My Changing Neighborhood(s): January 2017

Monday, January 30, 2017

NEIGHBORHOOD CLOSINGS 2017 – LEFTOVERS, ECO-COPY (#1 in a series)

Leftovers, located at 1350 Van Ness, has closed after many years in business,

as has Eco-Copy

at 1323 Polk Street.

Friday, January 27, 2017

CONTEMPORARY SIGNS OF DISCONTENT – HE, THE AMBULANT ID... (#29 in a series)

Sign outside Kahn & Keville, 500 Turk Street

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS – PROGRESSIVES AND TAKING OVER THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Happening Thursday, January 26 at 7:00 p.m., in the Fireside Room at the Unitarian Universalist Center, 1187 Franklin Street at Geary Blvd.

Snacks and beverages will be provided.

Saturday, January 21, 2017

NEIGHBORHOOD POP-UP – FRIENDS WITH BENEDICT

A pop-up brunch offering eggs benedict

recently popped up along Polk Street, offering brunch every Saturday and Sunday at Myconos Greek Restaurant at 1431 Polk Street.

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS – LOWER POLK CBD ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of the Lower Polk Community Benefits District is taking place at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 18, at 1849 Washington Street.

Thursday, January 12, 2017

BLOG UPDATE AND CORRECTION: YOUR NAME ABOVE THE TITLE

After I published the "Your Name Above the Title" last week, I received a message from a reader who informed me that: “... he [Zuckerberg] asked that his name not be placed there but the board wanted it to be a source of donations.”

Whether it was the Board of Supervisors or the Facebook board, I think it was bad advice. Putting his name before the city makes it look like he wanted naming rights in return for the money, like AT&T Park.

It's good to know that wasn't the case,