Throughout the month of May, members of the Board of Supervisors are holding town hall meetings in their districts with the goal of receiving recommendations for budget priorities from their constituents. After giving it some sarcastic thought, I’ve compiled a top 10 list of things I think the city should invest in: 10. Muni dry wipes 9. Game of Thrones Thursdays (whatever that may entail) 8....
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“Muni Dispatches” is a semi-regular column that chronicles one intrepid editor’s journey to ride every Muni line from end to end. Why? Well, to echo the immortal words of mountaineer George Mallory before he left to climb Mount Everest: because they are there. Of course, Mallory ended up freezing to death on the frigid slopes of Everest, but the point is that he made a...
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No, Muni isn’t perfect. And yeah, I sometimes long for more predictable weather patterns. But we San Franciscans have much to be thankful for. For the sake of time (I’ve got a Hot Pocket cooling), I’m going to focus on one: our lack of ridiculousness when it comes to who can and how to vote. How easy is it to vote in this town? The proof is in the curry. Naan-N-Curry...
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Have you ever seen this film? The Conversation? It’s amazing and it’s about sound. It’s also set in 1970’s San Francisco, which is just more evidence of it’s awesomeness, no? The larger themes of the film involve surveillance and eavesdropping, perception and misperception, disengagement and disconnection — as well as the isolation that can result from an over commitment to (or...
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