cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/14743660

Potty-themed party celebrating S.F.’s celebrity bathroom concludes $1.7 million toilet saga

A gaggle of television camera operators and smartphone-toting residents trained their lenses on San Francisco’s newest public toilet in Noe Valley Town Square on Sunday, where a party was underway celebrating its completion after prolonged controversy.

Janell Pekkain was tempted to test out the celebrity toilet that made international news for its original $1.7 million price tag, but she demurred, daunted by the media spotlight.

“I don’t want to be filmed,” Pekkain, 61, said. …

  • @chase_what_matters
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    27 months ago

    What a weird story. But I guess I’m glad the area has a public toilet.

  • @I_Fart_Glitter
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    17 months ago

    A few less sidewalk poops, worth a couple mil, IMO.

  • @ZK686
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    -57 months ago

    When people say California is in a recession…I say, look in SF…where they spend 1 million on a fucking bathroom.