SAN FRANCISCO
Lee Heidhues 5.18.2026
It’s a long way Connie Chan to the top if you want to Rock ‘n Roll.
It took too long. It is a long time in coming. And long overdue
Nancy Pelosi finally endorsed San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan in her race to succeed Ms. Pelosi in Congress.
This endorsement vastly increases Connie’s chance to enter the runoff in the November election
SAN FRANCISCO
Lee Heidhues 5.12.2026
Donald Trump’s love of War has no boundaries.
With no country to attack this month Trump is declaring War on the Press. Ordering Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to launch criminal investigations against the media.
The same Todd Blanche who was Trump’s defense counsel when he was convicted of over 30 felonies in a New York courthouse in May 2024.
Making a mockery of the Justice Department as an independent agency.
The latest assault on the 🇺🇸 American media.
Issuing Subpoenas to the business friendly politically conservative Wall Street Journal for its reports on the war against Iran 🇮🇷
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SAN FRANCISCO
Lee Heidhues 5.11.2026
Crowded buses. Unhoused on the streets. Rampant street drug use.
“Why is this Man smiling?”🤨
It’s hard to take the San Francisco Chronicle poll seriously showing billionaire Levi’s scion Mayor Daniel Lurie has a high in the sky 74 percent approval rating.
There is an obvious chasm between the haves and have nots in San Francisco.
For the blogger who spends a lot of time amongst the common citizens he can only ask, “Who did The Chronicle poll?”
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SAN FRANCISCO
Lee Heidhues 5.10.2026
I never thought that Michael Connelly, the Master criminal fiction writer with over 40 published novels, would create a masterpiece on the perils of Artificial Intelligence.
The tale tells the story of an AI creation ‘Clair’ whose 16 year old user, utilizing ‘Clair’ on his home computer, forges a relationship with ‘Clair’ and at the AI Bot’s urging murders his girlfriend for her presumed “disloyalty”.
Michael Connelly’s protagonist ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Mickey Haller takes on the case on behalf of the slain girl’s mother.
‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ brings a civil action against Clair’s creator Tidalwaiv.
It’s a sobering riveting saga. As a crime saga and courtroom drama. More importantly it introduced me to the inherent dangers of the burgeoning world of Artificial Intelligence.
SAN FRANCISCO
Lee Heidhues 5.9.2026
The Iranian government has done more than hold its own on the battlefield.
The Iran propaganda machine is showing it is expert practitioners in the field of media mastery.
SAN FRANCISCO
Lee Heidhues 5.8.2026
The San Francisco Chronicle poll reports Scott Wiener is a shoo-in to replace Nancy Pelosi in Congress next year.
The November runoff, presuming the front runner fails to garner 50% in June, will be a contest with the runner up.
June’s runner up will be a candidate The Chronicle rhetorically labels a sacrificial lamb standing between Wiener and Washington.
Connie Chan is no Lamb. She’s a 🦁 Lioness.
There are several reasons why Connie Chan, the District Supervisor, should get the nod.
For Connie it would be five months of local and national media exposure. It would be a boon for Connie Chan and the Asian Chinese community in San Francisco.
This exposure will propel Connie Chan to the Presidency of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors next January. Her Board mates would be remiss in not selecting Connie Chan for the second most important and influential elected position in San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO
Lee Heidhues 4.26.2026
The blogger set out on a shopping trip to the Arizmendi Bakery and tossed himself into the Sunday human melee.
A day of the week when the Muni service is truncated, the buses are crowded and the streets are packed with shoppers and folks looking for something to eat and drink.
Happily, the Arizmendi Bakery is the destination where the blogger fills his shopping bag with an assortment of tasty muffins, scones and a big piece of coffee cake. Baked only on Sunday. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizmendi_Bakery
Leaving Arizmendi the Sunday shopper is immediately gob smacked by the crowded traffic and buses.
The crowded 44 line on Sunday
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SAN FRANCISCO OUTER RICHMOND DISTRICT
Lee Heidhues 4.24.2026
The blogger never truly realized how difficult a task it is to find decent food\ in his San Francisco neighborhood.
The past several days the blogger has walked the streets, taken public transit and discovered some amazing eateries that fill the belly.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Lee Heidhues 4.8.2026
Next week marks the 100th anniversary of a genuine San Francisco cinema landmark.
The Balboa Cinema, nestled in the outer Richmond District less than a mile from the Pacific Ocean, has been entertaining movie goers for the past century.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balboa_Theater_(San_Francisco)
To celebrate this event the week of April 13-17 a number of classic films are on the agenda.
On April 17 two memorable movies and blogger favorites will be screened. ‘The Conversation’ (1974) filmed entirely in San Francisco. Along with ‘The Fugitive’ (1993). Harrison Ford has the lead role in ‘The Fugitive’. A younger Harrison Ford has a role in ‘The Conversation’.
‘The Conversation’ cinemaphotography of the City over 50 years ago is memorable. Never to be forgotten. Particularly is the iconic opening scene in Union Square.
SAN FRANCISCO
Lee Heidhues 4.3.2026
The real Civil War is being waged within Trump’s White House.
Who would have thought two years ago when the dystopian film “Civil War” hit the big screen that two years later there would be a Civil War.
Fortunately, save for the ICE exploitation of immigrants and random violence against America, the real Civil War would be within Trump’s own Administration.
As he begins to play his favorite role as President of “The Apprentice” and says “You’re fired!!!” to two members of his cabinet. The Trump administration meltdown is just beginning.
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