SF News Neither a Buyer Nor a Renter Be One of our sources is RealFacts. The research firm specializes in data on multifamily housing, and they send out a regular newsletter. Today's includes the following interesting comments made by its president, Sarah
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist in the Kitchen: Brussels Sprouts Brussels sprouts are one of those love-em-or-hate-em vegetables, and we hope you'll use the comments to share your opinions on the little cabbages. We used to be firmly in the hate-em camp, but
SF News SFist Rita's 2005 Well, I already told you my favorite news posts of the year -- but what about the other stuff? So here goes: Best movie I saw for free for SFist Reviews: It's so
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Gastronomique: Our Top 10 of The Year Note that like both writers I quote, when looking back at the food landscape of 2005, we have you, the readers, on our minds. One writer acknowledges ignorance of and dismisses her readership
misc The 'Fisties: The Scorecard, 2005 If we didn't feel it was a conflict of interest, we'd be awarding that Best Blog Readers 'Fistie to y'all, but can our love really be quantified with an award like that? Well,
Arts & Entertainment New Contributor Interview: Chuck Jordan You may also have noted a trend among new SFist contributors—they are not lovers of the Mission Burrito. Before you scream “un-SanFranciscan”! we’ll hasten to point out that Chuck is a
misc SFist Cares ... About Respect If you watch any late night television you may have seen a series of commercials jointly produced by the St. Vincent de Paul Society and Comcast. They started airing in mid-November and will
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Gastronomique: How 'Bout Some Christmas Falafel? In the market Safeway (please let us know if you have seen this elsewhere in comments), a 10 feet tall cardboard structure depicts a cartoonish Santa on a sleigh holding cartoonish snack packages:
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Cafe Organica--Simplicity at its Finest, and More Proof that our readers don't steer us wrong. Last week, we posted our 'Fistie awards for best coffee/cafe in town. A few of the people leaving comments mentioned Cafe Organica at 562
Arts & Entertainment Big Changes at Tribe.net The very definition of a 'chilling effect' on free speech is when legislation or enforcement of new laws are so potentially onerous that people and organization self-censor out of fear and potential liability.
SF News Changes at the Examiner The Philip Anschutz owned San Francisco Examiner announced yesterday that current Executive Editor Vivienne Sosnowski is replacing John Wilpers as editor-in-chief at the Washington Examiner. Malcolm Kirk, present editor-in-chief of the Calgary Herald,
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink 'Fisties: Best Coffee People who've been reading our "Trimethyldioxypurist" missives will not be especially surprised by the winners. For those who are strangers to our periodic ramblings about coffee and cafes around the City by the
SF News We're Still Poor, How About You? The California Budget Project* today released a report that "examines how the Bay Area’s workers and their families have fared before, during, and since the boom and subsequent bust." Their findings (beware,
misc SFist Wants You To Find A Friend: Linden, From Grateful Dogs Hey, this coming Saturday is the third Saturday, so why not go check out Linden? Linden is a good size, good-looking golden retriever/chow mix, about 60 lbs. and just an all around
misc SFist Holiday Gift Guide: Terra Bella Aromatherapy We were never lotion divas until we met Terra Bella's hand and foot lotion. It's thick like buttercream frosting, goes on smooth, and soaks into your skin within seconds leaving no greasy residue.
SF News SFist Tech Labs: With a Name Like Yahoo, It Has to Be Delicious The del.icio.us announcement got a great big steaming pile of comments and website/blog coverage, much of it positive, but much of it taking part in a pre-emptive backlash dogpile against
misc SFist Answers: New Year's Special A reader of SFist Answers writes in anonymously: This year, I'm celebrating my last under-21 New Years Eve. What fun things can the local twenty year old chick do to bring in the
Arts & Entertainment The 'Fisties: Music Gillian Welch and Victoria Williams sat and watched Emmylou Harris perform, the guys from Los Super Seven hung out with some of the Knitters, and Patty Griffin stood by as Buddy Miller performed.
SF News Fourth Runner-Up Gavin's number five! Gavin's number five! Mayor Newsom came in fifth in this year's World Mayor Awards -- a markedly better showing than last year, where he came in "less than 1500 votes
SF News It's Getting Hot In Here Aside from the personal glee that SFist took from having an air of moral superiority snatched from the current administration, we were moved by Gore’s talk. Inspired actually. Environmental issues are something
SF News Will We Get What We Paid For? His base pay will be $298,000, but he has eligibility for up to "$337,000 when all compensation is taken into account." We got excited hearing that last bit, thinking "maybe they'll
misc SFist Cares Holiday Gift Guide: Animal Lovers Now is not the time to forget the SF/SPCA where you can find all sorts of gifts, many very reasonably priced. We love the advent calendar of doggie treats! You know by
misc The 'Fisties Through a painstaking and highly proprietary process, we've come up with 15 or so awards about which we're most passionate -- from the highly debated best burrito, to the hotly (heh) contested best
Arts & Entertainment MoAD Opens SoMa's turning into a regular Upper East Side, as another world-class museum opens on Mission and Third: the Museum of the African Diaspora will officially open this Saturday, December 3, but sneak peeks
SF News Dear Ted's Boss: Ted Wasn't Lying, He Really DID Have to Wait 30 Minutes For the J. Again. But what happens when NextBus tells us news we don't want to hear? Reader Ted W, who has sent us his J misery in the past, sent us the above screenshot this morning,
