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Walk San Francisco @walksf.org · 15h

The Street Safety Act is a blueprint for how SF can accelerate progress to end severe and fatal traffic crashes.

We’re showing up at Commission meetings over the upcoming weeks to ensure key agencies know we expect action on the Street Safety Act ASAP.

Join us there ➡️ walksf.org/commissions

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Holly Allen @hollyallen.bsky.social · 10h

Defund the billionaires. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/m...

Marc Benioff says Trump should send National Guard to San Francisco

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said that President Trump should deploy the National Guard to San Francisco to combat crime: “We don’t have enough cops, so if they can be cops, I’m all for it.”

www.sfchronicle.com

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Peter Hartlaub @peterhartlaub.bsky.social · 1d

"This exists in San Francisco?"

That will be your mantra on the city's new perimeter trail — a path filled with good dogs, great sandwiches, art everywhere, and a reassuring number of public restrooms.

I covered it all by bike. Here are the highlights:

🚴‍♀️ 🌁 ❤️

www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

An epic walk around San Francisco: Highlights of the 38-mile Roundabout Trail

Where to stop on San Francisco's new perimeter trail, including Heron Head Park, Cayuga Playground and more under-the-radar city treasures.

www.sfchronicle.com

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That Mack @thatmc.bsky.social · 2d

Good morning to the 3% of people who found a purple-worthy connection to “Random Nouns”

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California King Tides Project @kingtides.bsky.social · 4d

Hi King Tides Community! We need your help to photograph the upcoming King Tides. Your photos help us understand what's vulnerable to flooding today, plan for future sea level rise, and get us all talking and thinking about the impacts of the climate crisis. What can we do to make a difference?
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A person taking a photo of splashing waves against a staircase and rocks at the ocean

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That Mack @thatmc.bsky.social · 4d

Busly! apps.apple.com/us/app/busly...

‎Busly - SF Muni, WMATA, MBTA

‎Introducing the all-new Busly app, completely rewritten from the ground up! Busly lets you view live locations & arrival times for buses & trains across major U.S. cities. LIVE MAP • Get real-time ...

apps.apple.com

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That Mack @thatmc.bsky.social · 5d

🎵 Hey Chicago Whattya Say? 🎶

Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 5d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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That Mack @thatmc.bsky.social · 7d

Samtrans: toothpaste livery

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That Mack @thatmc.bsky.social · 9d

@rollovereasy.org Gooooooooooood morning from Dogpatch! ☕️

An old Braun Coffeemaker brewing beside a Muni mug on a countertop.

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That Mack @thatmc.bsky.social · 15d

@rollovereasy.org Tell the people: I will be doing an event at the Portola Branch Library this Saturday. It’s ask the operator, library edition: sfpl.org/events/2025/...

Workshop: Ride and Read - Explore Our City With Muni | San Francisco Public Library

Travel on Muni between two library locations in one day to learn about how to use Muni safely and meet San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) operators and staff. For children ages 6–1...

sfpl.org

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That Mack @thatmc.bsky.social · 16d

@rollovereasy.org Goooooooooood Morning from Woods Division. The buses look like miniatures in this picture, but they are actually very big!

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Roll Over Easy @rollovereasy.org · 16d

San Francisco! We’re so excited to be back with you tomorrow.

We’ll be chatting with Julia Gitis about Good Neighbor Week!

Grab a cup of coffee and start the day with us, now and forever on BFF.fm 📡

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Walk San Francisco @walksf.org · 16d

Our friends at the Crosstown Trail just launched their newest route. 😍 You won't want to miss it!

Peter Hartlaub @peterhartlaub.bsky.social · 16d

Crosstown Trail just dropped a third route!

It's a 38-mile loop around the city and I can't wait to try it on my bike. Map of the route, origin story and more details here ⬇️

🌁 🚴‍♂️ ❤️

www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...

Is this S.F.’s ultimate hiking challenge? New 38-mile Roundabout trail unveiled

Here’s where you’ll go on the Roundabout, the new San Francisco perimeter loop from the founders of the Crosstown Trail.

www.sfchronicle.com

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Walk San Francisco @walksf.org · 17d

Over 300 walkers laced up their boots 🥾for this year’s Peak2Peak, taking on 10 miles of San Francisco’s peaks, stairways, and hidden trails. ☀️

Be sure to check out the blog for more photos 📸 at walksf.org/peak2peak2025

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That Mack @thatmc.bsky.social · 20d

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That Mack @thatmc.bsky.social · 20d

You are playing beautifully this afternoon. What a magnificent afternoon.

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Militant Pedestrian @transbay.bsky.social · 22d

This Saturday at #FlowerPiano, I am delighted to return to the Moon Viewing Garden to share some beautiful music by Johann Sebastian Bach, in honor of the maestro's 340th birthday earlier this year. If you happen to be at the SF Botanical Garden this Saturday Sept. 20 at 4:00 p.m., please drop by!

A white piano on a wooden deck over a pond, with a mature tree's branches extending over the piano.

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That Mack @thatmc.bsky.social · 21d

Last night was an absolutely amazing time. What a great comMUNIty of transit lovers. Proud of our team.

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That Mack @thatmc.bsky.social · 22d

That picture makes me feel awful. Yes, skilled operators are Making It Work, but that looks miserable.

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Burrito Justice @burritojustice.bsky.social · 22d

ok I cannot believe I am making this map

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That Mack @thatmc.bsky.social · 22d

@sarahelawton.bsky.social

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San Francisco Transit Riders @sftru.bsky.social · 26d

We're two weeks away from our Transit Hero nomination deadlines! This is your chance to recognize transit operators, attendants, individuals, or movements who have made transit better in 2025.

Nominate here: buff.ly/B3q9O9m

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Andy Thornley @apthornley.bsky.social · 29d

Anybody need a band name? (spotted at Muni T line Chinatown Station)

Photo of metal door in subway station with the words “UNDERCAR DELUGE SYSTEM” places on it

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That Mack @thatmc.bsky.social · 29d

@rollovereasy.org sigh. *hopefully no typos will be present*

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That Mack @thatmc.bsky.social · 29d

@rollovereasy.org should have said GuacO’Shaughnessy! I regret the error. Hopefully there no typos will be present in my forthcoming Guacamole poem. (No guarantees)

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