In addition to having the filthiest streets in the nation, San Francisco has just been anointed the greenest city in the United States and Canada, according to a study by Siemens. The report assessed and compared "27 major U.S. and Canadian cities on environmental performance and policies across nine categories - CO2 emissions, energy, land use, buildings, transport, water, waste, air quality and environmental governance." more ›

Men's Health magazine, a fitness/softcore gay porn publication, has announced its official list of the best and worst cities in which to raise your little blessings. Basing their results on specific statistics -- i.e., accidental deaths, car-seat inspection locations, sex offenders, and abused-children protection -- San Francisco came in third place. more ›

Apparently Turbo Tax, for the past nine years, has been doing an annual tally of which cities have the largest number of procrastinating citizens when it comes to filing their taxes. San Francisco, which was No. 1 in 2008, was No. 5 in 2009. Houston holds the current No. 1 spot, which they've held for three previous years. New York City has held strong at No. 3 for the past two years. Don't worry, fellow procrastinators, we still have a little over three weeks before the big deadline! [Via Newser] more ›

Stockton wins it. Using nine factors (i.e., commute times, corruption, professional sports teams, Superfund sites, taxes, unemployment, violent crime and weather) to determine the crappiness of 150 of the country's largest metropolitan areas, Stockton, CA, ranked no. 1 when it comes to woeful living. According to Forbes, "only 15% of Stockton adults have a college degree, which is one of the lowest rates in the U.S." But wait, there's more, "unemployment is expected to hit 15% in 2010, while housing prices should keep falling back to their mid-1990s level when the median home price was $130,000." Not to be outdone, Modesto came in just under medal contention at 5th place. San Joaquin County's Stockton is also known for its agriculture and meth production. more ›