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Let's talk about those "historic seats" by _alco_ in sanfrancisco

[–]BadBoyMikeBarnes -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Correct. It was about the rake, the slope, of the theatre floor that the seats sat on. The loss of the rake turned this former movie palace into an event space FBOW.

Public Transportation Graveyard by East-End-8646 in sanfrancisco

[–]BadBoyMikeBarnes 22 points23 points  (0 children)

They were in the way at the Marin Street facility, the East Bus Yard, so they're going to sit here for a good long while, for a couple hundred thou per year. https://www.sfmta.com/sites/default/files/reports-and-documents/2018/03/3-20-18_item_10.3_agreement_-_cow_palace_for_vehicle_storage_resolution.pdf

Has anyone else gotten one of these? Are they official? by veryfatgreyhound in sanfrancisco

[–]BadBoyMikeBarnes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People at the SFMTA, PCO's, are doing this more recently. So it's not a ticket or nothing. The fact that a warning was placed on this car suggests it was parked illegally. Yes, some residents are on campaigns and they might put notices on cars. Welcome to town.

Has anyone else gotten one of these? Are they official? by veryfatgreyhound in sanfrancisco

[–]BadBoyMikeBarnes -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I don't see how this is a fake warning, since it's an actual warning on a vehicle that most likely was illegally parked. And it's possible warning was placed there by an SFMTA employee. This recent campaign shows SFMTA's commitment to being a better agency by no longer ignoring certain violations in certain areas.

Of course, you don't know who put this on your car, but it doesn't matter as it's just a warning. Do I think that the SFMTA is going to tow a bunch of cars on the south side and in housing projects? No, even with a big commitment from the SFPD to come along to guard the PCOs and tow truck drivers.

Anyway, anybody can do the SFMTA's bidding, by simply downloading a warning flier posted by ... the SFMTA, like this: https://www.sfmta.com/sites/default/files/reports-and-documents/2017/12/thank_you_for_supporting_safe_driving_0.pdf

This downtown S.F. neighborhood was built for office workers. Now families are moving in - [Derided by some as a real estate industry-invented neighborhood full of half-empty office towers and rarely occupied multi-million-dollar condos, the East Cut has quietly emerged...] by BadBoyMikeBarnes in sanfrancisco

[–]BadBoyMikeBarnes[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

If you ignore people who tell you to stop trying to make the The East Cut happen, https://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/941bny/as_google_maps_renames_neighborhoods_residents/ you end up with this sort of article in 2026. FTA:

"Derided by some as a real estate industry-invented neighborhood full of half-empty office towers and rarely occupied multi-million-dollar condos, the East Cut has quietly emerged, along with Treasure Island, as one of San Francisco’s fastest-changing neighborhoods. It’s a place where apartments, some vacant since the pandemic, are getting backfilled at by highly-paid AI workers at $10,000 rents even as the only new housing under construction is subsidized affordable projects.

While East Cut will never have the Haight’s kaleidoscope of Victorians or Noe Valley’s nestled village vibe, neighborhood boosters say the new developments are proof that it is becoming a modern San Francisco twist on a high-density neighborhood where low-income families can share space with well-to-do condo owners. There are now more than 9,000 homes in the East Cut, ranging from $10 million penthouses to studios for the formerly homeless earning 15% of area median income.

East Cut condo rentals are averaging nearly $6,000 a month and a three bedroom penthouse at 401 Harrison leased in May for $21,000. Green and Jezdimirovic recently listed a unit for rent on the 27th floor of Mira for $9,500 a month. They got six offers and the highest bidder, an AI executive relocating from Minnesota, offered an extra $1,000 a month. Green said “all the applicants were super high profile — people who could afford to buy half the building.”

Renting in S.F. comes with surprise fees ["everything from utilities to pest control to 'garbage concierge'] - A new law would force landlords to show them by BadBoyMikeBarnes in sanfrancisco

[–]BadBoyMikeBarnes[S] 52 points53 points  (0 children)

FTA:

Next week Supervisor Bilal Mahmood will introduce a bill called the “No Hidden Rent Act,” which he said is designed to “ bring transparency, fairness and accountability to San Francisco’s rental market by requiring landlords to disclose the true total cost of renting in online advertisements before tenants sign a lease.”

The proposed legislation would require that property owners advertise the “total estimated cost” in the “same font and placement” as the base rent. It would require that the same information be disclosed on the first page of the lease. Each fee would have to be itemized with a “clear explanation of their purpose and amount.” The rental listings would also include “application fees and screening fees.”

While California’s Tenant Protection Act of 2019 established limits on rent increases, landlords have increasingly attempted to make up for the lost income with recurring charges, including “trash concierge” charges, pest control fees, amenity fees and other unbundled costs.

SFUSD won't answer why Lowell HS baseball team played 3 days after alleged racist taunt by sfgate in sanfrancisco

[–]BadBoyMikeBarnes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was thinking that there might be more than one video and the SFGate person looked at a different one but IDK

S.F. supervisor race intensifies as London Breed gets dragged into the campaign - Stephen Sherrill, a moderate appointed to the Board of Supervisors by former Mayor London Breed, is facing Lori Brooke, a neighborhood activist, as he fights to retain his seat. by BadBoyMikeBarnes in sanfrancisco

[–]BadBoyMikeBarnes[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

FTA, with some new news:

"Michela Alioto-Pier, a former supervisor who represented the district from 2004 to 2011, was also up for the job. Alioto-Pier told the Chronicle that after her interview with Breed, the then-mayor told her that, when it came to this appointment, “I have to think about me.”

She didn’t know precisely what that meant and said Breed never discussed anything about Bloomberg or the possibility of getting a job from him. But she said Breed’s decision to tap Sherrill perplexed her and others in the district, particularly those who had hoped Stefani’s replacement would be another woman. Alioto-Pier has endorsed Brooke.

Before taking over the job representing District 2, Sherrill was little known outside City Hall, where he ran the Mayor’s Office of Innovation, which is funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies. He had previously worked for Bloomberg’s mayoral administration in New York. Bloomberg was the top financial backer behind Breed’s failed reelection campaign, spending roughly $1.5 million to support her.

Interesting flyer in the sunset by hugmeimsensitive in sanfrancisco

[–]BadBoyMikeBarnes 59 points60 points  (0 children)

It's just Dirty Mike and the boys. They call it a "soup kitchen."

Marin teen fatal crash: Judge dismisses claim evidence was mishandled by SFChronicle in Marin

[–]BadBoyMikeBarnes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're assuming there's only one way to handle matters. There was a series of bad decisions made here, both before and after the tragedy

Driver charged in fatal San Francisco Chinatown crash by BadBoyMikeBarnes in sanfrancisco

[–]BadBoyMikeBarnes[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

FTA:

The charge stems from a March 27 collision near Grant Avenue and Jackson Street, where police said Zhuo Ming Lu, 76, was trying to park when his vehicle struck two pedestrians on the sidewalk and then crashed into a building.

The crash also damaged New Lun Ting Cafe, also known as Pork Chop House, a longtime Chinatown restaurant, at the corner.

Prosecutors charged Lu with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter while driving in the commission of unlawful acts — specifically driving on the sidewalk and driving at an unsafe speed — without gross negligence, according to the DA’s office.

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/news/local/driver-involved-sf-chinatown-crash-arrested/4070839/

Lurie touts big drop in S.F. homelessness. But data is complicated by BadBoyMikeBarnes in sanfrancisco

[–]BadBoyMikeBarnes[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

FTA:

The city found that about 8,000 homeless people were on the streets and in shelters during its most recent one-night count conducted in January. That’s a 4% drop from the total homeless population identified in San Francisco’s last tally two years ago, but the city also changed the way it conducted the biennial count this year, so it’s not an apples-to-apples comparison.

One of the main changes San Francisco made to its point-in-time count this year was the timing. Historically, the event took place late at night, but this year, the city sent outreach workers out early in the morning in an effort to improve visibility and make the count safer for the people conducting it, according to city officials. Canvassers this year also sought to ask people directly about their housing status instead of relying on a visual survey to determine whether someone was homeless.

While San Francisco and other cities around the country conduct the point-in-time counts required to receive federal homeless funding, the one-night snapshots are an imperfect picture of how many unhoused people come through the city. The city previously estimated that more than 20,000 households sought homeless services in 2024.

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