Spencer Duncan

@Scott_Wiener Big talk coming from the man who banned nudity 😒

In light of its ill-informed decision to rename the Wienermobile, I am cutting all ties with Oscar Meyer. No longer will OM hot dogs be served at the annual meeting of all U.S.-based Wieners (except Anthony) & my campaign logos are being redrawn using Nathan’s as a model.

@yourdrunkdog Casey no

How much of my vibrator needs to be duct taped to justify buying a new one?

4th and Folsom, looking toward Market Street, 1938 and today. During the 1960s and early 70s, this area was completely bulldozed by the SF Redevelopment Agency, and has never had even a remotely cohesive appearance since.

@NaderLikeLadder @nwilliams030 Making one here is on my todo list.

@nwilliams030 I wish SF had something like this cafe. The vibe + the hours

I am of the humble opinion that café Reggio may be the best cafe in nyc

@evanjconrad Bring him back, coward!

RETVRN

@evanjconrad @InformantGuard Well now we’re just getting into vehicle fleet logistics, which just depends on how companies want to operate and how cities regulate them, but parking thousands of vehicles in a parking garage in SF is not going to be cheap.

@Mirumcer @InformantGuard If you do have vehicles that are doing nothing (which would make sense), why wouldn't you put them in a parking garage, not on the street?

This is silly. AVs are good for San Francisco (and most cities) Please click on this link to send a letter to the board of supervisors (it takes 20s): tinyurl.com/support-avs-sf

@evanjconrad They’re not making that argument in the letter though and neither am I. They’re just saying that it needs more improvement before full deployment and that seems pretty reasonable.

@Mirumcer I haven't seen evidence that says "cruise is worse than human drivers" Just because it blocked a bus lane doesn't make it worse than a human driver (who block bus lanes all the time, and we unfortunately haven't banned them from driving yet)

@evanjconrad @InformantGuard Well you’d need enough vehicles for peak demand times, which means you need to put them all somewhere when not in use. Also I would like to direct you to the top floor of the downtown SF Costco parking garage.

@InformantGuard @Mirumcer Why would a user of a self-driving car care if there's on street parking for the car after they have exited the vehicle?

@evanjconrad They’re not, but it’s super valid to say that right now, today, it has issues.

@Mirumcer Don't ban it and stop it from happening, that's so shitty for future people!

@evanjconrad These are all promises of a future technology that doesn’t exist today though.

@Mirumcer UHHHH - Safer than a human driver - Easier to regulate (no need for infrastructure to add new speed limits / slow streets) - built-in congestion pricing - eliminates on-street parking - easier to not own a car

@yourdrunkdog Bruh

I have discovered purgatory and it is being violently hungover in a Lowe’s to help the guy you’re not actually dating pick up a washing machine because he doesn’t have a car.

@evanjconrad And especially in SF a lot of people are perfectly happy with the status quo, they like that the housing market is fucked because they can sell their outdated 2 bedroom condo in a mediocre neighborhood for $1.5M

@evanjconrad The problem is that the problem is rooted in several other problems, like our broken housing market, our broken mental health system, our broken prison system and to fix them would be to admit they’re broken.

A core issue of sf is that everyone thinks they’ll get canceled if they mention the whole “dude in hayes valley just screaming for the last 6 hours” thing Like it’s possible for that dude to be having a bad time, and also for other people to be having a bad time

@evanjconrad People often confuse compassion with tolerance when it comes to homeless people, but I for one have woken up one too many times to someone screaming “I’m going to kill each and every one of those faggots!” outside my apartment in the castro.

@sfchronicle I’m glad they’re doing this in less time, a little concerned the initial estimate was so much higher than it needed to be though.

San Francisco will kick off 2023 by removing hundreds of parking spaces across the city that obstruct riders from boarding Muni buses — a process that is planned for completion within 18 months. trib.al/sYCkV8W

Tangential follow up: satellite mode is misnamed as it’s really just picture mode.

How come the oceans in google maps are all topographical and shit, even in satellite mode?

Ok but they’re fun, fabulous, and fir-ocious?

@evanjconrad Ok, but have you SEEN the amazing travel Oregon adds?

California