San Francisco and what to do in it

on a different note ... I'm kinda skeptical this random panhandler dude they picked up in the suitcase/dismemberment murder is really the dude, seems kind of unlikely

Really? I found it incredibly likely- from the start this seemed like something that someone mentally ill and living on the streets would do (vs a gang murder as some suggested).

dismembering a body is p difficult, kinda hard to do while living on the street. idk I am not a detective there is tons of stuff about this I don't know (and don't want to know) but a) I don't have a lot of faith in the SFPD, b) picking up a random transient is kind of predictable scapegoating that happens *all the time*, and c) the description in the Chronicle of dude's apartment doesn't really scream murder scene

Well I guess we'll see. I thought it seemed to insanely OTT for a gang murder, which tend to just be shootings.

how did he transport the victim?

Well one thing that was said initially by the cops was that they don't even know if there was a murder to begin with. If he encountered someone dead on the street, it's not impossible to imagine hacking up the body 'onsite' so to speak.

But this is leading me down a path in my mind I'm not keen on visiting. I spend a reasonable amount of time in and near that area and can easily imagine how horrific it must have been to discover any of it.

http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/minimum-wage-dilemma-san-francisco

The only good point that dude has made is that small business should be getting the same tax breaks as Twitter et al. That's what is really killing small business.

The only good point that dude has made is that small business should be getting the same tax breaks as Twitter et al. That's what is really killing small business.

Go on...

oh look the guy the cops arrested is dead now

welp

http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=70382

Although having more LGBT-friendly public spaces is wonderful, when celebrating leather, otherwise-compassionate members of the community should be aware that leather production is the result of extreme animal suffering (especially since most comes from India and China where animal welfare laws are virtually non-existent and unenforced), and the tanning process (to preserve animal flesh designed to decompose) uses many toxic chemicals that poison humans who work at or nearby tanneries, as well as the environment. There are many humane and environmentally-better alternatives now - please consider those instead!

For more information:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-friedrich/leather-bad-for-the-envir_b_1696183.html

san francisco next leveld

xp am I the only one that thinks that's hilarious?

Very lol

well I guess this could work: http://borderlands-books.blogspot.com/2015/02/an-opportunity-for-borderlands-to-stay.html?m=1

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_MEPtwUQAAogmJ.jpg

there should be one of those clickbait quizzes where you have to pick the era of the anti-gentrification posters: 90s or now?

the question nobody's asking: is there a link between gentrification and nicely letterpressed posters

From the "And What To Do In It" files:

https://scontent-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/10959300_10152563466445047_6556673904738589833_n.jpg?oh=7d8337a172807a89ffcd1859672a726c&oe=558FCC89

support lost weekend: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/save-lost-weekend-video

I'll be an SF scumbag starting next week. O_o

cool now we can fight about epics in person

I thought Temecula was the physical place of choice to settle internet beefs.

but seriously, welcome!

sweet hit me up for yoga atudios

typo ^ this was meant to say 'yoga attitudes'

Sunday, April 19th, my kids' school is having a pie social fundraiser. You can sign up to make a pie (and potentially win a KitchenAid mixer), or just come eat lots of pie and support the kids/meet an ilxor.

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1143298

oh is that so:
http://www.gofundme.com/qnubwg

I know someone who loves to bake... ;)

angrily stalk your supervisor while naked: http://blog.sfgate.com/matierandross/2015/04/13/supervisor-scott-wiener-gets-stalked-to-work-by-angry-nudist/

god I hope these assholes and their buses all plunge into the Bay

http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2015/04/16/transportation_carrier_leap_facing_ada_complaint_has_tos_claiming_theyre_not_a_transportation_carrier.php

oh good they're making a tv show about my zip code: http://blog.sfgate.com/culture/2015/04/20/casting-for-new-mission-set-tv-pilot/

didn't realize there was a society of rockets show last month, sorry I missed it

with any luck in another four years there'll be another show lol

That show sounds like they just ripped off your life as a leading tech executive, Shakey...

*insert 90210 joke*

this is bumming me out
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/save-lost-weekend-video

get a bike, cross the g.g, go to the woods, and the small towns.

Seeing Sleater-Kinney tonight, wondering if the show will end before BART stops running or if I should just drive there.

it looks like there's just one support act and it says it starts at 8pm, should be over before BART stops running

This is undoubtedly my favourite show at the moment! Fucking love this show!

ok so a few days ago one of my co-workers e-mailed all her fellow co-workers in the office that live in the Mission (including me) asking if anyone had gotten one of these on their door:
https://pacificfeltfactory.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/door-hangers-3.jpg?w=640

these were apparently all over her block at 15th and Guerrero. (No one else had seen them). I didn't think much of it, beyond thinking that it was kind of a shitty thing to do to invade people's privacy with a more-or-less threatening message implying imminent arrest.

Later in the week, totally unrelated, my wife relates to me the continuing saga of our homeowner's associations conflicts with this artist collective that has moved into a live/work space adjacent to our building. Turns out they want to also host events, live music, public parties, etc. all while using our building's entrance/exit and courtyard. (Obviously we are not so happy about this, presents a security risk, among other things). And guess what - the artist who did this stupid doorhangar thing is part of this collective. Oh joy. I am all for art spaces and supporting artists and have been doing so for 20+ years in this city, but these people seem like jackasses.

Typical NIMBY haha.

Confused though. Artist collective is using ur building's space? Or are they part of your building? I can't imagine your insurer would be pleased in either case.

Door flyer thing seems like typical promotion crossed with post-9/11 paranoia. Don't see implied threat.

I know lol

when our development was purchased/built this old brick building (formerly a felt factory) was set aside and designated to be used by artists as a live/work space. The developer (as is typical with developers) took forever to get the place ready, didn't properly remove asbestos, etc. before finding a buyer for the space. The developer found a buyer, and the artists just moved in over the last few months. BUT they are not part of our HOA, they are separate. And so they have lots of different ideas about how they are allowed to operate, which are now being hashed out with our lawyers. For example, their building can only be accessed from the sidewalk through our building entrances. We initially had a bunch of robberies in our building for years, and went through a lot to secure our building - the prospect of the gallery allowing essentially random, unsupervised access to our building is not v attractive.

anyway

condo ownership, the joys of

Beats the alternative, but yeah I know feeling. :-/

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/5/14/san-francisco-immigrant-families-describe-hopelessness-after-eviction.html

live Kenneth Anger sdtk thing tonight in SF (I will be projecting the films):
https://www.facebook.com/events/882228311819538/

some year maybe i'll get to this

https://www.fandor.com/keyframe/daily-san-francisco-silent-film-festival-2015