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Presidio Update: Two More Open Houses Announced – Public Comment Ends June 1
TweetYour Presidio Trust has just announced another two Open House sessions concerning the Main Post. Make note of the location at Building 105, that Brokedown Palace (but I can assure you that parts...
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Nimbies Save Presidio’s Great Northern Parking Lot – Will Burger King Now...
TweetBoy, it was touch and go for a few years there, but news comes today that our beloved NIMBYs have managed to preserve the Great Northern Parking Lot of San Francisco. See it? 700 spaces, free of...
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Tips on Enjoying Fog-Free Fourth of July Fireworks in San Francisco
TweetWhen they tell you “Fog could shroud S.F. fireworks“ up in Fishermans Wharf at 9:30 PM on the Fourth of July 2009, what they really mean is Fog WILL shroud S.F. fireworks, barring some Act of God,...
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Photos of 2009 Fourth of July Fireworks in San Francisco – Legal and Illegal
TweetTonight’s Fourth of July fireworks show had a fairly high fog ceiling, so it would have to rate as better than average. Better than last year anyway, but not as good as 2007. Here’s an excellent...
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7th Annual San Francisco Avon Walk for Breast Cancer a Huge Success
TweetMore than 2700 walkers raised more than $6 million this weekend in the 7th Annual San Francisco Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. Sign up by tonight for the 2010 walk and save $20 off the registration...
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Tramampoline Renderporn: House of Air Trampoline Park to Debut in the Presidio
TweetWell, we didn’t get our billion dollar museum in the Presidio, but here’s a project that didn’t raise too many hackles on the necks of too many millionaire NIMBYs – it’s the House of Air...
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Is It Really True That Dog Leash Laws on Federal Land are “Unenforceable” in...
TweetActually, I think that’s the problem, outfits like SFDog are worried that people will start to get (more) tickets for walking doggies off-leash on federal land. A snowy plover on Ocean Beach not...
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Uh, Ocean Beach Dog Walkers, the Feds Just Don’t Care How You Vote – Federal...
TweetSo why did we give land to the Feds for them to take care of if we don’t want them to take care of it? What makes us special that we need an exemption from federal rules, an exemption that nobody...
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The Feds Make a Deal to Set Aside More Space for Western Snowy Plovers, San...
TweetThe Center for Biological Diversity is crowing about more room being designated for the Western Snowy Plover along the west coast. San Francisco isn’t getting more space for these critters but...
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Presidio Update: Say Good-Bye to the Sports Basement and Hello to a New Use...
TweetOoh, it’s a beauty contest to see what’s going to replace the Sports Basement near Crissy Field. I’ll tell you, the proposal from George Lucas stands out, does it not? Check it: He’s all, “There...
View ArticleOMG, It’s “Bike Parkour” on the Streets of San Francisco! A Quasi-Corporate,...
TweetNot sure about all the legalities involved with the shooting of what amounts to a commercial for Ford Motor Company, but here it is. Enjoy: “Bike Parkour -Streets of San Francisco!“
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Holy Toledo, Check Out All These Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey Tilt-Rotors Flying...
TweetVia PresidioSF: Click to expand Yowzer. I myself have never seen a tilt-rotor IRL Bob Smolenski has the deets and some video: “Three V-22′s landed at Crissy Field in San Francisco. Followed by 2...
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Monomaniacal Single-Issue Voting Run Amok: “DogPAC: I Have a Dog and I Vote!”
TweetI’ll tell you, Supervisor Scott Wiener, for one, lives in fear of running afoul of these people, the very same people who vandalize the “no dogs allowed” signs our Feds put up on certain parts of...
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AH-1W SuperCobra Helicopters Buzz Sutro Tower in Honor of Barack Obama’s Visit
TweetA Whiskey Cobra, AFAIK: Looks like good old #465, or something:
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Bubble Soccer, Crissy Field
TweetWith Cavallo Point – The Lodge at the Golden Gate in the background: Team Red one, but they were “cowards,” so if that’s the way you want to win, Man… Someday, I’ll play bubble soccer. Someday.
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Crissy Field is Going to be Locked Down this Weekend – Here are All the Rules...
Tweet[UPDATE: If you want to take MUNI to the counter-protest, you’re looking at a 2.5 mile walk at the end of your trip.] FBOW, it’s on. Get all the deets from our National Park Service here. And our...
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TRUMOR: Crissy Field “Patriot Prayer” Attendees Get a CHP-Escorted Bus from...
TweetYou know, I’m not as connected as I used to be so I’m making guesses here, but Man, it sure looks like SFGov is making things as hard as possible for you to counter-protest the Patriot Prayer...
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ABOVE CRISSY FIELD: 1943 Boeing-Stearman Model 75 Kaydet Biplane
TweetMy white whale, as I’ve seen this one afore, but I’ve never been as close as this:
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