Anyone in the Bay Area happen to have a connection to The Mercury News and/or SF Chronicle's digital media team? Would love to attempt to connect with them and somehow try and convince them to create their own official #Mastodon account. Not a Mastodon instance. Just an account. It'd be nice if they could use the #fediverse to better serve the local Bay Area community.
Saw something new today on the freeway. On both WB & EB approaches to Vacaville on I-80: there are now stay in your lane signs, curve signs, & ALL lanes are separated by a solid white line for a short distance. Not sure if this is temporary as a part of the managed lanes construction project or a permanent measure. #I80#SFBA#SolanoCounty#Vacaville
It'd be nice if local Bay Area media outlets would have their own official presence on Mastodon. Wouldn't be hard from them to setup their own account on mastodon.social or on a more local instance like sfba.social
I'm raising lots of kale on our balcony. The cooler weather this week has brought out the blue on the leaves. Very delicious in salads and lots of dishes. Highly recommend for gardeners in San Francisco! #sfba#SanFrancisco#MissionBay#BayArea#Dogpatch#VegetableGardening#Urban Gardening
If you’re a #cars guy in the #sfba, you’ve probably heard of Alice’s restaurant in La Honda. I went up there recently and I saw this sign.
This is chickenshit. If you want to raise prices, raise your menu prices. I’m willing to pay for the difference. Don’t blame “inflation” and then add 6% to your prices off-menu. This shit should be illegal.
Also, disturbing commentary from an ex-worker of Alice’s:
“Alice’s is a horrible restaurant, they have “weekend menus” where they raise prices dramatically to scalp customers, they mistreat and underpay workers, and the quality and care for the raw food is despicable. The amount of cross contamination in the kitchen is unbelievable, I have seen fresh fish sitting out for hours in the sunlight before anyone bothered to put it away. Do not eat here!! The 6% up charge is the least of your worries if you choose to eat at this despicable restaurant. How do I know? I used to be an employee and witnessed firsthand all of the above mentioned issues and many more!”
Raising prices on weekends is understandable. But the suggestion about poor food handling is not great.
The next #meetup is this Thursday at New Relic. I will be away at #RubyKaigi but I'm so thrilled to see the new organizers making this happen monthly! We already have host companies offering space for the future events.
I’m getting eaten alive out there but I do not care. If only I could get it in focus, total refusal on that one, my phone’s like YOU’LL SEE THE COLORS THRU ME AND YOU’LL FUCKING LOVE IT and yup yup no complaints I never in my life dreamed I’d see the Northern Lights from California!!! 😱😱🥹
Anyone in the #SFBA seeing any #aurora tonight? Can't see anything from #RedwoodCity but if I could see it from on top of a mountain, I'd head right up (just as soon as this homebrew cider wears off).
Stern Grove Festival 2024 87th season schedule 6/23-8/25 https://www.sterngrove.org
Tegan and Sara, King Isis
Chicano Batman, Lido Pimienta
SF Symphony with Special Guest Jessica Vosk
The Commodores, The Grease Traps
Masego, Satya
Franc Moody, Drama
Alex G, Fake Fruit
Herbie Hancock, SFJAZZ Collective
Lucinda Williams, Jobi Riccio
Sylvan Esso, Poolside
Chaka Khan #SternGroveFestival#SanFrancisco#SFBA