Photos: Week on the Street (Part 3)

Notes and Photos by Janine Kahn

Monday - Illegal Transfer Sales on Market

"Hey brother, need a transfer? It's only $1."

This dude has got quite a racket going on. Almost every time I find myself waiting for the 38 at the Market/Montgomery stop (right in front of Fatt Dog), there he is, in that same vest, approaching people and asking if they'd like a discount transfer. In this photo, he approaches a group of tourists and they decline, while the local in the bright red pants tells them "it's a good deal." Who knows where this guy gets his endless stream of paper, but last we heard, the real McCoys read "It is illegal to buy or sell transfers."

Tuesday - Muni Madness

Oh Muni, my Muni. Why must you lie to me? First you tell me you're 2 minutes away from my 4th and King stop, then 1, then 3, then 6...then you show up, fashionably late I suppose, 23 minutes later. "Stay back from edge," you tell me, helpfully. I'm trying, Muni. But really, this has to stop.

Wednesday - Paper Wishes

For the Tanabata Festival, folks in Japantown are encouraged to write their wish on a piece of colored paper and hang it on one of Japan Center Mall's fake trees. A lot of the wishes were pretty standard - some wanted promotions, others a beautiful girlfriend or rich husband. But these two were pretty frank. The first one reads "I wish undercover cops would let me smoke weed in my BMW." The second: "Dear universe, I wish the jerks at U-Haul would return the money they stole from me." May all your wishes come true, Japantown frequenters.

Thursday - I'm Peach

Man with a statement on the Geary walkway. He waved and frolicked about for the 6 minutes we stood watching and trying to get a decent shot.

Friday - Geisha on Gough

This manlike Geisha adorns a fire hydrant on Gough, right outside my building. Strange that I've never noticed it before. Could it be new? And if the folks at What I'm Seeing are in the house, any idea whodunnit?