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You saved $45K. That sweet Berkeley cottage on Rose Walk has been pricechopped from $995K to $950K after two months on the market. It’s also open this Sunday from 2-4PM.

Surprisingly cute and nicely updated single-family home at 1574 Underwood Ave. in the Bayview: 4 bedrooms, three baths, a block from the T-Third line, listed at $499,000. Yes, we know it’s a higher-crime neighborhood (perhaps why the listing highlights “two separate security alarms”?). Still, this one could be worth checking out for a family on a budget (there’s an unwarranted studio with a separate entrance, too). It’s open this Saturday and Sunday, July 10 and 11, from 2-4 p.m. both days.
· 1574 Underwood Ave. [Redfin]

SF’s new favorite weekend happening returns this Sunday to the Mission from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m..
· Schedule of Events [Sunday Streets SF]

Shanghai bike traffic. Photo credit: fahrradsozialismus via My City

In honor of Gas Free Friday, we offer a few links to urban transport and cycling solutions from all over. My City, is a blog dedicated to sustainable urban transport from the folks at The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy. Check out their online exhibition of visionary transit solutions around the world. Meanwhile, in London, the shocking concept of Dr. Bike, providing on-site bike maintenance as a company benefit for employees who bike to work. Think Blue Cross with wrenches. And from Transport of London, that very British mash-up of BART and MUNI, offers of incentives for businesses to encourage workers to commute by bike. For bike-sharing in Paris visit Velib (the site is in French with a downloadable pdf in Anglais) and finally, for hours of workplace-safe transport porn and video there’s Streetsblog. Readers can recommend other transport sites (Germany, anyone?) in the Comments.

· Gas Free Friday [SFBike]
· My City [IDTP]
·The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy [ITDP]
·Our Cities, Our Selves [ITDP]
·Dr. Bike[Cycle2Job]
·Get Cycling [Transport of London]
·Velib [Mairie de Paris]
·Streetsblog [Streetsblog]

Photo by njudahchronicles

Yesterday we brought you the breaking news of a protest at Craigslist headquarters in the Inner Sunset. There’s some fun coverage from various bloggers, including SF Citizen (who tipped us in the first place — thanks Jim!), Greg Dewar, and KPIX Eye on Blogs (aka local treasure Beth Spotswood). Ouch, a little harsh calling Craigslist founder Craig Newmark “Craig Newpimp” and making fun of his lack of hair. And counter-protesters? Really?
· Inner Sunset Shocker [Curbed SF]
· Fiasco: Protesters, Counterprotesters and a Ton of Media at Craiglist HQ [SF Citizen]
· Random Thoughts on Today’s ‘Day of Protest’ at Craigslist HQ [Greg Dewar]
· Eye on Blogs Visits Craigslist Protest [CBS Eye on Blogs]

Photo by Justin.Beck

· Decrepit Block Poised for Rebirth [SF Examiner]
· After Dark Mobs Form, Smash Windows, Loot [SF Chronicle]
· Dumpsters Burn, Foot Locker Looted, Not Much Else Goes Down in Oakland [SFist]
· D8 Supe Candidates Adamant: Castro Pride Party to Continue [BAR]
· Sunday Streets in the Mission This Weekend! [Sunday Streets]
· Biggest Defaulters on Mortgages Are the Rich [NYTimes]
· First Sections of New Bay Bridge Towers to Arrive This Weekend [SF Examiner]
· Solar-powered “BigBelly” Trash Cans Chomp Trash at Dolores Park [SF Examiner]

File under historic artifacts not worth buying: 1842 18th Avenue. According to the listing, once the home of Commodore Perry. Most people associate “Commodore Perry” with the American naval officer Matthew Perry, who in 1853 induced the Japanese to open up trade with the United States. But since that Commodore Perry died in 1858, we’re seriously doubting the provenance. Besides, Commodore is a naval rank and the Presidio’s always been an army base. Commodore Perry did have a verifiable pied-à-terre at the Admiral’s Row at the Brooklyn Navy Yard when he wasn’t off swashing his buckle in the service of American expansion before the Civil War.

Whatever. The house is clearly early-twentieth century, and the two dates cited in the listing, 1915 and 1923, are probably the dates it was constructed and was subsequently moved to the current site. It certainly could have been officer’s quarters, built in the Presidio and moved down 19th Avenue in 1923 to the Sunset, however unaided by any commodores. One of the most unsympathetic renovations we’ve seen in while, including what appears to be a dry moat masquerading as a patio. New on the market and commodore-ing $1.738M.

[Update: We thank the commenter PvP who sent this link to General Pershing and the tragic fire that killed most of his family. The realtor has changed the listing to reference "Commodore Pershing". Based on the photo of the burned-out shell of a Victorian house (scroll down the link) perhaps the listing should read "constructed from building materials from General Pershing's home in the Presidio".]
· 1842 18th Avenue [Redfin]
· Matthew C. Perry [Wikipedia]
· Admiral’s Row Demolition [NYTimes]

We have no idea what’s going on here but Craigslist Global HQ is being picketed this afternoon. Some crap about prostitution, maybe? Or deceptive apartment rental posts? Net Neutrality? Whichever, emotions are running high and traffic is tied up. More pics at the link! [SFCitizen]

OK, we’ve been sort of allergic to Oakland. At least we were, until a few visits to downtown Oakland last month where we actually paid attention. New on the MLS this week from Brog Properties and repped by Vanguard: The Bridge Lofts at 330 Thirteenth Street. Once known as The Golden Bridge Lofts, they seem to have dropped “Golden” in the new marketing materials. We’re also not sure where the ‘bridge” comes into the picture. No matter. It’s a conversion of a Julia Morgan commercial building from 1923, and despite looking like a cast-iron loft building in New York’s SoHo district from 1870′s it’s probably terra-cotta tile on a steel frame. That’s our Julia, always the historicist.

Four units to a floor, ranging in the $300K’s with apparently identical floorplates over a commercial space. We’re a little fuzzy on how live/work zoning plays out in Oakland, but that’s how they’re being marketed. Use smaller canvases, maybe?

· 330 Thirteenth Street [Redfin]
· Brog Properties [Brog Properties]
· The Bridge Lofts [Vanguard]

The listing says “multi-generational” but we’re thinking Olde Berkeley and going with “commune” although “group living” is probably more current. Also “multi-level”, with six bedrooms and four baths. The listing also says “1965″ but the pictures indicate a few major and skillful interventions- that fireplace is right out of a Post-Modernist’s playbook. Whatever the story here, it looks to be a swell house if you don’t hate Douglas Fir almost everywhere. Up in the hills of Berkeley, asking $1,750,000, and looks ready to move into. As always, tips as to whom the architect was are always welcome.

2623 Shasta Road [Redfin]