Arts & Entertainment San Francisco's new 311 telephone service. The city of San Francisco officially kicked off its new 311 telephone service today. That means that you can simply dial these three digits (or 415-701-2311 if you are calling from a non-415
Arts & Entertainment The Celebrated Canabalizing Frog of Francisco County The story from Fox News last week: "Killer Meat-Eating Frogs Terrorize San Francisco". Is it true that African clawed frogs have "chomped through everything from turtles to fish" down in the park? It's
Arts & Entertainment Boulevard Octavia Revisited As requested, here is our (crudely) Photoshopped vision of some possible safety improvements at the now infamous intersection at Octavia and Market. Would making these changes help the cyclists? See you after the
Arts & Entertainment 2007 Chinese New Year Parade: Year of the Boar. Here's some extended coverage of the last night's successful Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco. We've captioned the photos of a few of the more interteresting entrants. If you've never been, you
Arts & Entertainment Kamala Harris addresses Immigrant Resources Fair San Francisco District Attorney Kamala D. Harris spoke before a crowd assembled at the Centro Del Pueblo auditorium in the Mission today. Her primary message to the community was that people should not
Arts & Entertainment Haight Ashbury Free Clinics’ Integrated Care Center Haight Ashbury Free Clinic, Inc.CEO John Eckstrom, Board Chair Eric Flowers, and Barbara Garcia of the S.F. Department of Public Health all addressed the crowd of over 100 on Mission Street
Arts & Entertainment Phil Ting kicks off the S.F. Solar Task Force Standing atop the Moscone Center this afternoon, S.F. Assessor-Recorder Phil Ting announced the creation of the San Francisco Solar Task Force. It plans to issue a set of recommendations to assist San
Arts & Entertainment A Parlement of Foules above Golden Gate Park For this was on seynt Volantynys day, Whan euery bryd comyth there to choose his mate. The mate choosing is all over but this couple of love birds still manages to take some
Arts & Entertainment I Want 2 B Your Plover - Dogs vs. Birds in S.F. You've read about tomorrow's big City Hall showdown over the issue of unleashed dogs on Golden Gate National Recreation Area land. Part of this issue has to do with the 2 Western Snowy
Arts & Entertainment Mayor Gavin Newsom: Hell-Bent for Re-election Mayor Newsom toured part of the UCSF Children’s Hospital this morning during the California State Assembly’s Town Hall event hosted by Speaker Núñez. With girlfriend Jennifer at his side, he discussed
Arts & Entertainment Octavia Boulevard: Recent beneficial changes You've read last week about the concerns raised over the intersection of Octavia and Market. Today, we thought it would be interesting to check things out after Friday's protest to see if driver
Arts & Entertainment S.F. Anti-war Rally - extended coverage Read about Saturday's parade below, courtesy of SFist Rita. Earlier in the day, there was a short rally with many speakers. See some photos after the jump.
Arts & Entertainment Octavia Blvd. protest, support for injured cyclist This morning a crowd of over 100 protested against the dangerous intersection at Octavia and Market Street. The injured cyclist is still hospitalized after being struck by a large pickup truck making an
Arts & Entertainment Octavia Blvd: A dangerous illegal turn every 3 minutes. Yet another morning commuter makes an illegal right turn onto the new freeway onramp at Octavia this morning. Monday's serious accident at the intersection of Octavia and Market is focusing attention upon drivers
Arts & Entertainment The Sea Lions are coming! Or rather, the sea lions are already here. And a few of them never left. Nevertheless, today marks the start of the 17th season of sea lions at Pier 39's K Dock in
Arts & Entertainment MLK Day in S.F.: A Day On, Not A Day Off Speaker Nancy Pelosi shows off her new gavel at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Breakfast in San Francisco this morning. This was Pelosi's first time back in her home district after
Arts & Entertainment San Francisco: Winter Wonderland Icy steps covered the slopes of Twin Peaks this morning. See more shots of wintry S.F. after the jump.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Goes to Macworld SFist's photo editor, Jim Herd went to Macworld to see what it was like. His report? Pretty geeky. But for those geeks who couldn't make it, here's some photos of the event.
Arts & Entertainment San Francisco Comet Hunter - Crikey! C/2006 P1, known as Comet McNaught to friends, viewed at sunset from Twin Peaks towards the west, "over" the Farallon Islands Look at the size of him! The brightest comet in the
SF News Political Junkie: Thin Veneer Of Something Sulky, sulky -- Gavin Newsom was sober and mad after yesterday's Board of Supervisors inaugural ceremony, which the Chronicle tactfully described as having a "tone of political contentiousness running just beneath a veneer
Arts & Entertainment Jerry Brown Caught Swearing There was more bible holding and swearing oaths today than a Pat Robertson "300 Club" revival as Jerry Brown also got sworn in today as the new Attorney General. Like the Board of
Arts & Entertainment It's Back to School Day for the Board of Supervisors Today was opening day for the Board of Supervisors as it were as today was the first day of work for 2007. First up? The voting in of a new President who happens
misc Hummers! No, not that kind. No, not that kind either. We're talking about the Allen's and Anna's hummingbirds found in the Bay Area. Some are here all year round but others only visit for
