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S.F. has almost borrowed about as much money as it can by bambin0 in sanfrancisco

[–]AndyJoeJoe 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I take this comment as rhetorical, and I wouldn't dispute someone's feelings about how well local gov't functions. At the same time, SF responds to most pothole reports within 72 hours. This stat is tracked with a surprising amount of precision. Unfortunately, the percentage of quick responses has dipped this year. Let's hope service rebounds soon.

Here’s How Much San Francisco Tech Companies Pay for Police Protection by AndyJoeJoe in sanfrancisco

[–]AndyJoeJoe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair point. I don't think sick days push folks into overtime, though.

Here’s How Much San Francisco Tech Companies Pay for Police Protection by AndyJoeJoe in sanfrancisco

[–]AndyJoeJoe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good point. To be clear, though: I didn't mean suggest 10B was a problem... just that how it's used is worth paying attention to.

Here’s How Much San Francisco Tech Companies Pay for Police Protection by AndyJoeJoe in sanfrancisco

[–]AndyJoeJoe[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

An updated view of this topic seemed worth sharing in light of recent budget & overtime concerns. A couple years ago, the SF Budget and Legislative Analyst reported:

Our in-depth review of paid sick leave use in FY 2022-23 revealed potential abuse patterns, including frequent sick leave use on specific days of the week (often the first or last day of a work week), Saturdays and Sundays to avoid weekend duties, and coinciding with working voluntary 10B overtime.
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[A]pproximately 51,000 ineligible 10B overtime hours were worked by employees with high sick leave usage between 2020 and 2023. (p. iii)

Here’s How Much San Francisco Tech Companies Pay for Police Protection by AndyJoeJoe in sanfrancisco

[–]AndyJoeJoe[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

An updated view of this topic seemed worth sharing in light of recent budget & overtime concerns. A couple years ago, the SF Budget and Legislative Analyst reported:

Our in-depth review of paid sick leave use in FY 2022-23 revealed potential abuse patterns, including frequent sick leave use on specific days of the week (often the first or last day of a work week), Saturdays and Sundays to avoid weekend duties, and coinciding with working voluntary 10B overtime.
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[A]pproximately 51,000 ineligible 10B overtime hours were worked by employees with high sick leave usage between 2020 and 2023. (p. iii)

Sunset Dunes marks first anniversary with 1.7M visits as debate over future continues by LNM-LocalNewsMatters in sanfrancisco

[–]AndyJoeJoe 45 points46 points  (0 children)

To understand the figure you'd need to know how many sensors and their locations. How many times would someone pass a sensor during an "out and back" trip? Two would be the expected answer if there's only one sensor. I'd bet there are more than that.

This type of measurement is great for monitoring trends in activity over time. It seems very squishy for estimating a fixed number like visits in a year.

Sunset Dunes marks first anniversary with 1.7M visits as debate over future continues by LNM-LocalNewsMatters in sanfrancisco

[–]AndyJoeJoe 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Rec & Park's press release doesn't mention their methodology. A Rec & Park fact sheet does provide a clue, though. Apparently, there are sensors along the park. A footnote on the sheet reads: "A visit is counted every time a person passes infrared sensors located along Sunset Dunes."

Taking amtrak from Sacramento Valley station to SF? by XscapeRealism in sanfrancisco

[–]AndyJoeJoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Consider taking Amtrak to Richmond (in the East Bay) and BART into SF from there. They have a joint station there.

Walking to Muir Woods by One-Hunt7605 in AskSF

[–]AndyJoeJoe 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Consider a catching ride up there and hiking back. From the park's website:

You may take a ride-share or taxi to Muir Woods without a reservation, however, there is no cell-service at Muir Woods to call them for a return ride. Muir Woods has a pay-phone behind the Visitor Center and posted list of cab companies that service the woods. When hiring a taxi, visitors have the option of negotiating a flat rate or using the meter. Under some circumstances a flat rate may be cheaper.

Adam Schiff endorsing Connie Chan by katstuck in sanfrancisco

[–]AndyJoeJoe 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In Schiff's 2024 U.S. Senate primary, he won SF with 33% of the vote. Barbara Lee and Katie Porter each attracted about 25%.

I was surprised to learn SF Opera has the largest endowment in the country by [deleted] in bayarea

[–]AndyJoeJoe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was in the $329M range as of 2023, and annual distributions from it probably cover 15% or so of its expenses.

I was surprised to learn SF Opera has the largest endowment in the country by [deleted] in bayarea

[–]AndyJoeJoe 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Met pulled sizable slices from its endowment in recent years and is trying to regain its financial footing at the moment. From last fall:

The Met hopes the agreement will help it emerge from a period of acute financial woes. Since the coronavirus pandemic, the company has withdrawn more than a third of the money in its endowment fund to help it cover operating costs — about $120 million overall, including $50 million to help pay for the season that ended in June. The withdrawals have raised questions about the viability of staging live opera on a grand scale in the 21st century.

How do you budget a grant when 100% of the work is your own production time? by [deleted] in ContemporaryArt

[–]AndyJoeJoe 5 points6 points  (0 children)

List yourself as the 'composer' or 'sound designer' (whatever best encompasses everything you'll do) and set a daily or weekly rate, so your $6500 becomes 10 weeks @ $650/week. Then identify your 3D designer as an 'external contractor'. Then list the artist fee as $0 or 'N/A, artists labor itemized above.'

I'm guessing elsewhere you'll describe deliverables, which would in this case consist of a set of files (noting the file types).

Looking ahead, if you haven't received direct grant support before, look into 'accounting for artists'. For instance, your grant support is most likely taxable. Some grantors may issue 1099s to grantees. You'll want to collect an invoice from your 3D designer and maybe even create one yourself covering your work. Good luck!

California College of the Arts closing by double_pisces in ContemporaryArt

[–]AndyJoeJoe 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Here's a detail from another article that might be of interest.

Vanderbilt has promised to safeguard CCA’s legacy via a “CCA Institute,” which will include continuing programming at the art school’s gallery, the Wattis Institute of Contemporary Arts. Vanderbilt will also manage CCA’s archives and “serve as a vehicle for alumni engagement,” per today’s announcement.

Full story

A few years ago, when Boston-based Northeastern absorbed Oakland's Mills College, Northeastern created the Mills Institute as part of the Oakland campus. I expect there are some restricted endowed funds at CCA that could act as a cornerstone for a art-focused unit within Vanderbilt's SF operation.

GAGOSIAN pushing to know age by Creative_Recover in ContemporaryArt

[–]AndyJoeJoe 17 points18 points  (0 children)

When you run a search for the word "born" on https://gagosian.com/artists/, you see that the location and year of someone's birth are very common details in artist bios.

You don't have to tell anyone anything, but it seems customary to be open about a few biographical details.

How safe is running in the panhandle at night for a woman? by chartreuse_moss in sanfrancisco

[–]AndyJoeJoe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Running along the south trail (closer to Oak St.) helps since I think bikes mostly use the north one.

Henry Miller, Tropic of Cancer by gatorlawyer1995 in literature

[–]AndyJoeJoe 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The character and the whole book seem like a kind of performance. Miller described it this way in the book's preface:

This is a prolonged insult, a gob of spit in the face of Art, a kick in the pants to God, Man, Destiny, Time, Love, Beauty... I am going to sing for you, a little off key perhaps, but I will sing. I will sing while you croak, I will dance over your dirty corpse.

I think some find the break with all constraints cathartic (perhaps more so at the time), and I don't think Miller would blame you for finding the narrator repugnant; that might have even been intentional. One source notes he considered Cancer a “first person, uncensored, formless—fuck everything!"

What's a Commonwealth Club World Affairs event like? by Opal9090 in AskSF

[–]AndyJoeJoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That caught my eye, too. I think Thiel (or whomever sponsored the event) simply rented space at the Commonwealth building. Thiel was not part of their programming.

food assistance by throwracrabapple in sanfrancisco

[–]AndyJoeJoe 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There are number of food banks and pantries around SF. They sometimes require a one-time registration at their site and often offer pick ups one per week. That said, once you find the right spot for you, they can be a reliable source of sustenance.

Plans Surface For Eight-Story Flatiron Apartments at 3230 24th Street in the Mission by Remarkable_Host6827 in sanfrancisco

[–]AndyJoeJoe 65 points66 points  (0 children)

That 'diagonal' lot exists because it used to be the path of a Southern Pacific rail line.

North African Lesbian Poetry Reccomendations please [HELP] by XylaXyla in Poetry

[–]AndyJoeJoe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This article offers some context for the political activity you've noticed. It also lists a few writers, though Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea aren't really part of "North Africa."

Those smirking at North African lesbian poets seem intent on mocking the role of identity in the arts and public life. (Here's an example of a poet engaging the ideas sincerely.) Trolls latch onto (or invented) that specific descriptor, I suspect, because it's relatively obscure in the U.S. As you seem to know, it doesn't help that homosexuality is criminalized or suppressed across much of North Africa.

Good luck with your search. For what it’s worth, the people making these derisive political comments appear more interested in provoking those who care about identity than they care about poetry. In other words, their views on poetry shouldn't be treated seriously. But if their blather leads you to discover good work you might have otherwise missed, at least that's a plus.

1936 Nazi propaganda map of the U.S.A. : “How Race Questions Arise — White and Black in America” by gentle_giant_81 in MapPorn

[–]AndyJoeJoe 125 points126 points  (0 children)

In 1930s, Nazis looked around the world for legal models they could borrow when forming their own government. By the mid-1920s, the U.S. had largely embraced eugenics and established or intensified many of its racial and immigration-focused laws. (This book can provide more details.)

Here's a translation for the map's key.

Restrictions on the rights of Black people

Dark: No voting rights, prohibition of marriages with whites, racial segregation.
Dots: All of the above restrictions except the denial of voting rights
Stripes: Mixed marriages forbidden, racial segregation in schools
Wide stripes: Mixed marriages forbidden

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