August 2010
2 posts
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September 2009
9 posts
Rooftop Farming On Its Way?: Skeptics have a... →
Skeptics have a feeling that one day we’ll all look back on this era as those years we built all those green roofs— meanwhile, the green continues briskly multiplying across roofs…
Keep 92.7 Gay Resolution Unanimously Gains Board... →
Today’s full Board of Supervisors meeting was full of important stuff, but, since Beth’s on a lesbian cruise, it falls on my shoulders to update y’all on Resolution 091117, aka Try…
Nob Hill Cala Foods To Get Replaced By Condos →
While some Valencia Street merchants and Geary Boulevard business owners would have you believe that San Francisco is a bastion of overpriced boutique stores and inaccessibility,…
Cheap Happys: Cup-A-Joe Coffee House →
At Nob Hill’s Cup-A-Joe, the beer is good and well priced ($2.95 from 4-8pm), and there are 10 varieties on tap. The Po’ Boy is passable if you’re able to say the name with a straight…
I love Bladerunner, therefore I require these... →
How did I not know about this film-themed online t-shirt shop before? Last Exit to Nowhere has several really nice Bladerunner-themed t-shirt designs. What set you from? Nexus 6….
San Francisco’s Two Newest Trial Plazas Nearly... →
San Jose/Guerrero plaza. Photo: Michael Rhodes
San Francisco’s two newest Pavement to Parks trial plazas are both on track to open by Thursday, with only the finishing touches remaining. …
UC Planners Envision “Bay Line” Park on the Old... →
Images: Rael Fratello Architects
When Joshua David formed Friends of the High Line in 1999 and started raising money to transform abandoned train tracks in mid-Manhattan into an…
Low-Wage Workers Are Often Cheated, Study Says →
Shared by Flamk
This is one reason why I hate everything sometimes.
A study found that most workers had experienced at least one pay-related violation in the previous week.
A Public Space Renaissance in San Francisco →
Shared by Flamk
That’s interesting that Dolores Park hasn’t always necessarily been a popular public place like it is today - even as recently as a few years ago. It does make sense… When I…
National Fisheries Institute: Stop Misleading Us →
After Jeremy Piven won a legal decision saying yes, he may have had mercury poisoning from sushi, the National Fisheries Institute, a seafood industry group, issued a statement. Its crux was this:…
Crazy organic bread-slicer sign for crazy organic... →
Environmental scientist Jennifer Jacquet poses they question, “Are You an Eco-Douchebag? The test is simple: read this sign [“Dear customers: Please be advised that our Bread Slicer is used for…
August 2009
10 posts
Eyes on the Street: The Ghost Streets of San... →
Ghosts cavort where Castro Street should be!
Intrepid explorers of San Francisco regularly stumble upon the many ghost streets that still hide all over town, rewarding the patient…
Previously on BART Stike: 1997 →
View more news videos at: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video. Remember the BART strike of September 1997? Which lasted an entire week? Turning into a nightmare. Well, what with BART officially…
Sad Day in Bachmann Household →
Rep. Michele Bachmann’s son has brought shame on his family by up and joining AmeriCorps’ Teach for America. His mom has derided AmeriCorps as a “re-education camps” run by Democrats.
…
Upper Market Whole Foods: Even More Renderings... →
Click the image above to view the full photogallery.
It’s been three months exactly since we shared some Upper Market Whole Foods and residences at 2001 Market (at Dolores) …
Depressing Empty Union Street Storefront Collage →
Empty Union Street / Curbed SF
Curbed featured this photo montage sent in by reader Ben of storefronts that are empty or for lease along Union Street from Gough to Fillmore. …
Where are we, and CA's members of Congress, on... →
Edited and updated from the Health Access Blog
Yesterday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi kicked off her August recess by meeting with health care providers and patients at San Francisco General Hospital,…
Will Nutrasweet Be Banned For Causing Cancer?... →
The Huffington Post is reporting that new FDA chief Dr. Margaret Hamburg is expected to ban the use of aspartame, the substance in Nutrasweet. Who expects the ban, columnist Samuel S….
IllumiBARTi Update: TransLink Deployed On BART... →
Hey, looks like TransLink customer service had it right — today BART announced that you will be able to use your TransLink card on BART as of Monday, August 3. (Props go to Akit, who …
Rich NY town tries to shut down children's library... →
Marilyn sez, “The East Hampton Library on Long Island wants to add a children’s room, but the East Hampton Village Zoning Board has blocked it for a year, even though the money for the expansion ($4…
July 2009
15 posts
Steak WIth A Side Of Used Tampon Allegedly Served... →
The image at left has been redacted for the protection of our more sensitive readers. The events of this story, if true, simply boggle the mind. A German tourist visiting New York City alleges…
Justice Delayed is Justice Denied →
William Gladstone was quite the powerful man in British politics back in the 19th Century. Four times the prime minister, and hardly a screaming progressive, he was known for slashing government…
Speek Englesh →
Wal-Foods →
Living in the heart of progressive, yuppiefied DC, I know plenty of folks who would never step into a Wal-Mart — on philosophical/political grounds — but who rely on Whole Foods as their primary…
Religion As Corrosive →
by Patrick Appel
A reader somewhat answers the last reader’s point:
I think the unfortunate thing about the Dish’s coverage on this issue
is that you’ve failed to represent Dennett’s (or…
Charles Schwab Makes The Mistake Of Telling The... →
Maybe it’s because their headquarters are on Montgomery Street in San Francisco instead of Wall Street in New York, but Charles Schwab Co. is telling investors that California is not about to go…
On the Market: Tenderloin Sliver →
606 Ellis, a 2-bed, 1-bath house has just be listed with an asking price of $618,750. The house is nothing spectacular, but we thought we should mention it because 606 Ellis is a rarity. A…
Poorly Made in China →
The subtitle of Paul Midler’s book is “An Insider’s Account of the Tactics Behind China’s Production Game.” Midler is an American who helps American and European companies get stuff made in China….
Interview with Congressman Barney Frank on his... →
Esquire interviewed Barney Frank about the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009.
BARNEY FRANK: Announcing that the government should mind its own business on…
Help for Renters Arrives →
While looking at this tasty bit of insanity over at Curbed, we came across this bit of good news for renters in need. It seems, according to SF Examiner, that the U.S. Department of…
Reminder: Sunday Streets, Round II →
The second and final Sunday Streets: The Mission is happening this Sunday from 10am-2pm, so enjoy your last chance to explore the yellow-line without worrying about getting hit by a car.…
McLaren Park Body Tied to Your Black Muslim Bakery... →
The big tabloid-crime news story of the day is the connection being made between a body found last week in a McLaren Park homeless encampment (which was apparently once attached to this…
Iztapalapa: Political chessboard of Mexico's... →
* Seen from the press pit, Juanito, AMLO, and far right, Clara.
It sounded like another curious footnote to the otherwise unexceptional July 5 elections. In the Iztapalapa borough…
Water Wars, Past and Future! →
Neighbors have created this triangular oasis at Clayton and Corbett in Upper Eureka Valley.
One essential way to enjoy the streets of San Francisco is to get out and walk around. We have so…
June 2009
10 posts
Artist's firm on hook for $2.1 million →
A federal appeals court has some dark news for the self-described “Painter of Light,” Thomas Kinkade - it has restored an arbitration panel’s $2.1 million award to two former gallery owners who say…
Comfort Wipe: For When You Just Can't Wipe... →
Do you need help wiping your own behind? Do you just not like touching toilet paper, and want a plastic device to do it for you? It’s a good thing that you live in 21st-century America,…
Keeping promises →
No American president has ever been elected on a more progressive agenda for GLBT equality than Barack Obama — but unless that agenda is actually implemented, the victory will be an empty one. …
The View From Your Recession, Ctd →
A reader writes:
Your reader is not totally correct about the Metreon in San Francisco. Its downfall is much more the product of long-term bad management than the recession (although of…
Utardation →
Ah, Republicans. Why are you so stupid? Today, Orrin Hatch sent out a press release denouncing Obama’s health care plan. HATCH AND REPUBLICAN FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS IMPLORE OBAMA: NO…
How To Get 63% of Americans to Support Gay... →
Back when I used to do high school debate, there were all sorts of esoteric arguments related to the notion of positive and negative rights. The distinction, to simplify the matter greatly, is that…
The View From Your Recession →
A reader writes:
Just a little over 12 years ago the Metreon movie and shopping complex opened in downtown San Francisco. It was supposed to be the biggest and best high tech upscale shopping…
Angels and Demonizing →
Over the weekend the Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco fired back against me for asking them to pay the city transfer tax the law says they owe to the City and County of San Francisco.
The…
Board of Supes to Consider Resolution Urging the... →
According to Peter Jamison at SF Weekly, the SF Board of Supervisors plan to serve up a controversial (and, ultimately, benign) resolution that would ask for charges to be dropped…
Did you use a credit card at a Sports Authority... →
Did you use a credit card at a Sports Authority store in California between April 30, 2007 and April 30, 2008? If so, you’re eligible for a class-action settlement. At that time, the store…
May 2009
7 posts
Friday PM Linkage →
[Craigslist neighborhood heat map via The Neighborhood Project] · 24-meter interactive “urban wallpaper” [Arch Daily]
· Notes from the field: a love letter to a motorist…
A Tailored Suit - American Style House - Men's... →
De-Mythologizing →
Via OC Progressive, Assemblywoman Noreen Evans, Chair of the Budget Committee, spells out slowly for everyone the structural problems and false assertions about the California budget process. If…
Good Places to Eat Near Fox Theatre in Oakland? →
The Decemberists are playing a sold-out show at Fox Theatre in Oakland tonight, which we hear is lovely, and SFist commenter periqueblend (currently Top SFist User #9) posed the…