The sleepy southeast quadrant of San Francisco is buzzing with activity  first came the Ballpark, then the new UC Medical Center and all the accompanying activity at Mission Bay and soon, perhaps, a new football stadium and thousands of new homes at Hunters Point. We just spent a day at the Tate Modern in London. The revitalization of the Thames' south bank is largely due to the visionaries who placed the Tate Modern there. Think of the effect of having the Donald Fisher's Contemporary Art Museum located on our southeast bay shore near Pier 70/Potrero Point! The T-Third provides public transit access Read This Posty »

I've always loved the houseboats in Sausalito. Sure there's some in Mission Bay, but they seem almost extinct. Why not build more barges, have the city create (and lease) the infrastructure underneath, and citizens buy the living quarters - this would make the housing much more reasonable. Have it be 50% populated by teachers, police, firefighters, nurses and civil servants, 25% low income, 25% artsy SOMA types. Recycle human waste into community vegetable gardens ala Findhorn. Have solar power and wifi. Have community spaces for childcare and playground, larger gatherings than fit in a condo space, built in and around Read This Posty »