misc SFist Rants: An Open Letter to Muni We were having such a great week that we didn't even publish a Rant. Unfortunately, all of this changed when we got on the N Judah this morning. Expand to see the letter
misc SFist Cares ... About Falling Down the Rabbit Hole So... ahem. SaveABunny is what it's all about for our furry, wiggly-nosed friends. The website for the San Francisco/Marin Chapter of the House Rabbit Society, SaveABunny has one of those awesome "this
misc SFist Raves: The California Franchise Tax Board It's a nightmare that probably ranks second to the IRS screwing up your federal taxes -- the California Franchise Tax Board doing the same to your state taxes. Are we shocked that a
misc SFisting: Practice Your Rolls While we can think of about fifty places in the Mish to practice your Downward Dog without even trying, it's nice to find places where we can practice our favorite set of postitions
misc Domestic Partnership Law Affirmed Sunny day! The California Supreme Court affirmed without comment the state appellate court's decision that the California domestic partnership laws do not violate the "marriage is between a man and a woman" Proposition
misc Something to be Proud of There were tons of lovely floats; one of our favorites was for Wells Fargo, which gets extra gay points for incorporating a showtune (but also loses gay points for it being a showtune
misc Political Junkie: Mean Commissioners So Matt Gonzalez's new law firm has sued the San Francisco School District for approving Superintendant Arlene Ackerman's "platinum parachute" contract without proper notice. This post isn't really about that (and SFist will
misc SFist Cares ... About Gay Youth What it came down to is that we'd know someone who might still be with us if he'd had LYRIC available to him. So LYRIC it is. Tonight, as we write this, LYRIC
misc Bay Blogger Thursday Special Edition Okay, we all know what the internet is best at -- porn, porn, rants and porn. Sure, blogging is nice, but it doesn't really pay all that well. There was certainly a point
misc SFist Rants: Toro Toro Taxi, See You Tomorrow, My Son SFist had to leave work early last week for a four o'clock doctor's appointment downtown. Because we're several varieties of bonehead, we left something at home and had to run back to our
misc Frameline 29: Get On The List For <i>Transgeneration</i>! From our friends at Larsen Associates comes big fun for five of our readers and their pals, as we've been offered 5 passes for two to see Thursday, June 23rd at 8 p.
misc Housing Bubbles: The Market Is Falling! Panic in the streets of San Francisco! Further adding to housing hysteria, the Chron prominently fronts an article reporting that the housing market is going to crash some time next year. Set your
misc SFist Cares ... About the Family JFCS (Jewish Family and Children's Services) is also all about family. Contrary to what the name might evoke, they are non-sectarian and they offer classes on everything from Potty Training to Parenting as
misc SFist Raves: Stern Grove We are so getting ready, we are packing our icebox with cold cuts, pasta salads and a few bottles of chardonnay. We do not enjoy carrying the cooler on muni, even though the
misc Niners Apologize Long-time readers of this site may remember a certain, um, "so-best fixation" we had on a certain picture of our mayor and his then-wife, in happier times. Well, it looks like Niners PR
misc SFist Rants: Kevin, at the Cingular Store Complaining about cell phones..what's next, airplane food? We know. But this really pisses us off. We've been a loyal (if "fear of change" counts as "loyal") Cingular customer since 1999, if you
misc Arnie Presents a Very Special Election What to expect over the next few months? Wall-to-wall TV ads, Arnie going across the country to suck up more corporate money, totally lame witticisms from political hacks, one side yelling "you are"
misc SFist Cares ... About Immigrants The International Institute has nearly 90 years of experience in helping immigrants to the U.S. through the process - both the paperwork and the day-to-day realities of living in a new country.
misc SFist Raves: La Mission We're pretty inclusive when we say "The Mission." To us, it's anything from 16th to 24th, Dolores to Potrero. The Mission is one of the few places where we really feel like we're
misc SFist Rants: Kids In Public Boy, do we feel like a grumpy old man writing this. According to a recent AP article, only 14.5% of the population in San Francisco are children under 18. This is the
misc SFist Blotter/Animal Roundup Nick Faibish's mauling continues to send shock waves across the city -- Gavin Newsom's announced that he's starting a panel to look into possible restrictions on pit bull ownership in San Francisco. Gavin
misc SFist Wants You To Find A Friend: Carly, from Grateful Dogs This week's adoptable pet (she'll be featured on SFist all week long on the right side of the site, below the ads) comes to us from Grateful Dogs Rescue. Look at this picture
misc Dog Tragedy Oh no -- not again. Nicholas Faibish, a 12 year old boy who lived in the Inner Sunset, was mauled to death today by his family's two pit bulls. The police killed one
misc Bay Blogger... Friday Jennifer over at Life Begins at Thirty spent last week blogging about food. Of course, lots of people do that, including SFist. But what made this exceptional is that it was as part
misc SFist Raves: Ding! Every year it rules -- the Scripps Howard spelling bee. Is it that whiff of old world middle school mores? Is it the adorable freaked out word-geek kids, too young and frightened to