Recent & Random.

What's the California Refund Value on this? Lower Van Ness.

The Japanese Tea Gardens during winter. Not much color, but still a contemplative place.

City Hall during sunset. A sinking sun highlights the gilded dome above the main body.

Here's hoping the holidays will be better this year. On a well traveled sidewalk in the Mission.

The armory. Home to everything over the years from the local militia, prize fights, roller derby and a porn studio. On 1800 Mission Street.

Homeless camping literally on the steps of City Hall. It's way past time for everyone's sake to help them get the hope, the help, and the homes they need. Not just in SF, but everywhere.

This is early morning on the northeast corner of Market & Van Ness. I walked past this heavily scaffolded location for months, assuming they were remodeling the building. Instead they were demolishing it. Diagonally across from this site a 55-story condo tower will be going up soon. Apparently there is plenty of new housing being built in San Francisco, you just have to be a millionaire to afford it.