In a new turnabout for the city's Sit/Lie ordinance, parklets and wayward youth, a local advertising student has found yet another use for a Haight Street parking space: put a bed on it. Like the Park(ing) Day displays that pop up every year, the Goodwill-adjacent twin bed at Haight and Cole is apparently legal as long as the meter is paid for, although there's some disagreement on whether or not actually sleeping in it is a crime. Bennet Austin, the 29-year-old mastermind behind the stunt display explains to the Weekly: more ›

We're sure many of you have been idly wondering what's been going on up in the Upper Haight with regard to the Sit/Lie ordinance. And perhaps those of you who don't live there have even wandered over for an Alembic cocktail or a vintage cravat and thought to yourselves, "Huh, things aren't that different vis a vis the summer campers stoned on the sidewalk and such, but maybe I'm being harassed just a tiny bit less than usual." Well, as the Examiner reports, since beginning to issue citations in March, the SFPD has doled out about 50 of them, along with about as many warnings, and arrested a couple of drunk and disorderlies. (Despite calling these numbers "prolific" a couple of weeks ago, some cops admit it's seeming useless.) more ›

Summer Street Fair Season is fast approaching and because nothing drives us to drink quite like a crowd of people slowly waddling past miles of vendors, we bring you our brief guide to the next month of free festivals and street fairs: more ›

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If you missed the great piece on decor stores that also act as galleries in yesterdays SF Chron be sure to check it out here. Anh-Minh Le does a great job of profiling some unique shops that support local artists and crafters. And as if shopping in these stores wasn't enough, this weekend presents itself with some great excuses to visit. Folklore: Drawings and Paintings by Diana Fayt Tonight! 6:30-8:30pm Candy Store - 3153... more ›

Too real, if you ask us. Election night will soon fall upon the city like a blanket of darkness. But that doesn't mean you should celebrate or grieve alone. Ripping off Inspired by SFBG's Election Night Parties, we present to you SFist's...election night parties. Ta-da. -- Gavin Newsom's (Victory) Party: Pros: at the Ferry Building, the thrill of victory, Gavin's form Cons: at some point you will be snubbed by someone in the society... more ›

But, Muni, try limiting our wait. (Ha! Oh stop!) more ›

Photos from mayoral candidates from over the weekend. more ›

Oh No, Chris Kavanaugh! Berkeley's own Ed Jew, a Green Party member of the Berkeley rent board who was actually living (and litigating with his landlord) in Oakland, pled not guilty to three charges of voter fraud, one charge of perjury, and one of grand theft (for taking a stipend from the Berkeley rent board) yesterday. Kavanaugh spent Friday night living in the Santa Rita jail before being released on $30,000 bond, and will report back to court on Oct. 26. Kavanaugh has reportedly told other board members that he lives in Berkeley but his girlfriend lives in Oakland. more ›

-- Benefit Show Honoring Erno "Tattoo" Szabady: Local rock bands Slowfinger, DickDusters, and the Walker Brothers get together to raise money for a burial "niche" for well-known, recently deceased tattoo artist, Szabady. Show starts at 8 p.m. at Peacock Lounge, 552 Haight Street (at Fillmore); $10-$15. more ›

Some local PBS affiliate stations will be re-airing two San Francisco-centric episodes of "American Experience" this weekend. more ›

--CounterPULSE is hosting Paint Out!, a breast cancer fundraiser with comedians, slam poetry, and women getting their chests painted ($50 mininum donation to get painted). 3:30-7:30, $25, 1310 Mission St. (x 9th). more ›

Hey, have you seen that giant, ugly monstrosity of a wall on Haight Street between Laguna and Buchanan? That's the old UC Extension campus. Yep, the one that's been closed since 2003 and has been fallow since. Why are we bringing this thing up now, ruining your beautiful June morning with mental images of a dilapidated, graffiti-scarred bit of lovely urban blight right in the middle of the city? more ›

Before you bike to work on Thursday, brush up on your inner urban cyclist with a free bike clinic with tips on navigating through the city -- not to mention step-by-step instructions on how to fix a flat. Get there by 7 for the workshop. REI San Francisco, 840 Brannan, SF. more ›

There's been a lot of talk, maybe too much talk, about the city's apparent crackdown on fun. Which sounds kind of silly considering where we live, but there's some truth to it. In the past year, we've seen battles over the North Beach Fair, the North Beach Jazz Festival, the Haight Street Festival, and the How Weird Fair. So people are fixing to do something about it. more ›

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Looks like the Haight Street Fair is going to be a booze-free event as negotiations to try and reach some sort of happy medium between fair organizers and whiny neighbors didn't pan out. more ›

This year, the Street Fair in trouble is the Haight Street Fair. The reason why it's in trouble is for the usual reasons-- too much drunkeness with a debate on booths thrown in for good measure. Not mentioned, however, were those magic medicinal brownies SFist once bought that made little leprechauns dance around our heads while singing Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "Relax." The Interdepartmental Staff Committee on Traffic and Transportation recently put a permit that was requested by fair organizers on hold for two weeks so they can figure out what to do. more ›

-More officers are sent to the Ocean View neighborhood after two men were shot within an hour of each other last night. more ›

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For years the San Francisco school district has tried to get a healthy foods initiatives into the local schools. They finally did. But now it's looking like all that is going to waste as clever little vendors have been setting up shop right next to the schools and selling junk food there. Guess what the kids are preferring. more ›

We had one of those crazy MUNI rider experiences on Saturday, on the 22 Fillmore (yes going to watch the Blue Angels). We had originally written a long, detailed post about everything that happened but then realized nobody wants to read long posts as everybody pretty much reads this at work anyways and doesn't have time to read long posts. So we'll try and be brief. But anyways, to make a long story short, this guy gets on at Haight Street and tells the driver he's only going to go for a stop or two because he's just looking for somebody. The driver lets him on. It's pretty obvious that the guy who got on is a little on the crazy side, not homeless-crazy, but more like still-functioning-and-normal-looking-but-did-a-little-too-much-acid-in-the-60’s crazy. more ›

The urchins in Haight Street sure are in the news a lot these days. First there was the super-excellent story in this week's SF Weekly. But of even more significance is that Gavin, while in New York, studied up on Central Park and got some ideas on how to make Golden Gate Park nicer. First thing up-- trying to get rid of the homeless. more ›

No winner last week, so we're going in random order. First up: the SJ Metro. Gary Singh had a crazy South Bay weekend. Is Palo Alto really as crime-ridden as they say? Cover article: The South Bay Best Of. Wow, this font is hard to read. It's broken down by city, with a readers' choice section. We didn't win their Best Blog award, which is only fair since we almost never talk about the South Bay. Also, scantily clad women throughout the pages. Barbecue in Santa Clara. More Twilight Zone love. Hey, we heard Metro music writer Todd Inoue is leaving -- we'll miss you, Todd! Where will we find out about quirky South Bay rappers now? Also, Cirque du Soleil is playing the HP Pavilion. more ›

Full of more holiday cheer than Santa Claus after a weekend bender in Vegas, Barrespondent Drew returns with more reasons to put down that A-Team DVD your friends gave you for Christmas as a joke and head out to the local. more ›

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Ah, is there no more universal gesture for our youth than sticking in a cartridge, getting a flashing grey screen, then pulling the cartridge back out and repeatedly blowing into it until Contra finally agrees to boot up? Modern gamers might seem a bit insular and antisocial at times, cooped up in the house with their polygon counts and tethered to wifi for FFXI; but the monthly meetings of the Bay Area 8-Bitters Fun Club, a social group for kids who still carry a giddy torch for old NES, are lively and engaging. We stopped by their September meetup, at Rockin' Java on Haight Street, to catch a glimpse of their impressive collection of carts and to attempt getting through a single level of 1943. more ›

Hey princess, here's a news flash for you: You're boring. So are your lame friends, your arcane bumper stickers, and your awful, incomprehensible, boring art. And let's not even embarass ourselves by discussing how you've wanted to take up fire-twirling ever since you got back from summer camp. The sooner you throw in your dreary, overcompensating towel, get a decent haircut, and a respectable office job, the sooner we can all stop being humiliated on your behalf. For example, look at Thomas -- why can't you be more like Thomas? The man gave up on trying to live an impractical bohemian lifestyle and moved from weirdo-freaky Haight Street to sensibly dour Los Angeles, and he couldn't be happier about it. more ›

A weekly display of the futility of transcribing notes on cocktail napkins into anything legible. By your dedicated barrespondent, Drew. more ›