Nike Is Buying Public Parks

I wonder how much we could get for Dolores. I mean, with such sub-par playground facilities, maybe Nike wouldn’t even be interested. Maybe the best we could do is Skechers.

[via kkr]

Previously:

Drunk in Japan

Burritos in Japan

Street Code Says 'No Women or Children'

Manuel, alleged victim of a shooting last week at 29th and Tiffany in LA LENGUA, who earlier expressed lament that his daughter bore witness to such violence, speaks once again:

I was borned and raised in these streets. People have concerns aout STREET CODE! When I was growing up! The rules ARE! NO WOMEN OR CHILDREN! Who broke the code?

Read on.

Woman and child photo by Jasper Gregory.

NSFW: After Hours All the Waitresses Would Put Matches on Their Breasts and Light Them on Fire

[PHOTO REDACTED BECAUSE OF INJUSTICE, BUT YOU CAN STILL CLICK THROUGH TO IT USING THE LINK BELOW]

In an interview with 7×7 yesterday, Delfina’s Craig Stoll, apropos of not much, said that when he used to work at Timo’s, “[A]fter hours all the waitresses would put matches on their breasts and light them fire.” All the waitresses. He adds, “That was pretty fun.”

He also confirms yesterday’s report that Delfina is taking over the Ramblas space, and reveals that they will be serving Roman cuisine. Read on.

(Thanks, bodah!)

Photo by asabass.

Previously:

Titty City T-Shirt

Always Cook Your Popsicle

Ice Tubes is the premiere surfing/man skills/humor website on the internet, and yesterday they showed us how best to enjoy a popsicle.

Just Go Ahead And Put That Ticket Booth Anywhere

The Victoria Theatre on 16th, San Francisco’s oldest operating theater!

(via Anomalous_A)

Punk's Not Dead?

Most of us were pretty well united in opposition of some spurned scenester’s defacement of a nice mural a few weeks back.

Reader dan derek, on the other hand, took one look at this thing and proclaimed:

punks not dead! sf needs more graffiti writers like this

Hmm.

Previously:

72 and Still Punk as Fuck

The Commercialization of Punk

Mission Streetscape Workshop Starts in 30 Minutes

Light refreshments,” people! Get over there!

Previously:

Mission Streetscape Plan Introduces New Urinals on Valencia Street

Upstairs/Downstairs

These two shots just popped up back to back in my reader, in this order, and I thought it was a sign or something and wanted to share.

Upstairs by visivo; downstairs by cellybrain.

One of the Tastiest Little Breakfasts in Town

S. Pigeon this morning clued us in on a fine-looking breakfast option over at Rosamunde Sausage Grill, and lamented that clearly not enough of us are taking advantage:

And what’s this about free fancy coffee?

Previously:

Rosamunde Roundtable

More Neighborhood Naming

Johnny0 has alerted me that Eddo of herrachinky is the Kim Peek of naming SF neighborhoods. Don’t believe me? Check out these masterpieces from his twitter:

  • DUCFOP (Down Under Central Freeway Overpass)
  • HayBro (Hayes Broderick)
  • SLUM (South of Lower Upper Market)
  • FerBu (Ferry Building)
  • Castr8teenth (Castro 18th)
  • MissCapCha (Mission Capp Chavez)
  • CliChé (Clipper Church Chenery)

If there’s one thing worthwhile to include in the Library Of Congress, this is it.