Rain can’t keep Santas from invading San Francisco December 13, 2009
Posted by californiabeat in San Francisco.Tags: photos, San Francisco, Santa Claus, Santacon
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By RACHEL SCHWARTZ
Beat Contributor
Torrential downpours were not enough to stop hundreds of Santas from descending upon San Francisco Saturday in the annual mix of debauchery and merriment known as Santarchy.
An event that began in San Francisco in 1994 as little more than a few dozen people in Santa suits out to cause a little chaos and question the traditional imagery of Christmas has grown into an international movement, with gatherings taking place as far away as Dublin and Seoul. (more…)
MUNI Changes: Did your first week of riding the “new” MUNI system go okay? December 10, 2009
Posted by californiabeat in San Francisco.Tags: 38 Geary, 9L San Bruno Limited, Dec. 5, MUNI, San Francisco, Service Changes, transit
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We’re nearing the end of the first full week of post-major service changes on over 60 MUNI lines. We want to know how the week went for you, the MUNI rider, on the revamped system.
Earlier this week, the MTA said that the changes went smoothly, with no major hiccups partly due to the mass outreach effort that was performed to notify riders before the Dec. 5 changes went into effect. Do you think that was accurate?
Leave your experiences and comments below this post. We’ll sum up everyone’s MUNI tales in a later post next week. (more…)
Bay Area Snapshot: Welcome Mat December 10, 2009
Posted by californiabeat in East Bay, Multimedia.Tags: Hills, Homes, Oakland, photo
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Campus Drive // Oakland
From the California Beat photography collection, Bay Area Snapshots is an occassional glimpse at daily life in the San Francisco Bay Area.
MUNI Obituary: The 89-Laguna Honda December 3, 2009
Posted by californiabeat in San Francisco.Tags: 89 Laguna Honda, bus, Changes, December 5, Forest Hill Station, MUNI, service
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(Editor’s Note: On Dec. 5, MUNI will implement a series of service changes that will significantly reduce and cut back bus, trolley coach and streetcar service on more than half of the system’s routes. Some of those changes include entire cancellations of routes. Some of those routes have been in service for generations. This week, the California Beat offers obituaries for those doomed transit routes that will be eliminated on Dec. 5. It’s a glimpse back at the legacy that the transit line left behind, and how it helped shaped San Francisco to what it looks like today.)
89 Laguna Honda
MUNI Motor Coach Route
Start of service: June 1966
End of service: Dec. 4, 2009 (more…)
MUNI Obituary: The 53-Southern Heights December 3, 2009
Posted by californiabeat in San Francisco.Tags: 53 Southern Heights, bus, Changes, December 5, MUNI, service
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(Editor’s Note: On Dec. 5, MUNI will implement a series of service changes that will significantly reduce and cut back bus, trolley coach and streetcar service on more than half of the system’s routes. Some of those changes include entire cancellations of routes. Some of those routes have been in service for generations. This week, the California Beat offers obituaries for those doomed transit routes that will be eliminated on Dec. 5. It’s a glimpse back at the legacy that the transit line left behind, and how it helped shaped San Francisco to what it looks like today.)
53 Southern Heights
MUNI Motor Coach route
Start of service: ???
End of service: Dec. 4, 2009 (more…)
MUNI Obituary: The 26-Valencia December 2, 2009
Posted by californiabeat in San Francisco.Tags: 26 Valencia, bus, Changes, December 5, MUNI, San Francisco, service
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Photo by SF Streetsblog
(Editor’s Note: On Dec. 5, MUNI will implement a series of service changes that will significantly reduce and cut back bus, trolley coach and streetcar service on more than half of the system’s routes. Some of those changes include entire cancellations of routes. Some of those routes have been in service for generations. This week, the California Beat offers obituaries for those doomed transit routes that will be eliminated on Dec. 5. It’s a glimpse back at the legacy that the transit line left behind, and how it helped shaped San Francisco to what it looks like today.)
26-Valencia
MUNI Motor Coach Route
Start of Service: 1892
End of Service: Dec. 4, 2009 (more…)
Bay Area Snapshot: Rooftop Sales December 1, 2009
Posted by californiabeat in Multimedia, Peninsula.Tags: Country Store, Pescadero, photo
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Pescadero, California
From the California Beat photography collection, Bay Area Snapshots is an occassional glimpse at daily life in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Roy’s Road Thoughts: New Year 2010 brings new changes, in more ways than one December 31, 2009
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As we enter the final hours of 2009, it is time to look forward to a new year and from how things look to me, 2010 is promising to be a year of change. (more…)