My Changing Neighborhood(s): January 2018

Monday, January 29, 2018

NEIGHBORHOOD RELOCATIONS 2018 – JANICE FONG, OD.

Janice Fong, Optemetrist, has moved her office from 1490 California Street to 1515 California Street, less than a half-block away.

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

MURAL OF FRIENDLY ALIENS

This is one of my favorite murals in my neighborhood.

S & B Grocery and Liquor Store, 1012 Post Street

I like it because was done before murals were Art or Statements, but just ways to make a blank wall more interesting.

Monday, January 22, 2018

JUMP BIKES ON POLK STREET

JUMP Bikes, a dockless electric bikeshare company, has placed at least two electric bicycles on Polk Street between Pine and California.

Anyone can rent them and return them to the nearest utility pole or bike station.

For a much more complete and coherent description of this program, click here: https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/01/17/jump-bikes-to-launch-dockless-electric-bikeshare-in-san-francisco/

Thursday, January 18, 2018

CANARY IN A COAL MINE OR FROG IN BOILING WATER?

This was a news item from January 9 last week.

On that day it was 117 degrees farhenheit in Sydney, Australia. It was so hot that hundreds of bats, aka flying foxes, died in the trees from the heat.

Photo from Newsweek

After I saw this, I kept thinking a corner has been turned in the global environment, and not a good one.

While human beings will probably survive the worst effects of climate change, I'm not so sure about the many other living creatures on the planet.

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

CLOSED TEMPORARILY – NARA SUSHI

Nara Sushi, a popular restaurant located at 1515 Polk,

is currently closed for remodeling and hopes to re-open in February 2018.

Sunday, January 14, 2018

NEW YEAR, NEW ATTITUDE

Seen on a Polk Street planter.

Thursday, January 11, 2018

NEIGHBORHOOD CLOSINGS 2018: #1 CITY CAR RENTAL

City Car Rentals at 1425 Bush Street has closed. According to the sign in the window,

I'm guessing the current building is going to be demolished for another multi-story building of expensive condominiums.

Monday, January 8, 2018

NEIGHBORHOOD OPENINGS 2018 – GROVE COLLABORATIVE

Grove Collaborative, an auto-replenishment service for household products (this is how their website describes them) took over the old unused space at 1462 Pine Street late last year.