Arts & Entertainment SFist interview: Michael O'Connor There's a whole lot of competition in Michael's race -- 21 other candidates, to be exact. No doubt many candidates were spurred on by the new ranked choice voting, which will allow people
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist -- A Porn Star? SexSmarts consists of having players or teams answer questions having to do with all areas of sexual pleasure. The cards used fall into one of four categories -- Bodies, Dirty Talk, Carnal Culture,
Arts & Entertainment Rockin' Out with the Pixies We were reminded recently how much we love the Pixies while at Trannyshack. The weekly show at The Stud happened to be dedicated to the group, much to our surprise. Imagine a bloody
misc Lean on Me SFist feels promoting literacy is something everyone should be involved with. Yes, we read alot, but we wanted to do more than that. So, we became a Project Read volunteer. The San Francisco
misc Behind the Wheel San Francisco sure does love its bicycles. Every time we get on the Bay Bridge in our *gasp* car, we wish there was a way to ride our bike across the bridge to
misc SFist Hearts All Animals In Defense of Animals, an animal rescue and advocacy organization based in Mill Valley, issued a news release on its website yesterday regarding our own UCSF. It appears that UCSF has been accused
SF News Hello Officer! It looks like San Francisco middle schools will be getting more full-time armed campus cops, courtesy of a $4 million federal grant awarded to SF last week. This Department of Justice grant would
SF News Pepper Spray or Power Tools? A federal retrial began in San Francisco today over police use of pepper spray on nonviolent demonstrators. In the fall of 1997, images were broadcast nationwide of Humboldt County sheriff's deputies and Eureka
Arts & Entertainment Ha Ha Giggle Giggle! SFist is always looking for an excuse to laugh. This being so, we wonder why we don't go to comedy clubs very much! Well, Sarah Silverman is the perfect reason to stop by
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Wine Is More Than Just Grapes SFist has been seen wandering the wine aisles at our Trader Joe's many a day and night. We mainly shop for wine by price - not for what may be added to the
Arts & Entertainment 'Zine Scene SFist has always been interested in the whole world of 'zines. We have worked in the publishing industry, and are fascinated with the idea of do-it-yourself (DIY) publishing. All you need is an
Arts & Entertainment Curious About The Curiosa Festival? The Curiosa Festival rolled into our very own SBC Park on Saturday. We were originally horrified at the choice of venue. Um, death rock and Barry Bonds? However, upon entry to the stadium,
Arts & Entertainment Attack of the Flying Tomatoes The city of Bunol, Spain hosted its annual Tomatina festival on Wednesday. 20,000 drunken participants wore goggles {insert beer goggle joke here} in preparation for the onslaught of 130 flying tons of
Arts & Entertainment Move Over Halle Berry Just when SFist thinks they have seen it all, something else crazier shows up. Keeping with our recent cat theme, "Cat Man" is a man who actually believes his ancestors are cats; he
Arts & Entertainment PJ Harvey Rocks SF The indelible "Polly Jean Harvey" rocked "the Great American Music Hall" Thursday night. The sold-out show was a must see for PJ fans, who have only dreamt of seeing her in such a
misc Kittens Kittens Everywhere! SFist adores animals. In fact, if we could own 10 cats without the stigma of being "a crazy cat lady", we would. The San Francisco SPCA has a larger number of kittens than
SF News Love is Love is Love San Francisco supervisors Tom Ammiano and Bevan Dufty have introduced a resolution urging the city attorney's office to draft legislation allowing domestic partnership status for those whose marriages were invalidated by the state
SF News Caltrans Must Be Loaded...Part Deux SFist first brought this story to you last week...Bay Area bridge costs are way over budget. We aren't talking a few hundred or thousand dollars here. The San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge
Arts & Entertainment I believe I can Fly Ever since SFist started bartending school, we have looked at bartenders a bit differently. We have always respected service professions after having worked plenty of them in the past. However, since we have
