Results tagged “poll”

This begs for some sort of poll. Here you go:

On Wednesday, SFist asked you to vote for your favorite foggy neighborhood, pitting the Sunset against the Richmond. Over 1,500 votes came in. The winner, creaming her competition my miles, was the Outer Sunset. The gorgeous and peaceful Outer Richmond, much to our surprise, came in dead last. But that's in due part to there being not nearly as much to do (e..g, bars, restaurants, stores, cafes) compared to the other fog-drenched hoods.

Speaking of the Inner Sunset...

MS-13 sorority sisters Danilo Velasquez,, 28, and Luis Herrera, 18, were arrested yesterday in connection with the shooting death of Moises Frias Jr., a Daly City college student. It seems the two members of the notorious (and notoriously dimwitted) MS-13 gang mistook Frias for a rival gang member. Why? Because he was "wearing the wrong-colored baseball cap and sweater."

In addition to the meth cloud that hangs above Beck's Motorlodge -- we kid! sort of. but not really. -- Supervisor Bevan Dufty would like to create a pink cloud that would float over the intersection of Market and Castro streets. The idea, according to SF Chronicle, "is recycled from 2000, when artist Christian Werthmann's 'pink cloud' was one of two winning proposals for a city art piece to commemorate the late Harvey Milk, a supervisor and gay rights advocate." (Here's what it would look like.)

Last night, SF Mayor Gavin Newsom "officially kicked off his campaign" for governor of California 2010. That is to say, you'll see even less of Newsom over the next year or so. If that's even possible. Which is fine with us. Because "Mayor Nathan Ballard" has a nice ring to it. Oh, come now. Ballard is a funny guy. Period. And a smartypants too. And that's good enough for us.

The most exciting thing about today's special election was, well, we don't know if anything was exciting about it. Especially when compared to the November election, which was brimming with sexy black men and fabulous gays. But if you want a breakdown of the what the measures were in today's election, check out Rita Hao's marvelously accurate post.

While editorial staff gets pruned today, we're hearing from Chronicle guild members that "No one thinks they're gonna go through with any manager layoffs." (Update: Lesley Guth, Chron manager, was laid off this afternoon.) If there's no one to edit, however, what will the many, many layers of management do all day?

Louise Bourgeois' bronze spider sculpture is leaving the Embarcadero at Pier 14, ready to nest in Houston where it will be part of a private collection. Aw.

Girl Scout cookies season is upon us, and we are all better for it. Well, most of us are. A gaggle of Burlingame Girl Scouts were injured earlier this month after a truck plowed into them while hawking cookies. And this North Carolina scout who got busted for successfully promoting her goods on YouTube. (The Girl Scouts have a ban on Internet sales in order to protect the girls' safety.)

According to a Field Poll of 761 registered voters, "48 percent of those surveyed would support a new ballot initiative repealing Proposition 8, while 47 percent would favor keeping the ban in place," according to reports." That is to say, almost of the state of California is complicit in allowing discrimination into the state constitution. Unnerving.

Aw boo.

Ever hug a bottle of cheap vodka caked with cocaine residue? That's what hugging a journalist is like. And this Sunday, Feb. 15, is Hug a Journalist Day -- at least according to this newly created holiday on Facebook.

Really, why are you working this week? Because, let's see, we have two work days (today, tomorrow), one kinda work day (New Year's Eve), and another alleged work day on Friday. But if you were crafty enough to worm your way out of the office this week, thus providing you with a rare opportunity to go on a week-long bender, you would be eating bon-bons, watching Maury, and cutting the tops of your CD cases to bits right now.

We asked you to decide on what Bay Area institution you would like to see die in 2009, and you overwhelmingly chose the Church of Scientology to go bye-bye. (Please don't kill us, L. Ron followers.)

OK, the list is huge. But who knew you all wanted to see so many business get the boot?! Anyway, we've narrowed it down to local businesses, more or less, so, please, pick the place you would most like to see disappear from the Bay Area.

          

Tonight's Day Without a Gay protest seemed peaceful compared to those just over a month ago when Prop 8, the same-sex marriage ban, passed. Although cops in riot gear gathered on Market and Octavia streets just eager for a head to crack open, we haven't heard word yet as to any arrests or melee.

During a post-Thanksgiving dinner game of Apples to Apples -- which could very well be the best board game invented, ever -- the hostess turned to me and said, "You know who I'm really into right now? Gasia Mikaelian."

Last week Eater asked its readers for their opinions on the "douchiest" bar in San Francisco.

Is it out of your system yet? While all of this in-fighting, blaming, exempting, and naive attacks of reverse-discrimination (a chortle-inducing term if there ever was one) has been fun, let's get down to brass tacks, folks. SFist is putting out a call for and sites and/or organizations doing any of the following constructive things to help overturn gender and queer discrimination in the state of California.

Queers are calling for a boycott of the California Musical Theatre -- at least according to the -- after discovering that its artistic director, Scott Eckern, donated $1,000 to Prop. 8. Eckern has been with CMT for over 25 years. Richard Lewis, the organization's executive producer, released this statement regarding the controversy: "Any political action or the opinion of Scott Eckern is not shared by California Musical Theatre. We have a long history of appreciation for the LGBT community and are truly grateful for their longstanding support."

CBS 5's Joe Vazquez reports that the big, pink "Fuck Mormons" banner has been removed. While rumors of photoshopping swirled, CBS 5 managed to figure out that, yes, the sign was, in fact, real.

Well, this is pretty powerful stuff. Last night, Keith Olberman's "Special Comment" was about Prop 8.

    

No-on-8 folks, this isn't necessary, is It?

              

Sorry to inundate you with even more protest-ness, but this is happening all over the state today, citizens protesting Prop. 8's passing -- e.g., the protest at Oakland's Mormon Temple, the big one happening in Sacramento.

        

As we mentioned already, a protest at the Mormon temple in Oakland forced the CHP to shut down some Highway 13 ramps. Here are some shots of today's protest in progress.

A budding Prop 8 rally outside the LDS Temple in Oakland has forced the CHP to shut down some Highway 13 ramps.According to the Gate, "CHP officials said do not know when they might reopen the southbound ramp at Lincoln Avenue and northbound ramp at Joaquin Miller Road.

                                                    

With four helicopters flying overhead, we had no idea what to expect at Market and Seventh Street in terms of turnout. It was huge. Massive.

Who can we blame for prop. 8's passing? Take our poll to find out.

Yes On 2: Sponsored by the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, Prop 2 says it's c"ruel and inhumane to confine animals in cages so small they can’t turn around or stretch their limbs." Why? Because all animals (tasty or otherwise) deserve humane treatment, even animals raised specifically for nourishment. Vote YES on Prop. 2 to save animals from unacceptable abuse.