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is designed,executed, maintained and published by
Howard Capp aka kaz cap aka CAPTAIN KAZOO.
Howard Capp, Publisher / 408 321 9083
EMAIL: captainkazoo@gmail.com
Contributing Editor: Gene Williams,author / "NICKER STORIES"
Contributing Video Editor: Butch, The Old Kazoo Maker / "THE CAPTAIN KAZOO KAZOO"
Contributing KAZOO Research Editor, motleyjustmotleynothingbutmotley / "KAZOO PATENT HISTORY"
INSIDE THE KAZOOMOBILE
FYI: Technically, CAPTAIN KAZOOZ KAZOOMOBILE Is a VENDOR VAN San Francisco street vendors camp out for new cheaper permits Food cart owners in San Francisco Hungry for business: I THINK YOU GET THE PICTURE !
PARKING WARS
Finding a Parking Space in San Francisco is no more difficult MORE PARKING WARS SANTA CRUZ STREET PERFORMERS CODE HOURLY ROTATION BLOCKING PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC SPACING
This VAN is in VIOLATION....POSSIBLE FINE: $1,000
? ARE THESE STREET PERFORMERS VIOLATING SOME ORDINANCE ?
Since we are displaying items (KAZOOZ) that are FOR SALE, if only on the INTERNET, we are considered the same as a FOOD TRUCK
By: Alexis Terrazas | 03/08/11 5:00 AM
Special to The Examiner
Food cart owners camped in front of the Public Works Department over the weekend to obtain vendor permits. (Mike Koozmin/The Examiner)
Several dozen vendors who make the street their workplace also made it their home last weekend,
enduring a chilly sidewalk campout while hoping to obtain one of a limited number of cheaper mobile food facility permits that just became available.
Roughly 20 to 30 people awoke Monday in front of the Department of Public Works hoping to be among the first vendors to purchase new one-year permits.
Last year, the Board of Supervisors streamlined the process of obtaining a street-vending permit.
Instead of requiring vendors to go to individual police stations,
the ordinance set up the Bureau of Street-Use and Mapping as a one-stop shop.
The ordinance increased the number of permits from about 120 to 200, and dropped the price from $10,000 to $3,000.
The new permits are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis,
the chances of securing a legal vending permit is almost next to none.
Street artist permits for artists that sell their own handcrafted items on the city streets:
Arts Commission 25 Van Ness Ave., Room 60, SF, CA 94102 (415) 252-2583
than finding one in a small town like Milpitas.
Always check for parking signs. Before parking a vehicle look 100 feet in both directions for any parking signs.
Also check the curb to see if there are any color curb markings.
A majority of San Francisco streets have street cleaning signs that restrict parking from once a month to every day including holidays.
Many streets have daytime parking time limits, including Residential Parking Permit areas.
On major streets and in the downtown area, also check that commute morning or peak hour tow-away lane restrictions are not in effect.
Please call 311 to report any defaced, deficient or missing parking signs.
Do not block driveways.
A driveway begins at the curb cut, or the point at which the curb begins to slope downward toward street level.
A vehicle parked within curb cuts can be cited and towed.
Even partial encroachments into the driveway area can result in a tow.
Some driveways are marked with short red curb markings that indicate where vehicles should not park.
Only red zones painted by the City with a DPT or MTA stencil are enforced.
It is illegal for private parties to paint curbs or other markings on the street.
All other types of parking can be cited.
In 1980, thirty-five Santa Cruz street performers met to address a proposal by city officials
to pass laws that would ban or severely restrict street performing in Santa Cruz.
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In an effort to avoid inflexible laws, the performers proposed instead,
to come to an agreement that recognized the rights of performers,
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people working in the businesses, downtown residents, and others who use the downtown.
35 street performers came to consensus on those guidelines and agreement was reached with merchants,
the Downtown Neighbors' Association, the City Council and other interested parties.
A few times since, performers met with representatives of the Downtown Association,
city officials, and others to update the agreement.
The following list of voluntary guidelines represent that agreement.
We believe that these guidelines reflect the unwritten rules that street performers have worked with for centuries
(street performing is at least as old as stores).
It is recognized that one performer or act
monopolizing an area for a long time can make it difficult for other performers
and for the people working in the downtown businesses.
One hour rotation is thought to be reasonable.
It is also recognized that the performances take place in front of businesses
and that the people working in that business may ask a performer
to relocate after one hour if they are experiencing a problem.
While it is agreed that the public streets belong to no one, it is suggested that
talking with people working in the stores will many times help to prevent misunderstandings.
Gathering a crowd so large that they block the sidewalk can
create a problem for people trying to pass by. The performer is usually in the best position to address the audience
and help to keep a clear passage on the sidewalk and through doorways.
It is also recognized that performances taking place in front of business doorways and windows can be problematic,
and that people working in these businesses have a right to request that performers move aside to prevent that problem.
It is recognized that too many performers on one block
combine to create a sound that is disturbing to all,
including the workers and passers-by (the audience).
It is suggested that musicians be sensitive to their instruments
(the sound of bagpipes or an XXXL KAZOO carry further than that of a dulcimer).
A person, without authority, shall not block, obstruct, impede, or otherwise interfere with the normal flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic
The fine for impeding traffic is $150 with no points.
I THINK THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN MY DAD.
I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD AT THE TIME !
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