Arts & Entertainment Meanwhile, On The (Steep) Streets Of San Francisco... And this is how construction is done on the streets of San Francisco. (Photo shot by Mika Takeuchi on Union at Polk.)
SF News Meanwhile, In Stockon: Funnel Cloud Looms Ominously Holy smokes, guys, this funnel cloud was spotted in Stockton today. Luckily, it never touched down. Whew.
Arts & Entertainment Meanwhile, In China... Gavin Newsom Has His Picture Taken From Beijing's picturesque Tianamen Gate, former Mayor Gavin Newsom unenthusiastically tweets to his followers back home in California: "the perfunctory tourist photo in Beijing..." the perfunctory tourist photo in Beijing... lockerz.com/s/
Arts & Entertainment Meanwhile, On The Heterosexual Emancipation Front... What is the Straight Agenda, anyway? Find out at the Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair (Saturday, March 31, 2 p.m.) or at Sproul Plaza at UC Berkeley (Monday, April 2, 4 pm)
Arts & Entertainment Meanwhile, At Giants Spring Training... Giants' favorite Buster Posey grounds out during the third inning of a spring training baseball game against the, ahem, Seattle Mariners, Sunday in Scottsdale, Arizona. Remember, home opening is Friday, April 13th. Buy
Arts & Entertainment Meanwhile, On Brannan Street... Colorful t-shirts deck out this Gap building on Brannan (between Second and Third Streets), brightening up an otherwise dreary block.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Meanwhile, In Healdsburg... This shot, snapped today by djhexhector, shows a thirsty vineyard crying out for rain and fruit in Healdsburg.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Meanwhile, Outside Dear Mom... The divine Helen Tseng of Mission Mission draws your attention to the corner of 16th and Harrison, just outside white-hot heterosexual Mission bar Dear Mom, which is in dire need of more bike
Arts & Entertainment Photo: Porsche Drives Into Construction Site Down by the Marina Green and the tony Marina Yacht Harbor, an inattentive Porsche driver has driven his penis extension fine German automobile in to some roadwork along Marina Boulevard. According to eyewitness
Arts & Entertainment Behold: Bill Murray Golfing In A Camouflage Ghillie Suit The fashion reports from Pebble Beach keep rolling in. First it was San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain stepping out in argyle with the Giants broadcast team and now we have 2012 Bill
Arts & Entertainment Meanwhile, At The Embarcadero... Your average hippie/Burning Man dance of light (is there a technical name for this kind of routine?) turns into a spectacular shot of enveloping violet waves and glimmer care of this photo
SF News Meanwhile, In Berkeley: 'Midnight Matt' Dodt Convicted for People's Park Tree-Sitting 55-year-old professional tree-sitter Matthew "Midnight Matt" Dodt was convicted yesterday in an Alameda County court of two misdemeanor counts of of illegal lodging and pointing a laser at a police officer, following a
SF News Meanwhile, At Frank Ogawa Plaza... Graffiti gets the message out at the entrance to Frank Ogawa Plaza this morning following Saturday's day of action in Oakland and OPD's brutal response. After a confrontation with police, demonstrators entered City
Arts & Entertainment Meanwhile, In The Sky... Gerard Livernois snapped this shot of the vivid sky as seen from the city's Mission District. Awe-inspiring, yes? Yes.
Arts & Entertainment Meanwhile, at City Hall... Ta-da! City Hall's (ahem) Holiday Tree has arrived in Civic Center plaza to generally embarrass the denuded sycamores with its coniferous splendor. Not to be confused with the Macy's-sponsored Union Square tree, the
SF News Meanwhile, in Oakland... The Grand Lake Theater boasts its support of Occupy Oakland and Wednesday's general strike. The independent theater, as well as other businesses, will close tomorrow in a show of solidarity with the Occupy
SF News Meanwhile, In Oakland... Workers clean Frank H. Ogawa plaza on Wednesday after the city of Oakland removed Occupy Oakland's encampment during an early Tuesday morning raid. After last night's melee with OPD, Occupy Oakland folks plan
SF News Ed Lee Voter Fraud Flyers Appear at S.F. City Hall SFist contributor Nicole sends word that these Ed Lee Voter Fraud flyers, a response to allegations of ballot fixing, "were literally (literally!) on every pole in Civic Center and environs this morning." Not
Arts & Entertainment Meanwhile, at the Chronicle Building... Treehugger scribe and occasional SFist contributor Jerry James Stone and Meredith May kick in atop the Chronicle Building at Fifth and Mission and frolic with the bees. Sweet.
SF News Meanwhile, in Dolores Park... Park renovations are coming along nicely. They apparently include a new welcome sign and a laundry list of rules that we're skeptical any of the Dolores Park regulars will ever be following. Hat
Arts & Entertainment Meanwhile, in China Basin... This happy stingray reminds us why it's a good idea never to swim in the China Basin Channel. Nature kills, folks. (Photo: Gerard Livernois)
misc Meanwhile, In Marin County... Ticklefight found this irie license place in Marin County. (Thanks goes out to Allan Hough for sending this our way.)
misc Meanwhile, In Berkeley... Prius parking only at the Berkeley Bowl. (Photo by the benevolent folks at Go Back To Berkeley.)
