Dear those of you who write addendums on posters, signs, and sticker: We love you. signed, the People's Republic of Earth PS, this was snapped up by crow soup (Flickr), who writes "I was a life-long member of the Green Party...was. I re-registered as independent recently. I met Matt Gonzalez in passing one day in Hayes valley. He was a smug prick. That is all." Hmmm. True or false, people of Earth? Is the... [continue]

The entertaining/controversial Chris Daly, who seems a bit quiet as of late, has a new target now: wafts of cigarette smoke. We're told that his latest push of legislation "calls for a smoking ban outside of restaurants, in waiting areas, within 20 feet of nonresidential buildings," and in common areas of apartment buildings. That is to say, you might have to look elsewhere to spark up that Capri or Virgina Slim while eating out.... [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]

Photo by (the phenomenal) Darwin Bell "I never will forget Jeanette MacDonald..."... [continue]

Sent to some bodyshot-partying Marina chick, Dimitri's desperate voicemails had us at "Greek," and "maybe you were abused in childhood." Swoon. (Update: here's an article about said stalker Dimitri, via our swell sister site Torontoist.) Thank you, Mr. West, for sending this our way.... [continue]

Photo by Ando Caulfield (By Travis Jensen -- welcome him, won't you? Jensen will be chiming in at SFist now and then, and we're elated to have him aboard.) Skatebook release party Celebrate the release of the second issue of Skatebook tonight at FTC Skate Shop in Upper Haight. Skatebook is a quarterly skateboarding zine from former pro skater Salman Agah and photographer Mike Ballard. Copies of the second issue will be free to... [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]

KTVU has some choice footage of last Saturday's Muni crash over on King Street near AT&T Park. Since major news networks inexplicably don't believe in the religion of Embedded Code, we are forced to link to it here. (Oh, and then you have to click on "RAW VIDEO: Watch Muni Surveillance Footage Shot On Trains Involved In Collision.") If some kind soul wants to upload or find us the same footage, YouTube- or Flickr... [continue]

Aargh. Even pirates -- noted rapists and murderers! -- are none too keen on the Scientology movement. And while most you were at the farmer's market this weekend checking out the latest heirlooms tomatoes sans salmonella, Anonymous held their weekly protest over at Xenu's Montgomery Street branch. Seriously, folks, this is the best CoS protest yet. And the images are choice, featuring pedobear, simulated rape scenes, outraged pirates, revealing protest signs rising above cheeky slogans... [continue]

Photo by dspain/Flickr Some pig-- you heard us, pig! -- had the unmitigated gall to go against the express wishes of Google. The nerve! Driving a Prius (oh, of course it was a Prius), some poor Google Street View recording sap was busted by the fuzz for doing some illegal, doing something evil over in the Presidio. Wonder what it was? Wait until the Google mafia hears about this. We're heading over to the... [continue]

Photo by Super G/Flickr Mean! But also: beautiful. This (gorgeous) shot captures graffiti authentico minus any, ahem, pretense or artistic self-consciousness, yes? Pure vandalism! And maybe it's just the way the photographer snapped it up, but we love it. Even if it is kind of violent. Grade: A... [continue]

Photo by terraplanner/Flickr We're a tenth of a penny away from $5 a gallon for REGULAR gas, y'all. Very exciting. In related news, things are getting heated in SoCal. At an Orange County Costco, a La Palma doctor freaked out while waiting in line to buy gas in Cypress. Someone, it seems, tried to cut in line. So, the man who took an oath to keep his fellow man healthy, or whatever, "grabbed a... [continue]

We can't wait to meet the unintentionally hilarious (audio NSFW) "World's Angriest R.V. Salesman" Jack Rebney at the 7:15 Saturday screening of the fourth annual Found Footage Festival! We are promised answers to the following questions: "What does he think of his unintentional cult status? Where has he been? Why was he so angry? And is he going to go off on us?" We'll let you know what happens. All weekend, the festival will... [continue]

The 10 attorneys general who has asked the California Supreme Court for a delay in their decision to let the gay marry until after November has been denied. CBS 5 announces that "the California Supreme Court has denied a request to stay its decision legalizing gay marriage." It was shot down in a 4-3 vote. Now, couples of the same sex can get married n June 17, after the order becomes finalized on June... [continue]

We’ll admit, we’ve been aloof to the A’s and this season’s American League West proceedings, what with the Athletics getting ready to juke their hometown for Fremont. But oh baby, do we have a new reason to root for the A’s to engage in some serious divisional ass-whooping. ... [continue]

Congratulations to SFist Editor Brock Keeling for winning the Best Blogger title in SFWeekly's annual Best Of edition! It of course comes as no surprise to us that Brock is being honored along with the likes of Best Iconic Bay Area Newscaster Dennis Richmond and Best Mansion, Spreckels Mansion! Since its launch in 2004, SFist (part of the Gothamist family of blogs) has become a reliably eccentric source for local news and gossip. And,... [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]

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When did San Diego become so...meh? After this month's historic ruling that will allow the gays to legally wed in the state of California, San Diego County Clerk Gregory Smith let it slip that he would "consider allowing clerks to bow out of processing such marriages if they had moral or religions objections." Which? He can't do. And that's illegal, isn't it? That whole church/state overlap thing? Didn't we already go over this, that... [continue]