My City By The Bay

Greetings and Happy Holidays

This post covers two topics:

1: December performance schedule.
2: Videos on YouTube.

Sony Holland Duo: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7EM3vcHiMs

Sony Holland Duo: Exactly Like You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZzhDA5PL-Q

Don’t forget: CDs make GREAT stocking stuffers…
Sony’s website http://www.sonyholland.com

December schedule:

12/3 - 6:00pm-9:00pm / duo with guitar
Enrico’s, 504 Broadway, San Francisco, 415-982-6223

12/7 - 7:00pm-9:00pm / duo with guitar
Cafe Divine, 1600 Stockton @ Union, SF, 415-986-3414

12/15 – 12:00pm – 1:00pm / with the Benny Watson Trio
Free lunch-time holiday concert @ the Crocker Galleria
(Post & Montgomery)

12/17 - 7:00pm-10:00pm / duo with guitar
Enrico’s, 504 Broadway, San Francisco,  415-982-6223

12/20 @ 7:30 p.m.
HOLIDAY CONCERT in CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
KRML Jazz & Blues Company @ San Carlos & Fifth
Please call 831-624-6432 for reservations

12/21 - 7:00pm-9:00pm / duo with guitar
Cafe Divine, 1600 Stockton @ Union, SF, 415-986-3414

12/28 – 6:50pm Singing the National Anthem
Stanford Men’s Basketball vs. Texas Tech

12/31 - NEW YEAR’S EVE @ ENRICO’S with the Dan Zemelman Trio
Enrico’s, 504 Broadway, San Francisco, 8:30-12:30
Call for reservations: 415-982-6223

For more information visit http://www.sonyholland.com

Photos by Terry Dudley courtesy of sonyholland.com
All Rights Reserved 2008

Well I’ve heard it all now.  Mind you I do not have a car and use public transportation but I just have to comment on this proposal.  There is a proposal being considered to charge drivers who use their cars in San Francisco during the rush hour periods from 6 to 9 a.m. and 3 to 7 p.m.  It is called “congestion pricing” and is being used in some countries around the world.  The areas of the city being discussed are the financial districts and downtown San Francisco.  It would be implemented in the same manner as the fast track system.  Traffic lights would be set to track the drivers license plate and then a bill would be sent to the driver for a fee of $3.00 per trip.  Now this does not seem like much unless of course you commute to and from work.  They say it would generate anywhere from 35 to 65 million dollars per year and could be used to update our municipal railway system etc…

Now I’m all for updating our MUNI system but at the expense of drivers trying to get to work?  I just don’t think that is very fair.  I do think it will prompt people to take public transportation but still I don’t think it’s fair to charge people to drive their cars.  Who comes up with these ridiculous ideas? Why should we charge our own residents for driving in their own hometown?  There has to be a better way to generate funds for MUNI.  I’m not sure what it would be but penalizing people for driving during rush hour is certainly not the answer.