Notices by scott f (scott@carfree.city), page 7

@EverydayMoggie I also think this matters and should be fought, for people who situationally have to drive.

"the vast majority of these surveillance photos are of vehicles that are not involved with crime... that data could be used as a Trump administration tactic to track people getting abortions or gender-affirming medical care, or as a tool for mass deportations."

Why we said no on (March 2024) Prop E. But London Breed and the whole Garry Tan–funded moderate faction thought it was smart politics to line up behind this.

https://sfist.com/2025/01/03/sfpd-refuses-to-say-where-theyve-placed-those-400-automated-license-plate-readers-all-over-town/

I love Mori Point! You can hike it by transit on the SamTrans 110 or 112, which leave from Daly City BART; it's a scenic bus ride in itself. Then cross route 1 in the foot tunnel, connect to the Sweeney Ridge Trail behind the orchid place, and catch the 121 back to San Bruno BART on the other side.

@jplebreton https://mastodon.social/@jplebreton/113768030770238695

"We were the only county in the state of California where — in the middle of a pandemic, with all the shelters closing — the number of people who are unhoused dropped."

Even I didn't realize that. Thank you for all you do for San Francisco, @deanpreston

https://missionlocal.org/2025/01/dean-preston-reflects-successes-disinformation-election-loss/

Imagine a daily San Francisco to Seattle train that takes eight hours with tickets starting at $60. Leave SF at 10am, get to Seattle at 6pm. Paris and Berlin have that now.

https://www.euronews.com/travel/2024/12/13/high-speed-train-from-paris-to-berlin-to-launch-this-winter-with-daily-connections-from-59

@kzodasnowman @skinnylatte confused me for a sec til I realized you mean Berkeley Bowl. I like Rainbow being a worker-owned coop, even if it ain't perfect.

@skinnylatte @tripofmice wonder if they would respond well to feedback about this?

I whined at them many times on the comment forms about reopening their Folsom St entrance which is much easier to access by not-car, and they finally did reopen it

@skinnylatte !!! fighting words

@skinnylatte yeah, good stuff! they also own Aditi at Valencia/22nd and Aaha at 16th/Hoff, I believe.

did you not care for Udupi Palace? Or haven’t tried yet? I like their dosas too

“The cyclical churn between homelessness, shelter and incarceration is estimated to cost taxpayers $83,000 per individual annually — far more than providing treatment and housing.” https://www.governing.com/urban/criminalizing-homelessness-can-lead-to-more-crime

someone really needs to make an image file format that allows the alt text to be saved along with the image

The demise of Indochine Vegan on Valencia was greatly exaggerated (by me). It’s true it was replaced by Himalayan Hub, but rather than closing, it moved next door into half the Sunflower Vietnamese space (the other half of the L-shaped Sunflower restaurant is still open on 16th St).

PSA: there's hella Flu A virus in San Francisco right now and it's a nasty strain.

Masking helps; so does handwashing and wiping down counters, as unlike Covid it spreads via larger droplets that can live on surfaces. Get this season's flu shot if you haven't, too.

https://data.wastewaterscan.org/tracker?charts=CkAQACABSABSBmU5ZTg3ZVoLSW5mbHVlbnphIEFyCjIwMjQtMDktMTdyCjIwMjQtMTItMTeKAQZmMGRhMzW4AZ4B&selectedChartId=f0da35

it's true you get more conservative as you age. thats why i'm leaving the Democratic Socialists of America and joining the Republican Socialists

Headline: Safeway to close over concerns about customer safety, theft

10th paragraph: Actually, they're selling it to a developer

Even after California passed disastrous Prop 36, corporate media are *still* laundering big retail companies' crime-panic talking points as fact

Hiking by Transit by @tschuy has an improved map, a new San Francisco (proper) section, and a section on hiking trips away from the Bay Area!

https://hikingbytransit.com/

read Cory Doctorow's short story "Radicalized"! it's now been published online for free, and is highly relevant to current events

https://prospect.org/culture/books/2024-12-09-radicalized-cory-doctorow-story-health-care/

this is a genuinely great protest song

also the artist has a bandcamp and it's #BandcampFriday for 3 more hours 👀 https://mipsomusic.bandcamp.com/album/book-of-fools-2

@other_ghosts When he banned the @elonjet account from his website he accused it of sharing his "assassination coordinates." Dude's been thinking about this for a while.

Map of parts of SF that should evacuate now. Not just by the ocean, also includes bayfront areas like most of Mission Bay. https://www.sf72.org/hazard/tsunamis

#tsunami #tsunamiWarning #sfwx