misc The Essefficist Thinks Long-Term Excuse all the noise, but everyone here at the Essefficist is busy celebrating the Giants' win over the Dodgers today (and digesting hot dogs). But we're here for you baby. Especially you, John.
Arts & Entertainment Current TV Kickoff Party We overheard an officer say that the SFFD was prepared for 3,000 folks but the event promised 5,000 spots. So if you have a ticket, get down here now if it's
SF News The Warriors Come Out To Play. No, Really How hot have the Warriors been? Since Baron Davis was acquired, they have: - Beaten Minnesota, Sacramento, Phoenix, the Knicks, and 76ers - Have the best record of any California basketball team since
SF News Sophie Maxwell Pisses Off The Blogosphere Well, when we suggested that Sophie start a blog to help counter some of the diatribes by critics in her constituency, we were only partly joking. Sure, we were jealous that our friends
misc The Essefficist Cares. Sort of. This week the Essefficist brings you yet another question from an out of towner pining for San Francisco. Hopefully this one will prove a little more satisfying than that poetry thing last week.
SF News Anarchy Out The EssEff Here in The City, hordes of anarchists are as mundane as hordes of shoppers at Union Square or crab-cracking tourists at Fisherman's Wharf. But in the rest of the country -- particularly over
SF News Game, Set And Match Granted, we get lyrical on days like yesterday, when the rain clouds clear and the sun shines over The City. But the ancient game of tennis has made the tales of no less
Arts & Entertainment Political Junkie: Let's Get Ready to Rumble! Thursday Thursday Thursday!!!! The grudge match! In the "Bloggers Are Such Bitches" SFist.com t-shirt, the dodgin' and weavin' Big Bad Chris "The Left Hook" Daly! And in the "Michael Bolton Is My
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SF Knows Nuthin' 'bout Birthin' No Babies Even those of us who are due to give birth in 6 weeks admit to being somewhat clueless about what the childbirth experience is all about. So what do we do? We do
SF News One Hundred Blogospheres Anil's gone and put together a bunch of observations on how individual blogospheres mutate and evolve, as well as interact with existing blogospheres. Remember that weird program "Life" on your Tandy? Or how
SF News Iraq War Anniversary Protest The rain held out just long enough for the march from Dolores Park to arrive and the speakers and performers to get through the rally. Thousands upon thousands were there, though it seemed
SF News The Great Flag Fight With the two-year anniversary of the start of the Iraq War this Saturday, the SF Board of Supervisors (once again delving into foreign policy) unanimously passed a resolution to have the flag at
Arts & Entertainment What? There Are SF Supes <i>Besides</i> Daly? It's no Smash The State, but friend of SFist Windy Chien (isn't that the best name ever?) tipped us off that our boy Matty G (and before you ask, we DO have a
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Get Stuffed: Eatin' in Austin Well, okay, so this may not be so helpful to residents of The City, but considering how many people we've run into from home and folks around these parts who've spent time in
SF News Richmond & Oakland Want Reparations Supporters behind the bill hope that the laws passed will pave the way for slavery reparations. It also continues with a trend of suing companies that are believed to have profited from slavery.
Arts & Entertainment Political Junkie: Immovable Type There's no love for free blogging software as Mr. Sarah Low Daly responds to our previous suggestions about the Chronicle-created controversy over his Board of Supes blog, where, as you may recall, in
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink San Francisco A to Zed SFist had to overcome it's own self-acknowledged, inverted form of snobbery to make a reservation at widely applauded Marina District restaurant A16. We accidentally left our passport to Chestnut Street - the fake
Arts & Entertainment Always Take A Transfer People, please! If we promise cross our heart to pick up hard copies of the Examiner, would it kill Mr. Anschutz to put up the articles just a little bit earlier? It cuts
Arts & Entertainment Political Junkie: Supervisors Can Be Such Bitches We all know it -- bloggers really be such bitches (buy your SFist t-shirt bearing said message right here right now!) -- so guess who's the City's newest entrant in the blogrolls? That's
Arts & Entertainment This Octavia House Duboce Street's loss is Hayes Valley's gain, as the City and Caltrans laboriously rebuild the Central Expressway offramp one block over from where they laboriously tore it down, but leave Octavia to become
SF News Ah, The Muniserable SFist was having trouble getting to sleep last night, and we figured that short of the narcotics available down the street, actually reading the MTA's recently approved Fiscal Year 2006 budget would probably
SF News SFist Goes To City Hall -- What's Up With SFPD Press Passes? We were originally tipped to the meeting of the San Francisco Government Audit and Oversight Committee by a friend at the SF Call, a local alternative news source that you can find online.
SF News Irony Thy Name Is City Hall Since we hear that the SFPD is issuing passes on the basis of how "breaking" the news is that is covered by the respective organizations, we'd like to remind everyone that you heard
Arts & Entertainment Rock That Sexy Bod Got plans for Saturday night? No? How about SFist gets you and three of your friends in the door for Sensual at the Luna Lounge for free? SFist is like your buddy who
misc SFist Cares ... About Cleaning You know, Kermit was right about it not being easy being green. Though, we have to say, SFist looks fab in a light sage green. It brings out our eyes. They offer a
