This photo of a view from Mt. Diablo in the East Bay comes from zevek’s photostream.

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More than one hundred examples of work by San Francisco artist Maxwell Loren Holyoke-Hirsch will be on sale at Tiny showcase at 7:30 EST, July 15. Via San Francisco Art & Design Lover.

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Here’s a close-up of the banners:

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Okay, over the past few posts we’ve seen Market Street, Lombard Street, Gough Street, and now Fell Street. What’s this city?

Here’s a bonus clue: The city we’ve been looking at features a Holocaust Memorial, located across from the U.S. Custom House on Gay Street.

Answer in next post.

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We’ve seen Market Street, Gough Street, and now Lombard Street. Where are we?

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Continuing the series started with the previous post. Where do we find this Gough Street?

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Okay, a lot of cities have Market Streets. Stay tuned for a better clue . . .

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Linking fourth . . .

“Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.” — Benjamin Franklin

• San Francisco Mission district murals : Ay candela!
• Portuguese influence on San Leandro : Bem-vindo
• China tourism to the city could double : ??
• Free San Francisco walking tours : Can’t be beat
• San Francisco webcams : We like to watch
• Interactive map of California fires and California air quality conditions and forecasts : Enough already
• Polk Street restaurants heat check : Where’s the action?
• SF tops for honeymoons : Or so this person says
• 10 Most Literate Cities in America : Are we really less literate than Pittsburgh?

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photo from tinou bao’s photostream

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What do these folks — Randy Newman, Dave Brubeck, Cecil Taylor, Archie Shepp, and Arturo Sandoval — have in common? They are all part of the lineup for the 26th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival. The festival runs from October 3 through November 9, and tickets go on Sale July 13.

Okay, Miles Davis won’t be there (maybe in spirit; that’s one of my Illustrator artworks over at the right). But Miles from India will.

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We stopped in a Lukas taproom and lounge in Oakland on a recent weekend afternoon. It’s not a bad time to visit — it wasn’t too crowded. In the afternoon, you order from the bar. If you get the seafood platte (photo via Pieces & Bits) it comes on ice. But really the frites are all you need with a good Belgian beer.

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