San Francisco and what to do in it

Every time I've been before I stayed in a hotel near Union Square/Tenderloin - kind of want to stay in a different part this year if I go for a week or so in May.
Going to use Airbnb this time - thinking maybe Outer Sunset? I've really not explored any of that side of SF. Sounds like half an hour to downtown via bus, is there enough to do in the neighborhood as far as bars and restaurants at the end of the day?

nope

it's pretty foggy and residential. sf is small enough that it maybe doesn't matter thaaat much where you're staying but I def wouldn't recommend outer sunset if you have a choice.

do chaki

Friend of mine stayed way out there for some reason when she visited and somehow it took her like 3 hours to get somewhere in town on buses. She changed hotels after one night. Don't do it! I'd stay in Mission or even Noe Valley or something if you want to get a little away from downtown.

Yeah a half hour to downtown sounds really optimistic. When visiting SF you still wanna put yourself in the NE quadrant of the city or you'll have a tough time getting places. Maybe try the Castro, Lower/Upper Haight, Nob Hill, etc?
Some friends of mine have often had good luck with airbnb type places in the Castro fwiw.

Metro Hotel on Divisadero has been mentioned on here I think a few times and is pretty close to Haight/Castro etc.

That was the best thing about the Hotel Carlton when I stayed there - area was sketchier than expected (wouldn't have worried me but I was with alcoholic then-girlfriend), but it took no time at all to get to the bus lines on Van Ness.

I'll check those areas. North Beach via airbnb a good option? I've seen most of the attractions now, I'm basically just aiming for a Giants game, new SFMOMA and De Young plus days of wandering.

We used to hit Beck's Motor Inn in the Castro a lot, the price has gone up a lot though... but it was always good to get to most parts of SF, close to BART, buses etc.

north beach is still less central than other options might be but it's a nice place to be for a week

Things to do in San Francisco: hide out from the law as a spiritually-uplifting street-saxophone player after murdering your wife

^^^anybody who went through Embarcadero BART station over the last decade ought to recognize this guy

Things to do in San Francisco: also you can beat up your wife if you are the sheriff.

that huge wall ad for the progressive ticket, with him on it, is still up at 17th? and Harrison.

Mirkarimi thing is really sad, prior to this he seemed like a good guy.

i thought the wife said it wasn't a big deal, and the whole prosecution is political, based on something she told her neighbor?

I've only read the Chron articles but it seems like some combination of the two. There *were* incidents between him and his wife (there's video and photos iirc, provided by the neighbor) but the wife ended up not wanting to prosecute or follow up, so Mirkarimi's political opponents have stepped in to exploit the situation. it's just ugly all around.

i read the articles in Bay Citizen and the lol Weekly, and it made it seem like it was all based on one incident that only resulted in a bruise.

that is still abuse

♪♪♪♪♪I beat my wife...in San Francisco♪♪♪♪♪

you're right, it is just an ugly situation all around.

yeah I mean, if this guy weren't a progressive, people would be foaming at the mouth to have him fired.

as far as I've read, situation happened, wife felt bad enough about it to go to the neighbor and have her make a tear-filled video about the abuse, claimed it has happened before. neighbor takes video to the cops. wife then says no it wasn't a big deal. so either it wasn't and she is a huge drama queen (possible, she is a mexican soap opera actress) or it was and now she's just been convinced by him to cover it up. The other speculation was that she was planning on holding the video to use against him later in some kind of custody dust up. Anyway I don't think he should probably be the sheriff with all of this going on.

(possible, she is a mexican soap opera actress)

lol this detail had escaped me for some reason

i thought she was a venezuelan actress?

Eliana is Venezuelan, btw

oops well you get the idea.

seems like the whole thing is going to hinge on his wife's testimony

true, but I thought spouses could not be forced to testify against each other by law? or is that some made-up tv shit?

no, that is true.

well, she may testify for the defense

also the spousal exclusion thing isn't that clear-cut iirc

Domestic violence foes were incensed by a statement he made, however, that it was a private matter.

She may testify however she pleases. She cannot be compelled to incriminate her husband.

okay maybe it is that clear cut lol

maybe her evil twin made the tape to frame the sheriff while eliana was flitting around a park in salem wearing a white lace tablecloth disguise and suffering from amnesia after being struck by lightning.

Who is saying this a conspiracy from his enemies? Ivory Madison is a neighbor of theirs who did fundraising for his campaign for sherriff.

Mirkarimi's saying it! I'm guessing he's referring to the DA, who made the decision to press charges and is a political enemy of his

Gascon and Mirkarimi hate each other iirc

Fair enough but can Gascon afford not investigate this?

estela has a very sensible take on this. Rings of truth and whatnot

I've met Ross and he's always seemed decent enough for a pol but in a city as progressive as SF, stifling a pretty credible account of domestic violence is a non-starter. I hope he gets his day in court and I wish he were innocent. Call me prejudiced ('tis fair) but I look at all this w/an eye jaundiced as well by the fact that his wife is a foreigner who was allegedly told by him that he had powerful friends (insinuating that she did not) and it wouldn't behove her to mess w/him, presumably in some context regarding custody of their son. Even if she were a manipulative intrigante, he may have made the dick move of falling into her trap. I feel most shitty of all for their son.

wife to testify

bay area people: i'm looking for ideas for weekend getaways, anything from campsites/cabins in really cool places, through to high-end luxury B&Bs. anywhere within about a 3 hr driving radius.

places i've found so far:
http://blackheroninn.com/
http://www.hiddenvilla.org/rentals/josephines-retreat
http://www.lingonberryfarm.com/farm_home.html
http://www.treebonesresort.com/index.php
http://www.windsongcottage.com/

i should say: within a 3 hr driving radius of el cerrito

check out places along the Russian River, Guerneville, etc.

Yeah, I've been going w/friends up near Gurneville for a couple of years in a row, now. It's pretty fantastic.

todd edwards tonight, alvin lucier tomorrow, remarc next week

not bad, SF, not bad

alvin lucier is in Oakland, tbrr

yeah yeah

hey, i gotta represent!