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Category Archives: Street Sweeping

If Ayn Rand was drowning, would I throw her a bootstrap?

Boot Strap-ist: N. One who: 1. believes all adversity can be overcome by trying harder; 2. is oblivious to invisible blessing in life such as looks, smarts, education, race, class, and role models; 3. can be heard saying, “If I can do it anyone can.” See also: Randian Twit. I read The Fountain Head in [...]

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The 6th and Market Dilemma

It seems like a million years since I first heard about Mayor Newsom’s plans to revitalize 6th and Market. My knee-jerk reaction was to oppose it; if you revitalize 6th and Market, a well established hangout spot for the “undesirable” members of the population of San Francisco, then where will they go? In the game [...]

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