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 Lower Polk Neighbors Unite Tonight Hey, it's another Polk post, folks! We're thankful to Flickr user Lulu Vision for giving us a heads-up in the SFist Contribute section regarding tonight's Lower Polk Neighbors meeting with SF Fire Department
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
misc Week Around the -Ists SFist worried over drugstore chain Walgreens celebration of Black History Month. Gothamist was surprised that apparently New York City is the fourth most miserable city in the country, after Detroit, Stockton, CA, and
SF News Zoinks: Tanker Truck Accident Shuts Down 101 in Redwood City Due to a gasoline tanker truck accident -- which resulted in an eco-unfriendly dousing of over "26 gallons" (?) of gasoline, or so said CBS 5's Judge Judy breaking-news interruption -- all northbound and
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight Rope Burn by Still Flyin' (directed by Isobel Knowles) Still Flyin': Not to knock (heh) its former incarnation, the Odeon, but we love the Knockout. From obscure DJ nights to live bands, this
SF News SFist Blotter -- On Saturday Friday at around 10:40 p.m., Jan. 26, 24-year-old Ernesto Williams was shot and killed while standing outside his car at the Chevron station at Sixth and Harrison streets.
misc Week Around the -Ists Gothamist learned that actor Heath Ledger was found dead in his SoHo apartment, cause of death unknown so far (but apparently the masseuse who found him called Mary-Kate Olsen before 911). Bostonist considered
misc Bay Area Bands Head to Coachella 2008 We instantly checked to see who was "headlining" the event and the six biggest names are: Jack Johnson, the Verve, Raconteurs, Portishead, Kraftwerk, Death Cab for Cutie, Roger Waters, Love and Rockets and
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 Photo du Jour 36 (Check out the actual chin scratching occurring, lower right, at an intelligentsia event. Har!) Here we have novelist Dave Eggers at the National Book Critics Circle nominee announcement at City Lights. We're in
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.
misc SFist Tonight Information Society: Remember these guys? No? How about now? They perform along with Tell Tale Heartbreakers, Spellbound (a Siouxsie tribute band), DJs Decay (Death Guild), Shindog (New Wave City), and Callum McGowan (Retrowerks)
misc Day Around the Bay Wanda Sabir gets a call from Michelle Obama. [SF Bay View] Where to take that special someone you like, but don't like-like. Like, you know? [Gridskipper] Hasbro can go straight to hell wants
misc Hey You! Get Your Damn Cars Off Of The Sidewalk! Of course there's all sorts of different kinds of sidewalk parking. You can park on a sidewalk leaving plenty of space for peds to get by, or you can park in front of
misc Oh No, Ed Jew!: Reportedly Resigning That's a picture taken by reader Angela of a counter-protest sign at the June 07 Ed Jew rally that says "RESIGN" in Chinese. Well, Angela -- that day is nigh: City Attorney Dennis
misc Barack Obama Rising in California -- Rally at City Hall Of course Hillary Clinton is still a formidable candidate, especially in the bigger states. This all adds up to a certain humdinger of an election. This campaign trail is heading right to your
misc Dennis Herrera vs. Mark Geragos, Round 4 Round 4 goes to Dennis Herrera as he It was touch and go for a while there. This "Order Came In Race-Against-the-Clock, as Dhaliwal Brothers Arrived at SFPD Headquarters to Retrieve Car and
misc Dennis Herrera vs. Mark Garagos, Rounds 2 & 3 It's not, apparently. Witness this letter signed by Mark Geragos just yesterday. It goes on and on. (And there's more here in the Geragos interview with the San Jose Mercury News) We knew
SF News SFist Blotter Even with all the nasty weather, this weekend proved to be yet another violent one in San Francisco. For sure. After five shootings took place within a 24-hour time period, two people lost
misc Tiger Beat: Dennis Herrera vs. Mark Geragos -- It's On! What useful information could these cellies contain? Contact numbers and pictures, maybe? It seems like a fair idea that representatives from the office of Mark Geragos (a Fox News Loser of the Week!
SF News Sen. Don Perata Carjacked in Oakland, Car Found Safe/Sound California State Senate President pro tempore Don Perata's car was recovered today in Richmond after Saturday's carjacking. The auto theft happened while he as en route to Oakland City Councilman Ignacio De La
