SF News Obama Offers $535 Million Loan Guarantee to Fremont's Solyndra, Inc. According to a White House report, "Energy Secretary Steven Chu today offered a $535 million loan guarantee for Solyndra, Inc. to support the company’s construction of a commercial-scale manufacturing plant for its
SF News Duraflame Sues Over Winter Spare the Air Days Concerned about your right to feel toasty, Duraflame has filed a lawsuit against the Bay Area Air Quality Management District for their 'Spare the Air' days, which bans the burning combustible materials (i.
misc Composting in Multi-Unit Apartment Buildings We've become more and more hippie-ish in our near eight years living in San Francisco. We've mostly dwelled in compost-practicing households here, where it was a convenient process and just as easy to
SF News Election 2008 Insanity Dear those of you who write addendums on posters, signs, and sticker: We love you. signed, the People's Republic of Earth PS, this was snapped up by crow soup (Flickr), who writes "I
SF News Who Is Greener, SF or LA? In case you don't know, today is Earth Day. (Please go stick a sapling in the ground, or whatever.) And more than any other day, really, today is San Francisco's day to bask
SF News Colored Crack Lightens Up the Holidays Asked by TSG if he had ever seen drugs marketed in such a fashion, Mincks said that several years ago some dealers used food coloring to dye their crack red during the Christmas
SF News The Vatican Revises Thou-Shall-Not List On the environment, both Pope Benedict XVI and the late Pope John Paul II frequently expressed concern about the fate of the Earth. During Benedict's papacy, Vatican engineers have developed plans for some
SF News Matt Gonzalez Answers Your Questions Live Today Just a quick FYI: vice presidential eye candy Matt Gonzalez will be taking calls live today on with Angie Coiro. You can find them chatting away over at 960 AM, from 3 p.
SF News Tour Connected Bus: Vehicle of the Future While not all of us are fortunate enough to zip around in swank Aston Martins, or have sleek Tesla waiting for us on the horizon, the "bus of the future" is the next
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight LIVE MUSIC: Parenthetically named '80s pop outfit Was (Not Was) is known for the song, "Walk the Dinosaur" And that ditty? Went a little something like this: "Open the door, get on the
SF News SF's Federal Building: Out-Greening Everyone (Even LEED) According to Curbed: Too damn ahead of its time, the systems used for environmental control in the Fed Building are so innovative that they have yet to be considered so by the overly-prescriptive
misc Pez Dispenser Case Reflects San Francisco's Political Bent While perusing the colorful aisles of Walgreens this afternoon -- because nothing sooths the soul and an ADHD-addled mind like a trip to Walgreens -- we came across Pez's take on the election.
misc Nothing is Sacred Anymore While this has been in the news before, this is the first we've heard about it. An interesting aside is that sex toys aren't regulated because they are considered "novelty items" that are
misc As the Raiders Turn It appears that Al Davis re-emerged from his cryogenic chamber to get into a nasty spitball spat with Lane Kiffin. Apparently, Al is a little upset that the Raiders once again didn't have
misc From the SFist Inbox: Geary...? It wouldn't be SFist if it weren't rife with errors and bipolarity-tinged posts. But we got word of an especially egregious error we made today--something, we're ashamed to admit, we never knew. From
misc See and Hear the Green "Presidential Debate that Matters" So check it out digitally, if you want. Or, just kick it old school on good old nondigital VHF radio tonight at 7:00 PM by tuning your receivers to KPFA, FM 94.
SF News Behold the MacBook Air! OMG! It's the Nicole Ritchie of laptops! (Ritchie before she got fat and pregnant, that is.) It seems that the new MacBook Air, just unveiled a few hours ago, features multi-touch ability on
misc SFist Tonight Whitest Kids U Know: In addition to winning the Best Sketch award at the 2006 Aspen Comedy Festival and being crowned one of "10 Comics to Watch" by Variety, these guys are, apparently,
misc Muggings In the Marina? Not Our Marina? No?! We thought that this issue was neatly swept under the rug. What gives? Is the neighborhood patrol still kicking it in the Western Addition? Well, time to come home, fuzz. It looks like
misc SFist Tonight Festivus: Although we see no mention of the traditional "Airing of Grievances" or the post-dinner "Feats of Strength" battle, we can't imagine any proper Festivus celebration without them. Still, whether or not tonight's
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- The 2007 'Stache Bash: The regular world now knows what bears have known for a long time: mustaches are kinda cool. This even will show you just how cool they, in fact,
SF News Gavin Newsom: Green, Green, Green, Green. Green. According to CBS 5's Green Beat, today the Gav proposed new building codes that will hopefully win us the title of nation's greenest skyline. Ever. In the world. Which, of course, is a
misc Week Around the -ists The Holiday season is in full swing in NYC, with holiday lights in Brooklyn, a giant snow globe in Bryan Park and Chanukah specials for ham. One citizen decided to go vigilante on
SF News Gavin Newsom: Chubby Chaser Gavin wants your fat. According to Renewable Energy Access, yesterday our dear Mayor implemented a new program that will collect fats, oil, and grease from the city restaurants free of charge.Why? So
