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September 30, 2008

Photo found at Curbed.com. Real estate thinspiration. [Curbed]Someone, it seems, has the gall to use "Suze Orman" and "crap" in the same sentence. [SM]Flickr lets you store your images in one place, or something like that. [SFGate]All aboard! Lulz Armada sets sail soon. [Jameth]U.S. Attorney Kevin Ryan, who heads Newsom's Office of Criminal Justice, doesn't give everyone the warm fuzzies. [SFBG]The hottest CEO gold diggers are... [Valleywag]...

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This just in: "At 1300 hours today [1 p.m. -- SFist], possible Mountain Lion [Pretty, pretty fluff puff with a big, wet nose] seen on trail on San Bruno Mountain [at his or her home]. If mountain lion seen, call 9-1-1 Sent by XXX to Brisbane, San Bruno, South San Francisco, Daly City (E-mail accounts, Pagers, Cell phones) through SMC Alert." Consider yourselves warned. (Thanks, KatyG, for the details!)...

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During the contentious court trial between (former) Bay Area married couple of note, Ginger McKenna (AKA Sharon Stone) and the Chronicle's Phil Bronstein," the former, it seems, was described as an "alarmist" who had "gone off the deep end over and over." At least according to the esteemed journalists over at TMZ, who obtained the court's "Tentative Statement of Decision" document on their recent custody battle. Take, for example, this: Among many things, the...

Continue Reading "Sharon Stone "Wanted to Botox Her Kid," Says Court Docs"

"Too vocal for his liking," Raiders owner Al Davis fired coach Lane Kiffin, 33, last night, just two days after the Raiders bit it hard to the Chargers (28-18). Also, word is that Davis won't pay Kiffin the "roughly $3.5 million left on his contract," which expired in the 2009-2010 season. Kiffin, if you sports fans recall, has been vocal about his disdain for Davis, prattling on to the press about his "lack of power...

Continue Reading "Raiders Young Whipersnapper Coach Gets the Boot"

Former California Governor Jerry Brown is cracking down on prescription-drug abusers. Specifically, those of you you who enjoy the sweet, opiate-y release of drugs like Valium, Vicodin, and Oxycontin. "In addition to costing the state millions each year," the Attorney General's office pouts, "prescription drug abuse can have serious public safety consequences, as many of the top abusers hold down regular jobs including truck drivers, transit operators,...medical practitioners," and bloggers. So, it seems, Brown...

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September 29, 2008

What with last night's Yes On 8 ads (one that mocks SF Mayor Gavin Newsom, which: mean!) premiering on ABC's right-winged, white-trash television extravaganza, Google, last Friday, made a public stand against the same-sex marriage ban, Proposition 8. While the tech company does not "generally take a position on issues outside of [the technology] field," Google co-founder and hot Russian Jew, Sergey Brin, according to the Official Google Blog, had this to say: [W]hile...

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Photo by Whole Wheat Toast/Flickr Not everyone got to see the beauty/touch the magic at the California Academy of Sciences' grand opening. [Curbed]Matt Smith works his Flash animation genius-ness on Ralph Nader. [SF Weekly]Bailout bill 2.0. [SFBG]Two teen inmates on the loose! [CBS5]Another reason to hate USC: sucky stadium snacks. [Daily Clog]And finally, Joan Rivers kicking off Folsom's 25th anniversary week. [The Sword]...

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While we convert our money into gold, porn, and cocaine, check out how local California house members voted on the bailout, which was defeated (29 in favor, 24 opposed) today. In favor: Nancy Pelosi (San Francisco), Jerry McNerney (Pleasanton), Jackie Speier (Hillsborough), Anna Eshoo (Menlo Park), Mike Honda (San Jose), and Zoe Lofgren (San Jose). Opposed: Barbara Lee (Oakland) and Pete Stark (Fremont). The bailout, ideally, would have rescued for the nation's dying financial industry....

Continue Reading "House Defeats $700 Billion Bailout Bill, Dow's Drops 777 Points"

In an effort to evade being, ahem, "muzzled by the multinational corporations and the oligarchy that tries to control every aspect of our society" -- at least warned the bizarre press release we received today from Ralph Nader HQ -- we're here to inform you that Ralph Nader and Matt Gonzalez will be in town tomorrow. The presidential and vice presidential candidates, respectively, will speak/hold a Q&A in THE NAME OF DEMOCRACY at San...

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Photo shot by H 3D (found at Mission Mission) Ribbity goes to China?...

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Taking time off from doing whatever it is that she does, whimsical SF Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier announced that she wants Dodgers coach, national celebrity, and North Beach fan Tommy Lasorda ousted as grand marshal of the city's Italian American parade on October 12. No, we're not kidding. Alioto-Pier (vulgarly) tells the LA Times, "We can't have Tommy Lasorda come to San Francisco for the Italian American parade ...He's like enemy No. 1 right now....

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SFPD were looking for 12-year-old Dyhemia Young -- a KIPP San Francisco Bay Academy who was last seen around 6 p.m. Saturday in the area of Page and Buchanan streets -- this past weekend, that is until they heard from her late Sunday night. (Yay!) Seems she just didn't want to go home. According to San Francisco police Sgt. Neville Gittens, Young is "OK" and hopes to make "face-to-face contact" with her by day's end....

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A little after 8 a.m. this morning, an unidentified man was struck by a car on Mission Street (between 21st and 22nd streets). As he was taken to SF General to be treated for life-threatening injuried, "emergency personnel were performing CPR on" him. (CBS 5) Update: The pedestrian, a 45-year-old gentleman, died at San Francisco General Hospital today. And according to the Gate, "the car, a Jaguar, hit the pedestrian and several parking meters...

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Flickr user mantooth316 took his time-lapsing frenzy to the Folsom Street Fair yesterday. (We count two baby strollers. Hot.)...

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September 26, 2008

Photo by Jim Herd. Stop public nudity? Yeah, we don't get the sign either. Most likely something to do with this Sunday's Folsom Street Fair, where the pro-same-sex marriage ban folks will be out in droves, videotaping the small sect of queer who enjoy going to sun-drenched street fairs brimming with leather couture and B.O. Anyway, the protest is happening right now at City Hall. Do drop by if you're in the area....

Continue Reading "Scene from a Pro-Prop 8 Rally at City Hall"

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September 26, 2008

After catching her brother molesting her 2-year-old daughter, the East Palo Alto mother then proceeded to beat the holy hell out of her daughter's attacker, her brother. According to reports, Joel Aguilar Guizar, 23 was "allegedly attacking the child when his sister broke down a locked bedroom door about 1 p.m. Wednesday...[t]he woman, whose name was not released, saw Guizar pulling up his pants, grew enraged and 'beat the crap out of him.'" Awesome. Guizar...

Continue Reading "Hero du Jour: Joel Aguilar Guizar's Sister"

Famous San Francisco jeans maker Levi Strauss is trying to "drum up opposition to Proposition 8 in the business community." According to LS spokesman E.J. Bernacki, the company has donated $25K to Equality for All, the folks leading the No on 8 campaign. Proposition 8, if you've been living beneath the Earth's crust, would bar queers from same-sex marriage in California.(CBS 5)...

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September 25, 2008

Pacific Heights mansion slashes price to a reasonable $48,000,000. Mere pennies, people! [Curbed]Vince and Pete's Three Dollar Bill Cafe closes its doors. Aw. [BAR]C.W. Nevius, roiled. [Mission Mission]McCainiacs flagging Digg articles? (Speaking of which, ahem.) [SF Weekly]Plug1 travels to Ethpaña. [WhatImSeeing]CBS 5 election coverage fail? [Jameth]XXX queer cartoonists gear up for Folsom. [SFBG]Hiya Swanhuyser interviews Nick Cave, brilliantly. [SF Weekly]...

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Shot by Dave Cadwallader, who can be reached at cops.on.a.train (at) gmail.com. Oh how exciting! Caught on tape: A biker arrested by surly cops! See, a cyclist got on train, allegedly found an available spot in the train's bike rack, which the conductor wasn't having. Then the conductor, we're told, demanded that said biker get off the train since "it was full". Cyclist dude refuses. And then? The fuzz arrests the guy at the...

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If you recall, on Wednesday, just before 6 a.m., a northbound cable car collided with a female pedestrian on Mason Street near Broadway. The unidentified woman died later at SF General. Nathaniel P. Ford, SFMTA Executive Director, calls it "a truly tragic incident, going on to say, "[o]n behalf of the SFMTA, I would like to extend our deepest condolences to her family and friends." Both the Gripman and the Conductor have been placed on...

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The mentally-crippled folks over at Examiner endorsed John McCain and Sarah Palin yesterday. We blame witchcraft....

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Remember when they graced the steps of City Hall with their whimsical fashion sense and thirst for tighter borders? Well, they're back. It seems the Minuteman Project is over at Civic Center Plaza (not the steps of City Hall this go around). There are around 50 pro-minutemen in the crowd, with maybe 100 counter protesters trying to drown out the speaker, we're told. Stay tuned for more! (Thanks, Jim, for alerting us!)...

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Part of Mayor Gavin Newsom's plan or save the Earth/become Governor of California, Civic Center has been declared "a sustainable vision for the heart of San Francisco." That is to say, it's the neighborhood...OF THE FUTURE! How so? Well, according to HuffPo contributor Gavin Newsom, the goals of the ideally carbon footprint-free district might result in following: • 80% potable water use reduction • 45% wastewater discharge reduction • 35% peak power demand met...

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