535 San Francisco Unified School District teachers will receive layoff notices this morning due to state cuts in education funding. Today's pink slip handouts stem from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's budget '09, which will see San Francisco schools losing around $40 million. According to CBS 5, Mayor Newsom is doing what he can, even if it's a Band-Aid solution to a longterm problem.
Layoffs Greet San Francisco School Teachers Today
Update: Missing SF Child Alert
Ten-year-old Mireya Zapata was reported missing from her home in the Tenderloin District at about 10:30 a.m. Saturday morning. She was wearing a black jacket with gold lettering that either says, "South Park" or "South Pole," black jeans, red and black sneakers with a heart print, and she was carrying a pink backback. She has a small black freckle near her mouth. She is about 5 feet tall, weighing 75 pounds.
Oh No, Ed Jew!: Calculated Attack
Hooray! We're back with more Ed Jew news! And this time, with a vast Sunset-wing conspiracy.
Mayor Newsom Endorses Mark Leno
After Carole Migden won the endorsement of the Harvey Milk Club, things were looking grim for Assemblyman Mark Leno. But today Gavin Newsom shined his megawatt charm over in Leno's direction today, endorsing his bid for a state Senate seat. According to the B.A.R., " Newsom [is] expected to publicly endorse Leno Wednesday night at the Herbst Theatre during a special screening of Pursuit of Equality..."
Speier To Fill Lantos' Seat
Making her move at juuust the right time, Jackie Speier is a shoo-in to fill Tom Lantos' seat by April 8 if she gathers a majority of votes in a special, pre-primary election. But first, according to the Merc:
Marina Plays Host to International Intrigue After Man Makes Threats Outside Egyptian Consulate
Last night, according to an SFist tipster:
Have a Happy Year of the Rat -- Tết Festival in Little Saigon
The 12th Annual Tết Festival Ceremony occurred yesterday all around Little Saigon in San Francisco
Day Around the Bay
You've Read the Post, Now See the 22-Fillmore Orgy In Action!
You guys rock. Like, for reals. Why? Because just seconds after SFist Dan reported on today's 22-Fillmore mash up, we find an image of said Muni bus stacking in our inbox.
Week Around the -Ists
- Londonist pondered who might be the next sponsors of the London Eye and whether or not readers would be willing to donate £1,000 each for a Londonist Eye.
- Shanghaiist was shocked to find a cameltoe in the city's only English-language paper.
- Gothamist believed that a writer who wanted pre-gentrified gritty New York and ended up getting beaten up during a mugging learned his lesson.
Oh No, Ed Jew!: What Next?
Okay, okay, okay, we promise, this is our last post for today about Ed Jew (we think) -- so what happens next?
Witness Protection Program Escapee Killed in the Mission
It turns out that the man who was brutally gunned down in the Mission on Monday night recently ditched a witness protection program. Justin Lee, 40 - who was shot to death after being chased down on 26th and Mission Streets - just left the security of a safe house in another part of the state on the same day. Yikes.
Loosest Bay Area Screw Victor: Ed Jew
Former District 4 SF Supervisor, rumored florist with a flair, __________ resident, charming fibber, and triple-threat criminal fatal optimist Edmund "Ed" Jew takes this year's title for Loosest Screw of 2007. Congrats, Ed!
It's Like Thunder, Lightning, the Way You Knock Out Our Power Lines Is Frightening
- At about 8:00pm we saw three green flashes like lightning in the western sky. Then we heard sirens from from our local fire station (26th & anza) and other stations close by. Anyone know what happened?
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Health Care Program for the Uninsured Dealt Blow
After a federal judge blocked "a key provision of a new city program providing basic health care to uninsured residents, City Attorney Dennis Herrera is scheduled to petition the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today for an emergency stay pending appeal to help SF maintain the "Healthy San Francisco" program. The program, which would help uninsured San Franciscans receive health care, was scheduled to begin on January 2, 2008. According to CBS 5:
Oh No, Ed Jew!: Hollow Ammo
Well, for those of you dying to know what the feds got when they raided erstwhile District 4 supervisor and criminal defendant Ed Jew's house, the records have been unsealed! From Ed's house, $10,000 in cash in $100 bills and some computers.
Oh No, Ed Jew!: Straight Hardball
Goodbye, Ed Jew's attorney Steven Gruel! The revolving door that is beleaguered former District 4 Supervisor Ed Jew's legal team spins once again, depositing the pugnacious Mr. Gruel on the street and leaving the team's latest addition Stuart Hanlon (hired to replace Bill Fazio in the state criminal case) in charge of all of Ed's legal matters. Gruel, as you may recall, was handling Ed's case on the city ethics charges and the federal racketeering claims, but now Hanlon will have all of Ed's cases. Busy man, Stuart Hanlon.
Newsom Calls Chu "Naïve" -- Well, Sort Of
No, not Frank Chu -- although a Gav versus a crazy would be most fascinating, indeed -- Carmen Chu.
SFist Photo: San Francisco a Winter Wonderland
A photo of the FiDi at night with holiday lighting
SFist Photo: Segway Traffic Jam in the Marina
This was the scene the other day on everybody's favorite piece of landfill, San Francisco's Marina District. Larger version here Of course SUPER-visor Chris Daly took action to keep Segways off of our sidewalks about a half decade ago, but our law doesn't appear to stop folks from just driving around in bike lanes. (It doesn't seem to stop people from riding on sidewalks either, but oh well.) Anyway, you'll be seeing these things in...
Barry Bonds: Not Guilty
Stepping out of his black Chevy Tahoe SUV, smashingly dressed, and fully aware that the media would bombard him beforehand, former glory Barry Bonds acted like a punk today after arriving at the U.S District Courthouse to make his plea this morning. Oh, and that plea of fibbing under oath to a federal grand jury regarding his steroids use? Not guilty. Ta-da. Basically, he came, said that he didn't do it, had a bond...
Oh No, Ed Jew!: Lungless Salamander
Today's Chron Bay Area section takes a break from covering the plight of lungless salamanders in Korea ( is this in the Bay Area section? Yes, yes, we know, it's because Cal researchers are researching them -- we're asking the question in a more philosophical sense.) to report that: oh no! Ed Jew's state criminal trial has been postponed again, to at least April 08.
Spare the Air, Won't You?
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is calling all ye Bay Area residents to spare the air tonight by refraining from lighting a fire or using other wood burning appliances. (Does that mean no Duraflames, you ask? Yes. Yes, it does.)


