Archive for the month 'May, 2009'
Christine Chavez
May 26th, 2009
May 26, 2009 Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco Christine Chavez, granddaughter of Cesar Chavez, speaks for equality at the anti-prop 8 rally. Today the California courts upheld Proposition 8, which basically bans gay marriage. At the same time they allowed the previous marriages of gay couples to stand. The previous marriages took place last [...]
Asian Heritage Street Celebration
May 23rd, 2009
May 16, 2009 Civic Center, San Francisco Cosplayer making bubbles at the Asian Heritage Street Celebration. more photos of the Asian Heritage Street Celebration…
Muay Thai
May 22nd, 2009
May 16, 2009 Civic Center, San Francisco On one of the hottest days in SF this year it may have made more sense to go to the beach, but instead I went to the Civic Center for the Asian Heritage Street Celebration and watched a bit of Muay Thai (Thai Boxing). more photos from [...]
Bay To Breakers
May 19th, 2009
May 17, 2009 Golden Gate Park, San Francisco The 2009 Bay to Breakers was the 98th anniversary of this very San Francisco foot race. Under record heat tens of thousands of people navigated their way through SF. Long after the race has been won, and all the serious runners have crossed the finish line, [...]
Buddha’s Birthday Celebration
May 17th, 2009
May 16, 2009 Union Square, San Francisco Buddha’s Day celebrates the birthday of Prince Siddhartha Gautama, who was to become Sakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. Prince Siddhartha was born on the 8th day of the fourth lunar month or on the day of the full moon in May over 2,550 years ago in [...]
Steve Earle
May 14th, 2009
May 14, 2009 Amoeba Records, San Francisco Steve Earle performed at Amoeba Record on Haight Street. Steve played for over an hour, including a number of songs from his new CD Townes. more photos of Steve Earle…
Lee Harvey Roswell
May 11th, 2009
May 10th, 2009 Howard Street, San Francisco, Lee Harvey Roswell @ The 10th annual How Weird Street Faire more photos from the How Weird Street Faire…
Berta Olivia
May 8th, 2009
May 3, 2009 Dolores Park, San Francisco, Mariachi singer Berta Olivia & her band @ Mission Dolores for the Cinco de Mayo festival more photos from Cinco de Mayo…
Legion of Honor
May 5th, 2009
December 30, 2008 Union Square, San Francisco, Another foggy SF day in front of the Legion of Honor more photos from the Legion of Honor…
Crouching Spider
May 3rd, 2009
February 14, 2009 Union Square, San Francisco, The Crouching Spider by Louise Bourgeois at the Embarcadero. Since November 2007 the steel arachnid has patiently waited here, but finally has moved on. To Texas no less. more photos from Louise Bourgeois’s spiders…