My Changing Neighborhood(s): September 2014

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

HIATUS

If you’ve been wondering why My Changing Neighborhood hasn’t published anything new since 9/13, it’s because last week I had knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus.

Double-Gleam Nasturtiums

Recovery is going nicely and I hope to resume more regular blogging sometime next week. Until then, enjoy the pleasant autumn weather.

Saturday, September 13, 2014

NEIGHBORHOOD SHOUT-OUT

Sign at Royal Liquors, corner of Polk and Pine

Friday, September 12, 2014

NEIGHBORHOOD MURALS (#5 in a series)

This mural, called ‘The Carnaval’,

has been gracing the wall on Frank Norris Alley between Bush and Pine since January 2013. Painted by Bolinas artist Mike Shine, this mural

“…explore[s] the metaphor of a childhood deal with the devil, recalled only through driftwood artifacts that he collects on the beach… Mike gathers this driftwood and slowly pieces together a dark memory….[and] suspects that the clown-devil of his childhood might be waiting to collect on an ancient pact….Mike unfolds the memory of an event that may have foretold his adult life.”

From http://www.artandarchitecture-sf.com/tag/mike-shine

That might explain this message:

and the one above:

It's an arresting work that I always enjoy seeing.

Mike Shine also painted the south wall of the O’Farrell Street Theater as well:

For more information about that particular project, click here: http://sfciviccenter.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-new-ofarrell-theater-mural.html

Monday, September 8, 2014

POP-UP PICASSO PORN (WARNING: NSFW VIEWING!)

This appeared last week on the boarded-up Polk St. Hair Design on Polk between Pine and California.

Painting, corrugated cardboard on plywood

As far as this blog knows, it's still there as of today. The artist is unknown.

Sunday, September 7, 2014

NEIGHBORHOOD RE-LOCATIONS 2014 (#1 in a series)

Along with new business openings, two neighborhood businesses re-located.

Longtime neighborhood fixture Marvel Cleaners, located at the corner of Larkin and California, has re-located across the street to 1528 California.

Audio Vision SF, formerly at the corner of Van Ness and Pine,

has moved to 1628 California, next to the Plant Warehouse.

Thursday, September 4, 2014

NEIGHBORHOOD OPENINGS 2014 (#9 in a series) – TI TI CAFÉ, LUISA’S PIZZA, LA MAMA PIZZA & KITCHEN

There’s been a spate of new openings recently along Polkstrasse (as it used to be known). First up:

TI TI CAFÉ

opened at 1486 Pine Street. Located less than a half-block from the corner of Polk and Pine, Ti Ti’s serves sandwiches, salads, and other tasty foods.

LUISA’S PIZZA & PASTA

has openedat 1550 California Street. Others have already noticed. Click here for more information: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/978403

And finally,

LA MAMA PIZZA & KITCHEN opened at 1534 California Street, offering Tunisian Moroccan food.

Welcome to the neighborhood!

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

TAXING THE PEASANTS

Since The City That Know How only fines APs (Artificial People – corporations) $1 for parking in public bus stops instead of the $271 it routinely gives out to non-APs for the same crime, new revenue streams have to be found to make up for all that lost income.

Revenue streams at South Van Ness and Mission, August 2014

Revenue creek at South Van Ness, August 2014

The above photos show MUNI fare inspectors hard at work finding those new revenue streams by giving out tickets of up to $100+ to those who dare to ride MUNI without proof of purchase. Well done, City That Knows How!

For an interesting article on this sad state of affairs, click here: http://www.salon.com/2014/01/23/when_companies_break_the_law_and_people_pay_the_scary_lesson_of_the_google_bus/

Monday, September 1, 2014

LABOR DAY

Window sign of American Postal Workers Union, 1239 Howard Street