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Bikes | Low CO₂ | Safe Streets | San Francisco
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My 5-year-old was happily biking ahead of us and stopped at a stop sign. We watched from 30 feet behind as an SUV sailed through their stop sign without stopping and without even slowing down or looking up. My son had the right of way. If he had gone - my heart can hardly bear thinking about it.
September 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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[CUE MUSIC: “IN THE ARMS OF AN ANGEL” PLAYING SOFTLY]
[FADE IN BACKGROUND SOUND: A solemn voice reads names] Nate Silver. Matthew Yglesias. Megan McArdle. Mark Cuban.
[FADE IN: SALLY STRUTHERS sits on a stool in a pool of light on a minimalist set. She looks SAD.]

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September 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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A quick post from me on Crooked's substack @crooked.com on how the Republican appointees on the Supreme Court enabled Donald Trump's attack on the independence of the Federal Reserve Board.

crookedmedia.substack.com/p/the-suprem...
The Supreme Court and the Federal Reserve Board
The Supreme Court didn't protect the Fed or the economy; they enabled Trump's attack on them.
crookedmedia.substack.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Garfield Square might lose another Giant Sequoia redwood. This one took a beating in the storm last night and lost a lot of limbs. This part of the park is closed this morning.
December 14, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Found out why we and a lot of others in the Mission don’t have power this morning. Scaffolding fell into the power lines around 6am during the storm at 25th and Alabama.
December 14, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Can't wait until this mistake gets corrected.
#ValenciaSt #SanFrancisco #CenterRunningBikeLane
December 6, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Couple bumps felt here the Mission #earthquake #sanfrancisco
December 5, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Beautiful sky in San Francisco this morning. This is from Garfield Park, and that’s Bernal in the background.
December 5, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Cargo bikes are the ultimate parental cheat code in San Francisco.

Tonight the traffic to pickup my younger kid from school was insane. Would’ve taken me 20+ minutes to drive. Made in just under 8 minutes on the bike.

More parents would do this if they felt safer, @daniellurie.bsky.social
December 5, 2024 at 2:50 AM
Forgot about this dude the other morning. Spotted him during my morning school drop-off ride. He was already driving erratically, and then he suddenly gunned it and passed the car in front of him. Not sure how to change that kind of behavior.
December 3, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Frost at Garfield Park this morning. Dreaming of a White Thanksgiving, San Francisco?
November 28, 2024 at 3:37 PM
I witness a lot of bad driving while biking in San Francisco, and I capture some of it on video. Here's a trip on Polk Street where 10 drivers used the "bike lane" for parking. This is normal for SF bike lanes, which are mostly unprotected -- or protected by plastic straws.

youtu.be/7eb92B7Ikbc
Polk Street Bike Lane?
YouTube video by Area Matt
youtu.be
November 19, 2024 at 10:33 PM
San Francisco has a serious problem with drivers running red lights. I see it every day. Red light cameras can help, but we don't have nearly enough of them to make a dent in the problem.

Here are a few examples from the streets of San Francisco.

Be careful out there.

youtu.be/L7KWftkbyWE
Stop Lights?
YouTube video by Area Matt
youtu.be
November 12, 2024 at 9:09 PM