The article in yesterday's Chronicle is a snippet, a notice, a little bit of writing that doesn't do justice to the life of the late Ryan Jones. Ryan was an under-the-radar local hero. You may or may not have known him, but if you live here in San Francisco, Ryan probably made your life here more beautiful, more enjoyable, more memorable. Ryan worked for the Golden Gate National Recreation Area's Site Stewardship program. He'd... [continue]

Beth Spotswood manages not to get thrown on pinball table, raped. Alas. [Spots]YouTube, Viacom, and you. [SFBG]Hans Reiser leads police to wife's body. Finally. [SFGate]In-depth interview with SF's "no sex" nutjar, Owen Dias. [SFWeekly]Gavin Newsom drops plan for seismic safety. [Curbed]Identical twins: no longer just fodder for sexual fantasies. [Laughing Squid]Oh, and happy belated birthday, God of Biscuits! [GOB]... [continue]

Just when we thought that the Violet Blue vs. Boing Boing altercation was the only good fight going, a tipster reports that in month's issue of California Lawyer, the following rant was in letters to the editor: I am accustomed to your glib political correctness, but you merit condemnation for your reprehensible selection of Kamala Harris for your Attorney of the Year award. She's a prosecutorial joke, a pandering foe of strong pursuit of... [continue]

Well, sort of. Method actor and mentally-challenged San Francisco icon Frank Chu will appear in the upcoming flick Less -- brought to you by Gabriel Diamond, who brought you such household-name classics as Start to Finish (2007) and The Sex Movie (2006) -- as "12 Galaxies Guy." Less is "an independent narrative film about a man who has chosen to live on the streets in San Francisco," which is currently in post production and... [continue]

We were down at the Heart of the City Farmer's Market again today, and we were glad to see the sign above. Looks like the market managed to worm its way out from under the powerful Newsom thumb, and will continue to remain a nonprofit. Yay! But, the other side of the sign revealed a tougher, more insidious threat to the market. Find out what it is after the jump!... [continue]

Hey, are you doing anything tomorrow night? If you're like us and you love the Heart of the City Farmers' Market (Wednesdays and Sundays on UN Plaza), you might want to consider going to City Hall, sidestepping the throngs of happy marrying couples, and going to room 250 at 5:00. See, Mayor Gavin has introduced legislation that would turn the operation of the market over to the city's Real Estate division, taking it away... [continue]

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Park Chalet -- which, it seems, provides the hungry eater or thirsty drunk an "unmatched indoor/outdoor atmosphere" -- is hosting a singles event. For cougars. You know, women of-a-certain age? Ladies 35 or older who get damp over boyish jailbait? They're having some sort of mass gathering later this month. Sort of like a cast party for Dateline: to Catch a Predator, only socially acceptable. Check it: ... [continue]

(By Joe Kukura) From the “We’ve watched this twenty times over today” department, footage from last night’s Scripps National Spelling Bee where little Sameer Mishra above thinks he’s been asked to spell a dirty schoolyard taunt, then repeats this dirty schoolyard in front of his mom, a national tv audience, and to the perky fake blond sideline reporter backstage. Best of all, he spells his way of this jam and goes on to win... [continue]

Photo by SMACKDOWNHOTEL44/Flickr Does this mean Oh noes! Be careful! We have poison on our grass and don't want your dog to get hurt? Or does it mean, Your dog craps on our lawn, and we're going to murder it? We prefer to think it's the former. Although the above photo was snapped in the Marina, so... it's anyone's guess.... [continue]

It seems every queer we've ever come across in our lifetime has clogged your Editor's inbox this weekend with the following urgent request to call Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. It seems we need to vocalize our support (again) for same-sex marriage. Why? Because the National Back of the Bus Organization have been calling the Gov in droves to voice their hysterical Elizabeth Hasselbeckness over the ruling. And we need you to tell him otherwise (and... [continue]

According to ABC 7--who just mercifully brought The View to a screeching halt to inform viewers--the California State Supreme Court struck down the gay marriage ban. So: same-sex marriage is now legal, at least according to the California Supreme Court. ... [continue]

Photo by Jeremy Brooks So, dear readers, where do we stand on Bluetooth ear pieces? Sure, the Summer's Eve set is prone to wearing them now--which at least prevents them from doing that constant ear-to-mouth cell phone shifting thing while they talk--but we think they have a future of being seen as chic. And at the risk of sounding too gay, we would wear one made by Hermes or Paul Frank. What say you?... [continue]

And honk they did. Yesterday a worldwide Scientology protest took place by "Anonymous" (AKA Project Chanology, an Internet-based protest against the Church of Scientology), and we caught a few images of the action on our rickety, old cellular communication device. Had we had a better camera, we could've gotten images of the police surrounding the Scientology building entrance; the tour guide telling his gaggle of tourists that John Travolta was, in fact, inside the... [continue]

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