"Everyone has to be ready to have difficult conversations NOW," said Kate Kendall (Exective Director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, and one of the architects of the No On Prop 8 campaign) at an event last night that was a hybrid of town hall, panel discussion, and mass-group-therapy. She was talking about having challenging talks with potential allies who still need some winning-over, but she might as well have been referring to the event itself. It was, by the standards of consensus-happy San Francisco, a pretty tough room. more ›

Back in October, the Yes on 8 "people" challenged California's Superintendent of Schools, Jack O'Connell, to a debate about gay marriage. According to Yes, even the remotest possibility of learning anything about gay marriage is harmful to children. Nothing hateful about that! more ›

Joe Frazier was once quoted as sayin' "Kill the body and the head will die." For an NFL offensive unit, the opposite is the case. And here comes the context: it's your American Football Spectacular preview for lucky Week 13 of the 2007 NFL season. more ›

The gang at SFWall.net are in full rant mode over the fact that after Ross Mirkarimi passed legislation that set certain zoning regulations for pot clubs, he is now in the process of trying to pass legislation to change the zoning regulations for one of the pot clubs that was going to be closed for not being up to snuff with the regulations. The problem in all this, of course, is that it looks a little bad to pass legislation establishing certain rules, then try and pass legislation that circumvents those rules. The club in question is the Vapor Trail on Haight which has become one of the most well known medical marijuana clubs due to it's friendly atmosphere, friendly owners, and for posting flyers up and down Haight street and other outlying areas. It's a good thing Ross is pushing this legislation through too because between the four pot clubs existing on the Haight and all the hippies roaming the streets, it's just so hard to get dope on the Haight. more ›

We just got a tip from Friend of SFist Jason that the jackbooted thugs professional federal law enforcement agents have harshed yet another buzz in The City. They've raided the home of Steve and Catherine Smith, who operate the club HopeNet at 223 9th, according to SF Gate. Reportedly agents are waiting for a warrant to search the club itself, which is next door to the headquarters of the California Marijuana Party. From the 'Gate:

In addition to marijuana plants, agents confiscated growing equipment, bulbs, utility bills, tax documents, financial records and photographs from the Smiths' home, the couple said. Steve Smith said he suspected the agents had taken some patient records as well. more ›