misc Meditations on Trespassing "Resident opened her front door electronically thinking that the person who rang the doorbell was her roommate. Ten minutes later she found an intruder, a 31-year-old SF woman, sitting cross-legged as she meditated
misc Urbane Studies with the Tenderloin Geographic Society, Volume 4: The Hidden Gardens of San Francisco Any San Franciscan worth their salt in dinner party-friendly factoids keeps a few secret spots and urban quirks in their back pocket to be deployed when one finds themselves engaged in a round
misc 7 Reasons To Love San Francisco There are countless stories to tell in San Francisco, but sometimes a picture says so much more that mere words. Each Tuesday, we present to you 7 Reasons. (Our sister site LAist does
misc Jennifer Siebel-Newsom, Todd Traina Debut Cinematic Efforts at Sundance Once known a the framework for independent film to reach a wider audience, the Sundance FIlm Festival is now a showcase for the rich and famous to showcase stabs at cinema gold. More
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: A Cat Who Lives In a Tree Almond the Cat was born in a tree in Madison, Wisconsin. Her mother birthed her and several siblings up there, but when it came time to move she took all the kittens but
misc Blast from the Past: Elephants on Market Street Market Street hasn't quite been the zoo it used to be ever since they started limiting traffic to bikes, buses and cabs last year, but this photo included in the monthly newsletter for
misc The Weather Was So Nice Today... ...even Superman stopped to enjoy it. Have a great weekend, folks.
misc This Week in Willie Brown Before we get too deep in to Da Mayor's whereabouts this week, we ought to follow up on last week's Aspengate scandal. Mr. Former Mayor Brown continues the snowy puns, explaining: "I've gotten
misc SFist Watches: <em>Fairly Legal</em> A new show starring San Francisco aired last night on USA - did you guys catch it? It's called Facing Kate Fairly Legal and it's about a lady-lawyer who gave up being an
misc The Streets of San Francisco, Rendered in Typography San Francisco loves maps. San Francisco also loves typography. So, the San Francisco Typography Map almost makes too much sense. Names of roads, streets and highways are all meticulously drawn in an impossibly
misc Oakland A's Fan Wants to Fight Brian Wilson Oakland Fans can be an ornery bunch, but so can our San Francisco Giants' celebrity closer. One supporter of the Athletics felt snubbed when Wilson refused to sign a broom before the A's
misc 7 Reasons To Love San Francisco There are countless stories to tell in San Francisco, but sometimes a picture says so much more that mere words. Each Tuesday (or Wednesday!), we present to you 7 Reasons. (Our sister site
misc [Updated] Take Lonely Planet's SF Vs. NYC Poll Comparing San Francisco to New York City is like comparing chocolate to peanut butter (or something like that), but Lonely Planet has set the challenge. They're asking the two cities to tap into
misc Anonymous San Franciscan Concerned Rec & Parks Logo Promotes Unsafe Swinging Over at the Examiner, Melissa Griffin got ahold of an anonymous letter sent to San Francisco's Rec and Parks Department from someone who seems to have experienced some rope swing-related trauma in their
misc Urbane Studies With The Tenderloin Geographic Society, Volume 3: The Other Pet Cemeterey Once again, we turn over our platform to our friends at the Tenderloin Geographic Society, whose extensive knowledge of San Francisco's many hidden gems occasionally impresses even themselves. Presumably to celebrate some 27
misc Help Wanted: Looking For An Associate Editor We're reposting this ad not because we're less than thrilled with the response so far (phone calls go out this week!), but because we want to cast a wider net. You get the
misc Happy 100th Birthday, Naval Aviation The fine folks at Telstar Logistics (still the only logistics company worth following on twitter) are celebrating the one hundredth birthday of the aircraft carrier today. The first landing of an airplane on
misc James Franco To Direct Himself As <em>The Night Stalker</em> Locally-born and widely-loved actor/writer/artist/scholar James Franco will be adding "director" to his resume when he shoots his himself (with a camera, we mean) in an adaptation of Philip Carlo's true-crime
misc Week Around the Ists SFist discussed these anti-Sarah Palin posters that, shortly after the Arizona shooting rampage, appeared in San Francisco. Chicagoist’s readers were not happy with a 67 percent increase in the state income tax.
misc This Week in Willie Brown While a few blogs and media outlets in San Francisco continued wringing their hands over Da Mayor's involvement in any potential backroom deals and shady political goings-on surrounding Ed Lee's rise to the
