Posted on 07/08/2025 2:15:01 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Eight benches recently appeared on curbs in San Francisco, all bearing the DIY-craftsman style of something hammered together in a backyard, from plans pulled off the Internet.
Which, in all likelihood, is how the benches were made.
No individual has publicly taken credit for this unofficial seating, installed near bus stops in the Mission and throughout the East Bay. Yet each bench has a stencil for the “San Francisco Bay Area Bench Collective” website, referring to a loose group of urbanists and do-gooders who believe their furniture provides a “much-needed” space to rest.
To city officials who have to monitor, clean and possibly remove the benches, they are a source of headaches. Ultimately, it’s unclear who would be held liable if someone trips over a bench and sues, or who is responsible to fix them if they break, staff at San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency told the Chronicle.
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Ah yes, the San Francisco Bay Area Bench Collective. More commonly known as the S.F.B.A.N.C.
The reason there are few benches in SF is because they become beds for homeless. If these do-gooders really want to make an impact, just leave a half-dozen posturepedics on the sidewalk. It would serve the same function.
excrement is ok though so there is that
worried about benches, not human feces in the streets and needles
The bench designers left off one enhancement.
There should have been holes in the seat, so clients could make ‘deposits’ while waiting for the bus.
San Fran would have approved of that.
Even when I lived there in the late 70s San Francisco was kind of scummy. Nevertheless, a beautiful city in a beautiful location. I suppose it could be a nice place someday, but I sure don’t know how.
Beat me to it.
LIKE...!
Do they have convenient holes cut in them so the SF critters can do their business there?
It’s like an episode of Portlandia. I wonder if they have a manifesto.
Benches are bad while homeless, human 💩 and used needles are ok.
Words escape me. The city is doomed.
Tonight’s Streets Of San Francisco episode:
“Benches Of Terror”
I like the way you think.
Those are toilets, San Francisco.
Run down all of the usual suspects, consult Lenny Murchison for psych profiles, send Mike undercover as a bum to get to a line on the headman and whole operation.
With accompanying Patrick Williams jazz fusion incidental music of course.
Or a few cameras for 24x7 monitoring.
They certainly weren’t worried about the harm the homeless people - that they encouraged to be there- would cause by their trash, tents, fires, drug paraphernalia, the weapons, violence and crime and by their 💩that people could slip in.
I just don’t understand why Californians don’t rise up and hole those responsible who have INTENTIONALLY destroyed their cities.
hold, not hole
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