misc No School Left Behind Mike from Potrero Hill SF writes to let us know that the educational is getting personal for their community, as one of the schools in Potrero Hill, Daniel Webster Elementary, has been slated
misc S to Zed We detected a wave of excitement fluttering through San Francisco when news broke that the Mission District was going to be home to a new Indian called Dosa, devoted to cuisine from the
misc SFist Rants: A Modest Public Transportation Proposal While having to go through all the rigmarole of hopping on Caltrains and being at the least fifteen minutes late kind of sucks, what really chaps our hide is that we have a
misc School Credit Give Gavin Newsom a shiny red apple! In an interview with this month's San Francisco Magazine (in blatant disregard of another interview with the Gavman in 7x7, which was optimistically labeled "exclusive"), the
misc Happy Holidays From SFist: Win a copy of <i>Saturday</i> has been met with acclaim by a zillion reviewers more reputable than we are, so we'll just tell you that it's a really good book that we recall enjoying very much. You can
misc Happy Holidays From SFist: Win a Copy of <i>Go Ask Ogre</i>! We recieved a review copy of this book, but never felt comfortable writing an actual review of it. How do you review someone's adolescence? Maybe that sentiment makes us appear less than professional,
misc Jer on '05 Huh. Well, I’m not so sure that I was especially insightful in my assessment of last year, so for the '05 version, I'll stick to things I know--namely me. I should also
misc The 'Fisties: The Scorecard, 2005 If we didn't feel it was a conflict of interest, we'd be awarding that Best Blog Readers 'Fistie to y'all, but can our love really be quantified with an award like that? Well,
misc Happy Holidays From SFist: Win a copy of <i>Stories For Airports</i> Enter below by New Year's Eve to win a copy of judy b.'s book, which she discussed so eloquently in the piece below.
misc The 'Fisties: Best San Francisco Celebrity We here at SFist like our celebrities like we like our men: insane, rude, dirty, and fabulous. Oh, wait, that's NOT how we like our men anymore (that's 12 years of therapy finally
misc Where's Our Butterstick? We want a panda! We want a panda! Our cries to Gavin to pick us up one when he was in China went unheeded -- and now we've been stymied again! Oakland City
misc Housing Bubbles: <strike>Bush</strike> Mission v. Gore Well, if those gloomy housing forecasts weren't enough, it's now official, folks -- the San Francisco real estate bubble has burst. "Kiss of Death" Al Gore has bought a house here. Al and
misc 'Fisties: Best Place to Shop -- Retail Our favorite place to shop for non-essentials is, bar none, Super 7. We wander their tiny store for ages, certainly inciting suspicions of shoplifting. But we swear we're not! We just love everything
misc Happy Holidays From SFist: Win A Puzzling Prize Pack The first is a set of Tangoes, the story of which you can find here. Our set of Tangoes comes to us from local game maker Rex Games, which also makes several other
misc SFist Cares ... About Respect If you watch any late night television you may have seen a series of commercials jointly produced by the St. Vincent de Paul Society and Comcast. They started airing in mid-November and will
misc Top 10 Favourite Food Memories of 2005 Nine other examples of deliciousness from the year 2005 after the jump...
misc The 'Fisties: Most Ineffective Activism But all those totally unsuccessful efforts pale in comparison to 2005's greatest activism-loser: the Muni fare strike. Because it could've been so awesome, if it had worked. There is no organization more loathed
misc Happy Holidays From SFist: Win A Hair Raiser Prize Pack The folks from Hair Raiser have given us some great Hair Raiser schwag to give away to our readers, including fleece pants, camisoles, and hot shorts. Enter below by midnight Tuesday to win
misc SFist Mary-Lynn Remembers 2005 Politics - Voters rejecting the Governor was awesome but I'm still waiting for something, anything, to take down Bush. What the hell will it take?! Federal Government Department - We know more about
misc The 'Fisties: Best Vegetarian Food In fact, it's pretty easy for the garden-variety lacto-ovo vegetarian to find something to eat on almost every menu in the Bay Area. No more are the days of having to settle for
misc Happy Holidays From SFist: Win a copy of <i>Alcoholica Esoterica</i> Given that it's commonly referred to as amateurs' night by inveterate drinkers, what better way to differentiate yourself from the less alcoholic than by brushing up on your boozin' facts with SFist interviewee
misc Eating Out Tomorrow? There are a lot of restaurants open tomorrow, but keep in mind that there are also a lot of people looking to eat out, so we strongly suggest you make reservations. About.com
misc Happy Holidays From SFist: Win a copy of <i>Beyond Code</i> Perhaps he's willing to give it up because its purpose, which is to help IT professionals gain maximum success, is blessedly non-applicable to his life as freewheeling blogger/bon vivant/raconteur. Or maybe
misc Happy Holidays From SFist: Win a Pamela Anderson's <i>Star Struck</i>! We tried and we tried and we tried, but we just couldn't make ourselves read more than 10 pages of Pamela Anderson's roman a clef . We really, really wanted to like this book,
misc SFist Last Freakin' Minute Holiday Gift Guide: The Body Gallery If you're like us, you still have a few disturbing holes on your holiday gift giving. Union Square is now officially insane, Stonestown is too generic, and all the nifty little boutiques are
