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Vice at the <i>Chron</i>

In a relatively affordable act of civic duty and nostalgia, we've just subscribed to the print edition of the , "The Voice of the West." Our first day's

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Valencia Street: You Have Nothing to Lose But Your Chains

We were happy to find a photo of ourselves -- or is it "ourself"? -- on Flickr the day after we went down to Ritual Roasters to type a letter registering our disapproval

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Blogs in Print? Taking Trivia to the Streets

Will SFist and other blog content soon be available in print form at a newspaper box near you? According to a story in yesterday's , a fella in Chicago is going to

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Something Happened... But What?

When we see five police cars, half a block cordoned off by crime scene tape, and a bicycle laying in the street, we think, "this can't be good." Photo

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Modern Language

We couldn't resist dropping by the Hilton today to witness the wind-down of the annual conference of the Modern Language Association. In the lobby of the Hilton, we experienced a

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I Heart My Violent Alcoholic Family

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Whine Country Bicyclist

It's always a thrill to ride the Bay Trail through Sausalito, where the streets are clogged with erratic retirees in Porsche convertibles and inattentive tourists in rented SUVs. In spite of

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Bikes on Board

We heard from the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition today that at the November 6th of the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, there was still no word on increased capacity for bicycles on Caltrain.

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Valencia Voting

The line isn't much longer than the down the street at Ritual Roasters every morning at this hour. Perhaps we'll go wait it that one first and then come

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Obamarxism

We feel that Senator Obama’s surname is a boon for stenciling sloganeers, who are no doubt tired of the limited range of genital puns offered by the name of our current President.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Mother's R.I.P.

But wait! There's a link for "Employment Opportunities"! We didn't click... it's just too sad. When we attended last week's Peninsula Corridor Joint

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<em>USA Today</em> Makes Out in the Mission

Yesterday's USA Today story puts the Make-Out Room at the top of a list of "10 great places to cha-cha-cha the night away." The USA Today

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Tonayense Troubles?

Although the judicial system has stepped in to help the beleaguered taco trucks of Los Angeles County, who will stand up for El Toñayense when the "wellness" of children is supposedly

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Coffee Cups for Dolphins

What could be the meaning of this bizarre pictograph? It seems to us to be pro-litter! (SFist waxes indignant on the topic of litter here and here.) Our top three possible intended

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Why Can't We All Just <del>Get Along</del> Conjugate Properly?

First, in matters of spelling and grammar, we all live in glass houses: who among us has never made a mistake? Not long ago, Lynne Truss's best-selling book Eats, Shoots

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Horns O'Plenty

We are particularly partial to bands featuring the trumpet, our assigned instrument in 5th-grade band. We remember thinking to our small selves, "it's only got three buttons... how hard

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MUNI Diaries

Crosscurrents now includes a feature called MUNI Diaries. You can listen to the three entries that are up there now (the 71 Haight is currently over-represented, with the 35 Eureka close behind)

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Levi en Oro

Poor Levi! Neither the New York Times nor his hometown rag, The Santa Rosa Press-Democrat, took any notice of the victory, which entitles him to wear the coveted maillot oro of the

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Žižekmania

The arrival of Zizekmania was announced to us this morning on Michael Krasny's Forum. We normally avoid the post-10 a.m. segment of the show, as the inane questions posed

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Burrito Justice

Perhaps this ruling will also protect San Francisco's own "oases of meat and cheer in the night," recently threatened with the kibosh, as SFist reported earlier this month. It&

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Metromint Monday

Bike races are typically held in faraway places like Brisbane or France, but this is a race right here in the city. Also not to miss: the Twilight Criterium on September 13, likely

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Zipcar vs. City CarShare: The Rematch

Not long ago, Leanne asked readers to weigh in on Zipcar vs. City CarShare. The subsequent brand-identification debate was not quite as acrimonious as the typical Mac vs. PC debate, or even

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Wall St. Journal Weighs In On San Francisco's Bike Plan

San Francisco's bike lanes were on the front page of The Wall St. Journal today, as reporter Phred Dvorak asks, "Could Bike Lanes Cause Pollution?" The story is mostly

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The Fix Is Out

The debate between columnist Maynard Hershon and editor Ben Delaney. Hershon, generally known as an advocate of law-abiding behavior, takes the con position: You cringe when you see them blowing by pedestrians

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Litterbugs

According to the 97-page litter audit, litter that falls in the category of "printed fiber" (such as newspapers) is UP, from 26.7% to 31.3% of large litter. In