San Francisco and what to do in it

Crossposting from the Aquarius Records thread:

Okay! So the long in the works documentary is about to get its premiere. If you're in the area or will be, June 3rd at the Roxie

https://sfdocfest2022.eventive.org/schedule/6266fa524f915800bc1a9d73

If you're not in the area, you'll be able to watch live in early June as part of the festival streaming setup:

https://watch.eventive.org/sfdocfest2022/play/626d8a60dfc81600dd8deaa6

Soooooo, I'm scheduled to be San Francisco on Memorial Day weekend (and the Tuesday before it).

I will take any and all recommendations! Oh, and FAP if that is a thing in these current times.

Well it’s mostly back in gear but COVID rates are rising so there you go. I’ll be out of town all weekend so alas, no FAP for me.

Hard to say this is a 'good' thread but it's a needed one.

THREAD. A rare thing is happening today: we are about to get a window into the secret world of how cops shape the news. There's a hearing this afternoon into how San Francisco cops manipulate the media through “strategic communications.” The internal documents are shocking.

— Alec Karakatsanis (@equalityAlec) May 5, 2022

here is a thing to do in San Francisco

http://www.tenderloinmuseum.org/upcoming-public-programs

Punk/Performance in the Loin, a gallery show & public program series that explores the intersection of punk rock and performance art in the wild and ragged Tenderloin of the 1980s, organized by the late, great video artist Dale Hoyt.

Ooooh good tip on the Tenderloin Museum, thank you.

Resharing from a few posts back but the SF Documentary Festival as a whole is streaming now and that includes the Aquarius Records documentary

https://watch.eventive.org/sfdocfest2022/play/626d8a60dfc81600dd8deaa6

At Gray Area tonight: Morton Subotnick (!)

I keep forgetting that's tonight. Have a blast for sure!

Exceeded expectations.

Going to be in SF for two nights in December at the end of a trip. I've previously stayed for a few days in both Union Square and the Financial District. Are there other neighborhoods with nice hotels that anyone would recommend?

Consider North Beach? Maybe the Haight?

(I don't know if those hoods have hotels but North Beach is nice to walk around, the Haight is close to Golden Gate Park's varied delights)

How about the Hyatt in Japantown?

If you want a change of pace (and don’t need to be in SF itself for work), consider staying in Berkeley or in Marin (either central Mill Valley or San Anselmo rather than Sausalito).

(gasface)

i like poly’s suggestion imo
never stayed at the kabuki but i love japantown & that area

Thanks for the suggestions. My wife needs to be in SF for work. We're going to be in Big Sur before this so will have some nature time. Will check out Japantown - haven't been there.

I find SF geography so confusing. Things that look close together on the map I've thought of as far away and vice versa.

nothing in SF is _that_ far away in terms of distance, compared to other US cities -- the traffic and/or the hills are what make it feel that way. I remember visiting NYC ten years ago and realized that even though things were farther apart than in SF, it was faster and easier to walk places because everything was flat.

Idk what your transportation situation is, or where in SF your wife would need to be, so this could be a horrible suggestion, but I would suggest the Tenderloin (if you won't have a car) or Fisherman's Wharf (if you will have a car, because parking) ... there are some vintage-y motels a little west of there. Fisherman's Wharf is right next to North Beach tbh.

Yeah, the hills are some of the issue. Also the blocks seem very long?

We will ditch the car when we get to SF and probably just use BART/Uber.

I’d steer clear of Tenderloin and Fisherman’s Wharf. There are nice hotels close to Market Street on 2nd and 3rd that should have decent rates that time of year. The area is meant to support convention crowds, so they are convenient (close to BART), clean, modern, etc.

https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/dozens-of-bowls-found-on-top-of-sf-buildings/amp/

cool

anybody want some Roxy Music tickets for tomorrow night? I can't use em, just want to make sure they don't go to waste

This is a golden age of sidewalk record sales.

I've no doubt!

do share! i miss the bay area, esp the great record hunting

So...wet enough for you? (More seriously, hope everyone's snug; we had some kitchen leaks, not great, but mostly caught now.)

San Francisco today is likely the 2nd wettest day EVER recorded in 170+ years (records began in 1849). Since midnight we have seen 4.78" of rain. In the last 24 hours we have seen 5.19". Will wait for @NWSBayArea to confirm. Wettest 24 hour period ever is 5.54" on 11/05/1994. pic.twitter.com/GUiygHZBfZ

— Drew Tuma (@DrewTumaABC7) December 31, 2022

Wet down here on Central Coast, too. We'll take every drop!

i wonder how it will effect the annual tradition of "let's celebrate the new year by shooting guns all weekend" that doesn't get highlighted by the Oakland Chamber of Commerce or any of the Business Improvement Districts

Phew.

did it stop?

was in the San Jose airport this morning and saw some crazy footage

it's coming again tonight

hang in there. sacramento has been hammered, midtown looked like a warzone with all the downed trees, our neighborhood has had like five down in a 10 block radius

Yikes!

We’re just getting only the good stuff in emeryville - no trees down, no flooding, no power outages, just lots of delightful rain and wind. Also lol at the two thunderstorms we had which each consisted of a single lightning strike.

Phew and then some.

insane bursts of storms all day in Berkeley/emeryville area, 20 minutes of torrential hail and downpour, then the sun would come out for 30 minutes, then more crap.

An unusual amount of thunder today in Oakland... we rarely get any around here

Hard times, man

https://missionlocal.org/2023/01/san-francisco-storm-missions-homeless-weather-rain-hail/

xp - as opposed to thunderous gunfire and fireworks? ... seriously, earlier there was a loud boom and I said out loud, "That's actually thunder ... wow."

did someone say thunderous

Or just plain cold

Returning to start-of-the-year vibes today.

this rain is awesome but I can't help thinking about all the dead undergrowth in the east bay hills when the hot dry winds come back

one dramatic weather event at at time please

Holy shit at the twist in this case: https://sfstandard.com/criminal-justice/beating-of-ex-fire-commissioner-defense-attorney-accuses-don-carmignani-of-bear-spray-attacks-on-homeless-people/

That's fucking nuts! Maybe he got what was coming to him after all

Not uncommon knowledge by those following the case, the real surprise that the SF Standard (right-leaning, at least by SF's standards) did a 180 on this, they framed this guy as a real decorated Fire Chief in their previous coverage. He was only on his job for 4 months before he was dismissed for domestic violence charges. They backtracked and now refer to him as a "cannabis entrepeneur"* in their edits.

*I've had 2 friends do hard time for being "cannabis entrepeneurs", and unlike Carmignani they didn't bearspray any homeless folks.