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San Francisco is preparing for 2025 Chinese New year parade

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 22 Jan 25

San Francisco will be having a Chinese New year parade soon. It will be hosted by Joan Chen. Daniel Lurie will be the first mayor to be innaguratd in Chinatown. It will be the year of the snake....

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Today is the 118th anniversary of the San Francisco quake in 1906.

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 18 Apr 24

The great earthquake in San Francisco happened 118 years ago today in 1906. It was commemorated in San Francisco today with some people wearing period costume from 1906. Former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown spoke at the...

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What Happened to the Homeless in San Francisco?

Jim Bauer @porwest (112864) • United States 20 Nov 23

It seems to be a question without an answer...from anyone. What happened to the homeless in San Francisco when the governor, Gavin Newsome, declared that the "city be cleaned up" to prepare for the visit of China's Xi...

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It Takes China to Move a Democrat

Jim Bauer @porwest (112864) • United States 14 Nov 23

Just keep that in mind, folks. Do you matter to the democrats? Are you important? Or, perhaps, Xi Jinping is who matters most. Don't think so? Just ask California Governor Gavin Newsome. In fact, he pretty much even said...

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Tony Bennett has died at 96

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 21 Jul 23

Singer Tony Bennett, a long-lived singer who loved classic American songs, has died at age 96. He was a couple weeks shy of his 97th birthday. His career spanned 7 decades. He was suffering from Alzheimer’s and until 2021 still...

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The Ferry Building in San Francisco turns 125 years old today

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 13 Jul 23

Today, the Ferry Building in San Francisco turned 125 years old today. There was a celebration there today with free ferry rides and free ice cream. The building started as a travel hub and has had many uses in its lifetime. Today...

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Storms have damaged Chinatown’s lanterns.

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 4 Apr 23

The red lanterns in San Francisco’s Chinatown have been an iconic photo op for ten years,. But this year’s storms have damaged them. Some lanterns have been destroyed; some are in tatters. Fundraising has started to buy new ones....

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Have you ever stayed in a themed hotel?

Kelli M @spiderdust (14756) • San Jose, California 2 Apr 23

I bought the other half a pair of concert tickets in January for his birthday. We finally got to go to the show last weekend and stayed in San Francisco overnight. Staying in the city isn't the easiest to plan, as the places I...

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Traffic is tied up on the Embarcadero due to overturned big rig

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 21 Mar 23

There is a long line of backed up traffic due to a big rig truck overturning on the bay Bridge. This is the Embarcadero. It is roughly behind KGO tv station. You may notice the Cupid’s Span at the edge of the television picture....

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It rained last night!

The Horse @TheHorse (238338) • Walnut Creek, California 7 Nov 22

I didn't notice it until I went shopping just now, but it rained here last night. I guess I could not see that the pavement was wet in the early morning light (I checked). I see some small puddles outside and my succulents are...

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More houses on Visitacion Valley

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 21 May 22

Here is another street in Visitacion Valley, a neighborhood partly in San Francisco and partly in Daly City. Aside from the parked cars you see the close together houses, one of which is a bright pink. It is a hilly area and a...

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Visitacion Valley mural

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 18 May 22

This is a mural in Visitacion Valley in the southern part of San Francisco, California. I think it sums up the character of the neighborhood. There are several other murals here. There is a store nearby that sells local artwork...

Visitacion Valley in San Francisco

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 13 May 22

These are some colorful houses in Visitacion Valley, a neighborhood in San Francisco. They are close together and seeing the valley from a distance you can see rows of them. The place is near Brisbane and Daly City. Visitation...

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This is the San Francisco Bay

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 24 Feb 22

This is the bay in San Francisco. It is on Embarcadero road. You can see some of the piers here, and the day was sunny. There are a lot of businesses on this street. The Ferry Building has something like a mall inside with food...

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This is the Cupid’s Span in San Francisco

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 28 Jan 22

The Bay Bridge is also visible. This 60 foot sculpture was made by Claes Oldenburg and Coose van Bruggen a couple of married artists.It is composed of fiberglass and steel and is in Rincon park along the Embarcadero.They said...

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The 49ers and Green Bay are tied

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 22 Jan 22

The 49ers are playing the Green Bay Packers now. It is a very cold day, not what Californians are used to. It is snowing. The game is at Lambo Field in Wisconsin. San Francisco was pretty warm yesterday.It is tied now even though...

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Bad reviews

Bensen32 @Bensen32 (28658) • United States 6 Dec 21

Hello all, So, I was reading this story about this restaurant in North Beach, San Francisco, CA. Seems the restaurant is called Hilda and Jesse on Union St. and they refused to serve three police officers that came into the...

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We took a new hike today!

The Horse @TheHorse (238338) • Walnut Creek, California 13 Feb 21

Today, my hiking buddy and I climbed some hills in a city called Richmond California. Richmond is known more for gun violence than pretty views, but if you're close to the shore, the are some nice areas with cool views to the East...

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Still Blogging! This Time About Entertainment

cmoneyspinner @cmoneyspinner (9218) • Austin, Texas 9 Jul 20

It's been since I started blogging. My early attempts resulted in me having my blogs deleted on certain platforms. But since I wasn't banished, I tried again. Some people ask me how can I maintain so many blogs. My answer is:...

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Photo of the Day: Before the Pandemic

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 5 May 20

This was taken in San Francisco in Early July of 2019, the city that was so full of life then is virtually silent now, but this trip was both a beginning and end on a personal level as well.

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