A Ballot Party to Prepare for the Election

I went to Paul and Carol Kameny's Ballot Party Friday night, June 1st. They have this before each elections so we can do our patriotic duty and get informed and vote. We took turns reading the basic information about each measure, discussing it, and adding what we knew. I came home much better informed AND I had Lauri Fried-Lee's opinions too! We had good things to eat, and the cake and I had something in common!  Two civic-minded friends came with me and contributed what they'd gained from being part of the Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods.

Baby Out Front

This is what I saw leaving Trader Joe's today.

I've seen those signs saying, "Caution:  Baby on board."  But in this case, the baby was out front.  The mother was a lot more confident than I would be!

Whatever Happened to the Proposed Mosque and Cultural Center at 51 Park?

https://patch.com/new-york/downtown-nyc/ground-zero-mosque-plan-resubmitted-years-after-protests

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/12/realestate/muslim-museum-world-trade-center.html

Alone on MUNI!!!

GoBikes Sighting!

Samba and I saw lots of these scooters on Balboa Street across from Cafe Sis on Wednesday (April 25).   I even parked beside one, hoping that was legal!

I'm such a fool that when I saw an article about e-bikes, I thought they were describing these.  

I've got to improve my vocabulary so I distinguish between bikes and scooters!

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/E-bikes-SF-s-latest-alternative-transportation-12861602.php

San Francisco Falls in Love with Former FBI Director James Comey

"Ex-FBI chief Comey charms an S.F. audience," according to the headline leading to a report by Joe Garofoli (April 24) on Comey's appearance at the Curran Theater, where  all,\ 667 seats were taken (not all of them at the original price)!

I've been worried since Trump started having problems with the FBI that their stature would be raised as a result, so as much as I hate to interrupt the love fest SF is having with James Comey, I want to mention that Trump is not the only one who is "untethered to the truth." 

Human Rights Watch has cited the FBI as being an instigator in domestic terrorist attacks, for example.  In 2014 they reported that nearly all of the high-profile domestic terrorism plots in the US since September 11, 2011 featured the direct involvement of government agents or informants.

In reference to the American system of government (with their institutions) Comey said "No president serves long enough to screw it up."

Can the same thing be said of the FBI?

Earth Day with SFVS at the Civic Center

 Earth Day with SFVS at the Civic Center: Patly and Greg Rohrbach orchestrated a very successful Earth Day Chef Zone booth at the Civic Center on Saturday, April 21!  There were a lo...