The federation issues seem to have been fixed by https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/pull/4330

The military has huge amounts of money. Perhaps this company is betting on them just overpaying for the land instead of going the (presumably more annoying and slow) eminent domain route. Seems like a risky bet though.

“fuck you, I got mine”

The source of some of the biggest problems of the nation, not just the Bay Area. We have so many resources but a refusal to share even a little bit makes us all worse off.

If we somehow can’t even properly maintain our roads, there’s no hope for any big infrastructure projects.

The day is a bit much but I’m enjoying the evenings outside. After about 7 it’s actually really nice and you can comfortably watch the sun set over the hills.

Well I just saw the other comment with the vinepair article, and while I think competition from the explosion of craft beers is a part of it, the stories of mismanagement hurt to read :(

Craft beer isn’t new, but it has been building up to this point, especially in the last decade. The number of US breweries has quadrupled in this period and the past couple of years I’ve easily had many of the best and most interesting beers I’ve ever had in my life, often from local Bay Area breweries. That’s all very new, and the “classic” couldn’t compete when there’s better, or let’s say at least more interesting choices available. A more likely story for declining sales than “distribution and marketing issues” for a brand which is far more well-known than almost any other SFBA beer with the backing of a global megabrewer.

There’s too many IPAs though on that we can agree.

Yeah, fair enough any business running for over a 100 years has done something right. However, the amount of (craft) beer competition in the last century just wasn’t even close to the level it is today. In 1978 there were only 89 breweries nationwide. There’s more than that in the Bay alone now. Considering how many really great local breweries and beers are now available, yeah I don’t think their products were good enough to stand out. Then again this is a problem a lot of breweries are having, they are not unique. I never said their beer sucked btw.

With sales steadily declining since 2016 it’s clearly not just my taste in beer. Maybe they should’ve adapted…

if the otter were to bite or harm a person, she would have to be euthanized.

I never understood this. If it were an uncontrollable wild animal like a bear I guess I get why, but just put the otter in a nice aquarium and take care of it and see how it goes before killing her…

I’ve tried a great many beers, from most breweries in the Bay Area, and in my opinion, alright, Anchor was one of those dime-a-dozen ones. They followed the trends like everyone else but never made anything stand out beside their California common. Just look at their current uninspiring lineup. I don’t disrespect the people putting in the work to make the beer, but whoever made the decisions in the business failed badly at product development.

Just overall I find their beers a bit underwhelming compared to other local breweries. Even forgoing some of the amazing craft breweries around here (Laughing Monk!), I’d typically choose a Trumer over Anchor Steam, or some other local beer.

That’s too bad. But to be honest their beers just weren’t good enough. Sales come from having a good product and/or big brand recognition, and they had neither going for them. Hope someone can take over and improve their brews, because the history is pretty special.

[Senator Collins] Well, I’m not saying it wasn’t safe, it’s just perhaps not quite as safe as some of the other ones.

[Interviewer] Why?

[Senator Collins] Well, some of them are built so they don’t explode at all.