misc This Week in Willie Brown This week seemed relatively tame in comparison to last week's deluge of celebrations and protests and elections and whatnot, but that just means Willie Brown has had plenty of time to reflect on
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. Macy's, bringing holiday cheer with events at your
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Maru, the Cat Who Loves Tiny Boxes Cat lovers beware. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll plotz. [via OMG]
misc Map: 50 States, 50 Television Series Although we disagree with California's TV denotation -- we are, if anything, a state brimming with Bad Girls Club hopefuls -- Andrew Shears' whimsical map of the US, featuring TV hits that best
misc Giants Backlash Growing Among First-Grade Demographic Writes Leah Garchik in today's column: "...the feeling may be widespread among attention-seeking kids. Gina Fazio, who's been working on a Thanksgiving tree to which her San Francisco first-graders pin paper notes on
misc Entertainment Comission Investigating ID Tracking at Nightclubs There's been a rash of nightclub shootings lately and even if it does validate our anti-social dive bar tendencies, the San Francisco Entertainment Commission is under a lot of pressure to put a
misc Video: Final Sex Pistols Concert, Winterland, 1978 SF Weekly's All Shook Down hooked us up with some rare footage of the final Sex Pistols concert, in its entirety, which took place at Bill Graham's Winterland Ballroom in 1978. (The Winterland
misc Ban Watch 2010: Male Circumcision Proposed for the Chopping Block After the Board of Supervisors' final vote to ban Happy Meals there was some speculation about what the city would ban next. All jokes about banning non-fair-trade coffee (or whatever) aside, San Franciscan
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Rufus Wainwright Does San Francisco Rufus Wainwright, who tears up the floorboards tonight through Saturday at Davies Symphony Hall, performs "San Francisco," an homage to Judy Garland's still-powerful punk concert at Carnegie Hall in 1961. Enjoy. Video: thescutmonkey
misc Scene From A Union Square Ice Skating Rink Here's a scene from yesterday’s opening day at the Safeway Holiday Ice Rink. Get a room, you kids! But seriously, slippery ice is just waiting to snap your neck in Union Square,
misc Have Fun Bringing Computers to Public Schools. It's either quixotic or ironic to use the very technologies which built the digital divide in the first place to bridge that same divide. Kinda like drinking booze as a cure for hangover.
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: S.F. Bike Expo Trickery Last weekend's S.F. Bike Expo had a nifty showcase featuring cycling acrobatics. Matt Baume captured flips, tricks and racers on the course. Skip to 0:35 and 1:18 if you just
misc Lace Up Those Skates: Embarcadero Ice Rink Opens The seasonal Ice Rink at the Embarcadero Center opens (re-opens?) today and while it lacks any celebrity endorsement or even the promise of Brian Boitano's cheese cart parking nearby, there will be "Aloha
misc Terrifying New Labels Coming to Cigarette Packaging Thanks to a 2009 law that gives the FDA the authority to regulate the marketing and labeling of tobacco products, we're going to start seeing some graphic new labels on packs of cigarettes.
misc Day Around the Bay The Board of Supervisors officially passed the Happy Meal ban today, with no hope of a pardon from Gavin. [SFWeekly] Before the final vote, noted Author and Freakonomist Stephen Dubner wondered what we
misc Sponsored Post: Broken Social Scene Plays A Scary Good Halloween Show We know what goes through your head when you board a Virgin America flight and see that signature purple glow in the cabin: I wanna dance! Or maybe: Get me a drink, let's
misc Native American Artifacts Found Under Fourth Street Workers excavating parts of Fourth Street between Howard and Folsom to relocate utility lines for the Central Subway's forthcoming Moscone Station recently came across what could be evidence of the the area's early
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: The Streets' "San Frandemonium" Lovely lyric-less tune and shots of San Francisco (and more) by The Streets. [via Uptown Almanac]
misc Dallas Transit Boss Sings Tony Bennet on BART Here's another story about a Texas public official making good on a World Series bet: Yesterday, Dallas Area Rapid Transit President Gary Thomas dressed in Giants gear to sing "I Left My Heart
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
