There’s never a boring day in the city that never (and what we really mean is always) sleeps/fogs. San Francisco is still home to a lot of chaos that always seems to find its way into the national spotlight. This week, electric scooters have taken over the streets —like zombies—and there’s a sale going on at the Armory (including a human hamster wheel!). Let’s take a look:
Electric Scooters Take Over San Francisco
You may have noticed that electric scooters have been zipping around San Francisco’s streets and hills. While this isn’t a surprise (it was only a matter of time before techies found a way to update their analog Razor scooters), share services for the electric devices are popping up everywhere, recruiting more riders and raising many questions. Luckily, Curbed SF found the answers. The highlights are this: As of now, they’re legal on streets, not on sidewalks, yet many people are reportedly riding them on the sidewalks, wreaking havoc. The law also requires riders to wear a helmet, but many of them are not. The SFMTA and city policy makers are reportedly looking for ways to regulate the madness.
The Armory Is Selling Things
Calling all BDSM enthusiasts and the curious. San Francisco’s beloved Armory, which was once run by Kink.com — recently sold to Capital Partners—is having a massive sale, NBC reports. From a pool table to erotic art to the famous human hamster wheel(!), this is every San Franciscan’s chance to own a piece of the historic sexy establishment. A complete list of items being sold can be found here. Long live the Armory.
San Francisco Is Suing US Attorney General Jeff Sessions
Add this to the running list of beefs between California and the Trump administration. The city of San Francisco filed a lawsuit against Sessions on Thursday requesting to overturn his December ruling, which overturned a rule that gave minorities, the indigent and the disabled access to legal guidance. Reuters reports that city attorney Dennis Herrera alleges that the Trump administration is “trying to gut protections for the poor, people of color and people with disabilities under the guise of regulatory reform.” Mic drop.
