San Francisco Weekly May 9, 2012 : Page 4CONTENTS Foreclosures in Bayview LETTERS Article sheds light on neighborhood’s plight : Great article. Thanks to Albert Samaha for seeing through glitzy hype and deception of big money [“The Dispossessed,” feature, 5/2]. The banks seem to be very satisfied with themselves, pushing the poor and needy into the streets as they line their pockets with big-ger bonuses. Forsaken WEB COMMENT L sfweekly.com sfweekly.com etters The rate increases were right there in the loan papers. It’s not the banks’ fault that the bor-rowers committed to a loan that they could not afford. They gambled on the real estate market. Sometimes when a person gambles he wins, sometimes he loses. No guarantees. MikeJ WEB COMMENT “SOMETIMES WHEN A PERSON GAMBLES HE WINS, SOMETIMES HE LOSES. NO GUARANTEES.” | CONTENTS | LETTERS | MATT SMITH | NEWS | SUCKA FREE CITY | NIGHT+DAY | GAME ON | STAGE | ART | FILM | EAT | MUSIC | | sonal responsibility and pride of ownership, while the occupiers throw tantrums. Christopher Neal WEB COMMENT Blog Comments of the Week Homeowners have no one to blame but themselves : This is leftist garbage. When someone doesn’t pay a mortgage he is prop-erly evicted. Anyone with a brain could see the problem. The feds were wrong to encour-age so many irresponsible people to take out mortgages. I stopped reading Big Fat Bruce’s Bay Guardian four years ago because of such slanted rubbish. Why should I tolerate it here? Marcy Fleming WEB COMMENT SUCKA Walking with attitude : This is funny due to irony [“Pedestrian Bitch-Slaps Frustrated Driver in Parking Lot,” Erin Sherbert, the Snitch, 5/3]. A car honking at a pedestrian is an act of bullying — a pedestrian doesn’t have a horn to honk back! Not condoning violence, but I have no sympathy for either of them. Mario Tanev WEB COMMENT Not all churchgoers think Occupy should stay out of the Lord’s house : As a lifelong Catholic, I say let them use the building, if they promise to feed the poor and hungry, like Jesus did, and not be anything like our priests, who live very self-indulgent and lavish lives, or like the Pope, who lives like a king [“Occu-pied Church Building Cleared, Police Arrest 24 ,” Albert Samaha, the Snitch, 5/2]. Catholic WEB COMMENT Cyclists need to pay attention to the rules : Communication doesn’t matter as much as obeying the rules of the road [“S.F. Cyclists: If We Don’t Communicate Well With Others, We Don’t Deserve Respect,” French Clem-ents, the Exhibitionist, 5/1]. Cyclists need to obey stop signs just like drivers. End of story. It isn’t nearly as complicated as Clements tries to make it. Dave Nakamura WEB COMMENT | | CITY Correction In the May 2 issue a word on the cover, “dispossessed,” was misspelled. SF Weekly regrets the error. FREE Food Critic/Blogger SF Weekly has an immediate opening for a full-time food critic and blogger. We are looking for a critic who can build on the success of our award-winning food coverage. The ideal candidate must possess the writing/reporting skills to produce stylish, provocative weekly restaurant reviews in print; have strong opinions that they are prepared to broadcast and defend; enjoy blogging and tweeting about food and restaurants, and understand the potential of those platforms; and have a sophisticated knowledge of food and restaurants, either self-taught or through professional kitchen experience/education. E-mail cover letter, résumé, and clips or a sample review to: SF-food-critic@SFWeekly.com. Borrowers roll the dice : This is what happens when a person uses an adjustable rate short-term loan to finance a long-term investment. When Wells Fargo isn’t the bad guy : A nice contrast in the concept of personal responsi-bility [“Wells Fargo Bails Out S.F. Businesses, Tries to Show Big Banks Aren’t That Bad,” Erin Sherbert, the Snitch, 5/3]. Wells Fargo wants to help merchants so they can earn money through working, encouraging per-ART | NIGHT+DAY | h bootcamp h fast hands. light feet. strong core. a new you. MUSIC | EAT | FILM SIMON REDMOND GOLDEN GLOVE CHAMPION | h SF WEEKLY 4 weeks • mon thru fri 6-7:30 am $500 (plus eQuipment if necessary) • no eXperience necessary may 21 st h | SF WEEKLY M AY 9-M AY 15, 2012 to sign up call simon at 415-710-0261. j j j j tried. tested. true. j j j j M ONTH XX–M ONTH XX, 2010 CHECK OUT OUR REVIEWS ON YELP 4 www.polkstreetgym.com 415 440 uboX (8269) 1436 polk st @ california 1 Letters“SOMETIMES WHEN A PERSON GAMBLES HE WINS, SOMETIMES HE LOSES. NO GUARANTEES.”<br /> <br /> Foreclosures in Bayview <br /> <br /> Article sheds light on neighborhood’s plight: Great article. Thanks to Albert Samaha for seeing through glitzy hype and deception of big money [“The Dispossessed,” feature, 5/2]. The banks seem to be very satisfied with themselves, pushing the poor and needy into the streets as they line their pockets with bigger bonuses.<br /> <br /> Forsaken <br /> WEB COMMENT <br /> <br /> Homeowners have no one to blame but themselves: This is leftist garbage. When someone doesn’t pay a mortgage he is properly evicted. Anyone with a brain could see the problem. The feds were wrong to encourage so many irresponsible people to take out mortgages. I stopped reading Big Fat Bruce’s Bay Guardian four years ago because of such slanted rubbish. Why should I tolerate it here?<br /> <br /> Marcy Fleming <br /> WEB COMMENT <br /> <br /> Borrowers roll the dice: This is what happens when a person uses an adjustable rate shortterm loan to finance a long-term investment. The rate increases were right there in the loan papers. It’s not the banks’ fault that the borrowers committed to a loan that they could not afford. They gambled on the real estate market. Sometimes when a person gambles he wins, sometimes he loses. No guarantees.<br /> <br /> MikeJ <br /> WEB COMMENT <br /> <br /> Blog Comments of the Week <br /> <br /> Walking with attitude: This is funny due to irony [“Pedestrian Bitch-Slaps Frustrated Driver in Parking Lot,” Erin Sherbert, the Snitch, 5/3]. A car honking at a pedestrian is an act of bullying — a pedestrian doesn’t have a horn to honk back! Not condoning violence, but I have no sympathy for either of them.<br /> <br /> Mario Tanev <br /> WEB COMMENT <br /> <br /> When Wells Fargo isn’t the bad guy: A nice contrast in the concept of personal responsibility [“Wells Fargo Bails Out S.F. Businesses, Tries to Show Big Banks Aren’t That Bad,” Erin Sherbert, the Snitch, 5/3]. Wells Fargo wants to help merchants so they can earn money through working, encouraging personal responsibility and pride of ownership, while the occupiers throw tantrums.<br /> <br /> Christopher Neal <br /> WEB COMMENT <br /> <br /> Not all churchgoers think Occupy should stay out of the Lord’s house: As a lifelong Catholic, I say let them use the building, if they promise to feed the poor and hungry, like Jesus did, and not be anything like our priests, who live very self-indulgent and lavish lives, or like the Pope, who lives like a king [“Occupied Church Building Cleared, Police Arrest 24 ,” Albert Samaha, the Snitch, 5/2].<br /> <br /> Catholic <br /> WEB COMMENT <br /> <br /> Cyclists need to pay attention to the rules: Communication doesn’t matter as much as obeying the rules of the road [“S.F. Cyclists: If We Don’t Communicate Well With Others, We Don’t Deserve Respect,” French Clements, the Exhibitionist, 5/1]. Cyclists need to obey stop signs just like drivers. End of story. It isn’t nearly as complicated as Clements tries to make it.<br /> <br /> Dave Nakamura <br /> WEB COMMENT <br /> <br /> Correction <br /> <br /> In the May 2 issue a word on the cover, “dispossessed,” was misspelled. SF Weekly regrets the error.<br /> <br /> Food Critic/Blogger <br /> <br /> SF Weekly has an immediate opening for a full-time food critic and blogger. We are looking for a critic who can build on the success of our award-winning food coverage. The ideal candidate must possess the writing/reporting skills to produce stylish, provocative weekly restaurant reviews in print; have strong opinions that they are prepared to broadcast and defend; enjoy blogging and tweeting about food and restaurants, and understand the potential of those platforms; and have a sophisticated knowledge of food and restaurants, either self-taught or through professional kitchen experience/education. 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