You'll have to keep borrowing free wi-fi from cafes and the unsecured accounts of your neighbors for now -- Earthlink's backed out of the public-private free wifi deal with San Francisco because of its recent financial woes.
Free Earthlink WiFi Deal Dies
Swells By The Numbers
Total number of people pictured in this week's Swells society column: 67.
Swells by the Numbers
SFist Rita is out of town for work, so we are donning our tiara and gown for this weeks Swells analysis. Tra-la-la!
Swells By The Numbers
Total number of people pictured in this week's Swells society column: 65.
Swells By The Numbers
Total number of people pictured in this week's Swells society column: 56.
Swells By The Numbers
Total number of people pictured in this week's Swells society column: 58.
SF Ballet Gala By The Numbers
Hip, hip, HOORAY! Hip, hip, HOORAY! Catherine Bigelow, the Chron society columnist, is back from vacation, and here with a special report on Wednesday night's SF Ballet Opening Gala!
Swells By The Numbers
Total number of people pictured in this week's Swells society column: 67.
Swells By The Numbers
Total number of people pictured in this week's Swells society column: 59.
Swells By The Numbers
Total number of people pictured in this week's Swells society column: 54.
Swells By The Numbers
Total number of people pictured in this week's Swells society column: 59.
(A Late) Swells By The Numbers
Total number of people pictured in this week's Swells society column: 73.
Swells By The Numbers
Total number of people pictured in this week's Swells society column: 51.
Prince For A Day
The media orgasmatron following Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla through their edge-free trip to San Francisco peed itself the other night as the royals on-deck chortled their way through that old chestnut, Beach Blanket Babylon. "Prince is Charming!" "Prince of a Guy!" "This Prince doesn't go by an unpronounceable symbol!" (okay, we made that last one up.)
A whole coterie of hangers-on attended the soiree, including Duke Gavin and the fallen Lady Kimberly of Guilfoyle, smiling and bobbing slightly as the royals passed, but not holding hands. Gavin -- you must start seeing other people. Other attendees included former Secretary of State George Shultz (in his role as the husband of Charlotte Maillard Shultz, the Chief of SF protocol), Kamala Harris, the owner of the Giants, Willie Brown, and Danielle Steel. Mrs. Shultz also apparently made a cameo in the show, flying on a wire and dressed as Wonder Woman. Ah, of course. Prince Charles didn't seem to get most of the jokes, but apparently chuckled at a bit involving men dressed as poodles.
And what would a visit to SF be without a protest? Giving it that special SF flavor, Medea Benjamin and Code Pink marched outside the theater, in pink wigs and chanting, "UK out of Iraq." Maybe the Prince would have paid more attention if they'd dressed as poodles instead.
Picture by Chris Stewart of the Chron. That hat is so rad.

