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Written by Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 on 2025-01-23 at 23:14

This! Once again, #berniesanders nails it:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/23/bernie-sanders-trump-inauguration-speech?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

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Written by Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 on 2025-01-23 at 21:43

I know there are many good SF retailers in the neighborhood commercial districts - both local manufacturer's stores, and retailers with well thought out collections, offering coherent design ideas rather than a single brand. I can't help but wonder if figuring out how to get more local products/locally curated collections into downtown might not pay dividends in getting people - especially vistor's - to come downtown.

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Written by Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 on 2025-01-23 at 21:33

I recall the days when major cities had significant local retailers with their own character and attractions - San Francisco had I Magnins, Gumps, Emporium-Capwell serving different market segments, etc - and many smaller retailers with retail selections curated to create a local experience (Arthur Beren's shoes, for example). There was a reason to visit and shop.

And how I see "evidence of positive momentum the recent openings of a string of luxury retail stores near Union Square, including Rolex and Patek Philippe boutiques next to a new Breitling watch shop and relocated MaxMara and Burberry shops."

How does that differentiate SF from any major city trying to attract visitors? Why is it a feather in the retail cap to attract boutiques I find in good quality international airline terminals? Is that the best we can do - branded mass market luxury? An upscale version of discount outlet malls? How does this create an "only in SF" experience?

https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/business/more-sf-retail-spots-were-filled-than-vacated-in-late-2024/article_bf209bb8-d929-11ef-82f5-8fc5919a842a.html

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Written by Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 on 2025-01-23 at 19:03

Muni Routle 01/23/2025

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https://www.muniroutle.com

(It appears that the more often I take a bus, and the longer the distance I ride, the more likely I am to get this right.)

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Written by Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 on 2025-01-22 at 20:20

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Written by Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 on 2025-01-22 at 16:15

Informative and some amusing points ("...include invasive pest species such as black rats, Norway rats and house mice,  Interestingly, Caspi was able to link higher rates of consumption of these pest species to territories with more restaurants,... ") as well as significant observations (“It wasn’t that all of a sudden all of the coyotes in San Francisco were attacking small dogs. There was one,” and "A myth Caspi hears all too often that could be driving the calls is that San Francisco’s coyote population, which currently sits at around 100 according to Animal Care and Control’s estimates, is rapidly increasing. Not only is that biologically impossible, she said, but it’s also more reflective of human perception than anything else. “There’s been an explosion of coverage, and that makes people more aware,” she said.")

https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/san-francisco-coyote-diet-study-20025917.php

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Written by Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 on 2025-01-22 at 06:01

The #NoShitSherlock news of the day

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jan/22/influence-of-super-rich-on-donald-trump-threatens-democracy-say-patriotic-millionaires?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

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Written by Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 on 2025-01-20 at 20:00

Trump claims the US has shielded ‘dangerous criminals’

Well, he's partly right - Look at the court rulings related to his election misdeeds, the #SCOTUS decision that "official acts" are protected from prosecutions; the pardon of the Jan 6 rioters.

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Written by Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 on 2025-01-20 at 19:57

Trump claims US outspends on healthcare globally

The claim: Trump said the US spends more money on healthcare than any other country in the world.

What Trump said:

“We have a public health system that does not deliver in times of disaster, yet more money is spent on it than any country anywhere in the world.”

The facts: Trump is correct. The US does spend more on healthcare per capita, almost twice the average of other wealthy countries.

WHAT NEEDS TO BE ADDED: US Healthcare outcomes are among the worst of the "wealthy nations" - We're Number 12 in life expectancy. Maternal Mortality -#64 Cardiovascualr dsease- # 5

Why is the President proud that we are wasting so much money?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/20/trump-inaugural-address-factcheck?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

[#]HealthCare #Results #USHealthcareCosts #MedicalCosts #PresidentialIgnorance

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Written by Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 on 2025-01-20 at 18:03

How many different ways does the #ClimateCrisis harm children's health?

https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-change-and-childrens-health?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CM%20Protecting%20Childrens%20Health%20in%20a%20Warming%20World%202025%20EN&utm_content=CM%20Protecting%20Childrens%20Health%20in%20a%20Warming%20World%202025%20EN+CID_4d49d9c15cc5783cb6f34956405ee2b3&utm_source=Climate%20Central%20Email%20Campaign%20Monitor&utm_term=Climate%20Change%20and%20Childrens%20Health

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Written by Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 on 2025-01-18 at 23:38

Something I have been saying for some years now - and told by the experts in Pelosi's office, and the oh so wise politicians in Feinsteins office, and Harris' office that I didn't know what I was talking about, that they were doing such good things for the people, that the issues I raised weren't real. This is NOT a Biden/Harris issue, This is a national, neo-liberal #DNC #DSCC #DCCC #democraticparty at all levels issue. How dare anyone challange their expert understanding of the constituent needs.

And just see how responsive #Pelosi was this year in supporting new Democratic leadership. Self-centered arrogance that created the conditions for Trump& the #broligarchy to do so well.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/18/democrats-trump-michigan-swing-voters?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

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Written by Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 on 2025-01-18 at 16:56

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Written by Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 on 2025-01-17 at 18:23

The complexities of earth systems in response to global warming means I keep learning about new things, such as wind driven seasonal high water levels:

https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024GL112273

2 thoughts:

  1. a 9 cm/3.5" increase is not small

  1. Does processing the developing/evolving information help keep aging brains healthy?

[#]ClimateChange

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Written by Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 on 2025-01-15 at 15:25

Once again, Breed administration and "moderates" striving valiantly to create the perception of insider dealing and impropriety, while failing to deliver what was voted for.

https://missionlocal.org/2025/01/prop-f-march-implementation/

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Written by Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 on 2025-01-15 at 00:52

It turns out this is AP Giannini Plaza, identified by the brass "right to pass" marker in the sidewalk. Started me thinking about the immense difference between the bank he created and what it became in the hands of those who value money more than people.

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Written by Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 on 2025-01-14 at 23:56

The bank may have left its heart in San Francisco....

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Written by Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 on 2025-01-14 at 14:54

It's nice that the companies who inflicted this on us and mislead us about the risks spewed all of this legally. Especially bad in the US, where faith in the #NeoliberalFallacy means applying the #PrecautionaryPrinciple is anathema. All profits to the companies and major shareholders; costs imposed on everyone.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/14/cost-clean-up-toxic-pfas-pollution-forever-chemicals?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

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Written by Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 on 2025-01-14 at 06:10

It saddens me that what, as a result of my parents experiences in the WW2 period, I was taught were evil, and the Allies opposed, are now tolerated and even supported by those supposedly virtuous countries.

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jan/14/fadi-al-wahidi-israel-cameraman-gaza-attack?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

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Written by Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 on 2025-01-14 at 06:03

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/13/spain-proposes-100-tax-on-homes-bought-by-non-eu-residents?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

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Written by Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 on 2025-01-12 at 03:45

Kiting checks is so passé. Extending the float with other people's money- now that's profitable.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jan/11/so-immoral-gig-economy-workers-forced-to-pay-fee-to-receive-their-wages?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

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