Although last week's test on the American tap water by chemists claims to have detected the sex hormone estradiol -- found such vertebrate animals as birds, reptiles, and fish -- a more recent test conducted by the American Waterworks Association Research Foundation, says that San Francisco's "best tasting" H20 has come up sparkling clean. The Gate reports that our tap water, which is really quite tasty compared to, say, the waters of Southern California......

Apparently, the bottled water industry is ticked off at Gavin Newsom for banning bottled water at City Hall. Many believe that what it takes to produce, distribute, and recycle water bottles is wasteful when you think about all that fine drinking water that’s there for the taking from Hetch Hetchy. Joe Doss of the International Bottled Water Association argues, “The amount of resin needed to make the bottled water containers has been reduced by......

Photo of a fountain on Lincoln Way produced by a broken water main. ...

- Muni acknowledges that it's not easy getting around on Muni if your disabled. -The 49ers will have a plan ready for a stadium in Santa Clara by April....

One hundred years ago this month, San Francisco survived an earthquake. You may have heard of it. Well, despite the odds (and the sky-high earthquake insurance rates), people keep moving here, and San Francisco's celebrating 100 years of rebirth and survival. The big day is April 18. And there's no shortage of things to do! Just to pick events randomly: the Commonwealth Club is holding a panel discussion about the 1906 quake on April 17. The SF Fire Department's historical society is sponsoring the 1906 Expo at Pier 48, from April 15-17, which will feature historical exhibits and modern-day preparedness events (and a costume party!). And City Hall will host a photo exhibit about post-1906 rebuilding (and a show about the PUC and Hetch Hetchy. It's so Bay Guardian!). And, like they have for the last 35 years, history buffs will meet at Lotte's Fountain on 3rd and Market, and then paint gold the one hydrant in SF that didn't fail in 1906 (on 20th and Dolores). Warning, though, the fountain meetup starts at 4:30 a.m., because that's when the quake hit. Adding insult to injury (if the quake itself wasn't injurious or insulting enough), they're expecting huge crowds for this event, to the tune of giant screens on Market Street showing the scene in closed-caption. The fountain gets painted at 7:30 a.m. We sincerely hope KRON 4 labels this program clearly so we can just TiVo it to watch later. Lots and lots and lots of other events after the jump -- we'll try and update this periodically as the big day gets closer. Let us know if we've left anything out too! Picture of the post-quake Financial District from the Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco...

Last week's winner, the Bay Guardian: Still angry about Hetch Hetchy! Mandatory retirements at the Chron. A shopping center at Piers 27-31? Cover article: animal research at UCSF. (two upsetting sidebars here (monkeys) and here (dogs)). Is it a good idea for autistics to mock non-autistics by calling them "neurotypical"? (This is like when the group of geeks would say "you're normal!" to the other kids in school.) Taquerias in strange places. And the Lit section, which we skipped. The SF Weekly: Yet another article about mandatory retirements at the Chron! Leaking like the New Orleans levees! Cover article: Harmon Leon terrorizes pro-abstinence people! The part where he wore the short-shorts and made suggestive comments the whole day ("mmmm, threesome") is truly brilliant. Oyster eatoff next Tuesday! Books about the 1906 earthquake. Meredith Brody waxes on and on and on about New Orleans. Take it, SFist Ced! Should you or your deaf cousin pay for the sign-language interpreter at your wedding? (Aw, hell to the no! It was not just suggested by the relatives that they just not invite the deaf cousin!) Free Bluegrass Festival this weekend. And the Bouncer reflects on the big questions of life at that bar next door to El Rio's. The East Bay Express, the Metro, and the pick of the week, after the jump....

This is how WE roll. But first, some sad news…minutes after the end of the 49ers/Broncos pre-season game, Niner offensive lineman Thomas Herrion collapsed and was pronounced dead upon arrival at a Denver hospital. The autopsy results were inconclusive and it could take weeks to determine the cause of death. Herrion is not the first football player to die during the season as heat, atmospheric conditions and the huge size of football players can be somtimes be a toxic mix. He was 23. And here's an update on the exploding transformer -An angry Gavin demanded an investigation into the cause of the explosion and called for accountability on PG&E's part. Quoth the Gavin: "enough is enough. Excuses be damned, there will be accountability." And in a statement that will warm the cockels of Bruce Brugmann’s heart, Susan Leal, the head of the Public Utilities Committee, says that these type of incidents made her even more determined to "aggressively look at alternatives" to PG&E. In response, PG&E has annnounced that they'll soon inspect all 540 of the city's transformer vaults to make sure there won't be any more explosions. The poor woman injured in all this is still in critical condition at burn center at St. Francis but is said to be doing better. ...

Last week's winner, the SF Weekly: The Infiltrator goes to the Writing Annex. Oh, Dog Bites -- kicking the Guardian when it's down about the Weekly getting the Warfield named after itself! The fake branded SFBGs are hilar (The "SFBG Hetch Hetchy" is pictured at right). The randy headlines about Badlines are an extra bonus! ("Can Gays Beat Off Bias Claim"'s the best one we can get away with posting.) Cover article: Why does ESPN's Joe Morgan hate the A's Moneyball? SFist Jake, your thoughts? OK Then loves Built to Spill. And Savage Love: pro-choicers dating pro-lifers. Next up, the Hetch Hetchy Bay Guardian! Why haven't the cops caught the people who killed the elderly man in the bathroom of Macy's? (Dude, they know who did it!) Techsploitation about data-hoarding and Grokster. The sex columnist is angry-angry-angry about the female ejaculation debate. Um.... whoa! Dan Leone writes about his 36-inch turd Before you ask: he had a cup of coffee and Indian food the night before. Mad props for the title ("The Longest Yard") and the food covered (pupusas). Cover articles: Bay Area hip-hop, Brazilian post-punk, Swedish psych-prog, and other adjective hyphen-hyphen musical phenomena. The EBX and the pick of the week, after the jump....

...because we love the smell of cheap newsprint! This week in the Weekly -- new column: The Infiltrator, who does things you always wondered about, such as being interviewed by SFist. This week, the Infiltrator wreaks havoc in an office executive etiquette class. Okay, this column is pretty genius; here's the link. Long Matt Smith column about Hetch Hetchy. Cover article: Franz Ferdinand (looking like the Amish in the City Amish kids on the cover)......