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Commented on Lee Urges SF To Be "celebratory and safe" For Super Bowl
"Police Chief Greg Suhr said after the World Series that the destructive behavior of fans caught the department and other emergency responders by surprise. A previous World Series victory celebration in 2010 had been less volatile." really? judged by what?...
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Commented on Man Accused Of Killing Two In Mission Crash Pleads Not Guilty
Olmo said his client "is very upset over the whole matter." "He is not a callous person," he said. oh yes, the person who tried to kill 3 people in cold blood and 10 minutes later killed 2 other people...
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Commented on SFMTA Board Deadlocks On Free Muni For Youth Plan
by all means SFMTA, lets give free rides to the demographic most responsible for a bulk of MUNI's physical problems (that directly effect riders) such as vandalism, theft, and general chaos/damage. sounds like a great plan. any MUNI rider who...
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Commented on Suspect Found With Dead Man's Debit Card Pleads Not Guilty In Fatal Strangulation
Rosen said, "I can unequivocally state that it would be a mistake to assume the evidence against him points unerringly to his guilt." if they found his DNA on the victim, I'd say it's pretty it's pretty easy to assume,...
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Commented on BART Cops To Get Devices To "improve behavior of all parties during police interactions"
now, if only ALL police and law enforcement were forced to wear/operate cameras like these. police brutality and harassment would likely plummet quite a bit. here's hoping it becomes standard over the coming years....
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Commented on Attorney For Muni Bus Driver Charged In Pedestrian Death Blames Agency
wait... what? that argument is horrible. how does this driver being lost negate blame in this situation? sure, he might not have been at that particular intersection if he had been better informed, but it wouldn't have made him a...
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Commented on Man Who Drove Into Muni Tunnel Last Month Pleads Not Guilty To DUI Charges
I'm with Beej, WTF? When you plead not-guilty to a slam-dunk case like this, you're essentially telling everyone you're an idiot. And this guy is doing it two-fold; by saying he wasn't intoxicated, what other excuse does he have for...
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Commented on Banned From Fire Station, Strippers Make Check Presentation To SFFD At Academy Of Art-Owned Building
Fire department spokeswoman Mindy Talmadge said the chief discouraged the event "just because of the nature of it ... not that we don't appreciate the check." So... you're too good to be seen with strippers (when they aren't even dancing...
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Commented on Business Leader Worries That Visitors To SF Might Not "Appreciate" Getting Ticketed When They Break Traffic Laws
yeah, sorry... but if you can't be bothered to read (or CAN'T read) traffic signs and signals, then you deserve that ticket and probably shouldn't be driving AT ALL. i mean, if your GPS tells you to turn the wrong...
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Commented on Pedestrian Seriously Injured After Being Hit By Bicyclist
i can't even recall how many close-calls i've had with bicyclists (while on foot) over the years i've lived in SF, there have been so many. it angers me that groups like "critical mass" and others will often complain about...
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Commented on 26 More Cases Dropped Amid Additional Allegations Of SFPD Misconduct, Property Theft (Video)
"The officers in these videos have the same rights as any other citizen," the Police Department said in a statement. ... except the citizens that they are "allegedly" victimizing....
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Commented on Suspect In 1995 Murder Who Turned Himself In Pleads Not Guilty
someone please explain to me the logic behind turning oneself in for a 16 year-old crime, and then pleading not-guilty... perhaps i'm missing something, but... wtf?...
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Commented on Bay To Breakers, Now With Sober Tents
Although a small part of me is bummed that they are making the event an mostly sober event (people will drink, no matter what), because the costume-party atmosphere totally sets it apart from other foot-races... I'm much much much happier...
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Commented on Is Muni Considering Banning Pets From The Bus? Should They?
yeah, even though it'll be nice to buy underwear in bulk within city limits, i'm definitely a little trepidacous about target moving in haha, i never said it was a realistic wish. also, people with luggage generally tend to be...
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Commented on Is Muni Considering Banning Pets From The Bus? Should They?
surprisingly, in the almost 15 years i've been riding muni, i've never witnessed a high-stress situation involving animals on board. however, i've got to agree with Rain, i feel like unless an animal takes up more room than a backpack...
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Commented on Are The Guardian Angels The Solution To The Mission's Crime Problem, Or Are They Just Crazy?
@blake: "Is this really journalism or hate speech?" although, i must admit, that if Mr. Sankin wants to be taken more seriously as a journalist he should probably avoid the liberal use of the word "nut-bag"... however this is not...
