SF News California High Speed Rail Authority Finalizes Route Pesky environmentalists gave the thumbs up to the Pacheco Pass route for the high-speed train that will whisk Californians from the Bay Area to Los Angeles in, like, five minutes. Or something like
SF News Day Around the Bay No. 25 is alive. Again. [WhatImSeeing] "OMGROFL" [Jameth] Breaking news: Danielle Steel's "glazed" Stinson Beach home for sale. [Curbed] Anti-gay marriage measure qualifies for November ballot. How creepy. [Sacbee] Perfect for all you
SF News Breaking News: Pope Still Against Queers Getting Married While his Holiness is more or less meh when it comes to non-consensual sex between a man and a boy, same-sex marriage just ain't cool in his book. So stop, says Pope Benedict.
SF News Dennis Herrera Loves Him Some Gay Marriage, But What About You? Heads have been exploding throughout California ever since this morning's delightful news about same-sex marriage was announced. City Attorney Dennis Herrera, in particular, is beaming--at least according to a press released sent out
SF News Court Strikes Down Gay Marriage Ban: California Supreme Court Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage According to ABC 7--who just mercifully brought The View to a screeching halt to inform viewers--the California State Supreme Court struck down the gay marriage ban. So: same-sex marriage is now legal, at
SF News Problem at Presidio & California? We're getting word that something chaotic is going down right now at Presidio & California. If you know anything, let us know in the comments. Oh yeah, and steer clear from Presidio &
misc Arguello and California - Don't Walk Here This morning we ran north on Arguello to the Presidio. When we reached California Street, it struck us that there were no pedestrian signals at that intersection, which is rife with pedestrians, on
SF News Sydney Romp: Bevan Dufty Explains It All Yesterday we mentioned the delightful work trip/vacation San Francisco supervisor Bevan Dufty and city treasurer Jose Cisneros took to Australia for Sydney's Gay Mardi Gras. Trannyshack founder Heklina was there, too. And
misc Size Does Matter: Transbay Terminal Is So Big The Library Tower (AKA the U.S. Bank Tower) in Los Angeles could soon be the second tallest building west of the Mississippi thanks to San Francisco's proposed Transbay Terminal. While the Library
SF News San Francisco's Tap Water Reigns Surpeme Although last week's test on the American tap water by chemists claims to have detected the sex hormone estradiol -- found such vertebrate animals as birds, reptiles, and fish -- a more recent
SF News Governor Gavin Newsom? It looks like Mayor Gavin Newsom will take a stab at running for Governor of California in 2010. In addition to the gaggle of Democratic hopefuls looking to succeed Gov. Schwarzenegger after his
SF News In His Own Words: Gavin Newsom On Same-Sex Marriage Separate Is Not Equal by Gavin Newsom Four years ago, when Del Martin, Phyllis Lyon and more than 4,000 other couples said "I Do" this country took an irrevocable step toward securing
SF News New College of California Finally Loses Its Accreditation? Does the school have a plan if they lose accreditation? Yes, and it's a bad one. A few months ago, they said this might happen; and they said they might appeal the decision.
SF News Day Around the Bay You think Muni is bad? [Nature abhors a vacuum] Hawthorne Street in shambles. [Curbed] Our college dormroom soundtrack, Kate Bush's "The Kick Inside," turns 30. [SFBG] Elizabeth Falkner's "edgy California cuisine" project, Orson,
misc Bars and Cigarettes, Together Again? That's when this article on bars working around the smoking ban in Minnesota caught our eye. According to the article, "Dozens of bars are expected to stage 'theater nights' this weekend in which
SF News Doubling Fines Along 19th Avenue Might Somehow Solve Everything State Senator Leland Yee introduced a bill in the State Legislature this morning that, if passed, would see traffic fines double for violations occurring along the deadly strip of San Francisco road known
misc <i>Xanadu</i> Medley Actualized Oh dear. This Xanadu medley was conceived, produced, and seamlessly executed by the students of Lafayette Jefferson High School, a learning institution that's somewhere not in California. Anyway, be sure to check out
SF News <strike>Love</strike> Moth-Killing Spray Is In the Air This Summer The little-known proposal to wipe out the light brown apple moth, which if it became established could destroy the region's agricultural industry, has developed increasing opposition among some residents who fear for their
misc Yield to Life Image: Adobe Tour Tracker Pro cyclist and former San Francisco resident David Zabriskie (shown above leading the chase in today's stage of the Tour of California) has announced Yield to Life, a non-profit
SF News Day Around the Bay Silicon Valley whores less than pleased with Viagra. [Valleywag] That Nina "Bad Wife" Reiser trial is still going on, and getting interesting. [SF Gate] The rules of PDA during dinnertime. [CHOW] California, it
SF News Day Around the Bay Arf. SF's coyote population has doubled over the past year. [Examiner] With their garish tents removed, Americano declares wintertime over. [Eater] And the best Bay Area whore is...a redhead. [Gridskipper] RIP, Bush.
SF News SFist Blotter Police believe that a Santa Rosa man, who recently stabbed himself with a homemade spear just seconds before the fuzz burst through his front door early Sunday morning, is possibly connected to last
misc UC Berkeley Solves a Mystery and the World Cheers Congratulations go out to Bay Area locals Christopher James Clark and Teresa J. Feo. Go Bears!
Arts & Entertainment Grateful Dead Grateful for Obama Those goddamn, dirty, lovable hippies known as the Grateful Dead -- i.e., Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, and Phil Lesh -- reunite tonight in honor of (our future president) Barack Obama. Looking to
