THE SAN FRANCISCO THE MEDIA WON'T SHOW YOU!

[YoshidaYui]

[stopdiggin]

1. decidedly conservative tenor (unfortunately) when doing 'on the street' interviews

I don't necessarily like it - but I do have to recognize it when I see it, and hear it.
Several mentions of Trump within the video - and seemingly most (at least that I recall here) - trending positive? Kind of a WTF downer - but like I said - there it is, and it pays to listen. Yeah?

And, incidentally - while not a resident - I've been in love with San Francisco since the first time I set foot ...
With Mission Delorose being a favorite - and every bit as beautiful (and fun!) as depicted here.
My own impression - is that the city is doing decidedly better ... Unfortunately it doesn't seem like the residents necessarily share ....

[usonian]

2. San Francisco has real character, and characters.

I loved visiting the before Silicon Valley spilled over into it. It was this only place I could find crumpets before Trader Joe's sold them.

I offered to take my daughter on a movie scene tour. Mostly Vertigo and of course High Anxiety. Some Clint Driftwood.

I worked there for a while across the street from the pyramid building. That was the intersection of Chinatown, the financial district and Little Italy. IIRC.

I walked past the office of Angela Alioto, someone you do NOT want to tangle with in court, and the original "Bank of Italy" building, later B of A.

Pretty cool, literally, and one's opinion reflects oneself, which is why media find dirt and destitution, and nice people find the most unique place. (I know, "most unique" is some kind of offense against English, but it's late, and I needed a break from life in the woods, a different universe, it seems." )


P.S. The B of A building in Towering Inferno was a toy, and not very convincing.