misc SFist Gift List: Islands of San Francisco (The Poster) Burrito Justice devised this whimsical yet ramrod pristine map of San Francisco parks and neighborhoods - including the noted blogger's personal mission in life: the recognition of La Lengua - which can be
misc Photo du Jour 763 Pedestrians carry take shelter under umbrellas while walking along a pier on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010, in San Francisco. Storms are dropping inches of rain throughout California and blanketing the Sierra mountains with
misc Week Around the Ists LAist thought it was a-ok to be gay for America. Bostonist got festive this week as Bostonians took to the streets in various states of undress for the 2010 SSRun, formerly known as
misc Relevant Facebook Status Update of the Day Via T.S.: "I'm dumbfounded... A woman walking down Fillmore St. with 4 children told them that '...San Francisco is a place for steers & queers...'"
misc St. Anthony's Seeks Scarves, Other Donations Bay City News reports via the Examiner that the St Anthony Foundation's 23rd Annual Curbside Holiday Donation Drive started this morning. They're accepting clothing, food, toiletries, and other items to be handed out
misc This Week in Willie Brown The Mayans or Aztecs or whatever weren't the only ones warning about impending doom coming in 2012: This week, Willie warned in his Sunday column that Obama could be in some hot water
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Necessary Conversation & Gavin Newsom Necessary Conversation City Hall Christmas Edition from Necessary Conversation on Vimeo. Columnists Melissa Griffin and Beth Spotswood interviewed reigning Mayor / Lieutenant Governor-elect Gavin Newsom at Sunday's Holiday Open House at City Hall for
misc Thanks to This Week's Advertisers We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on SFist. The new YellowPages.com, helping you click less and live more. Beyond Golden Clouds, showcasing 41 large-scale Japanese folding
misc Let's Not Get All Nogged Up and Drive, San Francisco We're coming in to the thick of the Holiday season here (or perhaps more accurately: Holiday Party Season) and the authorities in San Francisco will be celebrating accordingly with their traditional 17 day
misc Photo du Jour 761 Photo of this truly awesome kid hanging out at Hooters was sent to us by a dear friend of SFist. California NOW (National Organization of Women) filed complaints on Thursday against the prominent
misc ‘Muni’ or ‘the Muni’? The former, obviously. However, according to this Bank of America ad, it's just dandy to preface "Muni" with a definite article. Wanna fight about it? Fine. Head over to Muni Diaries or Language
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Happy Holidays From Chronicle Books This adorable holiday video illustrates just how incomparably fun, cool, and clever locally-based publishing gem, Chronicle Books, is. It also goes to show that the Chronicle staff is full of some darn good-looking
misc Virgin Megastore: Temporary Holiday Parking (Video) Late last night, somebody decided to park their cheap import right by the escalators in the empty Virgin Megastore on Market Street. So far, both the SFAppeal and the Weekly have been unable
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 This Guy Predicts "Judgement Day" for the Board of Supervisors, Creeps Us Out After last week's Board of Supervisors meeting turned out to be such a charming shitshow, we've become something of SF Government TV Nerds around here. Our only real complaint is that there aren't
misc SFist Gift List: Chrome Bags You've seen practically everyone from cyclists to CEOs sporting Chrome's iconic messenger bag. It's time that you got your own, yes? Or, better yet, it's time to give one or two to a
misc Sen. Mark Leno Introduces LGBT Social Studies Requirement Bill In yet another sensible move that is sure to draw knee-jerk ire from the right, Senator Mark Leno introduced a bill today that would require social studies classes (e.g., history, sociology, etc.
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misc This Week in Willie Brown Last week after bringing us his review of the new Michael Mina, Willie promised to review Bourbon Steak, which has since taken over Mina's old space in the St. Francis Hotel. As a
