SF News Courtyard Marriott Employees Paid Less than Minimum Wage Last Wednesday, word got out about a class-action suit being brought by Gonzalez & Leigh on behalf of employees at the Courtyard Marriott in San Francisco Superior Court. Originally filed September 23rd, the
misc Niners Apologize Long-time readers of this site may remember a certain, um, "so-best fixation" we had on a certain picture of our mayor and his then-wife, in happier times. Well, it looks like Niners PR
Arts & Entertainment Snapping the Parade Hey photobloggers! Since you're bringing the digital camera downtown on Saturday anyways to defend your First Amendment rights on MUNI, don't forget to stop by and get some shots of the Chinese New
Arts & Entertainment <i>Xin Nian Kuai Le</i> (Happy New Year) And a and/or Gong hay fat choi, depending on your dialect, to you! It's Chinese New Year's! Lunch is on your Asian-American friends, who should be flush with red envelope cash today.
SF News Political Junkie: Across the Bay Your intrepid junkie takes the lower deck of the Emperor Norton to report on some news from the Oakland City Council: city councilman Danny Wan, who represents Oakland's District 3 (Grand Lake and
misc SFist Gift Guide: Asiastar Entertainment So wandering amidst the Buddhas, jade, slippers and collared dresses we were looking for something for our bros. So we grabbed a bubble tea and dropped by Asiastar Entertainment on Grant between Broadway
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interview: Jane Kim The next time you complain about how busy you are, take a look at Jane Kim's packed schedule. Between her job as youth program director at the Chinatown Community Development Center, her position
Arts & Entertainment Tours Aren't Just For Tourists It's a sad truth that people who live in an area rarely sample their cities' local wonders. New Yorkers don't go to the Statue of Liberty, Los Angelenos don't walk down Hollywood Boulevard,
misc The Essefficist is All Wet It's Tuesday again? Already? Damn, how often does the Essefficist have to answer your nagging questions? Nag, nag, nag! You're always after us for the bestest answers to anything that ever crawled up
Arts & Entertainment Moondoggie How was your weekend? SFist didn't run off and get married to a skanky backup dancer or anything, but we had some fun. Photoblogger Lackadaisical went to the Chinatown Moon Festival festivities and
Arts & Entertainment Manic Moon Day For those of you not fasting next weekend, you , can 20% of the population in San Francisco suggest Zhong Qiu Jie instead? Those of you who don't feel the Mandarin Chinese (or who
SF News The Rat Race In what seems to SFist to be welcome news, the City has recently begun an aggressive rat control campaign, focusing initially on Chinatown. The article has some fascinating information, including that there are