Baghdad By The Bay

13/12/2017

Mayor Ed Lee Has Died

I woke up yesterday morning and couldn't believe the first thing I read. Mayor Ed Lee had died of a heart attack. As I read through the news I noticed people remarking how great a Mayor he was. There were also a few people that seemed a bit happy he had died. Here are some of my thoughts. Mayor Lee wasn't the type of person to make people angry out right. [ 885 more words ]

http://baghdadbythebaysf.com/2017/12/mayor-ed-lee-has-died/

I woke up yesterday morning and couldn't believe the first thing I read. Mayor Ed Lee had died of a heart attack.

05/11/2017

The First Affordable Housing In San Francisco

Hello everyone. It's been a long time hasn't it? Sorry for the delays, but if you remember my article on the Purge of 2016 it has continued in high gear in 2017 so I've been a little busy. So without further ado, here's an article that's been on my mind for awhile. I've seen people talking about San Francisco's need for affordable housing to be built so that, well, people can afford to live here. [ 684 more words ]

http://baghdadbythebaysf.com/2017/11/the-first-affordable-housing-in-san-francisco/

I've seen people talking about San Francisco's need for affordable housing to be built so that, well, people can afford to live here. I agree that affordable

03/07/2017

Ban On Flavored To***co Products

This is a bit of an odd subject to talk about, but I feel it should be said because even though it is well known and no one is going to say that to***co is good for you there are some problems with the new law that was passed in San Francisco banning all flavored to***co products. Supervisor Malia Cohen pushed through legislation in 60 days with very little fanfare to ban flavored to***co products. [ 1,143 more word ]

http://baghdadbythebaysf.com/2017/07/ban-on-flavored-to***co-products/

This is a bit of an odd subject to talk about, but I feel it should be said because even though it is well known and no one is going to say that to***co is good

16/06/2017

UPS Shooting In San Francisco

Just thought I should write something about this because yesterday morning I had just dropped a rider off at 16th & Kansas and continued down to go around the block to reverse my direction. Then it happened. I was on 17th St and hear what I thought were firecrackers that maybe one of the guys in the tent city was playing around with and then I saw UPS guys running yelling… [ 443 more words ]

http://baghdadbythebaysf.com/2017/06/ups-shooting-in-san-francisco/

Just thought I should write something about this because yesterday morning I had just dropped a rider off at 16th & Kansas and continued down to go around

12/06/2017

Is The Party Over In San Francisco?

As I travel around San Francisco every day I've been noticing changes that aren't looking very good anymore and I'm beginning to believe the party is over. People aren't smiling anymore. People aren't going out as much anymore. People talk more about how tough it is to live here than how great it is to live here. These are signs that there is a shift in San Francisco happening. [ 828 more words ]

http://baghdadbythebaysf.com/2017/06/is-the-party-over-in-san-francisco/

As I travel around San Francisco every day I've been noticing changes that aren't looking very good anymore and I'm beginning to believe the party is over

07/06/2017

The Future of Rideshare in San Francisco

I've wanted to say something and bit my tongue several times, but I have to get this out there. This is an example of tech gone bad and I feel the need to say something about this because while the news writes articles about it they don't contact someone like me or my Facebook buddy Michael Gumora to get our input. [ 1,244 more word ]

http://baghdadbythebaysf.com/2017/06/the-future-of-rideshare-in-san-francisco/

I've wanted to say something and bit my tongue several times, but I have to get this out there. This is an example of tech gone bad and I feel the need to say

05/06/2017

Baghdad By The Bay: 001

Here's a direct link to the Baghdad By The Bay v2.0 video

My first video made as an add on to my blog which you can read at http://baghdadbythebaysf.com. This video along with the others that will be coming serve th...

05/06/2017

Baghdad By The Bay v2.0

Well, I've been thinking of doing this for awhile and now I was able to pull together everything I needed to pull it off. As you might have noticed I've been grabbing more video to put with my words because if a picture is worth a thousand words then a moving picture might be worth a million or so. I also have been getting lots of emails from readers who have an interesting idea of what I'm like. [ 160 more words ]

http://baghdadbythebaysf.com/2017/06/baghdad-by-the-bay-v2-0/

Well, I've been thinking of doing this for awhile and now I was able to pull together everything I needed to pull it off...

03/06/2017

Baghdad Intro

So I'm going to try adding video to my blog posts and here's the opening intro that I'll be using. Tell me what you think.

17/05/2017

Is San Francisco Traffic That Bad?

Yes. Let's get that out of the way first. San Francisco traffic in the last few years has gotten a bit horrible and it might be getting worse. Here's a few things to keep in mind when you wonder why the traffic is so bad: Taxis: OK, this isn't really so much of a problem because San Francisco has had 2500 taxi medallions for years now. [ 1,013 more word ]

http://baghdadbythebaysf.com/2017/05/is-san-francisco-traffic-that-bad/

Yes. Let's get that out of the way first. San Francisco traffic in the last few years has gotten a bit horrible and it might be getting worse.

03/05/2017

Sunset District vs. Medical Ma*****na

San Francisco is a haven for cannabis dispensaries. There's at least one sometimes more in every neighborhood of San Francisco, except of course for the Sunset District. The Sunset District is the largest, most suburban district in the City, so big that it actually needs two supervisors. Katy Tang does the heavy work for the majority of the district, but the Inner Sunset is covered by Norman Yee who also handles the Lake Merced area which while technically isn't a part of the Sunset District most of the people still sort of add it on as a part of the Sunset. [ 1,082 more word ]

http://baghdadbythebaysf.com/2017/05/sunset-district-vs-medical-marijuana/

San Francisco is a haven for cannabis dispensaries. There's at least one sometimes more in every neighborhood of San Francisco, except of course for the Sunset

02/05/2017

15 Year Old Killed in Sunset District Shooting

Just to preface this before I start: I don't normally do this kind of thing. I hate sounding like an old curmudgeon shaking his fist about These kids today , but I feel it's kind of necessary considering a lot of the fuss that it's raised in the Sunset District and beyond in San Francisco. If you haven't heard by now a 15 year old boy was driving his car on Sunset Blvd and was shot and killed near Kirkham street. [ 415 more words ]

http://baghdadbythebaysf.com/2017/05/15-year-old-killed-in-sunset-district-shooting/

Just to preface this before I start: I don't normally do this kind of thing. I hate sounding like an old curmudgeon shaking his fist about These kids today ,

20/04/2017

Kids And Uber/Lyft | Baghdad By The Bay

Kids And Uber/Lyft | Baghdad By The Bay

Hi everyone. Remember me? I know it's been a while and I've been busy since my tech job ended which is a whole different story that I don't plan to get into

09/02/2017

The new Andronico's Community Market [now run by Safeway] looks pretty much like the old Andronico's.