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Banning Handguns in San Fran

By Renee Blodgett on December 18, 2004 in California, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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Since I now live in this town, I'm starting to pay closer attention to "local news," particularly if it has an impact on my life. Human after all. Apparently, San Francisco city supervisors have placed...

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Underground Wires in Portrero

By Renee Blodgett on December 16, 2004 in California, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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This Noe Valley Voice article was written in 1998 and while I haven't been able to find any recent discussions on neighborhoods facing daily noise and grief over the utility wires and poles 'going underground,'...

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A Miracle: Petrol at $2.02

By Renee Blodgett on December 11, 2004 in California, North America, Photos, USA

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I'm amazed at what excites me lately. Driving through Oakland, I discovered a petrol station with unleaded for $2.02. Compared to more standard $2.30-2.50 signs, it drew me in, like a drug. Don't ask me how...

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Cheers to Dancing and the Blogosphere

By Renee Blodgett on December 9, 2004 in North America, Photos, USA

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I made a new friend in Utah through the blogosphere this week.  Halley told the world about my birthday and Ryan discovered my blog through her post. He read my post Swingin' Again and inspired me...

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Coppola Event in Napa

By Renee Blodgett on December 6, 2004 in California, North America, Photos, USA

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I headed north today to Napa for a bit of shopping, cycling and wine tasting. I can hardly wait to see my gorgeous purple Cannondale. (she sits in a New Jersey warehouse waiting to be...

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Discovering San Fran Hoods

By Renee Blodgett on November 21, 2004 in California, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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I discovered Glen Park, another San Francisco neighborhood, not far from Portrero Hill, my temporary abode. Known to have a low profile, it's the first area this side of the bridge I drove around and...

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More Crepes & One French Waiter

By Renee Blodgett on November 16, 2004 in California, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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I'm starting to grow fond of this Portrero Hill neighborhood in San Francisco, between the Atlas Cafe, which I wrote about last week, to Farley's Funky Cafe for great coffee, games, magazines and newspapers to...

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Let Music Take You

By Renee Blodgett on November 10, 2004 in California, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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Tonight, after another discouraging round of looking at expensive flats with those berber carpets San Francisco landlords seem to love, I ducked into Atlas Café on the corner Alabama and 20th in Portrero Hill. One of...

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