Michael Steinberg writes, "On Saturday the third annual Bicycle Music Festival in San Francisco was kicked out of two sites in Golden Gate Park, and then threatened with expulsion in Dolores Park, before finally partying on pedal power late into the night on the SF waterfront."

"It’s a very simple proposition. People get together with their bicycles, musical instruments and other fun stuff. Some stationary bikes are connected to an electrical generator, and a handful of folks pedal away, thus producing enough juice to power amplification for bands to play. No fossil fuel is expended, no pollution created, and a good time is had by all on a sunny day in a city park. But that would be too simple, wouldn’t it? After all, the parks don’t belong to the people, but to the authorities who run them." Read more

Bicycile Music Festival