Month: April 2007

Oakland Hillbillies

The provocative Mr. Charles Barkley, an NBA legend in his own estimation and currently a TNT network commentator, referred a moment ago to “Golden State” as a “a…

Local Church Urges Spanking

Bethel Baptist Church in my home town of El Sobrante in the East Bay tells parents that failing to spank their children amounts to “opposing God’s will.” The…

Bay Respect

Thanks to Eruthros for pointing out these two Bay Area-related videos. They may at first seem unrelated, but both are calls for respect. First, a music video for…

Deconstructing Casa Sanchez Salsa

Casa Sanchez, based in San Francisco, makes some of the best chips and salsa around. They have a restaurant at 2778 24th Street (which has been getting some…

Matthiola incana “Perennial White Stock”

matthiola incana

Here’s a good plant for Bay Area gardens. Most people probably know the common stock that is grown as an annual in many parts of the country. This version, perhaps close to the wild species found in the eastern Mediterranean, is a perennial in most of the Bay Area. It has a woody stem and grayish green foliage. It grows to about 2½ feet. In the summer it gets fragrant white flowers on short spikes. It can be grown from seed, or it’s available in 4-inch containers from Annie’s Annuals. Full sun, average water.

Bay Area Maps Online

Bay City Guide has posted a selection of useful Bay Area maps in pdf format. Included are: San Francisco street map San Francisco MUNI map Bay Area /…

Golden State Warriors

The Bay Area’s NBA team, the Golden State Warriors, must be contending for some kind of record for futility. They’ve missed the playoffs 25 out of the past…

Spring Garden Party at Annie’s Annuals

Annie’s Annuals in Richmond (at 740 Market Avenue) is holding their spring party this weekend, April 14-15. They will have free “supermarket sweep” raffles every hour — winners…

San Francisco Street Art

A youtuber named Ryan Erickson, whose handle is AlwaysThrowROCK, has posted an interesting video of San Francisco graffiti and street art. The video is “dedicated to those who…

Celebrating Sisters

click photo for larger view Laughing Squid has posted a notice of the 28th Anniversary celebration of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. The free event, called Night of…

San Jose Flea Market

I’ve never been to the San Jose Flea Market, but after seeing Jennifer Yin’s photos I just might have to make the trip. Founded in 1960, the flea…

Burrito Eater

photo from www.burritoeater.com Burritoeater.com is an incredibly thorough guide to the city’s taquerias and burrito restaurants. Through today it has reviewed 454 burritos since New Year’s Day 2003….

Emporium Dome, Westfield Centre (Bloomingdale’s), San Francisco

click any photo for a larger view (via flickr) Recently I visited the Westfield Centre in downtown San Francisco, mainly to get a look at the historic dome…