SF News Obama Fave Solar Company Solyndra Declares Bankruptcy, Gets Visit From FBI Remember Solyndra, the Fremont-based solar panel manufacturer who got a $535 million low-interest loan guarantee from the Obama administration in 2009, and whom Obama visited on one of his last trips to the
SF News Photos: Obama Honors SF Giants at White House President Barack Obama feted the San Francisco Giants at the White House today for their 2010 World Series win. (We can only hope/predict we'll write a similar sentence one year from now!
SF News Streaming Live: Obama Honors the World Champion San Francisco Giants at 1 P.M. Monday afternoon post-lunch distraction alert: Your San Francisco Giants are currently enjoying their off day at the White House Rose Garden where President Obama is scheduled to honor the World Championship baseball team
SF News Obama Ends 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' As a friend succulently pointed out just now, "Obama just ended 'don't ask don't tell.' So much for staying in tonight." Indeed. President Barack Obama today signed a certification of Congress' repeal
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Michelle Obama and Alice Waters Host Fundraiser for Obama Reelection In an effort to help raise funds for Barack Obama reelection campaign -- which: let's face it, he's a shoo-in for four more years -- First Lady Michelle Obama and delicate-masher-of-garlic-so-as-not-to-bruise-the-clove's-oil maven, Alice
SF News Rich Oakland Lady Pays $76,000 So She and Several Activist Friends Could Sing a Protest Song to Obama Oakland activist Naomi Pitcairn and a gaggle of friends attended a fundraising lunch with President Obama at the St. Regis today, paying a total of $76,000 (funded by Pitcairn) for their seats
misc Photo Du Jour President Barack Obama shakes hands with supporters after speaking at a DNC fundraiser at Nob Hill Masonic Center in San Francisco, Thursday, April 21, 2011. President Barack Obama is making a West Coast
SF News Downtown-SoMa Traffic Impenetrable Due to Obama Visit Traffic along Third Street at Brannan up to Market is at a standstill this morning. President Barack Obama, who is staying at the Intercontinental Hotel during his visit, made his way to the
SF News $25 Tickets Still Available For Obama In S.F. [Updated] U.S.-born citizen and President of the United States, Barack Obama, will be in San Francisco on 4/20. If you'd like to see him speak live at his campaign kickoff, and
SF News What The Government Shutdown Could Mean For You With no budget deal on the horizon, the Obama administration warned today that a federal government shutdown would spark layoffs of as many as 800,000 federal employees and "could stall tax refunds,
SF News Obama April S.F. Fundraiser: $35,800 Per Person When President Barack Obama comes to San Francisco later this month, you can meet the most powerful man in the world for a hefty price -- $35,000 to be exact. "Obama supporters
SF News Updated: Obama Supporter (?) Attacked, Kicked Near S.F. Panhandle A Daly City man who'd set up a table with political literature and a sign supporting President Barack Obama was the victim of a seemingly random attack Monday morning in the NoPa neighborhood
SF News Comment of the Day: Tea Party Parody SFist commenter fizzandpop captures the mule-like tone of the entertaining Tea Party sect via the following comment on President Barack Obama's re-election bid. Behold: I think he's going to have a fight on
SF News President Obama Officially Running for Re-election Much to no one's surprise, President Barack Obama announced his bid for re-election in the 2012 election on Monday. "Obama formally launched his re-election campaign Monday, urging grass-roots supporters central to his first
SF News Obama Coming to Bay Area in April President Barack Obama will make another trip to the Bay Area in April. Why? A White House representative cryptically explained to The Chronicle that Obama "plans to strengthen our economy and win the
SF News Rep. Speier Makes Statement On Obama's Decision to No Longer Defend DOMA After news broke that Obama will no longer defend DOMA (Defense Of Marriage Act), Rep. Jackie Speier (D-San Francisco/San Maeo) released the following statement: The Declaration of Independence got it right—we
SF News Obama's S.F. Tech Dinner Guest List Revealed! As SFist reported yesterday, Barack Obama will hold dinner party tonight featuring a bevy of privileged dorks from Silicon Valley, who will chitchat about "[p]romoting American innovation, and [a] commitment to new
SF News Obama's S.F. Visit Will Include Meeting With Mark Zuckerberg, Other Tech Execs President Barack Obama's visit to San Francisco this Thursday will involve a meet and greet "with a number of business leaders in fields of technology and innovation," according to NBC Bay Area. What
SF News Obama to Visit S.F In Support of Kamala Harris President Obama will once again grace San Francisco with his formidable presence, this time in support of DA Kamala Harris. Per the White House press release: "On Thursday, October 21, 2010, President Barack
SF News Obama Endorses Kamala Harris for State Attorney General Kamala Harris scored a major, though not surprising, coup today. President Barack Obama endorsed the San Francisco City Attorney in her bid for State Attorney General. In a written statement distributed by the
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink What's Going On Here, Barack "I Am Transformed" Obama? Hmm. Care of the minds behind Go Back to Berkeley, here we see President Barack Obama posing with the owners of Cafe Gratitude, the cult-adjacent yet tasty vegan restaurant with locations in Berkeley
SF News Photos: President Obama Visits San Francisco Unlike the Clinton administration, where Bill and Hillary enjoyed hogging the tables at The Slanted Door, San Francisco isn't used to seeing the POTUS in the city. George W. Bush rarely, if ever,
SF News Obama Visits Solar Panel Firm in Fremont The Obamas are only in town for another hour or so, taking off from SFO at about noon. The President spent this morning at Fremont solar panel manufacturer Solyndra, which the San Jose
SF News Obama Heckled at Boxer Fundraiser President Obama, who is in town this week (watch your editor's terrible footage of his grand arrival here), was at the Fairmont Hotel last night stumping for Sen. Barbara Boxer. While Obama was
SF News Muni Schedule Altered for Obama Visit Due to street closures for the visit of President Barack Obama, Muni lines will be crazy jank today and tomorrow. SF MTA reports that the F Line and 5, 6, 9, 9L, 21,
