Page Street is more popular than ever, as it was part of the city’s efforts at the disappearance of cars in Slow Streets.
But with the influx of cyclists and pedestrians, Page’s urban landscape can also be under the scrutiny of blocks of curious locals.
We have been contacted through several curious forecasters about a “green slime” tablecloth that has been on the streets of Page and Shrader since no less than mid-May.
The graffiti artists were also curious: one wrote “What is this?” Top. Another turned out to have studied it firsthand, then took the time to write “I’m not wet” on it.
So what is slime? SF Public Works spokeswoman Beth Rubenstein told Hoodline it’s “some kind of hardened epoxy,” yet as far as she knows, the company is never very responsible. She doesn’t know where or where she came from.
It is imaginable that the epoxy is a warrior that angels check and fill with a pothollow in the street, since the surface around it is uneven. When we visited the site, we discovered that the quantities of the substance appear to have been dragged through the intersector and hardened, suggesting that the street was not blocked for work.
The government doesn’t seem too worried. Someone reported the slime to 311 on May 22; The report was closed explaining that “it is a component of street repair and is neither toxic nor wet.”
“This call occurs 3 to 4 times a day,” the report adds.
Another report 311, on 2 May, closed because “we have been given several calls on this issue”.
At night, the plot, or in this case, the slime, becomes even more complicated. An Instagram post monitors the resin that glows in the dark, allowing passers-by to “paint” the street with ultraviolet flashlights.
It is conceivable that the resin was combined with phosphorus powder and smell, which is the best friend to have in various colors for artistic projects (think roller coasters, jewelry and furniture).
In case of a large apple, it appears that the substance has not replaced the shape, that is, in the last two months. However, this has not made some cyclists worry.
During our seen at the intersection, we heard a pedestrian exclaim “ewww!” passing the slime, while another cyclist made a direct detour to avoid it.
For now, the slime has something from a neighborhood art project. More recently, someone “caricatured” him by making him look like a ghost. Also added a “bottle” of alcohol, or for example, the poison that caused the ghost to disappear.
Rubenstein says Public Works has no plans to remove the slime lately. But if that changes, no less than a local knows who it’s going to call:
Do you see anything nice sailing along the way? Text Hoodline and we’ll try to find out what’s going on: (415) 200-3233.
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