misc Local Man, Frustrated with 30-Stockton, Decides to Walk We've heard plenty of complaints about what a harrowing experience the downhill commute from Russian Hill and Nob Hill can be along the city's legendary 30-Stockton line. Recently, however, one local man (and
misc Relevant Facebook Status Update of the Day Via L.M. (yesterday, but still relevant): "It's a great day at Duboce Park: an accordion player, a kite flyer, frisbee players, and some sort of coed basketball game involving Gatorade and alcohol
misc Thanks to This Week's Advertisers We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on SFist. Homewood Mountain Resort. Ski around the spectacular views of Lake Tahoe and get great ski deals just for ordering
misc This Week in Willie Brown We already touched on Willie's restaurant wait time rant this week, so we won't dwell on how out of touch his InsideScoop column was this week, but someone should capitalize on Willie's sort
misc Lady Accuses Muni Passenger Of Being Al Gore, Staring At Her Private Parts (VIDEO) Freshly relocated from Dallas to San Francisco, a friend of a friend of SFist captured video yesterday that showcases an unhinged lady on Muni, rambling about this and that. "A crazy tweaker boarded
misc Watch Cloris Leachman Snatch Peaches Christ's Wig Who can snatch the wig off a drag queen - a noted drag queen, mind you - and walk away unscathed? Cloris Leachman, that's who. On February 5, Peaches Christ hosted SF Sketchfest's
misc Photo du Jour Simulated chaos and artificial anarchy on Potrero Hill for the film Contagion. Photo by Todd Lappin for Bernalwood, via Mission Mission.
misc Meanwhile, Down Under: Australian AG Backs a Law Allowing for Sexual Orientation-Based Expulsions We're not going to claim to know how Australia works, it being the land of theives and tax evaders and all, but their Attorney General is supporting a law that, "exempts private schools
misc Meanwhile, Offshore: Orcas Spotted Hunting Near Golden Gate According to the Examiner and NBC Bay Area, local whale watching tours have spotted Orcas in the area. Noting how unusual it is to see schools of killer whales this far South, tour
misc San Francisco Has a Message for Midwesterners Buried in the Snow See, this is the California spirit we all know and love. Excellent work. However, let's hope this cruel frivolity doesn't come back to bite us all in the butts once the big one
misc Castro Arson Fires Prompt Awesome Fundraiser for Displaced Victims Please, please, please join us at The Lookout on Tuesday, February 15, for a fundraiser to benefit the displaced residents of the Castro arson fires. As many of you know, four fires in
misc NYT Reporter Tours Pixar Campus, Wets Herself The New York Times sent Carpetbagger writer Melena Ryzik on a tour through Pixar in Emeryville, and she gushes, "Pixar's about as a cool a place to work as anyone can imagine!" Why
misc We Read the Weeklies: February 9, 2011 If you notice extra shreds of pink paper littering the sidewalks this week it's not because you missed another Susan G. Komen powerwalk for the cure - it's just our local weekly rags,
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Taiwanese Animation Takes On Zuckerberg Stalker Story Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg had to get a restraining order against 31-year-oldPradeep Manukonda, his presumably sanity-estranged stalker, who has been sending him letters and showing up at his door. Next Media Animation has
misc Where To Buy Your Valentine's Day Flowers Valentine's Day is just around the corner. If you don't have anyone with whom to celebrate the annual ode to love and intimacy, you are, presumably, worthless. If you do have someone with
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: A Whole Lot of 'Noooooo!' This runs a little long, but we're suckers for a good montage. [Laughing Squid]
misc Urbane Studies with the Tenderloin Geographic Society, Volume 6. In Defense of Paper: a Manifesto of Uselessness Recently there's been quite a bit of talk about the value of paper. More specifically, if something were designed fleetingly with the intention of being disposed of - but then it wasn't -
misc Photos: Giants FanFest 2011 Saturday's Giants FanFest event drew record crowds, upwards of 40,000 people, which was double the previous years' average of 20,000. The park filled up so quickly at the start of the
misc This Week in Willie Brown In case you couldn't tell from the "Happy & Casual Willie Brown" photo the Chron ran with his Sunday column, it sounds like Willie was in a good mood this week, kicking it
misc California Ephemera Project: See How Much and How Little We’ve Changed If the San Francisco Eats exhibit at the main branch of the San Francisco Public Library has whetted your appetite for more than food, do yourself an instructive favor and spend a few
