Wildflowers bloom in Bernal Heights Park with downtown San Francisco in the distance.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Bernal in Bloom #photo #bernal #sanfrancisco Photo of wildflowers blooming in Bernal Heights Park with downtown San Francisco in the distance. )

Photo of red lanterns decorating Union Square in San Francisco to celebrate Chinese New Year.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Chinese New Year #photo #sanfrancisco Photo of red lanterns in Union Square, San Francisco for Chinese New Year. )

Last light of 2012 (up Bernal Hill). Happy New Year!

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Last Light #photo #bernal #sanfrancisco The last day of 2012 ends from Bernal Hill in San Francisco, California. )

Like the Internet, The Wave Organ is a series of tubes. Unlike the Internet it groans at you in different ways as the tide comes in and out. It’s also a nice walk on a blustery day with great views around the bay and back over to the Marina.

(Google Earth KML, Google Maps)

Hike starts at: 37.806707, -122.446921.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Wave Organ #hike #sanfrancisco #waveorgan Hike to visit The Wave Organ in San Francisco, California. It makes an exciting variety of sounds depending on what the tide is up to. )

Following yesterday’s post on the California 2012 Propositions here’s a shorter post on how I’m planning to vote on the San Francisco (PDF) ballot initiatives:

A: City College Parcel Tax

Yes, happy to pay another $79 a year to support City College.

B: Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond

Yes, park improvements for a littler over $50 a year.

C: Housing Trust Fund

Yes, a modest amount of money to include affordable housing in a city that desperately needs it.

D: Consolidating Odd-Year Municipal Elections

Yes, because there are too many elections already.

E: Gross Receipts Tax

Yes, makes more sense than taxing payroll and doesn’t tax businesses until you’re over $1M in revenue (whereas the payroll tax hits pre-revenue startups).

F: Water and Environment Plan

No, this is a study on draining the Hetch Hetchy reservoir. Which is just crazy. I might not support building it today but it makes no sense to look at getting rid of it now. Plus that water is really nice.

G: Policy Opposing Corporate Personhood

Yes, because a San Francisco policy will totally reverse hundreds of years of legal precedent. More seriously, corporations are not people and while a policy won’t reverse the malign influence of unlimited corporate spending on elections it doesn’t hurt to whine about it a little.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: San Francisco 2012 Propositions #politics #election #sanfrancisco #propositions Official ITHCWY voter guide to the San Francisco 2012 Propositions )

Not much of a hike, but Twin Peaks is about as high as you can get in San Francisco and offers wonderful views on a clear day or night. Park here and then escape the throngs by walking up one or both of the peaks.

We often take guests from out of town up Twin Peaks. The occasion today was a first visit for a new native San Franciscan – Katherine Harper Ellison – seven days old on her first trip up to the top of Noe Peak.

 
A Red-tailed Hawk hunting over Twin Peaks.

(.49 miles, total elevation gain 201 feet, 25 minutes, average 1.17 mph, view in Google Earth.)

Hike starts at: 37.754849, -122.446607.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Twin Peaks #hike #twinpeaks #sanfrancisco Short hike up Twin Peaks in San Francisco, California. )

(view in Google Earth).

This is the short version of our Fort Funston walk (the long version is here). Depending on the tide and the height of the sand it's sometimes not easy to get past a couple of sewage outlet pipes. Today's walk was wet with a high tide so we turned left at the bottom of the sand ladder and just walked along the beach and back. The longer version is to turn right and complete a three mile loop.

Hike starts at: 37.714211, -122.502257383333.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Fort Funston in the rain #hike #ggnra #fortfunston #sanfrancisco Shorter hike at Fort Funston (GGNRA) in San Francisco, California. )

Fort Funston was part of San Francisco's WWII era coastal defenses and is now a dog friendly part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

Rudy pegs it down Sand Ladder Trail - the easiest way down to the beach but no so much fun on the way back up.

Battery Davis.

(2.62 miles, total elevation gain 417 feet, 1 hour 25 minutes (average 1.84 mph), view in Google Earth)

Hike starts at: 37.714383, -122.502167.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Fort Funston #hike #fortfunston #sanfrancisco #ggnra Great Fort Funston loop hike, just under three miles in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (San Francisco, California). )