misc We Read the Weeklies: January 5, 2011 SFWeekly's cover story this week is about rapper DMX and what a hard time he's having releasing his latest double-album Walk with Me Now and Fly with Me Later. Niki D'Andrea starts off
misc Behold the SFMTA Bike Counter Bike NOPA has images and facts on the bike counters placed under city streets. They're used to tally the details of cyclists' routes and numbers. This one here is Baker Street and Golden
misc SFFD Rescues Man From Ocean Beach Cliff According to the Examiner last night, one 23-year-old Matthew Leydem of San Francisco mistakenly fell off a cliff above Ocean Beach yesterday. He was OK though, as the Fire Department was able to
misc What "SF Mayor Ed Lee" Has to Say About All This... It didn't take long for an @SFMayorEdLee to pop up amidst the stream of people tweeting about last night's Board meeting, after all this is still San Francisco. One wonders how this will
misc Urbane Studies With The Tenderloin Geographic Society, Volume 1: The Hyper-Local 70s San Francisco (as you very well know) is a city rich with history and tangled with politics. With a collective attention span of roughly 6 months, it can be easy for many of
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 We Now Pronounce You Chris and Gavin "Despite the fact that these men served for years as convenient political antipodes (insofar as we have a spectrum here in San Francisco), perhaps they are not so different. Sure, Daly is suspected
misc Here's Eric Mar on <em>The Daily Show</em> Discussing That Happy Meal Ban The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c San Francisco's Happy Meal Ban www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog</a> The Daily
misc These Are Things Makes Map Of San Francisco Jen and Omar from These Are Things, a mapmaking design team in Columbus, Ohio, just finished working on a map of San Francisco. Lovely, yes? According to Jen and Omar, "Our latest maps
misc Soggy Newspapers The Chronicle finally noticed today that the new Muni shelters don't really do a whole lot of sheltering. Everyone else already pointed this out back in November, but it's kind of nice of
misc Video: San Francisco Transbay Terminal Demolition San Francisco Transbay Terminal Demolition from David C. Hill on Vimeo. Using his own black-and-white photography and footage, David C. Hill created this poignant video about the San Francisco Transbay Terminal demolition, which
misc Exploratory Blogging "My name is Tony Hall, and I am honored that you are visiting my blog." - Former Supervisor Tony Hall, kicking off a blog post announcing he has put together a committee to
misc Day Around the Bay Susie Cagle's Year in Review continues, includes dancing The Machines. [Appeal] San Leandro police fatally shoot woman after chase [Chron] More cycling etiquette: Don't Ride on the Sidewalk [MissionMission] Another mural with piercing
misc Relevant Facebook Status Update of the Day Via T.N.: actual conversation outside my window "Yo, What up G?" "YO Wasup Muthafucka!" (bro hug ensues) "shhhhhiiiit, just cjhillin, you knowz" ..."man, dat weed you got me was da shhhhhiiiit" "yeah,
misc Bored of Supervisors "As someone with Irish heritage, I have long been fascinated with the role of the pub in Irish culture and politics. As a progressive, I am interested in testing how well pub culture
misc Morning Palate Cleanser: 'B4 The Mission Was Clean' B4 The Mission was Clean from patrick gleason on Vimeo. Skate culture maven Patrick Gleason compiled this video, which contains High8 footage of skateboarders shot in the Mission between 1994 and 1997, set
misc Bronstein Beat-Down "At 19, I was a drop-out in bell bottoms selling Great Books of the Western World door-to-door to support a meager journalism career. You, on the other hand, make even the two high-end
misc Miss Willie Brown Hails from Nashville, Not Related to Da Mayor In our weekly chronicles of the whereabouts and activities of Former Mayor Willie Brown, we often stumble on a red herring or two in our research. Case in point: Miss Willie Brown, a
misc Meanwhile, in Berkeley: UC Tuition Riots Inspire Photography Course In a slow-week feature yesterday, the Chronicle detailed a one-credit, freshman seminar at UC Berkeley that strives to help students perfect the art of "Photographing History in the Making." Of course, we've all
