SF News Reason Why the Homeless Totally Rule We like the homeless, and we loathe talking too much shit about folks without homes because (arguably) it's like kicking a dog while it's down. Homeless people not only fill out the other
SF News Photos: Gay Marriage Begins at SF City Hall, June 16 Exciting stuff, folks. Here are some images recently taken late this afternoon at and around San Francisco City Hall as Mayor Gavin Newsom officiates Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin's marriage just inside. (Congratulations,
misc Darth Vader Takes Over San Francisco "Orders bust of himself erected at City Hall," reports SF Citizen. Will advise of impending doom.
SF News Remember: Save Hole In the Wall Meeting Happens at 5 p.m. Today Want to help save Hole in the Wall Saloon from the spindly claws of old Mrs. Crabtree? Of course you do. It takes place soon, so head over to City Hall now, folks.
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
SF News Newsom Must Still Must Attend <del>Detention</del> Board of Supervisor Meetings Much to our surprise, the motion that almost allowed our fair Mayor Gavin Newsom to eschew his monthly cameos Board of Supervisor meeting was tabled. That is to say, it was killed. Dead.
SF News Rally at City Hall Protests SF's Hosting of the Olympic Torch A small protest was held at City Hall yesterday by 400-plus pissed off Tibetan immigrants, honoring the 49th anniversary of Tibet's uprising against China, but also San Francisco's hosting of the Olympic torch.
SF News Newsom's Attendance No Longer Required at Board of Supervisor Meetings? You know how Mayor Gavin Newsom is supposed to make a special guest appearance at the Board of Supervisors meeting? At least once a month? To listen to their complaints, demonstrate that he's
misc <i>Milk</i> Finishes Shooting, '70s Fashions Abound Well, it's been fun. The trailers, the megawatt celebrity sightings, the lights, the cameras, the not being invited to cast/crew parties -- SFist will miss it all. As most of you know,
SF News Money is What Muni Wants Due to budget problems, the Muni Powers That Be have decided on a possible solution, that being raising the Muni Fast Pass from $45 to $60 bucks. Suck on it, Muni riders. Muni's
SF News Day Around the Bay Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier sues City Hall over wheelchair ramplessness. [Curbed] Beth Spotswoodle [sic] hits up SFO's gay night. [SFGate] Valleywag 's happy hour watering hole, Moose's, comes to an end. Might we suggest
misc CL Missed Connection: Man Seeks Hot Cop A lonelyheart would very much like to reconnect with an extra that he met on the set of . (It's not us, by the way. If you recall, we were deemed too grotesque to
SF News Leal Voted Out As SFPUC Chief, Receives $400K Without providing an answer for firing San Francisco Public Utilities Commission chief Susan Leal, the SFPUC officially sacked her this morning after a nine-minute closed door City Hall meeting. As part of her
misc Rebuffed at San Francisco City Hall on Valentine's Day Marriage Equality USA held an event at City Hall yesterday to get the word out about "the 1,138 federal marriage rights as well as the hundreds of state rights same sex couples
SF News East Bay To Get Even Louder Tonight Anti-war fans, pro-war zealots, '60s fetishists, barely-legal Marines, the unshowered, and young college students trying to impress their boyfriends will be out in full force on the other side of the Bay later
SF News Gavin's People Gots To Be Paid Knowing that the report wouldn't put the Mayor in that nice of a light, he held a pre-emptory press briefing on Friday in which he said everything was on the up-and-up, that it
misc Is This the Last Phone Booth in San Francisco? Does S.F. have any other old-school, glassed walled, stand alone phone booths that are still operational?
misc Willie's Book Tour for <i>Basic Brown: My Life and Our Times</i> He makes an unusual attack on his successor as mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom, all but accusing him of racism in appointments. " What do you think of that? Other reviews are here
misc No losers there. Then somewhere north of 1,700 tickets (including our little single one!) will be metaphorically mixed in a giant non-safeway non-plastic bag, out of which maybe 50 will win (197 units will be
misc Oh, Look, a Government Agency that Actually Does a Pretty Smart Job of Spending Our Money The SFCTA is like Muni's successful younger sibling: they may be smaller, but they're lean and quick and very efficient. These folks get stuff . In addition to fixing all the broken transit in
SF News Filthy Gossip: Ginsburg Out, Crowfoot In? The Usual Suspects passed us the following note in homeroom recently: Word is that a high-level staffer is departing the Mayor's office. But since none of the Real Media have confirmed anything, we
misc Registered to Vote? Deadline Tomorrow Those who still need to register to vote in time for the February 5 presidential primaries need to do so by tomorrow, January 22nd. Re-registering is necessary whenever you move, change your name,
misc Gavin Plays Extreme Makeover First there were raises given to staff members who were also given spiffy new job titles. Total cost of all this is will be around $500,000 over the next 18 months, money
SF News Tiger Attack 911 Tapes Released At the bargain price of just $35 dollars down at City Hall this morning, authorities released the emergency 911 tapes of the San Francisco Zoo tiger attacks. The attacks, if you don't remember,
misc Day Around the Bay ConJewMu set to open on June 8, 2008. [Curbed] Dinosaurs were teenage sluts, did what whatever they wanted, and you're just jealous. Whatever, you don't know them. [SFGate] The croc still lives on.
