Yesterday, the Board of Supes approved by a 7-4 vote a measure to close off part of Kennedy Drive on Saturdays just as it is on Sundays. Well, for a "six-month" trail run at least. The measure was passed without rancor, with serious intellectual debate, and a strict adherence to democratic principles. Nah, not really. It actually involved dueling rallies, people shouting each other down with bullhorns and the use of fresh-faced children and decrepit old people in wheel chairs as props. ...

There are few pleasures SFist enjoys more in life than listening to a well-spoken, preferably British, man tell a story. We had just such a pleasure on Saturday afternoon at Cinequest when they awarded Sir Ben Kingsley with their Maverick Spirit Award. After viewing a sort of Oscar lifetime award nomination-esque series of clips from some of Sir Ben's more notable movies (i.e. Ghandi and House of Sand and Fog included, Rules of Engagement......

SFist is covering Cinequest. Go see movies! Real ones!...