SF News Welcome to the Machines But before we sign anything, the city is asking Sequioa systems, the makers of the machines, two things. One is a paper trail, something that has been a large source of controversy because
SF News The Stuff They've Got In The Oven (Local Politics News, Non-Newsom) --The Board of Supes held hearings yesterday about whether to accept the Google/Earthlink citywide wifi plans. We must confess we're still very vague on the pros and cons of the proposal (all
SF News Free Parking According to Budget Analyst Harvey Rose San Francisco's 23,000 meters or so average between $2.61 and $5.59 a day. That's about three hours of usage on the meters. Over the
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink A Bay Area Daiso! Daiso (or "The Daiso," as its website occasionally refers to it) is a cult-fave upscale Japanese 100-yen store -- like a dollar store, but stocked with awesome Japanese houseware items. We cannot overemphasize
SF News Political Junkie: You're E-Vited! That Cubist-y gavel graphic Daly's picked to illustrate the evite is -- as is the greeting line: "Dear Mayor Gavin Christopher Newsom," as if some other Gavin Newsom, whose middle name is Edward,
SF News Political Junkie: Now That's More Like It! .....well, hooray! He's back! Slipped into your Saturday paper, there's a report that Daly, the current head of the budget and finance committee, has told Gavin Newsom's aide Noelle Simmons (we're sure he
SF News American Football Spectacular: Meet Your Oakland Raiders 2006 Draft Picks, "The Heady Snapper" * Picked round 7, pick 47; 455 overall / Kevin McMahan / WR / Maine / 6'2" / 196 * Picked round 7, pick 6; 214 overall / Chris Morris / C / Michigan State / 6'4" / 305 Story: Chris Morris is big guy
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: <i>Russian Dolls</i> The 20somethings have progressed (or regressed depending on your take) into nearly 30somethings for , and are now somewhat spread out among Paris, London, and St. Petersburg. It opens with Xavier (Romain Duris), the
Arts & Entertainment SFIFF: We Stalk Matt Dillon We decided to while away the hours between the two movies in the press room watching a documentary on a personal monitor but through our headphones we could hear distressed SFIFF workers whispering
Arts & Entertainment The Warriors: Mr. Foyle Goes to Washington (We Wish) Sure, Lamb is a real sour apple who desperately needs a pie in the face, and C-SPAN is, well, C-SPAN, but his guest was none other than Adonal Foyle, Golden State's serviceable NBA
misc The Fake Tales Of San Francisco Contest Like the Arctic Monkeys say: . In honor of the soon-to-be-released JT LeRoy movie, "The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things," we've got a new contest! "The Heart Is Deceitful" is based on JT
SF News The Supes Kill Us With Transportation-Authority Suspense (Unlike Muni, Which Just Manslaughters Us Vehicularly) So until that report finally hits the news stands, we'll have to content ourselves with another recently-completed document pertaining to the Authority: a rootin'-tootin' brand-spanking shiny new finance report! (Part One and Part
SF News Interview: Lila Yomtoob Lila happens to be two things SFist holds near and dear: film maker and blogger-- A dreamy, dreamy combination when it comes right down to it. When Lila isn’t racking up credit
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 News Talks Begin Between Guild, Chron Guild negotiators said their members have been skeptical about recent management claims that labor concessions are needed to put the newspaper on a more solid financial footing. In particular, [Writer's Guild Executive Officer
SF News A Million for Tsunami Relief? By a 2-1 margin, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Finance Committee Ok-a-lee-do-keed a proposal to give one million dollars out of the San Francisco General Fund for tsunami relief. The two supervisors
Arts & Entertainment The Condition of the Working Class in Redwood City We've been playing EA Games practically forever - they're one of the biggest makers of both PC and console games on the market. But it seems all is not well in Redwood City
SF News Attack of the Hacktivists While the New Yorkers and the nation are gearing up for the Repbulican National Convention in New York City this weekend, protesters are gearing up for what is likely going to be the
