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Behold the Secret Corporate Shuttle-Stop Map of S.F.: SFist
Behold the Secret Corporate Shuttle-Stop Map of S.F.
We’re all well aware of the Google, Facebook, Apple and other shuttles ferrying their workers to and from the Peninsula so that they don’t have to suffer the pains of Caltrain — shuttles which are arguably partly responsible for driving up rents across the city now that the commute is so easy and all these companies are doing quite well. But where do they all stop? A design firm has now made a map.
The companies have never published these maps, but map design firm Stamen Design just put together a map of all the shuttles they counted — eBay, Electronic Arts, and Yahoo! all run them in addition to Google, Apple, and Facebook — and used Foursquare and a 2011 city report to document all the known stops. Also, they used thicker lines to indicate greater frequency of the shuttles throughout the day. Obviously, Google’s got the biggest operation running, but you can see that they all make a lot of stops around the Mission, Noe Valley, the Castro, and up Divisadero, landing finally in the Marina. And Apple’s the only company that services Pacific Heights, because obviously a couple of execs must live up there.
See it all below, courtesy of Uptown Almanac.
Previously: Oops: Google Shuttle Stuck At Bottom Of Noe Valley Hill
Contact the author of this article or email tips@sfist.com with further questions, comments or tips.
via Behold the Secret Corporate Shuttle-Stop Map of S.F.: SFist.
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Harvey Milk Day Recognizes Fallen San Francisco Hero (PHOTOS)
First Posted: 05/21/2012 8:52 pm Updated: 05/22/2012 8:51 pm
English: Harvey Milk plaque on Castro Street
People all over the country will celebrate the third annual Harvey Milk Day on May 22, a holiday honoring the pioneering San Francisco supervisor who served as the first openly gay elected official in the United States. Harvey Milk was murdered, along with much loved Mayor George Moscone by former politician an mad man Dan White.
A bill authored by California State Asseblyman Mark Leno and signed into law by former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger created Harvey Milk Day in 2009.
While California is the only state to officially honor the legislator, whose tragic assassination at the hands of fellow Supervisor Dan White was depicted in the Academy Award-winning 2008 film “Milk,” people all over the country also participate. In 2010, groups in 28 other cities followed the Golden State’s lead and held events honoring the legislator.
“He knew you had to make change,” Mobile, Ala. gay rights activist Robin Galbraith told USA Today. “Our community has to understand you have a voice, and if you don’t use it, nothing will change.”
In the New York native’s adopted hometown of San Francisco, there are a bevvy of Harvey Milk Day events planned for Tuesday, including a fashion show, a march through Milk’s Castro neighborhood and a benefit for Harvey Milk Elementary School featuring “Milk” screenwriter Dustin Lance Black.
But some are none too pleased by the festivities. A group of conservative California parents are threatening to withdraw their children from school in protest of local districts’ plans to spend a portion of the day teaching students about the gay rights movement.
The anti-gay group Save California has been running a series of ads in the Sacramento radio market urging parents to follow their lead. “Parents who hear about ‘Harvey Milk Day’ are outraged that this teen predator and sexual anarchist would be given the time of day, let alone be indoctrinating children behind the backs of parents,” said Save California President Randy Thomasson in astatement.
Thomasson argues that schools should be required to gain written parental consent before students learn anything about gay rights.
We here at HuffPost SF, however, will happily go on record as saying we very much support the holiday!
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Is Mark Zuckerberg Trying to Rebrand Himself as a ‘Mission Hipster’?
Facebook founder spotted in the Mission yet again, there goes the neighborhood.Is Mark Zuckerberg Trying to Rebrand Himself as a ‘MissionHipster’?
Posted by Kevin Montgomery on Sat, 04/14/2012 – 5:33pm
When Mark Zuckerberg started turning up at Mission bars such as El Rio, The Royal Cuckoo, and pseudo-dive bar Dolores Park, we kinda dismissed it because everyone goes to those places. Then he acquired Instagram, making us scratch our heads just a bit.
But last night, the 35th richest guy in the world was spotted slamming drinks at the notably cheap and filthy dive Phone Boothand making a 2:30am Farolito burrito run. Which begs the question: was Mark just trying out his billion dollar toy in its native habitat, or is he attempting to rebrand himself as just a regular ol’ Mission hipster?
See, he actually drove 45 minutes north from his fancy Palo Alto HQ to hang out at a bar known for its questionable indoor smoking policy and access to shitty last-call coke dealers. That’s not to say we don’t like The Phone Booth, because we do. But to claim the place is a “destination bar” for people coming from out of town is a bit of a stretch.
Image via CrunchBase
Unless he was trying to score some blow…
[Photos by PX Anon & Meesha | Thanks for the tips, Jason and Lindsey!]
Previously on Uptown Almanac
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Mission Bowling Club, Raven, Yuubi, More, Now Open – Monday Opening Report – Eater SF
Mission Bowling Club, Raven, Yuubi, More, Now Open
1) The Mission: Mission Bowling Club opens tonight at 6 p.m. and as you can see in this picture here, all six bowling lanes are ready to roll. We shared the menu earlier, and Anthony Myint wants you to know it’s not all Mission Burgers. His French onion casserole has been disappearing with warp speed. (Sidenote: If you must have the price tag on said Mission Burger explained, here you go.) 3176 17th St. [EaterWire, Mission Mission]
2) SoMa: Raven is a new Michael Brennan-designed bar on Folsom St. that’s meant to look like a modern take on a film noir hangout with antique mirrors, padded walls and exposed light bulbs on the bar top. Take a look at the drink list here, and expect this place to become a bit of a dance-y pick-up place as the night wears on. If you visit earlier, happy hour includes bar food from nearby Triptych and Rocco’s. 1151 Folsom St. 415-431-1151. [EaterWire]
3) The Richmond: According to Grubz, Yuubi is a new Japanese restaurant and sushi bar now open on Balboa. 501 Balboa Street. 415-508-9767. Facebook adds the tagline: “Where fresh fish meets good price,” and The Richmond Blog reminds something is needed to fill the void since Namu left. [GrubStreet, TRB]
4) Yerba Buena: A few days ago, Pascal Rigo‘s 12th San Francisco La Boulange was added to the newly revamped Metreon. Also notice the website says they’ve added some cult-favorite kouign-amann to the “seasonal treats” in the pastry case. 781 Mission St. [EaterWire, Inside Scoop]
5) Bernal: The Front Porch team’s Rock Bar has been open for a few weeks now, and they’re ready to do a grand opening party on Wednesday. Check out the invite here, which details mad drink specials, plus donkey punch, donkey games and donkey rides. 80 29th St [EaterWire]
6) Napa: Reception has been overwhelmingly good at the new Southern comfort food spot Napa Valley Biscuits, which has been opening and closing sporadically over the past few days. Tablehopper says they’ve got a “fabulous chicken biscuit sandwich,” and hours should stabilize as soon as they ramp up to meet all the unexpected demand. 1502 Main St., 707-265-8209 [Tablehopper]
[Photo: Aubrie Pick]
via Mission Bowling Club, Raven, Yuubi, More, Now Open – Monday Opening Report – Eater SF.
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Burning Man presents: BURNAL EQUINOX 2012! The Strange and Marvelous Experiment!!
Burning Man presents: BURNAL EQUINOX 2012! The Strange and Marvelous Experiment!!
Join us to celebrate the mid-point in our burning year for a seriously mad-capped cultural PETRI DISH of a Burnal Equinox! Burning Man is a fertile “petri dish” of the Self and Community, where people bring bizarre and marvelous ingredients of self-expression and collaborate to create new expressive forms and ways of life. We can now scarcely be contained in the Black Rock Desert and our experiment is spilling over into the larger world at an alarming rate. We invite your imagination to spill over, too! Get in touch with your inner mad-scientist-art-splicing-bio-blingy-socio-cultural-reinvention-badass-funtastic-truly-amazing-self and BRING IT! Your art, your ideas, your creative spark and wild-eyed passion for what’s possible!
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BURNAL EQUINOX 2012!
Save the date! Saturday, March 3rd! – 7pm to 3:45am
** $3 Equinox cocktails until 10pm
** $3 beer all night
Plus dance lessons & social-splicing.
At Public Works
161 Erie Street, SF, CA 94103
(between Division & 14th St. in the Mission)
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21+ over
$20; $15 with donation of art supplies to benefit Hospitality House OR if entering before 9pm
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Art • Music • Performance * Theme Camps * Video Artistry * Unexpectables * You!
In the spirit of invention and play, mad scientist and inventive attire of every conceivable kind is encouraged at this celebration; help bring the playa to SF and embody your own unique “cross-pollination” of imagination and boundless reality. It’s a challenging new world and we are going to live and invent it TOGETHER! So, reunite with old friends and new as part of this marvelous and evolving community experiment!!! We wouldn’t dream of doing it without you!
Whether you come as a hive of virtuous honey bees or the dreaded Dr. Birgin Sparklepony! …or choose to skip all the fuss and come as you truly are—we look forward to BEEing with you and experimenting together!
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