misc Power Outages?! Is anyone else's power going out every five to ten minutes today? Annoying. So far we have reports from One Market, Harrison/Fourth Street, UCSF Mission/Bay, parts of the Financial District --
SF News Hillary's SF HQ, Boobs We went over to take some photos of Hillary-whipped worker bees, but as of noontime today, the place seem closed -- or rather, the door was accidentally locked or no one came to
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- The Transfer kicks off their new Sunday party, "Tea With Honey," with famous Bay Area rave DJ Gavin Hardkiss. (The ’90s really are back. Beware of pacifiers and lollipops used as accessories.
misc Week Around The -ists LAist was comped front row seats by the Dodgers due to Malingering being struck by a foul ball last week, and she came back with some great photos, and earlier made fun of
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight Considered to be the largest underground hip-hop event in America, Scribble Jam kicks off at 9pm at Slim's. Come check out freestyle and emcee battles plus scratching, breakdancing, beatboxing and graffiti competitions. $16
Arts & Entertainment SFist Finds: Hyper-Sensitive Poverty of Imagination This letter was found in 2004 by SFist reader smallerdemon. It was posted near a window of a downtown bookstore that had books by black authors on display. Some Thoughts Is it my
SF News Let's Talk About Parking Some More It's happening Monday, July 2, at SPUR's 312 Sutter Street headquarters from 12:30 to 1:30 pm. Valet parking will be provided. Ha ha ha, just kidding! Here's some things that SPUR,
SF News Ask a Muni Driver Anyways, here we go, yo... “Why do some buses turn around mid run?” There can be several reasons why buses turn around mid-run. An important first point to make is that there are
Arts & Entertainment Sicko On Buildings Now, you could either watch the trailer for Michael Moore's new movie Sicko (about HMOs and universal health care) here on your computer (above)... OR, you could go outside and watch it projected
Arts & Entertainment The Genius Of Mike Daisey We have some bad news for you. Unless you see all four of Mike Daisey's "Great Men of Genius" monologues (and see them IN ORDER), you might miss the point. While none of
Arts & Entertainment SFist Finds: Love Letter Submit your found photos, letters, objects, grocery lists, etc to found @ sfist.com, or tag them as sfist on Flickr! Tell us where and when you found them and any other helpful info.
misc Week Around The -Ists Seattlest has a talk with the photographer from last week's "Segway Mom" and then experiences some dissension in the ranks over the question of wine vs. beer. It's not West Side Story, but
SF News Ask a Muni Security Guy And with that, let's get it on. It'd be cool if the streetcars could have fare machines in the cars like the ones on the platforms out on the Embarcadero. Sometimes you can't
misc Zombies + Bikes = Fun It sure was a scene downtown on Friday afternoon. We left our house around six (meaning that we missed the big > pillowfight), but got down to Market and Sansome in time for
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight Can you still remember how to roller skate backwards? How about shoot the duck? For $2 skate rentals, you can give it your best shot at Mighty to the tune of really bad
SF News Like Dropping Mentos in Coke, Only With Bikes Tomorrow is registration day for the 2007 North American Courier Championships, or NABCCC. The extra C, we think, is for "combustible," because, hey, isn't tomorrow also Critical Mass? And hey, didn't we hear
misc Elsewhere in the Ist-a-verse LAist is experimenting with blogging dates from J-Date, but finds the best men are found offline. Some date vicariously online and that is one reason why porn is big -- really freaking big
SF News Something to Read During Your Long Long Bus Ride ...the book tells the story of the Key Route’s transbay lines from the handsome 1903 wooden interurbans to the famous 1930s Bridge Units, the ornate Key Route Pier, the ferryboat fleet, and
SF News Imagine a World Where Muni has Money Fortunately, the report also had a list of the ways that Muni can turn its losses around. Here's a handful, with more after the jump. No need to convene a freakin' panel, Gavin
SF News Mystery Shelters Soon to be Glimpsed Muni's giving us the chance of a lifetime: come see the proposed new transit shelter designs! Y'see, we're going to be getting a revamp of our familiar domed-roof shelters, and Muni's in the
SF News MacArthur Maze Collapses Update: 11:45 a.m.: Here's your roads: W-80 to S-880 is closed (from Berkeley to the Oakland airport). E-80 to E-580 is closed (from SF to Lake Merritt and Piedmont). Alternate routes:
SF News If I Can Make It There, It'll Make it Anywhere Guess it's not that much of a nutty idea. Now because it's New York, it's instantly taken more seriously because it's New York and everything is taken more seriously there (damn East Coast
SF News The T-Third S-Staggers to L-Life This is the first official week of service on the T line. And it's not all roses and rainbows -- this weekend saw delays, bunching, and nice long waits. At one point, the
SF News Bitch Please The key point is to get lots of details. Either write them down, or text them to yourself, or call your voicemail and leave them as a message. Details are crucial: bus number,
SF News Already Over Fake Question Time Our feelings regarding the sneaky scheduling of Gavin Newsom’s Third Fake Question Time this Monday can best be expressed through American Idol runner-up Katharine McPhee’s latest single, “Over It.” The purple
