misc A Handy Guide to Prop 19 Speaking of stoned all the time, are you having a hard time figuring out how the heck you're supposed to vote on this Proposition 19 thing? Don't worry, because Katie Baker cuts through
misc Local Pot Store Dispensing Love for the Giants We all had a good laugh at the reporter from Texas who discovered "there's some people smokin' weed!" near McCovey Cove before the World Series, but it wouldn't be a hilarious stereotype if
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink California, Texas Lieutenant Governors Wagered Local Foodstuffs on Baseball Probably feeling left out after Mayor Newsom's friendly wager with Mayor Cluck, California Lieutenant Governor Abel Maldonado and his counterpart in Texas David Dewhurst made their own bet on game one of the
SF News Vaguely Racist Can-Rattler Convicted of Vandalism Katherine Dunbar, the previously reported vandal-about-town known as KKKatie, was convicted of 11 charges related to her mediocre rattle-can jobs on San Francisco landmarks such as Grace Cathedral and Bill Graham Civic Auditorium.
SF News News Flash: Someone in Texas Doesn't Think Giants Deserve to Win This morning Steve Blow, who is a columnist for the Dallas Morning News and not a club DJ in the Castro, published his thoughts on why his "Regular Joe" Rangers deserve to win
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink McDonald's Argues for the Right to Feed Toys to Your Children This morning's Op-Ed Column in the Examiner gave McDonald's VP of Nutrition and Menu Strategy Karen Wells an opportunity to rebuke the Board of Supervisors' proposal to ban toys in Happy Meals unless
SF News Water Emergency Transit Authority Considering Hovercraft for Proposed Ferry Routes From the SFist tipline comes a seemingly improbable tip that the Water Emergency Transit Authority (neé Water Transit Authority) is considering using hovercraft in place of traditional ferries along routes in the Bay
Arts & Entertainment SFist Attends: Sufjan Stevens at the Paramount Theatre As a singer-songwriter-orchestra leader, Sufjan Stevens' biggest strength is his ability to overcome the inevitable sense of preciousness that he has been both acclaimed and criticized for. Appropriately enough then, Stevens started off
misc Atlanta Mayor Follows Through on Giants Flag Promise In today's Ask the Appeal segment, Katie Baker checks in with Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed to make sure he flew the Giants flag over city hall as promised. Turns out Mayor Reed is
SF News Undead Alert: Zombies to Share Your Tuesday Morning Streetcar Commute Look out Embarcadero streetcar riders, your morning commute is about to get another wave of mindless zombies tomorrow morning. In addition to the usual hordes of confused tourists and transportation history nerds, the
SF News Jed York Can't Get Huddle Time with Newsom While the 49ers' miserable 1-6 record this season probably isn't helping bring in the fans, team President Jed York is miffed that he hasn't been able to get some face time the mayor
misc Friendly Reminder: Michelle Obama in Town Today Those of you planning on taking your visiting grandparents to the Tonga Room tonight might want to adjust your evening plans. As the Appeal pointed out last week, the First Lady is scheduled
misc This Week in Willie Brown Hey, what did Willie Brown get in to this week? San Francisco's Mayor spent some time discussing local, state and national politics, of course. He thinks Feinstein's endorsement of Tori Spelling Janet Reilly
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: !!! - Jamie, My Intentions Are Bass Sacramento (by way of everywhere else) disco-rock band !!! performed a lively afternoon set last Saturday on Treasure Island, during which someone pointed out that lead singer Nic Offer's fly was down the entire
SF News Accident Injures Two SFPD Officers, Utility Pole and Muni Service Last night a San Francisco Police patrol car ran into a utility pole near that messy intersection at San Jose Avenue and Randall street between Upper Noe and Bernal Heights. Taking out the
SF News Nightclub Manager Suggests Hip-Hop Increases Likelihood of Weapons The general manager of Cafe Cocomo, the Potrero Hill nightclub that was the scene of a shooting earlier this month as well as a fatal shootout in 2005, is defending his Salsa venue
SF News Mexican Officials Burn 134 Tons of Marijuana While we hesitate to post anything that might distract Timmy before tonight's game, Mexican security forces seized 134 tons of marijuana after a shootout Monday night. On Wednesday evening Mexican Officials near Tijuana
misc Giants Postseason Likely Killing San Francisco's Productivity This one shouldn't come as too much of a surprise: BCN, reports on the Appeal that the same Chicago consulting firm responsible for telling your boss you don't actually get anything done during
SF News Day Around the Bay: Jack Shamama Jack Shamama is a film producer who blogs about the gay porn industry [NSFW] who Tumbls here and Tweets here. People wore purple all day and will be drinking orange all night. Mac
SF News Pixar's First Lady Director Dropped From the NYTimes comes confirmation that Pixar has removed director Brenda Chapman from the Emeryville-based studio's upcoming girl-centric feature Brave. Chapman, who wrote the screenplay, would have become the first woman to direct
misc Some Celebrities Wore Purple Today From StyleBistro we learn that Kate Walsh, who is not actually a doctor but plays one on television, has been tweeting up a storm about wearing purple for Spirit Day today as part
misc Meg Whitman Endorsed by... This Guy? Whoops, Meg Whitman's Press Secretary Sarah Pompei made a twitter gaffe (nope, not calling it a "twaffe") earlier this week when she retweeted a link intending to lead her followers to a blog
misc Leaf Blowers Cause a Dust-Up in Orinda In the October 25th issue of The New Yorker, Our Lady of Art Deco Typeface delivers Tad Friend's dramatic account of one couple's struggle against the 200-mph menace that is threatening their pastoral
SF News Blue Bottle Officially Not Coming to Dolores Park? Our condolences, coffee lovers. It looks like chances for Blue Bottle Coffee in Dolores Park may have suddenly cooled off. On the back of this tweet from Reyhan Harmanci comes a rumor, unconfirmed
SF News Suspected Walnut Creek Assailant Arrested Over the weekend, Contra Costa County deputies arrested a man suspected of sexually assaulting a 27-year-old woman in Walnut Creek. The suspect, William Yokeum, 51, lived in the same Park Regency apartment complex
