mainstream Media Worker's Bicycle. Ahhhh -- It's On!

    Jim HerdYes that is Matt Smith tuning up his bicycle built for four...We mainstream media workers have suffered incessant pelting from bloggers, citizen journalists, pamphleteers, and others who seem delighted by the meltdown of the industry that employs us. Up until now, however, the critical onsla ... More >>

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    June 29, 2009

    City's Restroom Taskforce Wants You To -- Ahem -- Sit Down And Offer Your Input

    Jim HerdAs noted before, this public restroom in the Panhandle cost as much as a 16,200-square-foot mansion in the midwestDoes this city have a taskforce on taskforces? It doesn't appear to -- but just you wait, now someone will bring it up. In any event, all excretory humor aside, we do have a rest ... More >>

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    June 25, 2009

    Confessions of a Composting Bandit

    Jim Herd'Scuse me ladies, I've got to slip this bag of rotting vegetables in your green bin -- and run!I'll admit it. I've been running a quasi-legal operation out of my kitchen. You can tell something ain't right from the smell. But I'm not producing meth. I'm making methane. Yes, I'm a composting ... More >>

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    June 8, 2009

    Just What You Always Wanted: A Webcam Capturing the Nonstop Action at -- the Farallones?

    Jim HerdWebcam, ahoy!Longtime listeners to San Francisco Giants broadcasts will be familiar with KNBR radio's ubiquitous catchphrase touting its broadcasting might: "From the Farallones to the Rockies..." Many a fan has probably stopped to wonder who, exactly, is catching those ballgames out on the ... More >>

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    May 12, 2009

    MTA Budget Showdown Leads To ... Wait For It ... A COMPROMISE!

    Jim HerdThat sound you heard earlier today was every City Hall journalist in San Francisco slapping his palm on the table when the Board of Supervisors vote over the controversial Muni budget was continued. And continued again. And more time went by. And now ... after several hours of behind-the-sce ... More >>

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