misc Jammed Up Parking Meters Really Grind Our Gears Now back in the day, you could twist the old school metal knob and then a little flag printed with the words "" or "Epoch Fail" would pop up. It looked a little like
misc It's Got to be the Morning After Warriors 120 Washington Wizards 117- Playing at home? Playing a team that's tired, losing, and banged up? Easy peazy, right? But not for your Golden State Warriors who seem to be unable to
misc The Maze Catches On Fire.... AGAIN? They don't know the cause of today's fire yet, but it sounds like it's not too far from where the fire in May was -- again on the westbound 80 interchange, but this
misc Photo du Jour 54 We shamelessly stole today's photo of the day from SF Metblogs. It was reportedly taken at the Ferry Building's farmers market. And while we can imagine such a gruesome display occurring in more
misc San Francisco Congressman Lantos, RIP Congressman Tom Lantos died this morning from esophageal cancer at the age of 80. He represented most of the Sunset, as well as a big chunk of San Mateo County. He was the
misc This Week in Le Rock: Feb 11 - 17 Friday, the local music scene takes us by storm with MiGGs over at Red Devil Lounge and Maldroid at Bottom of the Hill. Both bands are from Oakland, though technically Don Miggs just
misc UC Berkeley Solves a Mystery and the World Cheers Congratulations go out to Bay Area locals Christopher James Clark and Teresa J. Feo. Go Bears!
misc SFist Watches: Your Locals On Reality TV We've got another local to root for on reality TV, as Yau-Man Chan has returned to "Survivor"-land in a new season called "Fans Vs. Favorites." Now, there's little doubt that Yau-Man is
misc The Central Subway: It's Gonna Be Terrific! Once category that doesn't appear to get much evaluating is the agency's competence to operate the subway once it's built. But that was never in doubt, was it?
misc Week Around the -ists Gothamist was amazed after the Giants won the Super Bowl, the city went wild, and it witnessed a ticker-tape parade. Barack Obama drew 20,000+ ahead of Seattle’s Saturday caucus. Londonist had
misc Photo du Jour 52 Found at Wunder Beer Brewing Co., this trumps the tic-tac-toe games and four-letter words we normally scribble on restaurant tables. (We're not exactly sure what the drawing's accompanying text says -- "human ______ grown
misc Thanks to This Week's Advertisers We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on SFist. , which encourages you to "Live the Dream for Less Coin." Joe Jackson's Rain, available now on Amazon.com. Elsewares,
misc Giant Hulking Muni Takes a Terrifying Interest in Small, Innocent Transportation Authority The TA, if you're unfamiliar, was created a couple of years ago by a voter mandate. Muni was in awful shape at that time (unimaginable, we know), and an voters needed an alternative
misc Legos Collide Into Super Mario Brothers, With Precious Results Scott Beale over at Laughing Squid came across these adorable videos, which he dedicates to his "Super Mario Brothers obsessed" nephews, that bring together two important turning points from our youth: Legos and
misc Muni's Guide to the Weekend: An Elaborate Web of Closures The weekend's coming up, and that means that Muni's got a long list of street closures and cancellations. And this week, the radical homosexual agenda is to blame: for several nights, streets around
misc Photo du Jour 51 Where do we start? How about Mr. Fluffface on a leash. We love it. Why don't we see more of this around the city? Adorable doesn't even begin to describe how we feel
misc The Philistine Has An SFist Polyphony We had a little San Francisco Polyphony of our own on our way to the SF Symphony concert yesterday night to see Gyorgy Ligeti's shimmerily-dissonant orchestral piece of the same name -- the
misc Claudine Wong Gushes Over B-List Celebs We apologize for our recent obsession with KTVU, but we just couldn't resist this one. Mornings on 2 programming this morning included frequent and uncomfortably long live coverage of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am
misc Is This the Last Phone Booth in San Francisco? Does S.F. have any other old-school, glassed walled, stand alone phone booths that are still operational?
misc Interview: Jeff Ross What is the best thing about Indie Fest? Having filmgoers get to meet filmmakers and talk movies. What are some standout movies this year? One of my personal favorites is POP SKULL, this
misc Headline of the Hour "Couple Get No Help for Decapitated Ram" It seems that way over in Michigan, a couple found a dead ram in a ditch on their property. Then the following day, someone cut the
misc Pondering the Semiotics of Hipster Beards Like all things hipster, we wondered just how this beard thing works and the meaning of it all. Like, the guy checking IDs at the bar had a very scruffy, mountain man beard
