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Tell Me Again How Technology Is Changing Everything.
This morning at the San Francisco Unified School District HQs. (The old Commerce High School on Van Ness.) Isn't there a drone app for...

Mike Doyle
Nov 17, 20211 min read
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From How-Will-I-Die? To Clothes To Die For. At The de Young.
Caught the Judy Chicago and Patrick Kelly exhibits at the de Young. Judy is an artist with a lot of socially conscious things to say, and...

Mike Doyle
Nov 15, 20211 min read
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Today At The Legion Of Honor.
This exhibit was bigger than any single artist, no matter how talented. Below, some outtakes from Color Into Line: Pastels From The...

Mike Doyle
Nov 14, 20211 min read
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Recent & Random.
Music concourse at Golden Gate Park. Rescue station at China Beach. The fog rolling in hard at the Gate. A child of the fog outside the...

Mike Doyle
Nov 13, 20211 min read
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Mike Doyle
Nov 7, 20210 min read
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"Because Destroying The Lawn Is OUR Job."
I love Golden Gate Park. Outside Lands music festival? No so much. Here are a couple photos along JFK Drive today. The major turf damage...

Mike Doyle
Nov 6, 20211 min read
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Recent & Random.
Liquor/Deli on outer Geary Blvd. Done recently -- even the "Cliff House" sign is missing. Van Ness & McAllister. The last working...

Mike Doyle
Oct 30, 20211 min read
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They Left Their Heart In San Francisco, But Took Everything Else.
American Greetings, formerly of 333 Market Street. They were the second largest producer of greeting cards behind Hallmark. Now all their...

Mike Doyle
Oct 29, 20211 min read
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Recent & Random: Halloween.
(Davies Symphony Hall on Van Ness) (The Balboa Movie Theater)

Mike Doyle
Oct 29, 20211 min read
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Love Letter To A Post Office.
If you appreciate Art Deco, and really appreciate free Art Deco, check out the Rincon Annex Post Office. I can't believe it took me so...

Mike Doyle
Oct 20, 20211 min read
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Recent & Random.
Ocean Beach at sunset. Sidewalk art and guerrilla marketing on Van Ness. The cable cars are back, and not just as display pieces! Powell...

Mike Doyle
Oct 17, 20211 min read
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"Bong. James Bong."
The James Bong Building at 833 Market Street. Built in 1908 for the Academy of Sciences as the city rose from the earthquake and fire. I...

Mike Doyle
Oct 9, 20211 min read
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Recent & Random.
About 90% of our staff is working from home, but they marked their furniture before they left. My coworker accidentally picked up a sign...

Mike Doyle
Oct 2, 20211 min read
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Recent & Random.
Riding the wave of public transportation out to Ocean Beach. On the Fulton 5R. This work-in-progress was spotted inside the old Fillmore...

Mike Doyle
Sep 11, 20211 min read
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Parking Violation Or Parking Genius?
Today, a UPS van atop a traffic island on 8th Street between Market & Mission.

Mike Doyle
Sep 9, 20211 min read
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Meanwhile at MOMA...
The SF Museum of Modern Art is open on Thursdays until 8 pm. And on the first Thursday of the month, the entire museum is open free to...

Mike Doyle
Sep 4, 20211 min read
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Today's Not-A-Prius Winner.
I'm rooting for this new joint pilot program between the Department of Public Health and the San Francisco Fire Department. PILOT GOAL:...

Mike Doyle
Aug 30, 20211 min read
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Recent & Random.
Outside a nursery on Irving and 7th Avenue in the Sunset. Romance in the Rotunda. SF City Hall. Detail from SF City Hall 4th Floor....

Mike Doyle
Aug 28, 20211 min read
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Silent Films. For Now.
The Castro Theatre, seen Friday afternoon. It'll be a party when this grand dame reopens.

Mike Doyle
Aug 15, 20211 min read
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New Job. New Views.
This week I started a job with the city. Human Services Agency/In-Home Supportive Services. I'll be doing clerical work related to...

Mike Doyle
Aug 14, 20211 min read
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