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Benny Strickler in Tulsa with Bob Wills

Benny Strickler in Tulsa with Bob Wills "The BENNY STRICKLER Story: Bob Wills & Tulsa, 1941-42" by Dave Radlauer, published in the Winter 2013 edition of the Frisco Cricket, the newsletter of the San Francisco Traditional Jazz Foundation. "Strickler was...

Posted by Michael Bates on December 17, 2021 10:22 AM

California High-Speed Rail is Still On - Streetsblog San Francisco

California High-Speed Rail is Still On - Streetsblog San Francisco They haven't killed it. They're just waiting for us hayseeds in flyover country to pay for it....

Posted by Michael Bates on February 14, 2019 11:52 AM

Why California Leaves Its Homeless Out in the Sun - WSJ

Why California Leaves Its Homeless Out in the Sun - WSJ An unintended consequence of criminal justice reform measures that reduce penalties, such as Oklahoma's SQ 780: More crime. "Another apparent culprit is Proposition 47, a 2014 ballot initiative that...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 13, 2018 10:29 PM

Photo essay: Detroit as I knew it

Photo essay: Detroit as I knew it Photographer Herman Krieger, born in Detroit in 1926, documents with then-and-now photographs the places he lived, studied, and worked before leaving the city in 1951. "The houses in Detroit, in which I lived,...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 4, 2017 11:17 AM

Is the party over for free wi-fi in cafes? - BBC News

Is the party over for free wi-fi in cafes? - BBC News One cafe hides its electrical outlets and, between 11 am and 4 pm, cuts off wifi. Another eliminated wifi completely, only to have to reverse its course a...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 26, 2016 11:05 AM

San Francisco/NorCal Commuter Rail, Crayon Edition | Theodore Ditsek

San Francisco/NorCal Commuter Rail, Crayon Edition | Theodore Ditsek A fantasy map of commuter rail around the Bay Area, based on actual rail right-of-ways, many of which were in use before World War II as interurban track. Based in part...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 20, 2016 6:44 PM

The Last American Cowboys -- On Demand -- Medium

The Last American Cowboys -- On Demand -- Medium Four-part series of articles by a San Francisco taxi driver, chronicling his journey from being a cabbie to becoming a driver for ridesharing service Lyft. Fascinating details about the practicalities of...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 28, 2015 1:18 AM

A map of San Francisco's subway system that almost was

A map of San Francisco's subway system that almost was As originally conceived in 1956, the system would have served all the counties bordering the bay, reaching from Los Gatos to Santa Rosa and all the way to Fairfield, Brentwood,...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 9, 2015 12:46 PM

GS Tram Site Home Page

GS Tram Site Home Page Maps and photos of historic and present day trams, streetcars, and light rail systems in cities all over the world. Some examples: London 1940, Los Angeles 1941, Boston 1946, Prague 1990. RELATED: History of the...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 28, 2015 11:38 PM

Zombie » Climate Movement Drops Mask, Admits Communist Agenda

Zombie » Climate Movement Drops Mask, Admits Communist Agenda What's green on the outside and red on the inside? A watermelon? No, it's the climate alarmist protest movement. Zombie, the intrepid chronicler of way-out lefty protests in the San Francisco...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 24, 2014 5:34 PM