SF Weekly

[Malcolm]

Just so there's no confusion stemming from the SF Weekly article:

We are considering and focusing on all legal and ethical methods of dealing with bike thievery equally. That is to say, the street team concept is being developed just as much as GPS/radio tracking and likewise with flea market raids and "lookout locations". See the "How It Works" link on the main page for more information.

The CCCP would also like to make clear that, despite the title and overarching atmosphere of the article, it is not a vigilance committee. See the "About CCCP SF" link on the main page for more information.


Other than that, we welcome the local publicity and are happy to have gotten the word out! What did you think of the article?

[andrewmundy]

This is great, I'm all about this 100 percent. I personally think there should atleast be a second thought in the minds of bicycle thieves. I just moved here about a month ago and I am scared as hell to leave my bike anywhere. I had to do a little research to find your blog, it would have been great if SFweekly left a link in the article.

[Malcolm]

Welcome to the neighborhood, Andrew! It's good to have your support.

I think you ought to try downgrading being "scared as hell" to just plain "wary of my surroundings": As long as you practice proper locking techniques, stay out of seedy areas, and use common sense, you should be able to breathe easier and have a fighting chance against bike theft in the City. Check out these links for more info:
www.sfbike.org/?theft_locking
www.sfmta.com/cms/bsafe/4040.html
bikecommutetips.blogspot.com/2007/02/bike-theft-threat-real-and-preventable.html

Also, apparently the SF Weekly article went to print before Ms. Smiley could add in the site address. Luckily, it was posted in the comments section of the online article. I sent an e-mail to Ms. Smiley politely requesting that the SF Weekly insert an editor's note (or something of that sort) to the online article providing a link to the blog.

[Malcolm]

So, Ms. Smiley got back to me regarding the proposed addition of the CCCP blog address in her online article:

About the url, It's not our policy to embed outside web sites into our news articles that have run in the paper. (The blog has different rules, and we link all over the place.) It's kind of the old-school reporter view that in striving for fairness, you don't want to come across as "advertising" for an organization, putting a plug for it at the end of the story. You'll notice most papers don't embed outside web sites into their news stories on the web site.

I understand it's a small point that may seem silly outside of the media world, and it's not a big deal on a story about subject matter like this. But I think between Google and having the URL in the comments section, the people will find you.

Well, it looks like that's that. However, in addition to the publicity already provided by SF Weekly, the CCCP's upcoming flier campaign, a pending interview with Richard Masoner (of www.cyclelicio.us) and word of mouth ought to raise awareness of the group.