City Sports: Rodeo Beach run, family biking
March 31st, 2008
For a challenging workout, check out the Pirates Cove Trail Run event at Rodeo Beach in Sausalito. Runners can choose from four distances: 8K, 20K, 30K and 50K. (There is a nine-hour time limit for the 50K.) Trail runs are open to runners and hikers of all skill levels, including first-timers. Participants will take a spectacular tour of the Marin Headlands while enjoying scenic views of Tiburon, San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge. Race starts 8:30 a.m. Sat. 8K: $30. 20K: $40. 30K: $45. 50K: $60. Registration open through 5 tonight. Add $15 for race-day registration. Packet pickup: 7:30-8:15 a.m. (at Rodeo Beach). Awards given to all preregistered racers. Make sure to stick around for the post-race picnic. Check Web site for registration and directions. www.pctrailruns.com/Pirates_Cove.htm.
Beatniks unite. John Bilicksa of the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society leads a groovin’ adventure through North Beach with stories about the coffeehouses, bars, restaurants and apartments where leaders of the Beat and bohemian movement lived and hung out. Who knows, you might even see the ghost of Jack Kerouac writing wildly in a moleskin notebook on a bench in Washington Square Park. 10-11:30 a.m. Sat. Meet at the Beat Museum, 540 Broadway. Walk is free, admission to the Beat Museum is half price after the walk (general, $2.50; students and seniors, $2). (415) 399-9626, links.sfgate.com/ZCTW.
Celebrate Greek Independence Day on this fun, scenic run around Lake Merritt. Participants can choose from a 5K/10K run or a 5K walk. All skill levels welcome. The course is flat and half dirt-half concrete and asphalt. Medals awarded to top male and female finishers in 10 age divisions. Wreaths awarded to overall first place male and female finishers in each event. Sat. Race packets available 7 a.m. 5K run: 8:30 a.m. 10K run: 8:40 a.m. 5K walk: 8:30 a.m. General, $20 ($25 race day); ages 12-19, $15; 11 and younger, $5. Online registration through 6 p.m. Fri. Refreshments, music and raffle after the race. New Boat House, Lake Merritt, 568 Bellevue Ave., Oakland. run.pahh.com.
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April 1st, 2008 at 12:06 am
no actually that’s the Fed’s job. it should be the government’s job but it isn’t. the Fed is also supposed to set responsible monetary policy, instead it props up bubbles. now the same fuckups are going to be in charge of the entire economic system, top to bottom. god help us.
April 1st, 2008 at 12:56 am
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April 1st, 2008 at 1:47 am
This is a pretty standard ploy by government. If the government fails, it demands more responsibility and power. If a business fails, in true capitalism, that’s it, it dies, clearing the way for more effective leadership.And in general the media goes idly by, calling schemes like this “modern” and about “stability,” when in fact it’s a simple power grab, and all this could have been avoided with the powers the Fed previously had, had they simply raised the interest rates.Some will argue which was more important, the rates vs. the oversight, but clearly they have a responsibility to set the rates, and they performed poorly in doing so. From good ole 2003: the Fed has cut the fed funds rate 12 times since the start of 2001, to a 41-year low of 1.25 percent. Other, longer-term rates have also tumbled to historic lows. Most important, mortgage rates are lower than ever, encouraging a boom in housing that’s helped homeowners feel wealthier and allowed people to refinance mortgages at lower and lower rates, putting more cash in their pockets.A similar story from the same time: The Federal Reserve Board did its part to help Johnson and other homebuyers, [by] cutting interest rate[s]. The move indirectly will help keep mortgage rates near historic lows, and perhaps push them lower. It also should alleviate concerns that the housing market could slip from its comfortable perch.permalinkcollector7 (0 children) [+]collector7 6 points 6 hours ago [-]The “fed” caused the great depression.
April 1st, 2008 at 2:37 am
The Fed is not a public institution. Why on earth should they be in charge of regulating their buddies? These guys have so much money invested in places like Bear Stern they can’t afford to let them fail. This is not a free market economy if you are rich. Rich people are subsidized and protected by the government while the rest of us are playing against a rigged system. Interest rate cuts for banks while mortgage rates rise for homeowners? Thanks for nothing this is a long slide. America’s greed and ignorance is catching up with us and the “smart” people still have no clue.
April 1st, 2008 at 3:28 am
Maybe the Fed didn’t have the power they needed before?
April 1st, 2008 at 4:18 am
Sat idly by? No.Actively promoted the tech stock & housing bubbles? Warmer!
April 1st, 2008 at 5:09 am
Damn Republican interference.