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September 1, 2009
Seen In San Francisco: Childhood's End -- Trove of Nostalgia-Inducing Toys Left, Broken, on Street
Joe EskenaziThere's a well-worn old joke about a gorgeous young woman walking into an elderly man's hotel room, gasping, and exclaiming "I'm sorry, I'm in the wrong room." The old man laughs and assures her she's in the right room. "You're just 50 years too late." Your humble narrator was only 25 ... More >>
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October 2, 2009
Seen In San Francisco: Just In Case You Were Wondering, Here's What a Water Main Looks Like Before it Breaks
Joe EskenaziYou don't see that every dayAfter being traumatized by Trauma, the Lower Haight has been torn to shreds by the Water System Improvement Program. SF Weekly previously noted that this operation involved a pair of giant pipes sheathed in what looked suspiciously like mega-condoms. ... More >>
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October 6, 2009
Seen In San Francisco: Cute Duckies -- Or Are They Swans? -- Grace S.F. 'No Parking' Sign
Joe EskenaziSay what, bird?One can sympathize with Clark Griswold's impulsive display of fisticuffs at the conclusion of Vacation. No one enjoys being told what to do by inanimate cartoon animals.That being said, we'll be less charitably inclined toward anyone who drop kicks these duckies (or are ... More >>
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October 13, 2009
Frankenstein's Van/Truck Rolls Through San Francisco -- Was This Once Kenny Rogers' Ride?
Joe EskenaziIt's a van...San Francisco is a city where an art car apparently designed by H.R. Giger can roll by and no one bothers to look away from Navy jet planes roaring between the skyscrapers. And yet, the vehicle pictured here threw us for a loop. From the front, as you can see, it's 100 pe ... More >>
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October 21, 2009
Seen In San Francisco: Motorcycle Converted to Recycling Bin
Joe EskenaziMeals on wheels?Just in time for mandatory composting, an inadvertent green statement has been made by a tippler waddling past this stripped-down motorcycle. Instead of burning fossil fuels, now the bike is serving as a recycling container. And while the city likely won't be fining yo ... More >>
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October 21, 2009
Revamped Harvey Milk Library Looks Like Hugh Hefner's Crash Pad
Joe EskenaziYep, it's the only working fireplace in the San Francisco library system. Sadly, hot toddies are not permitted.Make of this what you will: The Harvey Milk Memorial Library in Upper Market, which will reopen on Saturday after a 20-month retrofitting and renovation, looks as good as it ... More >>
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October 22, 2009
Next Stop: Oz. There's No Place Like Muni, There's No Place Like Muni...
Joe EskenaziNo Toto, though... While riding tornadoes over the rainbow is the preferred route to Oz, it turns out the Muni train is ever so slightly more reliable. And, as we've documented numerous times in the past, they'll even take your little dog, too. Our eye-catching Dorothy Gale stepped on ... More >>
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October 22, 2009
Virginal Green Composting Bins Dot San Francisco
Joe Eskenazi'That new composting bin smell...'With yesterday being day one of San Francisco's mandatory composting era, the city was speckled with verdant, virginal green composting bins, all of which had that new composting bin smell. This is as clean as they will ever be; they will never be mor ... More >>
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October 28, 2009
Ain't No Party Like a Green Party
Joe EskenaziGreen Party state co-chair Barry Hermanson brought his own beer -- literallyMembers of San Francisco's Green Party refused to exude the blues last night in the farewell bash for the party headquarters they can no longer afford to keep, dousing the place in one last coating of spilled ... More >>
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October 29, 2009
Seen In San Francisco: A Novel Way To Clean Up This City
Joe Eskenazi"I'm gonna clean up this city," was growing to be a hackneyed phrase even in the days when city residents were hop-scotching over mounds of horse shit as a matter of course. But cleaning and drying the city? That'd still be a fairly novel thing to do. Sighting appliances littering cit ... More >>
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November 2, 2009
Dogs In Halloween Costumes -- We Couldn't Help Ourselves
Joe EskenaziHarley the boxer was a purse Chihuahua for Halloween. "Can't you tell?" queried her blue boa bedecked owner.Really, honestly, we hadn't meant to publish a short, picture-heavy article featuring San Francisco dogs decked out in Halloween costumes. But when you begin passing one dog aft ... More >>
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November 10, 2009
Seen In San Francisco: Bird Craps on Organic Vegetables
Joe EskenaziWell, it's still all-natural...In small towns, men can come to blows arguing the merits of Ford or Chevy pickup trucks. Closer to home, Apples and PCs can engage in nasty exchanges (and ad campaigns). But if you really want to see the fur fly, start people going on organic vs. regular ... More >>
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November 13, 2009
Traveling Spinal Circus Hits San Francisco
Joe EskenaziHooray! The spinal circus is in town!In the very same AT&T Parking Lot that was last year graced by the trailers of the acrobats, clowns, and ringmaster of Circus Vargas -- the latter, Ted McRae, ended up staying alone in the lot for days after his RV broke down -- Big Top tents h ... More >>
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November 18, 2009
Seen In San Francisco: Dogs are Strange, When You're a Stranger
Joe EskenaziBow-what?When someone places a sign reading "Beware of Dog" on his or her gate, the intention is evident: Stay away. Yet when a sign like the above is exhibited, the opposite occurs. People begin milling about -- and snapping pictures, even. Your humble narrator noticed the resident o ... More >>
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November 24, 2009
Ridiculously Cute Dog Recovers From Surgery in Style
Joe EskenaziHello PattyIn this city even a digital camera can't contain all the images of microscopic dogs outfitted in outlandish accoutrements. But this -- this is astounding. And, what's more, there's actually a good reason for it. Meet Patty, a remarkably mellow Pomeranian. She's not bedecke ... More >>
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November 30, 2009
City Dwellers Doused as Water Department Flushes Fire Hydrants
Joe EskenaziJed's a millionaire! Conversation in the line for a chi-chi Mission Bay taqueria was dampened the other day when, a few yards off, a city water department employee hooked what appeared to be an oversize cow bell to the fire hydrant. Before anyone could make a "more cowbell" joke, a to ... More >>
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December 11, 2009
Pack of 15 Sea Lions Patrols Mission Creek
Joe EskenaziBARK! BARK! BARK! BARK! Not so long ago SF Weekly reported on the exploding number of sea lions on Hyde Street Harbor -- a situation deemed an "infestation" by those charged with keeping the city's piers operational and relatively sea lion excrement-free. It seems, however, that the s ... More >>
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January 4, 2010
Dogs and Their People Now Resemble One Another More Than Ever
Joe EskenaziMatching grays with a dog is a kindly thing to do -- after all, they're colorblindIt seems you can't just outfit your San Francisco doggie in any old sweater. As captured in the photo above -- and in many, many trips to the supermarket -- the thing to do is match your outfit to your d ... More >>
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January 6, 2010
Evidence Clearly Points to Margaritas in Haight Street Scene
Joe EskenaziThe dots have been connected...A Dozen years ago, I stumbled across a telltale scene in my apartment. A pair of voices emanated from the shower, my room was, literally, fogged up, condom wrappers littered the floor, Marvin Gaye played on the sound system, and a bone dry bottle of wine ... More >>
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January 7, 2010
We're On the Air: Joe Eskenazi and Benjamin Wachs Debate the Guardian's Tim Redmond on KQED Tomorrow
Perhaps you remember our recent cover story "The Worst Run Big City in the U.S." by Joe Eskenazi and Benjamin Wachs. The story ruffled some feathers, to be sure, garnering a lot of comments on the Web site and a response from Tim Redmond, editor of the Guardian, which was (too say the least ... More >>
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January 21, 2010
Rain Dog's Refuge: The N-Judah Train
It was George Carlin who said "A crowded elevator smells different to a midget." In a similar vein, three inches of rain feels different when you're only six inches tall. Perhaps why this sweater-wearing gentleman was so relieved to be warm and (relatively) dry on the N-Judah. Joe Eskenazi
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January 21, 2010
Coming To America -- 100 New Citizens Sworn-In Downtown
Joe EskenaziCitizens-to-be take the oathConsidering the years of paperwork, legal wrangling, and leaping through hoops many of the would-be American citizens sitting this morning in San Francisco's Herbst Theater had suffered through, the government's last obstacle was hardly a chore: Two hours o ... More >>
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February 2, 2010
Crosswalks Ablaze in Lower Haight
Joe EskenaziAmazing scenes were witnessed today...City workers slowly ambling across Haight and Steiner undertook a job certainly none of them ever considered they'd be doing when they were children. The men were blasting the crosswalks off the street with fire. As the workers explained, the temp ... More >>
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February 9, 2010
What Does 33 Cubic Yards of Sewer Filth Look Like? And Can I Get It In Red?
Joe EskenaziWave back at the nice man cleaning detritus from the antebellum era out of the city's sewers...Posit the question "How do they clean the sewers in San Francisco" and you'll be surprised. Unless, of course, your answer was "They roll out a device resembling a Victorian-era laboratory c ... More >>
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February 17, 2010
What's Left To Do at Strybing Arboretum?
Joe EskenaziNO WIRE HANGERS! Look for it -- it's on there.Hey, we appreciate that there are things you shouldn't do at a classy arboretum like Strybing. But we have to admit -- this sign is just a bit unintentionally hilarious. We believe the one just above the "No stealing food from squirrels' m ... More >>
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February 22, 2010
'Milk' Star Back in San Francisco -- Passing Water
No, it wasn't Sean Penn. Nor Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, or even Tom Ammiano, as himself, getting off the best line in the film. The former Milk star spotted back in the city was this 1977-vintage fire engine: Joe EskenaziI'm ready for my close-up, Mr. Van SantAnd yet this erstwhile movie star wasn' ... More >>
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March 1, 2010
Worst Monday Morning Yet: In Line to Shell Out for Parking Tickets
Joe EskenaziDoes the party ever stop? If you're reading this, it indicates that you have made it through Monday morning and are now enjoying a majestic Monday afternoon. You are to be congratulated. And however unpleasant your Monday morning was, odds are it paled in comparison to that experience ... More >>
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March 15, 2010
Creative (Snotty) Answers to 'What's Your Favorite City?'
All photos | Joe EskenaziVisitors to the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR) will find the above installation imploring them to spend a few minutes penning the name of their favorite city and justifying the preference. As you would imagine, a great many folks who wand ... More >>
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March 19, 2010
Flags Come Down at City Hall -- And Are Replaced By Expensive New Ones
Joe EskenaziBruce Porteous changes up the Lone Star flagCity Hall officials hoping to run their ideas up the flagpole and see if anyone would salute them ran into a problem yesterday. Bruce Porteous was already atop the flag poles, removing the flags -- thus inhibiting everyone's saluting instinc ... More >>
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March 22, 2010
Zipping About San Francisco Via Motorized Barstool
Joe EskenaziLarry Smith's sweet, sweet rideSan Francisco native Larry Smith doesn't have to go where everybody knows his name to find a barstool waiting for him. He takes one everywhere -- in fact, we caught up with him zipping about Mission Bay on a motorized barstool he says can achieve speeds ... More >>
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March 29, 2010
Those Aren't Parking Tickets. They're Contributions to Our Broke City.
Joe EskenaziThree parking tickets! Hey, big spender! Just don't try to write this one off on your taxes.
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April 2, 2010
Barry Zito Gets No Love on Caltrain
Joe EskenaziBarry's Caltrain dis...Sports fans -- and public rail enthusiasts -- may have heard how larger-than-life images of San Francisco Giants' stars are now gracing Caltrains' gallery cars. It remains to be seen if this will put more derrieres in AT&T Park's seats -- but it's a wonderfu ... More >>
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April 7, 2010
Ballpark-Area Homeless Eagerly Await Baseball Opening Day
Joe EskenaziJim McQuown looks forward to snapping up beer cans and empty bottles near AT&T ParkIt turns out you don't need a home to enjoy a home game. Friday's opening day at AT&T Park transforms Mission Bay from a banal realm of wide streets and boxy condos resembling something you'd fi ... More >>
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April 20, 2010
Port of San Francisco's Sweet Exercise Bike
Joe EskenaziWith a view like that, no Port employee has an excuse for being out of shapeWandering down Terry Francois Boulevard and hanging a left at the distillery, one ambles into an open, airy warehouse. Walking through the warehouse, one comes face to face with ... another warehouse! Finally, ... More >>
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July 12, 2010
Spain 1, Netherlands 0: World Cup Final at Civic Center (Pics)
Joe EskenaziYou can put away the vuvuzelas now ... and foreverIn the world of international soccer -- prior to yesterday -- there were two great hard-luck losers: Spain and Holland. But if Holland were the Red Sox of futility -- they lost the World Cup finals twice before, in '74 and '78 -- then ... More >>
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September 28, 2010
Banning Happy Meals Might Be a Good Idea, But Some of the Data Is Shady
loop_oh/FlickrReally? A third of the food San Franciscans consume in a year is junk?Our favorite morsel from the blogs. City Supervisors are continuing to weigh legislation banning toys from fast-food meals existing as thinly veiled fat and corn syrup bombs. But as reported Joe Eskenazi poin ... More >>
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November 2, 2010
S.F. Supes Pass Happy Meal Ban with Veto-Proof Majority
Snitch editor Joe Eskenazi has the word on today's vote by the Board of Supervisors to end toy giveaways for fast-food meals that fail to rate as nutritious. Eskenazi: The supes today passed an ordinance that will require meals to meet nutritional guidelines if restaurants wish to include a t ... More >>
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November 9, 2010
Listen to Joe Eskenazi Talk Pensions on KALW
Your esteemed online news editor Joe Eskenazi will be talking about pension and health care reform -- which he wrote about in SF Weekly cover story "Let it Bleed" -- on Crosscurrents today at 5 p.m. on KALW (91.7 FM.) Here are some fun facts from the article to whet your appetite:In fiscal y ... More >>
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December 22, 2010
Rainbow at Mission Bay -- Coooooool!
Joe EskenaziClick for a larger versionAnyone who'd characterize Mission Bay as a soulless scrap of concrete strewn with clumps of medical buildings and condos resembling the structure on the Stolichnaya label -- well, now it's all that with a hell of a rainbow. Those seeking the pot of gold shoul ... More >>
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December 27, 2010
Rainy Christmas Day in San Francisco (PICS)
All photos | Joe EskenaziThere are upsides to rainy weather. On Christmas day, hopefully one upside is inside -- with friends or loved ones. Happy holidays. Click below for more images of a rain-soaked city by the bay.
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January 26, 2011
SF Weekly Letters
All photos | Joe EskenaziThere are upsides to rainy weather. On Christmas day, hopefully one upside is inside -- with friends or loved ones. Happy holidays. Click below for more images of a rain-soaked city by the bay.
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March 16, 2011
SF Weekly Letters
All photos | Joe EskenaziThere are upsides to rainy weather. On Christmas day, hopefully one upside is inside -- with friends or loved ones. Happy holidays. Click below for more images of a rain-soaked city by the bay.
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June 21, 2011
San Francisco to Los Angeles on Public Transportation: Maps, Pictures, Insanity
View "In Transit:" How to Get from S.F. to L.A. in a larger map Huh. We just realized we're crazy. How so? The Google map above traces the public transit odyssey your humble narrator undertook between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Fifteen transfers, seven local transit agencies -- ah, sorry, we' ... More >>
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June 23, 2011
Catch SF Weekly Staff Writer Joe Eskenazi on L.A. Public Radio Tonight
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa personally congratulates Joe Eskenazi on his succesful transit odyssey.On the off chance you find yourself in Los Angeles and listening to the lower end of the FM band, SF Weekly staff writer Joe Eskenazi will be on LA's KCRW, 88.9, talking to Warren Olney, ... More >>
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June 29, 2011
SF Weekly Letters
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa personally congratulates Joe Eskenazi on his succesful transit odyssey.On the off chance you find yourself in Los Angeles and listening to the lower end of the FM band, SF Weekly staff writer Joe Eskenazi will be on LA's KCRW, 88.9, talking to Warren Olney, ... More >>
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July 8, 2011
Bomb Scare Closes Civic Center Streets
Joe EskenaziBomb scares are scaryUPDATE: Police have confirmed that the backpack was filled with personal items and clothing, not a bomb. Read more details after the jump.Original story 2:40: Police have closed off parts of the Civic Center after an unknown African American man told federal marsh ... More >>
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September 7, 2011
SF Weekly Letters
Joe EskenaziBomb scares are scaryUPDATE: Police have confirmed that the backpack was filled with personal items and clothing, not a bomb. Read more details after the jump.Original story 2:40: Police have closed off parts of the Civic Center after an unknown African American man told federal marsh ... More >>
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November 11, 2011
Exercise Bike Rolls Through San Francisco
Joe EskenaziA crafty man, and alarmingly honest about his dishonestyA man who billed himself as an exemplar to the city's housebound was recently spotted slowly riding a jury-rigged exercise bicycle through downtown San Francisco. The pale rider was a fortysomething, tattooed man who puffed away ... More >>
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December 7, 2011
SF Weekly Letters
Joe EskenaziA crafty man, and alarmingly honest about his dishonestyA man who billed himself as an exemplar to the city's housebound was recently spotted slowly riding a jury-rigged exercise bicycle through downtown San Francisco. The pale rider was a fortysomething, tattooed man who puffed away ... More >>
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January 23, 2012
Here's That Telegraph Hill Rockslide That Nailed a Car
Update, 4:40 p.m.: The Oldsmobile potentially totaled when tons of rocks tumbled down the side of Telegraph Hill at 8:40 this morning has been pulled free -- and it's seen better days. SF Weekly systems administrator and scratch photographer Paul Dahlke was on the scene: Paul DahlkeOkay now, on thre ... More >>
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