In SoMa, where AT&T Park has driven more than its fair share of development in the past ten years, residents of the hermetic South Beach high rises around Third and King Streets aren't happy about an enterprising man with a hot dog cart. more ›

Downtown worker bees, listen up: On Tuesday July 20, Zog's Hot Dogs will give away free hot dogs. Why? To honor their one-year anniversary, that's why. SF Appeal reports, "Just print out this coupon for a free 'zog dog.' And if that's not enough to feed your childhood comfort-food craving, they'll deep fry any dog for free." (Hey, maybe you can print out a few coupons to give to the less fortunate? Just a thought.) Zog's is located at 1 Post Street at Montgomery. more ›

Now that Mayor Gavin Newsom has office hours where almost anyone can sign up to talk with and/or gaze at him for 15 minutes, SFGate's Charlie P. Cunningham (who describes himself as a graduate senior in the Urban Studies and Planning Department at SFSU) made an appointment to chat with Newsom. (Side note: Wait, what? SFGate initially said that "Newsom insisted no staff or media be allowed inside during his 15-minute chats." Which: not so much. SFist now looks forward to meeting with Newsom for 15 glorious minutes.) The two shot the breeze, chatting about Newsom's favorite SF park, something delightfully called the Market Street Calming Initiative, services the city has to offer, and food, glorious food.. more ›

A Washington D.C. group called Cancer Project has filed a lawsuit in Superior Court today in Newark, New Jersey. On behalf of three cancer-ridden residents, the lawsuit claims that hot dog manufacturers need to use warning labels on their meat products, telling buyers that their products cause cancer. Also, before you persnickety sustainable wurst makers in the Bay Area fire off angry emails, the lawsuit is aimed at Kraft Foods Inc., manufacturer of the Oscar Mayer brand; Sara Lee Corp.; Nathan's Famous; and the makers of the Hebrew National and Sabrett brands -- you know, big guys only. According to Associated Press, "the lawsuit cites a report by the American Institute for Cancer Research that concluded regular consumption of processed meat can increase the risk of colorectal and other forms of cancer." more ›

It's official. Food trucks are dead. The hot dog cart, it seems, has the newest and hottest item for you to shove in your mouth. Why do we know this? Because Marcia at Tablehopper said so. Duh. According to Tablehopper's recent Twitter message, "Froyo was 2008, Street carts are 2009 Part 1, Hot dogs are 2009 Part II." And, what with this controversial wurst-related item that blew up SFist last week, it really does seem to be the case. more ›

Here's what's been going on in the wide world of sports while we've been fighting off the flu... more ›

Week Around The -Ists more ›

We don't know about you, but it's friggin cold out there. Well, not for some of you. It seems as though places that are supposed to be cold are warm and places that are supposed to be warm are cold. Or maybe that's just us. Either way, we're freezing. more ›

Okay, let's discuss the other team that's leaving, the A's. Matier & Ross has a story in yesterday's paper that despite all the wishes of most A's fans and fans of good taste, Fremont does want in on the name. The idea being banded about is the-- and we think you should be sitting for this-- "East Bay A's of Fremont." We repeat, "the East Bay A's of Fremont." We think awful is too soft of a term to describe that. We think, actually, the word, redonkulus is even too soft of a term to describe the awfulness. In fact, a whole new word should be made to describe how crappy it is. Like, how's about "horriful?" Or "superawfulcraptacular." Or, hell, how's about just plain old "Federline" as in that name is beyond awful, it's Federline. more ›

Torontoist visits the site of a new Frank Gehry structure, stalks "the elusive Bahamas streetcar", and watches Tom Green get surgery. more ›

It makes us sad to think of all the dogs unwalked, unwashed and untrained in San Francisco. We guess this lack of walking, washing and training is because dog guardians just don’t know how to find such a service provider. Lucky for us urbanhound.com, a website that started in New York, has come to the rescue with a San Francisco version. It is a central source of all the same ads that already appear in print in Fetch the Paper and The Woofer Times. But online. With a GUI that screams 1999. more ›

-Developers planning to build new housing in the SOMA area encountered a new concern last week as drivers complained that a possible eight story building on Harrison between third and fourth might obstruct views of the city. From the freeway. Turns out it's city policy not to build something along the freeways that would create a "canyon" effect and not allow drivers to see where they are in the city. To which members of the Planning Department banged their heads against their tables and threw their hands up in surrender. more ›

We'll never forget where we were during the early evening hours of October 17th, 1989. It was one of those warm, Indian Summer days, and the air was completely still. To the superstitious, that's known as "earthquake weather." We had just gotten to Candlestick Park for the third game of the World Series. Giants versus A's--an event we'd hoped to see at least once in our lifetimes. We were ensconced in our seats in the roll-away metal bleachers in the outfield, seats not normally used during season baseball play, and we were watching the teams warm up on the field while our dad was at the concession stand getting hot dogs and beer. It was still a little while before the game was set to begin, but we were enjoying just being there, watching the teams warm up; hearing the Giants faithful talk about how THIS was going to be the Giants' night. more ›

In May, when the A's were busy losing twenty of twenty-four games, and trotting out starting pitchers that even A's bloggers didn't know were affiliated with the organization, we here at A's Brand Baseball were considering a change in strategery. Not "giving up on the season," exactly--more like emphasizing reasons to care about the A's that didn't involve hoping they would actually win baseball games. more ›

San Francisco's favorite but least read Q&A columnist, the Essefficist, answers a question about long-term parking for travelers. more ›