SF News Bush to Bay Area: "F**k you!" Why does the Bay Area hate George Bush so much? Is it really about partisan machine politics or an innate culture of dissent? SFist thinks it's more a matter of self-preservation. The fact
SF News Disenchantment in the Streets It wouldn't be San Francisco if people weren't deluded into thinking anyone cared what we say. Which is why protest events have been long planned in response to this election. As one coworker
Arts & Entertainment Sigh It's basically over, folks. Maybe some lawyers can pull this one out of their collective asses, but the man over eighty percent of San Franciscans voted against is probably going to be our
SF News Yoohoo! Over here! Hello! The Scott Peterson case is going to the jury tomorrow. The prosecution gave its closing statement on Monday and today the defense wrapped up their case. A rebuttal is expected this afternoon with
SF News Get Ur Geek On - Election Style If you're not stationed in front of the tube or out on the town (without WiFi) might we suggest monitoring the election via the innerweb? There's all sorts of resources out there, whether
Arts & Entertainment Comedy that Puts the "Mock" in Democracy Based on Wonkette's early numbers, it looks like it could be party-time in the Bay Area. But things have a way of changing at the last minute, so who knows. Either way, you're
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Political Parties So tomorrow you'll have done your homework, stood in line, gotten your sticker and have been a good citizen. Now you just need a drink. On Election Day there are Parties (Democrat, Republican,
Arts & Entertainment VHS OR BETA? If that question doesn't make you nostalgic, then VHS OR BETA's music will. "We're definitely not a band who's afraid to admit we have influences," says member Craig Pfunder, influences which include Duran
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink If Not for the Children, then for the Zombies We're informed by the Richmond Review that the California Psychological Association has named its "Legislator of the Year 2004." The lucky winner is State Assembly Speaker pro Tem (whatever that means) Leland Yee,
SF News For the Love of The Game -- And Cash The dude who got Barry’s 700th homerun ball back in September put it up for auction on Overstock.com (and drew a winning bid of—wait for it—$804,129). SFist was
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Midnight Movies Who doesn't love candy? We sure do! Unfortunately, when you get as old as SFist, it isn't cool to wander from door to door asking neighbours for a fun size Snickers. At least,
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink The Good Doctor is In Got chronic pain? Leukemia? Diminished appetite? Side effects from AIDS medication? Asthma? Nausea? Glaucoma? Well, then you should probably go see a doctor. Actually, you should probably go see a couple. And while
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Doyle's Delicious Dish [] It's time for "Famous-for-SF Chef Swap," everybody. Ready? With the departure of low-rent Eric Ripert impersonator Laurent Gras from the Fifth Floor this week, the foodie-retard scene is all abuzz with speculation on
SF News E-Voting? Try E-Lawsuit! Obviously SFist loves computers. We're here, aren't we? But we are still not sure about this whole electronic voting thing. It sounds good doesn't it? Heck, if we could vote from the comfort
Arts & Entertainment Dead Heads to Palo Alto We have to go into the back of our closet for our tie-dye, but if we can locate some by Saturday, the Jerry Garcia show at Art21 in Palo Alto might be worth
Arts & Entertainment Telebrate Good Times, C’mon [] True San Francisco hipsters and locals with the finest taste in indie rock will convene for a Tiny Telebration this Friday at Café du Nord and the Swedish American Hall. What’s a
SF News SFist Gets Anxious as Election Day Draws Near We'd like to point out that we here at SFist, as well as our sister sites across the country, are working double-time to bring you the latest in election coverage - by getting
Arts & Entertainment All You Need Are Yellow and Green Earbuds for the Burning Spear Edition [] Yesterday afternoon, Apple introduced a special edition iPod - we figured Steve Jobs might have iPod news hiding up his sleeve. The black and red U2 Special Edition comes with a poster and
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interview: Renee Saucedo If you live in District 9, then you've probably witnessed one of Renee Saucedo's bike tours as she's ridden around town with friends drumming up support for her campaign for Supervisor. SFist loves
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Give Snark a Chance - Join SFist! Actually, we might pay, but you'll have to accept a postdated check for 2010 or so - kind of like having stock options. We do offer an engaged readership, a lax editorial policy,
SF News Co-creator Talks Smack About Mac It's the twentieth year of the Mac, and it's the twentieth year of Jef Raskin snarking on Steve Jobs. That's right, Mr. Raskin, one of the computer interface pioneers behind the original Macintosh,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Meets a Hero! If you don't know, Afrika Bambaataa basically blessed the world with hip-hop - along with fellow angels Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash and the people of the South Bronx (we're so jealous you have
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interview: Jennifer DePalma [] San Francisco has a well-deserved reputation for tolerance. But SFist's friends on the other side of the aisle have pointed out that while latex fetishists, Macintosh users and conspiracy theorists can feel free
SF News Sold on Solar Fossil fuels are sooo twentieth century. Crude oil is way over fifty bucks a barrel, a gallon of gas is nearly three dollars, there's a war raging in a country with the second
Arts & Entertainment Chaos at the Chron SFist has been sitting on some insider dope regarding shakeups at the San Francisco Chronicle. It's a delicate situation, because we don't want to compromise our sources, but we want to inform you