Arts & Entertainment Urbane Studies with the Tenderloin Geographic Society, Volume 2: Matters of Civic Elocution San Francisco (as you very well know) is a city rich with history and tangled with politics. This week we again offer our platform to friends at the Tenderloin Geographic Society who, having
SF News Birdpocalypse Strikes Near Home: Over 100 Dead Birds Found Near Geyserville The latest incident in a recent series of mass avian deaths has landed right in our backyard in the North Bay. According to the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, more than 100 birds were
misc Day Around the Bay Danceclub site of a fatal 2009 shooting thinks the city shut it down to save America's Cup Bid: [SFWeekly] One man on life support, three other injured in SOMA Nightclub brawls [SFAppeal] Should
misc Let's All Chat With Willie Brown About California's Budget Chat rooms are a really high-tech way to communicate with people, so it must have taken a lot of forward-thinking at the Chronicle to put together this live-chat with Willie Brown scheduled for
misc Two Weeks of Willie Brown - Da Mayor's Holiday Extravaganza It's been awhile since we've last checked in with former Mayor Willie Brown and now that the Holidays are all out of the way, we can get a clear picture of how Da
misc Pantsless BART Riders Return this Sunday After 10 years of the annual "No Pants" BART Ride, we're not entirely sure we consider the event improvisation anymore, but it's still loosely related to flashmob enthusiasts Improv Everywhere so we suppose
SF News PG&E SmartMeters Threaten Your Freedom, Say the Tea Partiers Members of a local Tea Party group the North Bay Patriots have started gathering the necessary tin hat materials after deciding that PG&E's new SmartMeters are "a threat to public health,
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Monterey Aquarium's "Don't Eat" List Be Damned, Boston Seafood Chain Serves Whatever Fish They Want Every year, the Monterey Bay Aquarium does its part to save the world's marine life by putting out their Seafood Watch guides - basically a handy list of recommended seafood based on which
misc Berkeley Barbarella "Beginning with something as simple as the various olives and continuing on, you’d take a bite and realize that never in your life had you ever experienced the particular flavor before. All
SF News Review of SFPD Crime Labs Reveals a Slew of Officers with Conduct Issues After Crime Lab technician Deborah Madden was caught stealing all that cocaine from the evidence locker last year, SFPD shut down the lab and Chief Gascón ordered a review of the department's conduct
SF News Meanwhile, in Berkeley: City Fills Community Pool With Mud Sadly, it's not an attempt to Go Green and replace those evil, chemical-ridden waters of community pools with something more natural. (Really, what child wouldn't enjoy a nice mineral bath in the hot
misc We Read the Weeklies: January 5, 2011 SFWeekly's cover story this week is about rapper DMX and what a hard time he's having releasing his latest double-album Walk with Me Now and Fly with Me Later. Niki D'Andrea starts off
misc SFFD Rescues Man From Ocean Beach Cliff According to the Examiner last night, one 23-year-old Matthew Leydem of San Francisco mistakenly fell off a cliff above Ocean Beach yesterday. He was OK though, as the Fire Department was able to
misc What "SF Mayor Ed Lee" Has to Say About All This... It didn't take long for an @SFMayorEdLee to pop up amidst the stream of people tweeting about last night's Board meeting, after all this is still San Francisco. One wonders how this will
SF News Here's Chris Daly Looking Super Pissed As we mentioned earlier, last night's Board of Supervisors meeting got a little hectic. While the real news is that Ed Lee looks to be our man in the Mayor's office for the
misc Urbane Studies With The Tenderloin Geographic Society, Volume 1: The Hyper-Local 70s San Francisco (as you very well know) is a city rich with history and tangled with politics. With a collective attention span of roughly 6 months, it can be easy for many of
Arts & Entertainment Palace of Fine Arts Swan Returns with New Friends According to the Chronicle this morning Blanche, the sole remaining swan at the Palace of Fine Arts Lagoon, returned home Sunday after her stay at the San Francisco Zoo and a brief vacation
misc We Now Pronounce You Chris and Gavin "Despite the fact that these men served for years as convenient political antipodes (insofar as we have a spectrum here in San Francisco), perhaps they are not so different. Sure, Daly is suspected
misc Here's Eric Mar on <em>The Daily Show</em> Discussing That Happy Meal Ban The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c San Francisco's Happy Meal Ban www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog</a> The Daily
misc Soggy Newspapers The Chronicle finally noticed today that the new Muni shelters don't really do a whole lot of sheltering. Everyone else already pointed this out back in November, but it's kind of nice of
SF News Sleepy Coastal Golf Town Sees First Shooting in 8 Months Late Saturday night three employees of the Mucky Duck "Nightclub" (the AP's term) in Monterey were injured by shots fired after an unruly customer pulled a gun in a 3-on-3 altercation between patrons
SF News Bay to Breakers Celebrates 100 Years with Showy Fun Run Yesterday, Bay to Breakers organizers announced they will be holding a ceremonial run on the morning of New Year's Day to kick off the race's 100th year. Runners from some of the original
misc Exploratory Blogging "My name is Tony Hall, and I am honored that you are visiting my blog." - Former Supervisor Tony Hall, kicking off a blog post announcing he has put together a committee to
misc Day Around the Bay Susie Cagle's Year in Review continues, includes dancing The Machines. [Appeal] San Leandro police fatally shoot woman after chase [Chron] More cycling etiquette: Don't Ride on the Sidewalk [MissionMission] Another mural with piercing
SF News Reward for South SF Drive-By Information After that drive-by shooting in South San Francisco last week resulted in a third death, police have stepped up patrols in the neighborhood, but they're still out looking for that brown 2000 or
