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Mini Art Mart - San Francisco Cherry Blossom Festival (Weekend 1)

San Francisco Japantown, Saturday, April 12 at 11:00 AM PDT

@miniartmart: Its time to announce our official dates for the 2025 San Francisco Cherry Blossom Festival! We will be featuring over 30 artists each weekend this year! Stay tuned for more updates and the full cherry Blossom 2025 poster!

#cherryblossom #cherryblossoms #cherryblossomfestival #cherryblossomfestival2025 #japantownsanfrancisco #japantowncenter #japantown #japntownsf #sanfrancisco

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Straight out of a dystopian movie, this clip shows a group of people cheering the unveiling of one of 33 speed cameras that went live in #SanFrancisco #sfba this week.

I think these cameras are a giveaway to the supplier. It’s very difficult to find out how much these cameras cost, but it appears to be around $50k per camera per year, or $8M for a five-year pilot period hxxps://banthecams.org/posts/2024/12/29/san-francisco-speed-cameras/. They are operated by Verra Mobility (Redflex). If the city really wants to slow cars down, there are other traffic-calming techniques that are much cheaper in the long run.

I’ve also found it distasteful that WalkSF has been continually promoting these speed cameras under the guise of “pedestrian safety”, while having events sponsored by Verra Mobility. Smells super astroturfy to me. hxxps://www.instagram.com/walksf/p/C-_SnX9SGnO

Video source: hxxps://www.instagram.com/reel/DHbvRDwSjpd/

Saturday was Tulip Day in San Francisco. Free tulips for all (if you get to Union Square early enough.) Thousands of people got colorful tulips like these. Thanks to Union Square SF and tulip volunteers!