Fog City Journal’s favorite photos, videos, songs, quotes and links of the day. Tumblr (3.0; @fogblog)http://fogblog.tumblr.com/<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/t5fOvcta3Ws&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/t5fOvcta3Ws&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Digging in the Dirt, Peter Gabriel, circa 1992.</p>http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/237470965http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/237470965Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:01:31 -0800<img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kstek4LENM1qzoy1ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pigeons in San Francisco.</p> <p><img src="http://www.fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/street_photography_091023/_w2w4797_std.jpg" width="500" height="333"/></p> <p><img src="http://www.fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/street_photography_091023/_w2w4825_std.jpg" width="500" height="333"/></p>http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/237467823http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/237467823Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:57:00 -0800<img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksteh6onmq1qzoy1ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A homeless man in San Francisco’s Transbay Terminal contemplates which bus will take him from suffering to paradise, 10/23/09.</p>http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/237466307http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/237466307Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:55:53 -0800<img src="http://23.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kste79FfyT1qzoy1ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Progressive compadre Supervisors David Campos and Ross Mirkarimi during a weekly Board of Supervisors meeting, 11/3/09.</p>http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/237461370http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/237461370Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:49:57 -0800<img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kste4pZ2u21qzoy1ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Supervisor Carmen Chu has a little fun with Supervisor Sean Elsbernd during a weekly Board of Supervisors meeting, 11/3/09.</p>http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/237460026http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/237460026Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:48:24 -0800<img src="http://13.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kste17Qli01qzoy1ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Out of a total 451,988 registered voters in San Francisco, only 91,970 voters cast ballots (20.4%) in the November 2009 election.</p>http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/237458217http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/237458217Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:46:19 -0800<img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kstayu9Z9y1qzoy1ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.myspace.com/conspiracyofvenus">Conspiracy of Venus Women’s Choir</a> perform at <a href="http://www.lincart.com/">Lincart</a>, San Francisco, 11/7/09.</p>http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/237401690http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/237401690Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:40:05 -0800<img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kstarzZHlA1qzoy1ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Watercolors on paper by Penelope Krebs, now on exhibit at <a href="http://www.lincart.com/">Lincart</a>, San Francisco.</p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/lincart_091107/lincart%20001_std.jpg" width="500" height="267"/></p>http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/237398251http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/237398251Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:35:58 -0800<img src="http://19.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kstak4a39f1qzoy1ko1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Three of several oil on canvas panels by portrait painter <a href="http://seancheetham.blogspot.com/">Sean Cheetham</a> (Los Angeles) currently on exhibit at <a href="http://www.lincart.com/">Lincart</a>, San Francisco.</p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/lincart_091107/lincart%20005_std.jpg" width="419" height="500"/></p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/lincart_091107/lincart%20006_std.jpg" width="500" height="362"/></p>http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/237394291http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/237394291Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:31:00 -0800<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="302" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=925729&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=925729&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=925729&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="302"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>WHAT IS CARROTMOB?</p> <p>Carrotmob is a method of activism that leverages consumer power to make the most socially-responsible business practices also the most profitable choices. Businesses compete with one another to see who can do the most good, and then a big mob of consumers buys products in order to reward whichever business made the strongest commitment to improve the world. It’s the opposite of a boycott.</p> <p>It’s easier to understand if you look at an example. In the first ever Carrotmob event, a liquor store agreed to invest in upgrades that made their store more energy-efficient. In exchange, hundreds of Carrotmobbers showed up at once to support the winning liquor store. To the right is a video of that campaign, and the mayhem that ensued…</p> <p>So…that video might be a little heavy on the dancing, but it explains the concept rather well. Now, choose a category below and we’ll tell you why the people in that category tend to love Carrotmob….</p> <p>If you want to organize your own Carrotmob, email us at <a>info@carrotmob.org</a>. Also find us on <a>Twitter</a> and <a>Facebook.</a></p>http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/211144100http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/211144100Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:33:51 -0700<p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/night_photog_homelessness_090901/_w2w9209_std.jpg" width="500" height="333"/></p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/night_photog_homelessness_090901/_w2w9216_std.jpg" width="500" height="333"/></p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/night_photog_homelessness_090901/_w2w9221_std.jpg" width="500" height="333"/></p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/night_photog_homelessness_090901/_w2w9225_std.jpg" width="500" height="333"/></p>http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/210847796http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/210847796Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:08:00 -0700<img src="http://8.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kre3ebpr6T1qzoy1ko1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Homelessness on the rise in San Francisco.</p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/night_photog_homelessness_090901/_w2w9195_std.jpg" width="333" height="500"/></p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/night_photog_homelessness_090901/_w2w9200_std.jpg" width="500" height="333"/></p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/night_photog_homelessness_090901/_w2w9205_std.jpg" width="334" height="500"/></p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/night_photog_homelessness_090901/_w2w9192_std.jpg" width="500" height="333"/></p>http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/210841959http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/210841959Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:58:00 -0700<img src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kre2xvyarg1qzoy1ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>San Francisco skyline atop 10 Miller Place.</p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/open_src_voting_christine_pelosi_091001/_w2w3516_std.jpg" width="500" height="333"/></p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/open_src_voting_christine_pelosi_091001/_w2w3511_std.jpg" align="middle" width="333" height="500"/></p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/open_src_voting_christine_pelosi_091001/_w2w3521_std.jpg" width="500" height="333"/></p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/open_src_voting_christine_pelosi_091001/_w2w3523_std.jpg" width="333" height="500"/></p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/open_src_voting_christine_pelosi_091001/_w2w3484_std.jpg" width="500" height="333"/></p>http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/210836385http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/210836385Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:49:07 -0700<img src="http://8.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kr1xv5FdSi1qzoy1ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Noted linguist, author and political analyst on U.S. foreign policy and the U.S. economy, Noam Chomsky, focused a discussion on the U.S. wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan for control of dwindling Middle East oil and gas reserves during a speech at the First Unitarian Universalist church in San Francisco yesterday.</p>http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/205187857http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/205187857Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:28:16 -0700<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q29YR5-t3gg&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q29YR5-t3gg&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>You can’t miss what you haven’t had.</p>http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/185083227http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/185083227Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:13:30 -0700<img src="http://13.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpl7l9hk5w1qzoy1ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Van Jones:</b> civil rights activist, environmental advocate, attorney and author, anti-Republican, 9/11 Truther, former radical and now former Obama administration advisor on green jobs economy.</p> <p><b>Glen Beck:</b> racist, gun-lover, AIG bonuses defender, conservative-libertarian zealot, Bible thumper, Rupert Murdoch mouthpiece, simpleton.</p> <p><img src="http://www.bowlofserial.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/glenn-beck-piggy.jpg" width="450" height="458"/></p>http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/181756333http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/181756333Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:05:00 -0700<img src="http://22.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpkg7mVLRm1qzoy1ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Democracy is useless without a reliable voting system</b></p> <p>An <a href="http://www.openvotingconsortium.org/">Open Voting Consortium</a> fundraiser was held Friday at the home of District 10 supervisoral candidate Eric Smith.  OVC’s election reform mission is to maximize reliability and confidence in election results by replacing closed propriety voting systems with non-proprietary paper ballot-generating open source systems.</p> <p>OVC has developed such a system that uses off-the-shelf computer components.  The simplest system would include a computer, a printer and a mouse, but OVC’s system also uses touch screen interfaces.</p> <p>After a voter has completed the ballot selection process, a paper ballot is printed displaying the voter’s ballot selections.  The ballot is also encoded for electronic reading by a barcode reader which would be responsible for tabulating election results.</p> <p>“It’s imperative that we have a system that we can count on,” said OVC President Alan Dechert.</p> <p><i>Photo: District 10 Candidate Eric Smith, OVC spokesperson Brent Turner, District 6 candidate Debra Walker and OVC President Alan Dechert.</i></p>http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/181379346http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/181379346Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:14:00 -0700<img src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpkdwdyGmw1qzoy1ko1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Moon Over China Basin</b></p>http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/181348243http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/181348243Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:24:12 -0700<img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpkdeejHV61qzoy1ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>A Race Against Time</b></p> <p>A construction project to redirect traffic across the San Francisco Bay Bridge to a new temporary span included the removal of an old 3,200-foot segment to make room for the installation of a new 3,600-tonne connecting segment.  The roll in/roll out time-sensitive project, which began Thursday, is scheduled for completion at 5am on Tuesday.</p> <p>But the project, which also included the construction of new toll booths and undertaking road surface maintenance and repairs, ran into a snag Saturday evening when engineers conducting an inspection of the Depression-era bridge, discovered a “significant” crack in one of eight stress-bearing eyebar components used to hold up the eastern span of the bridge.</p> <p>CalTrans spokesperson Bart Ney told reporters today that while all efforts are being made to meet the Tuesday 5am deadline to reopen the bridge, there could be no guarantees.</p> <p>“This bridge will be safer when we open it than when we closed it,” Ney said.</p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/bay_bridge_090905/_w2w9472_std.jpg" width="500" height="333"/></p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/bay_bridge_090905/_w2w9475_std.jpg" width="500" height="333"/></p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/bay_bridge_090905/_w2w9484_std.jpg" width="500" height="333"/></p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/bay_bridge_090905/_w2w9487_std.jpg" width="500" height="333"/></p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/bay_bridge_090905/_w2w9493_std.jpg" width="500" height="333"/></p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/bay_bridge_090905/_w2w9499_std.jpg" width="500" height="333"/></p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/bay_bridge_090905/_w2w9514_std.jpg" width="500" height="333"/></p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/bay_bridge_090905/_w2w9519_std.jpg" width="500" height="333"/></p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/bay_bridge_090905/_w2w9520_std.jpg" width="500" height="333"/></p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/bay_bridge_090905/_w2w9528_std.jpg" width="500" height="333"/></p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/bay_bridge_090905/_w2w9547_std.jpg" align="middle" width="333" height="500"/></p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/bay_bridge_090905/_w2w9553_std.jpg" width="500" height="333"/></p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/bay_bridge_090905/_w2w9565_std.jpg" width="500" height="333"/></p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/bay_bridge_090905/_w2w9578_std.jpg" width="500" height="333"/></p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/bay_bridge_090905/_w2w9583_std.jpg" width="500" height="333"/></p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/bay_bridge_090905/_w2w9595_std.jpg" width="500" height="333"/></p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/bay_bridge_090905/_w2w9598_std.jpg" width="500" height="333"/></p> <p><img src="http://fogcityjournal.com/images/photos2009/bay_bridge_090905/_w2w9604_std.jpg" width="500" height="333"/></p>http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/181341757http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/181341757Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:13:00 -0700<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SpvxuWQjTKA&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SpvxuWQjTKA&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><h1>“Army Strong”</h1> <p>This video is a mix of the Army Strong video produced by the army to entice young women and men to join the military. The other video is produced by Displaced Films which is a series of films produced for Iraq Veterans Against the War <a href="http://ivaw.org/wintersoldier" target="_blank" title="http://ivaw.org/wintersoldier" rel="nofollow" dir="ltr"><a href="http://ivaw.org/wintersoldier">http://ivaw.org/wintersoldier</a></a>.</p> <p>The series of films can also be seen here <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/5448532" target="_blank" title="http://www.vimeo.com/5448532" rel="nofollow" dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.vimeo.com/5448532">http://www.vimeo.com/5448532</a></a>.</p> <p>Please share this with everyone you know and especially young men and women.</p>http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/179015814http://fogblog.tumblr.com/post/179015814Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:17:16 -0700