You make a good case for relocation: While I appreciate the compassionate heart of this argument ["Complaining About SF's Dirty Sidewalks Shouldn't Mean Shaming the Homeless," Sucka Free City, Jeremy Lybarger, 7/26/15] there is an equally cogent argument that SF is one of the nastiest, smelliest cities among cities. A drought without the cleansing power of rain has only added to SF's ickiness. I visited Seattle recently, and though I saw an eviscerated, huge rat in an alley and a weirdo openly "reading" a nasty porno mag on a busy thoroughfare, that city's natural wind and rain kept the sidewalks a lot cleaner than SF. How about we give a shit about the homeless AND clean off our besmirched sidewalks? They need not be mutually exclusive. yepmatt
Who knew Chico was better than Chile? Yes, Chico most definitely is the best valley town in California ["Chico, the Best of the Central Valley," Cover Story: Bad Trips, Peter Lawrence Kane, 7/26/15]... What I didn't know about Chico's infamous Sierra Nevada Brewery is that it consumes more hops than any other brewery in the world! ...No wonder I left Chico for Santiago with such a "hop" in my step! Too bad I arrived in a beer no man's land, primarily populated by "Crystal" and "Escudo." Those beers are so bad that I was prompted to have my sisters bring me a 12-pack of Sierras on the occasion of my son's baptism. Norman Paine
San Francisco never goes right: The real problem highlighted here ["This Is What Happened When Bicyclists Obeyed Traffic Laws Along The Wiggle Yesterday," The Snitch, Kevin Montgomery, 7/30/15] is with the classic intersection as opposed to the far more efficient rotunda intersection. To put it simply: turning left is the problem. Google it. It seems too simple to be true, but it works. That's why UPS trucks only plot a route where they just turn right. Saves them lives, and time = money. Jan Joost Verhoef
Oh, this is the real problem: The real problem is a small but highly visible minority of cyclists who are flagrant violators. The laws are there largely to make the behavior of other road users predictable, and the biggest problem with bikes in traffic is that bikes are unpredictable due to the behavior of a small minority of flagrant violators. Jesse
Yikes: I respect and admire Comrade Sanders ["Proof that the Bay Area has a Massive Crush on Bernie Sanders," The Snitch, Jeremy Lybarger, 7/29/15] (I'm retired shipyard), and I am well versed in theories about labor struggles, etc. At this time, however, we are in deep, deep crisis and do not need a union steward presently. We need a National Front
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