(I've used Dignity's urgent care a couple of times for convenience, and I was glad for it. I would be even more glad for this.)
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 12 July 2023 19:57 (ten months ago) link
kinda lol mostly annoyinghttps://sfist.com/2023/08/14/fridays-north-beach-self-driving-car-clusterfudge-has-sf-officials-begging-the-state-to-reconsider-approval/
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 15 August 2023 18:57 (nine months ago) link
The SF Fire Department has logged 55 separate incidents of robotaxis parking in front of stations, driving right up to fires and blocking engines, etc. That's not so lol
― Andy the Grasshopper, Tuesday, 15 August 2023 19:01 (nine months ago) link
yeah it’s pretty much fucked top to bottom
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 15 August 2023 19:20 (nine months ago) link
I saw at least five waymo driverless cars on the way to stern grove on Sunday; then they were announced as a sponsor of the event. You’ve never heard so many boos.
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Tuesday, 15 August 2023 19:31 (nine months ago) link
Well, they picked a 19th Century city for a 21st century experiment
― Andy the Grasshopper, Tuesday, 15 August 2023 19:37 (nine months ago) link
I only ever see them empty, never with passengers.
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 16 August 2023 01:38 (nine months ago) link
I rarely see ones with drivers too.
The thing that sends a shiver up my spine: Imagine an earthquake that knocks out the cell phone network. Will fire vehicles be obstructed by a sea of dead robotaxies?
― fajita seas, Wednesday, 16 August 2023 01:46 (nine months ago) link
Err....riders not drivers
― fajita seas, Wednesday, 16 August 2023 01:47 (nine months ago) link
Oh in other SF news:
https://abc7news.com/emergency-response-systems-hawaii-wildfires-sirens-san-francisco-sf-funding/13652389/
― fajita seas, Wednesday, 16 August 2023 02:02 (nine months ago) link
Lol.. here's another:
A Cruise vehicle got stuck in wet concrete driving around San Francisco’s Western Addition Tuesday afternoon.
...a San Francisco resident who lives in the area, told SFGATE in an interview that he saw the car stuck at a construction site on Golden Gate Avenue between Fillmore and Steiner Streets. The car had no passengers inside.
“It thinks it’s a road and it ain’t because it ain’t got a brain and it can’t tell that it’s freshly poured concrete.”
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 16 August 2023 18:09 (nine months ago) link
lol
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 16 August 2023 19:27 (nine months ago) link
This is so stupid. It is only slightly gratifying to feel like Oakland doesn’t have the market cornered on stupid. … relatedly, I wonder how easy it is to steal one of these
― sarahell, Wednesday, 16 August 2023 20:37 (nine months ago) link
it just seems weird that there's such a push to get these approved for 24/7 use when they're clearly not ready for prime time
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 16 August 2023 20:41 (nine months ago) link
Okay, it now seems like they should call a moratorium on this Deathrace 2023.. a new incident every couple days
SAN FRANCISCO - A passenger in a driverless Cruise vehicle suffered injuries on Thursday after the vehicle was struck by a San Francisco fire truck that was responding to an emergency call.
― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 18 August 2023 21:44 (nine months ago) link
JFC, enough already!
On Aug. 14, two stalled Cruise vehicles delayed an ambulance from leaving the scene of a crash in which a driver had hit a pedestrian with their car, according to reports from the San Francisco Fire Department. The pedestrian later died of their injuries, which first responders linked to the delay in getting them to the hospital...
― Andy the Grasshopper, Saturday, 2 September 2023 00:10 (nine months ago) link
Seventh and Harrison in SF is a very wide intersection with multiple lanes in both directions though, so this article is a little hard to believe tbh
― Dan S, Saturday, 2 September 2023 00:30 (nine months ago) link
my friend in philly said "jesus christ, can you imagine if they did this here, people would be setting them on fire" and I really wonder how long it will be before that starts happening in SF as well. There should be flash mobs mobilizing on these things with baseball bats.
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Saturday, 2 September 2023 00:32 (nine months ago) link
that is hyperbole. and SF Gate is a trashy website. if you want actual SF news subscribe to the Chronicle, which would be supporting a local institution, and it is a much more legitimate news source
― Dan S, Saturday, 2 September 2023 00:36 (nine months ago) link
Dan S OTM
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Saturday, 2 September 2023 01:19 (nine months ago) link
It's true that Chronicle is a local institution and Gate is a trashy website... but they do operate out of the same exact building and are both Hearst companies.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Saturday, 2 September 2023 01:38 (nine months ago) link
but they were separated 4 years ago and there is no comparison at this point
I think people should subscribe to their local newspapers, otherwise they won't survive. I also think people should be active with opera, symphony, ballet, art museums, etc in their communities
― Dan S, Saturday, 2 September 2023 01:52 (nine months ago) link
i also agree sfgate is trash now, but I also think these things are trash and if SFFD hates them then all the better
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Saturday, 2 September 2023 05:10 (nine months ago) link
it's such an absurdly different set of standards re safety/planning compared to housing ... which is something SF needs.
― sarahell, Saturday, 2 September 2023 16:08 (nine months ago) link
coming to SF to do a reading at booksmith and staying just one night at the Metro Hotel, in/near the Haight... If I can only eat/drink one thing in the neighbourhood, any tips for specific dishes or locations?
I think I'll have just one afternoon and morning to myself; was thinking of wandering around in (pick one) Japantown/Valencia St/City Lights zone... I've been to SF only once before, explored the Castro/Dolores Park and had a burrito in the Mission
― sean gramophone, Wednesday, 13 September 2023 13:56 (eight months ago) link
if you've already been in the mission no big reason to hit valencia st again though there is good food there. as someone who considers myself 'old school' re: SF I'm always going to say hit City Lights and Vesuvio/Specs (bars), though the interesting things in north beach have diminished over the years. 101 Records is still up there though (just the 'store' part, not the insane basement with 100000s of records piled in a heap for $1).
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Wednesday, 13 September 2023 14:05 (eight months ago) link
also congrats on that reading. I have to drive my kid to a job interview in the evening so I don't think I can make it, otherwise I definitely would.
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Wednesday, 13 September 2023 14:07 (eight months ago) link
Friends just opened a new spot a few blocks from where you're staying, it's fantastic:
https://sfist.com/2023/09/01/new-cocktail-bar-with-food-from-nopalito-vets-stoa-debuts-in-lower-haight/
If that doesn't look tempting there's a solid low-key/no-name sushi spot across the street (pretty hard to get into but lmk and I can get you in), great pizza just next door to your hotel (Ragazza), great Italian a few blocks north (Che Fico).
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 13 September 2023 16:27 (eight months ago) link
xpost Oh just saw this is tomorrow night! Sorry I won't be able to make it either, already double booked that evening, but the Booksmith is a great place for an event and hey, Amoeba's just a block or two over.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 13 September 2023 16:34 (eight months ago) link
Japantown is underwhelming, if the weather is nice I'd aim for North Beach for City Lights and general tourism otherwise Valencia corridor is a great option in terms of energy and vibrance.
There are some lowkey gems near Booksmith as well, e.g. The Alembic next door.
I just looked up your event and I've got a commitment. Sorry sean.
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 13 September 2023 16:35 (eight months ago) link
if my kid finishes that interview quickly, i'll head over
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Wednesday, 13 September 2023 16:45 (eight months ago) link
Dang I'm very close to this location! But out of the country atm.
NOPA is my food rec for the area, get the pork chop!
Hope Stoa works out, but feel like that spot down there is cursed lol. Enjoy your stay!
― octobeard, Wednesday, 13 September 2023 20:34 (eight months ago) link
It would (have) be(en) great to meet you, but thank you for all these tips!
― sean gramophone, Wednesday, 13 September 2023 22:15 (eight months ago) link
Anyone planning on Hardly Strictly this weekend? Going Saturday afternoon for the Third Mind (Dave Alvin's instrumental semi-freakout project) and the Church, though I may swing by earlier for Jimmie Dale Gilmore.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 25 September 2023 22:45 (eight months ago) link
i’ll prob watch online if available again this year
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 25 September 2023 23:19 (eight months ago) link
Can't make it, unfortunately.
― what you say is true but by no means (lukas), Tuesday, 26 September 2023 02:20 (eight months ago) link
Yep gonna see Aaron Dilloway/Victoria Shen, Kevin Drumm, Olivia Blocke & Daniel Menche at the sheer hellish miasma stage.
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 26 September 2023 22:52 (eight months ago) link
Ha yes, was reviewing that -- delighted to see Recombinant back.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 27 September 2023 03:47 (eight months ago) link
if you go i highly recommend Leyla McCalla - we saw her open for Neko Case last year & she was excellent, and her band is tremendous
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 27 September 2023 03:58 (eight months ago) link
Today is the last day you can use a paper BART ticket :-(
I remember finding one on the ground that still had $60 on it!
https://cvhsolympian.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/bartticket2-e1433773892822.jpg
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 29 November 2023 18:08 (six months ago) link
Nice find!
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 29 November 2023 19:04 (six months ago) link
wow the stacks of these with like ten cents on them that I used to have to take to Powell St. to get combined together into one brand new BART ticket worth $3....
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Wednesday, 29 November 2023 20:13 (six months ago) link
There are quite a few stuck in my old books, I used to use them for bookmarks all the time
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 29 November 2023 20:22 (six months ago) link
We arrived in SF yesterday on the last leg of our trip up the coast. Lunch was in Pescadero at Duarte’s Tavern and dinner was at Tadich Grill. Classic restaurants, both. Slept like a baby after 1.75 martinis from Tadich. Cioppino was delicious.
― il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Friday, 8 December 2023 16:05 (six months ago) link
Damn I remember occasional work parties Tadich being the high point of the shitty job I had downtown in the 90s!
― sarahell, Friday, 8 December 2023 18:52 (six months ago) link
i've gone to Tadich each time i've visited the city this year (3). which is more than i went when i lived there. Had sazeracs the last couple times, which were as good as the martinis are.
― matcha man (outdoor_miner), Friday, 8 December 2023 19:39 (six months ago) link
glad to hear it hasn't closed like everything else downtown
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Friday, 8 December 2023 22:50 (six months ago) link
What did you get at Duarte's? Half & half soup and olallieberry pie?
I should have mentioned there's a bakery across the street from Duarte's that bakes my favorite loaf on the planet (roasted garlic/artichoke heart/herb rustic loaf)...
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Friday, 8 December 2023 23:14 (six months ago) link
I had fried smelts and a garden salad; my wife had artichoke soup and a grilled cheese, but we shared everything. That artichoke soup was so good.
We’ve had just the best trip and there feels like there are a million more beaches to stop and see, especially north of Monterey.
― il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Saturday, 9 December 2023 00:04 (six months ago) link
Oh, and we shared the olallieberry pie with vanilla ice cream. Excellent. I started reading about olallieberries while there. I didn’t realize they are a type of blackberry.
― il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Saturday, 9 December 2023 00:08 (six months ago) link