Urban Parenting Lessons by Muni
Photo by @jpmalu90
This lady ran for her life lmao.
Real life lessons, y’all.
Photo via @jpmalu90 on Instagram.
Art Opening Wednesday Night: Pieces of the City
Tonight is opening night for San Francisco artist Nathan Tan (Nate1), whom you might also know as the designer of our awesome “Long Live the Fast Pass” T-shirts. This time Nate will be at Social Kitchen and Brewery, where you can check out the exhibition and sample craft beer and food.
Details:
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 from 6-8pm in the mezzanine.
Social Kitchen & Brewery
1326 9th Ave, San Francisco
LomographySF Facebook Contest: Win a 110 Fisheye Camera!
Accidental triptych by Yours Truly
Remember our Muni-themed workshop with LomographySF? We got the photos back from that super-fun day, meaning it is officially contest time. Workshop attendees are competing for the title of best photo, and it’s up to all y’alls to pick the winner.
Head over to the Muni Diaries Facebook Page (like us if you haven’t already!) to vote. To vote, be sure to like an individual photo, not the album. Which album? This album of lovely Lomo pics. I mean, you can like the album — and why wouldn’t you — but that doesn’t count as a vote, FYI.
The photo with the most likes wins: a 110 Fisheye Lomo camera and a roll of 110 film!
Well, I’m jealous, because that camera is flippin’ adorable. And it’s perfect for toting around town and taking more of those subtle street shots we know and love here at Muni Diaries.
Voting is open from now until midnight on this Friday, August 17th.
Muni Mural WTF?
SFMTA Will Donate Proceeds From “Support Israel” Ads
Photo via @volksmenner
Update (Wednesday, 7:53 a.m.):
“The city of Saint Francis has a long history of tolerance for all, and while we honor a person’s right to self-expression, there are times when we must say ‘enough.’ The recent ad has no value in facilitating constructive dialogue or advancing the cause of peace and justice. While this ad is protected under the First Amendment, our ad policy and our contractual obligations, we condemn the use of any language that belittles, demeans or disparages others. Going forward, we will review our policies with regards to ads on the Muni system.”
The SFMTA will donate its proceeds from this advertisement to further the educational activities of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission.
Original post:You might have noticed the ad above on the side of several Muni buses. It has sparked a backlash from many who see it as racist and hate speech. A further problem is its political nature. SFMTA has a policy against running ads of political nature.
According to KQED, these ads were purchased by a pro-Israel woman in response to what she feels were anti-Israel ads that ran on BART some time last year. She tried to get the same ads on New York City buses, but NYC’s transit agency refused. She sued in federal court, and won. The same day she got that ruling, SFMTA approved her ads in San Francisco.
Paul Rose, Muni spokesman, says the agency’s hands are tied due to the court ruling, but that they’re exploring options. In the meantime, The Council on American-Islamic Relations wants people to sign a petition asking SFMTA to remove the ad before its contractual term (until the end of the month) is up.
For more on the controversy, read KQED.
Happy-Hour Pint on Muni
What? This pint absolutely counts.
From Gene at Orange Photography, via Instagram:
Lady next to me on Muni tore into her Ben & Jerry’s and is licking it
TWSS?
And damn skippy, she is. Don’t act like you haven’t wanted to do this coming home from the grocery store.