It was a one in 20 chance encounter.  I felt like a paparazzi who got a chance to spy a celebrity but in this instance my camera caught a shot of the Tango, the car that makes look the Smart Car look like a Lincoln Continental.  Only about 10-20 Tangos exists which makes the sighting more special. Actually my neighbor (a solar guy who already drives an EV-4) had the thing in his driveway in the Lower Haight and a crowd of passersby, tourists, and green auto enthusiasts formed around this electric only car. As they say, looks can be deceiving. My neighbor said that the Tango can beat a Tesla in terms of acceleration. The Tango can accelerate from zero to over 130 mph in one gear. It accelerates from zero to 60 mph in about 4 seconds. We say Zoom to that. Don’t think that just because th... 08/28/2009

News & Politics: The Snitch - Putts From the Past For all of you miniature golf fans... especially FREE miniature golf fans, swing by the vacant lot at Hayes & Octavia this Saturday. (Don't wait till Sunday, it will be too late). Each hole represents a different era of the Hayes Valley neighborhood. Even cooler... there may be plans for another mini-golf course in the near future that will depict ALL of San Francisco history, and not just Hayes Valley. If you can make it, have fun put-putting out there! 09/14/2007