Love of God Festival

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(05-31-2010; 18:47 PDT) SAN FRANCISCO [Golden Gate Park] -- A non-denominational Love of God Festival was held at the bandshell with a variety of performers and activities for children and adults. The music and dancing was vibrant, energetic and colorful. Mirabai & Friends played an inspiring participatory set, sharing the stage with the audience, which comprises half of this video. The festival was sponsored by Miracle of Love and was the first in San Francisco.

• (1 June) RichmondSFBlog: The oh-so-groovy “Love of God” festival

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(05-31-2010; 18:49 PDT) SAN FRANCISCO [Golden Gate Park] -- High-energy all-dance montage: children's music to hiphop to Hare Krishna.

Ocean Beach

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(05-30-2010; 15:12 PDT) SAN FRANCISCO [Ocean Beach] -- Warm, sunny day on the extreme west side of the city.

USS San Francisco Ceremony 2010

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(05-30-2010; 12:00 PDT) SAN FRANCISCO [Land's End] -- Annual memorial dedicated to the 100 Sailors and seven Marines killed in action during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 12/13 November 1942. Color Guards video includes Master of Ceremony, Color Guards, Pledge of Allegiance and Star Spangled Banner. A very noteworthy detail is that Shipmate Eugene Tarrant was on all 17 battles of the USS San Francisco (CA-38), and leads the Pledge of Allegiance.

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(05-30-2010; 12:20 PDT) SAN FRANCISCO [Land's End] -- Honoring RADM Daniel J. Callaghan, USN, 28 July 1890 - 13 November 1942. Descendants were in attendance. The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal was a major blow to the Japanese occupation. Watch the video and click the links for more details about this significant historical occasion.

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(05-30-2010; 13:30 PDT) SAN FRANCISCO [Land's End] -- Jim L. Bain plays a heart-wrenching version of Amazing Grace on the bagpipes. (1 Jun) RichmondSFBlog: USS San Francisco Memorial Day ceremony at Land’s End

Anti-immigration law protest

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(05-29-2010; 18:05 PDT) SAN FRANCISCO [AT&T Park] -- Protesters rallied against Arizona's immigration law during a baseball game between the Giants and Diamondbacks. The rally was organized by the May Day 2010 Coalition. (29 May) Bay Citizen: Immigration Protests Reach McCovey Cove

Critical Mass, bay to beach

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(05-28-2010; 20:11 PDT) SAN FRANCISCO [Bay to Beach] -- Massers and cops took the scenic route across the city, where groups of people staged rogue bonfires on the beach. (28 May) SF Appeal: "Suggested" Map For Critical Mass Published, Ocean Beach Police Say They're Ready For Riders

Sunday Streets, Bayview

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(05-23-2010; 10:13 PDT) SAN FRANCISCO [Bayview Hunters Point] -- Sunday Streets (AT&T Park to 3rd/Carroll) and Bayview Music and Street Festival, featuring Puro Bandido. This was perhaps the first Sunday Streets with organized music that unfortunately had meager bicyclist participation. (23 May) Bayview Hunters Point: Sunday Streets comes to the Bayview (23 May) KPIX: SF Bayview Music Fest Helps Heal Racial Tensions (21 May) SF StreetsBlog: Sunday Streets This Weekend in the Bayview

Stand-in against sit/lie proposal

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(05-20-2010; 12:18 PDT) SAN FRANCISCO [Polk/Sutter] -- A stand-in against the arrests of sex workers & the City's sit/lie bill proposal was organized by the US PROStitutes Collective, which says the proposal will further criminalize people living and working on the street. (20 May) SF Weekly: Prostitutes Set to Protest Today (6 May) Indymedia: "Stand-In" for Safety & Against the Arrests of Sex Workers & Sit/Lie

Bay to Breakers - new rules

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(05-16-2010; 11:18 PDT) SAN FRANCISCO [Golden Gate Park Mile 5] -- The 99th Bay to Breakers brought new rules, including float restriction west of Traverse/Arguello in Golden Gate Park, $250 fee for float entry, strict alcohol enforcement, and 11 a.m. shutdown of amplified music on JFK drive in the Park. There were no live bands on JFK as in previous years. The media focus was on elite runners breaking records, evidence that Bay to Breakers has become a serious race. Partying was fairly tame on JFK Drive in the Inner Richmond area. This video shows some of the partying, with serious comments by rollerblader and sound system aficionado David Miles after he was shut down and moved to his regular Sunday location on 6th Avenue, where he bellows music weekly to skaters. During B2B on JFK across from 6th Avenue, DJs from SanFranPsycho were briefly shutdown, but defied the order for several hours. The party apparently stayed at Alamo Square, Nopa, and the Panhandle, so the revelers never reached JFK Drive. Supervisor Mirkarimi is perturbed about the carnage in his district. (18 May) SF Appeal: Panhandle Pissed, Pooped, Trod Upon; Mirkarimi Asks, "Why?" (17 May) SF Citizen: Bay to Breakers 2010 Recap: Less Garbage But Why So Few Bathrooms in the Panhandle?

Bay to Breakers - first male runners

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(05-16-2010; 08:19 PDT) SAN FRANCISCO [Golden Gate Park Mile 5] -- The two male frontrunners were in tandem all the way to the end at mile 7.5, but Sammy Kitwara (#21) of Kenya beat Peter Kirui (#24) also of Kenya, by milliseconds that garnered $25k for Kitwara. They emerge out of a full pack of female runners, who left the start five minutes earlier. Race results

Gavin Newsom talks on Bike to Work Day

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(05-13-2010; 08:43 PDT) SAN FRANCSICO [City Hall] -- The City's mayor rode his bicycle to the office on Bike to Work Day surrounded by colleagues and supporters. He spoke at a brief ceremony. Nothing unexpected was stated at the casual event. He praised bicyclists and lambasted SUVs in his short speech.

Gavin Newsom talks about Critical Mass

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(05-12-2010; 11:06 PDT) SAN FRANCISCO [Civic Center] -- The mayor talks briefly about Critical Mass during an impromptu encounter with press, one day before Bike to Work Day.

Chinese artist Zhang Huan

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(05-12-2010; 10:33 PDT) SAN FRANCISCO [Civic Center] -- Zhang Huan is the mastermind behind a giant copper sculpture called Three Heads Six Arms. He spoke at a dedication ceremony as part of the Shanghai-San Francisco Sister City 30th Anniversary Celebration. (14 May) LA Times: Chinese artist Zhang Huan's 'Three Heads, Six Arms' a monumental shift (12 May) SF Gate: It's never too late for an ol' fashioned art controversy