Notices by Bob Horowitz (bobhorowitz@sfba.social)

#SilentSunday #Flowers #NatureyCrap

We've been having a lot of unseasonably perfect weather these last few weeks. Blue skies, nice temperatures... all that boring crap instead of our usual cold and foggy days.

Anyway... last night, around 11:30, Chris shouted that the fog was back so I grabbed my camera and joined him on the side deck. It was pretty dark out there so I didn't expect to get anything decent - not without a tripod and remote shutter - but I was surprised. The picture just needed a little noise reduction and a tiny bit of that thing you do with the curves.

So here's the fog, at 79 mm, f/3.2, ISO 6400, for 1/10 of a second, handheld.

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There's a song about this.

#FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #photography

Chaos, yesterday, on Valencia Street.

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ONE

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God I love this city.

#FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #StarTrek #photography

Like the Louvre but also outside 👍

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Teh coyote problem in this town has gotten out of hand 😳

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This is also how I greet people who come to our front door 😁

Haight Street
Tuesday, May 12th, 2026, 4:15 p.m.

#FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #photography

"Hey Bob! It's Friday! We're serving martinis in sippy cups out on the back deck. Come join us!"

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@beckett 😁 @bmacDonald94

God I love this town.

Ripley Street, yesterday, 3:57 p.m.

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Los Angeles, March 14th 2026, 7:39 p.m.

The last time I was in Los Angeles, Madonna was still fresh and relevant. So it's been a while.

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@jeridansky These are lovely 💕

@jeridansky @NorcalGma2
I would like to second Jeri's best wishes... and also say that was a thoughtful, interesting, honest interview. Smart, homespun, and gentle... all wrapped together.

So a quick update on something I wrote about last month...

It appears the failed and recently shuttered Westfield Mall / San Francisco Centre has been rescued. A pair of local developers won the bid and purchased the massive, defunct mall for 10 cents on the dollar. Rumor has it they plan to redevelop the mall into a mix of housing, office, and some retail.

Fingers crossed they save the old Emporium dome atop the eastern side of the mall. Speaking of which, from my Lightroom archives, here's a picture I took in December 2009 of that grand old dome. Look at her, all gussied up for Christmas 😘

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@jeridansky @TheEddieShow Yup... I saw that article. SFist is on my RSS news feed.

@TheEddieShow Yup. This was taken in December, in the late afternoon on a weekday. The street was quiet and there were very few tourists lined up, waiting for the cable cars.

Last year, 2/3 of the storefronts were vacant. But it's coming back. I just did a Google search of the changes:

AT&T: Returning to its former location at the One Powell St. building.

The RealReal: Returning to its former 253 Post St. location (near Powell).

Off the Grid: Opened a 30,000-sq-ft space in the former Uniqlo location at 111 Powell.

TIAT (The Intersection of Art & Technology): Immersive space at 151.

Best Bookstore: Opened on Powell Street.

Pop Mart: Opened at 200-216 Powell St.

And Jollibee is opening a chicken restaurant on Hallidie Plaza.

Other recent additions: Nintendo, Shoe Palace, Nooworks, and the café The Wild Fox.

Additionally, Uniqlo is returning to the area at a new location around the corner, at Fourth and Market Streets, in the former Old Navy flagship store.

@TheEddieShow One Powell is across the street, other side of the cable car turnaround, on the corner of Hallidie Plaza. That's where the AT&T store will return.

The old Gap Store is still vacant... Or at least it was the last time I walked past. Haven't seen plans for it yet.

The best news is that the giant, empty Westfield Mall / San Francisco Centre was just resold to a developer who promises to redevelop it into a mix of offices, retail, and residents. This will probably take years to happen but it's nice to see the forward direction there.

#FotoVorschlag
"ÖPNV (ohne Fernbahn + Flug)” / Public transport

Today's photo challenge reminded me that I needed to post a picture of the cable cars because San Franciscans are required to do that at least once a year. It's the law.

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