In an effort to tame the trolls, SFGate's site (as well as a few others like ThinkProgress) use software from an outside company that implements a unique "block user" function. This feature blocks all comments made by a user from view by anyone but themselves (upon login). That is to say, whenever the quasi-banned user logs in to the site, they see their comments intact; but to everyone else, the offending comment is simply......

Since we barely digest our own food, much less eat in public for fear people might find us shoveling heaps of it into our mouths, maybe you, dear readers, can help this rookie San Franciscan find a place to take the parents out? He or she is looking for a tasty, semi-semi-formal, non-Stinking Rose-y, yet inexpensive Italian place, and we can't seem to be of any help. What about you? -----Original Message----- On 8/10/07,......

First the heartwarming - George Mark Children’s House and UCSF Children’s Hospital present a sneak preview screening of the live-action remake of Charlotte's Web at the Loews Metreon Theater (4th and Mission). The screening benefits GMCH and UCSF, each of which offer unique contributions to the continuum of care for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. The remake of Charlotte’s Web features an all-star cast including Julia Roberts, Oprah Winfrey, Kathy Bates, Robert Redford......

Wow, there's a whole lot of benefits for worthy causes going on this weekend, as well as a head-spinning amount of other stuff to do: Friday that's tonight, and it's the kick-off for Creativity Explored's (3245 16th St. at Guerrero) Annual Holiday Art Sale, a bargain hunter’s paradise of original artwork by artists with developmental disabilities. And it’s all on sale for rock bottom prices – many items as low as $5. Creativity Explored......

Yesterday's statement from our 49ers that they were cutting out of negotiations with the city of San Francisco and focussing on a stadium site in Santa Clara smashed the joy out of a day of wonderful election results like a chunk of blue ice taking out my windshield. Hell, we'd even voted K-Fed out of our lives! And then this?! Our capable and attractive SFist Editor Jon has been all over this story like Sara......

After an extended stay in Seattle that proved in most ways a trip two years into The City's fashion past but thankfully in a few ways a look to the future, we returned to SF with a thirst for Fashion, with that sexy capital "F" (featuring the thinnest of perpendicular lines). Mere hours after landing in Oakland on San Francisco Halloween Saturday we found a Barneys New York tux at our fave, Thrift Town, for thirty bucks. Quelle joyeux! Just what we were looking for as we set out to cameo as Hitchcock in a Recommend this!

SFist Editor Emeritus Cheshire tipped us off to a site he helped put together that helps you make your own jukebox label. It's pretty cool, actually, in the same way those Church Generator Signs things are cool. So, inspired, we made up our dream jukebox selection, which you can see to your right. Man, we loved Creed back in the day. ...