Fuck Yeah, Peninsula

A fun and visual look at both the beauty and the political underbelly of the Peninsula. From Cupertino to Daly City, Montara to Belle Haven, food, buildings, the bayfront, the coastside, nature, traffic, politics, parks, schools, Caltrain, Facebook, open space, elections, 101, 280, 92, and El Camino Real. Fuck Yeah, PENINSULA! (All photos are property of this guy, except of course for stuff that's been reblogged.)

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16 July 2013 - Coconut curry tofu over brown rice, from Asian Box at the Town and Country Mall on El Camino Real in Palo Alto.

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28 November 2012 - An early sunset draws near in the San Mateo hills, near 280 and 92.

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22 May 2013 - Thai brand palm sugar at Marina Food on Norfolk in San Mateo.

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25 May 2013 - Green tea and a sourdough baguette at Boudin in Hillsdale Mall, San Mateo.

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22 May 2013 - The early birds start to gather in front of food trucks at the weekly Peninsula Eats event at the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos. The event is organized by the Mobile Gourmet.

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28 April 2013 - The Boiling Bay in Millbrae, on El Camino.

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1 May 2013 - Salmon/cucumber roll and kanpyou maki at Sushi House in Palo Alto.

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2 May 2013 - Late night at 415 Grand Ave. in South City. Occupy South San Francisco member Jackie Jo Lopez was unlawfully evicted from this space by South City PD last year. Ms. Lopez maintains that PD mistreated her because she is a transgender woman.

How much collusion took place between the powers that be in South City to make this eviction happen? 415 Grand is a huge space right across from South San Francisco City Hall that many developers and business interests likely had an eye on.

Jackie’s case file against the city can be viewed at sanmateocourt.org. Search for case number CIV519064.

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4 May 2013 - Waiting for the lights to change, early in the evening at Hillsdale and Edgewater in Foster City.

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2 May 2013 - South City Planning Commissioner Carlos Martin is surrounded by his religious conservative supporters as he tries to explain to a pro-choice woman why he voted against a use permit for Planned Parenthood. Martin stepped way outside the boundaries of the Planning Commission's purview by playing obstructionist games during the meeting, at one point even asking to see Planned Parenthood's financial audit. It had to be pointed out to Martin that planning staff didn't ask Planned Parenthood for the info because it was not necessary to approving a non-controversial use permit that conforms to the city's zoning. Pressured by the woman and the cameras in his face, Martin tried to backtrack and say his only objection was that the clinic should be somewhere other than Grand Avenue.

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1 May 2013 - Halfway through a bowl of agedashi tofu at Sushi House, one of the rare unpretentious businesses in Palo Alto's Town & Country Village.

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26 April 2013 - The Friday after-work rush was already starting at 3 PM at Trader Joe's in San Carlos.

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28 April 2013 - Afternoon at Peter's Cafe in Millbrae, on Millbrae Ave. and El Camino.

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Transition Palo Alto sponsored Saru Jayaraman’s visit to the Peninsula where she galvanized an enthusiastic audience. Are we eating ethically if the workers who make our food, serve us, and clean the dishes and restaurant aren’t treated fairly? “Pay your workers well” sang the Raging Grannies to start off the evening. When the situation is necessary, ROC-United members have been on the streets in Los Angeles and New York in front of restaurants where appeals to restaurant employers to show respect for workers have failed. The Grannies, who were honoring long time restaurant worker and sister Granny Ann Bjorndahl who died recently, said “we’ll be there” when action is needed. 

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Shout out to the Raging Grannies, who help keep the Peninsula activist scene alive and well while also providing empowering visibility to kickass older women of all stripes. They're pictured here at an event in Palo Alto.

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26 April 2013 - Nigirizushi and Chirashizushi to go in the cold case at Nijiya, in San Mateo.

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26 April 2013 - Looking out towards Redwood Shores, from the levee/Bay Trail next to Beach Park Blvd. in Foster City.

Unless millions are spent by Redwood City and Foster City to build and raise levees over the coming decades, Foster City and Redwood Shores will be the first to go as sea level rise approaches. Or, if a really strong earthquake hits, as Redwood Shores and Foster City are both built on filled wetlands.

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23 April 2013 - Steam rising from perfectly sautéed squid at Karilagan in South City.