San Francisco

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San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced Sunday that she’s lending some of her own staff to help the city’s troubled public school district, whose top official narrowly avoided termination just hours earlier.

Hours after the San Francisco Unified School District’s governing board wrapped up a meeting in which it considered firing Superintendent Matt Wayne, accepted the mayor’s offer.

In a news release Sunday afternoon, Breed said she’s carving out $8.5 million for the School Stabilization Team to help SFUSD overcome its dysfunction.

Money for the mayor’s effort comes from a 2022 measure that unlocked city money to help SFUSD with so-called Student Success Funds for urgent needs. That’s on top of the $100 million the city already provides annually to its K-12 district.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/29507311

The number of people sleeping outdoors dropped to under 3,000 in January, the lowest the city has recorded in a decade, according to a federal count.

And that figure has likely dropped even lower since Mayor London Breed — a Democrat in a difficult reelection fight this November — started ramping up enforcement of anti-camping laws in August following a U.S. Supreme Court decision.

Homelessness in no way has gone away, and in fact grew 7%, to 8,300 in January, according to the same federal count.

But the problem is now notably out of the public eye, raising the question of where people have gone and whether the change marks a turning point in a crisis long associated with San Francisco.

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Hopefully Mayor Breed will show up this time...

Farrell's response regarding this incident doesn't make sense.

If he was purely interested in how long the issuance of the permits would take, why not call the DBI directly instead of Mayor Breed's office?

cross-posted from: https://sfba.social/users/Macuahuitl/statuses/113159162035666866

Free CalTrain rides plus new electric train this weekend

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As Supervisor, Mark Farrell requested noticeably more "behested" payments from companies that had business before the city than other Supervisors.

London Breed did not participate.

I stopped going to the potrero safeway for awhile because it was so difficult to get a shopping cart there. I also have cut back on shopping at safeway because shit's expensive. But I went there a few times recently, and there are ample shopping carts. Shopping carts in the parking lot, and in the store! In the past, I would get so frustrated going there and having multiple people hunting for a cart, or being escorted out to my car by an employee so the cart would get promptly returned. I used to drive down to Excelsior safeway a few times because I knew they had shopping carts.

Personally, I don't think it's a great location due to lack of foot traffic, and cars can't stop there...

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19343572

I spent some time in Lake Tahoe this summer, mostly South Lake Tahoe, and there were so many cyclists. It was such a joy (admittedly I was on vacation) There were many designated multi use paths for walking/cycling/scooters, in addition to bike lanes on the street. It felt safe enough that I could park my bike in front of any restaurant and eat without worry that someone would steal my bike, which was a big plus. There were even some touristy spots where they would encourage people to park there bikes without locks, which was surreal for me. It seemed like many people that live there own 4 wheel drive, large vehicles, but also own bicycles and made use of them during the warmer parts of the year. It felt like they figured out how to make cycling and other forms of transportation work well for their city.

In San Francisco, I can commute with my bicycle year round, except for heavy rain, which then I can easily take a train or bus (or drive but why bother). San Francisco has green painted lanes on the street, designated bike lanes, and areas for bike friendly rides, like the Embarcadero's multi use path, car free Market St, Golden Gate Park, etc. I still don't feel comfortable street parking my bike in most parts of the city unless I'm being quick. I do use BikeLink Parking whenever possible since it's the best and offers me peace of mind. I find myself biking to areas with BikeLink parking available instead of somewhere closer without it. I know some cafes that allow me to bring my bike on to the patio, so I can make it work for many things.

Which city has a stronger bike culture? and bike infrastructure? I think SF would benefit from more multi use paths like they have in South Lake Tahoe, but are they mostly a benefit mostly for tourists and not commuting? I wish SF had safer bicycle parking, since it is such a wonderful way to commute around the city. South Lake Tahoe was a little hot, and SF always has the best weather, so it's easier to ride in the sunshine.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/19787296

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"As the ninth inning drew to a close at San Francisco’s Oracle Park on a recent afternoon, the mood in the stands was dour — the Giants were losing to the White Sox. But in the skies above the stadium, the real game was just getting started.

California and Western gulls glided overhead, scouting the bleachers for garlic fries and ketchup-smeared hot dog buns. The gulls soared steadily by the dozens as the bleachers emptied. Soon, the birds were left alone to engulf any leftover food they could find."

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The cake is still good. I don't think there are any other ice cream cake vendors in the city besides Mitchell's. I do like ice cream cake with cake on the bottom though. They are a small business so I assume it's a cost thing.

The company's name is Specialty Towing and appears to be the same one that went viral on social media after attempting to lift a car stopped at an intersection with the driver still inside. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqvDedeuCl0

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I hope the old ladies that ran the place are okay...

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I'm hanging out at bar tza in the mission until 8:30. Come say hello and I'll buy you your first drink. Look for the Lemmy rat face.

I'll be hanging out at Bar Tza from 6:30pm-8:30pm Thursday evening. Everyone is welcome to come by, say hello, and I'll buy you your first drink.

Bar Tza 2481 Mission St. San Francisco, Ca (21st and Mission) 6:30pm-8:30pm on Thursday, July 25th It's easy to get here on BART or MUNI and Ubers are always 2 mins away.