misc Looking Back at Your Week On SFist Lots of big words were thrown around when discussion of a big box chain store opening up on Bayshore Boulevard angered a few readers. ("Chain Store Threatens Cultural Integrity of SF Neighborhood") Screw
misc Yelp's Yelp Reviews More Mixed in Light of Extortion Stories We've been enjoying reading the onslaught of one- and two-star reviews about Yelp on its own site, ever since the extortion stories sprouted legs. Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman denies the accusations, claiming the
misc Photo du Jour 377 This image has been up on Mission Mission for over a week. But if you haven't seen these little fellas yet, check them out. (They also popped up on Folsom Street, near that
misc Greenpeace Stages "Fossil Fools Day" Protest SF Weekly has a slideshow of pics from yesterday's theatrical Greenpeace demonstration, where the basic idea was "fossil fuels are from the stone age." We think some of the participants took their slogan
misc What's Going On Here, Chu? Candid shot from yesterday's St. Stupid's Day Parade. NSFW version after the jump.
misc Take the Quake Quiz Speaking of the Tuesday Noon Siren, the SF Department of Energy Management has a Flash-y quiz for us web-savvy folks to check our earthquake knowledge, while providing helpful tips along the way. (Warning,
misc Visit the SF SPCA Mobile Adoption Outreach at Various Downtown Locations There were a few adoptable cats and a lone bulldog at SF SPCA's adoption outreach booth at Embarcadero 4 today. The booth rotates at various downtown locations, and the hours are 11:30
misc Images: St. Stupid's Day Parade Here are some images of people acting stupid. ("Stupid," it seems, equals "wearing loud colors.") Check back here for updated images of today's alleged inanity at today's St. Stupid's Day Parade.
misc Photo du Jour 376 These seem to be everywhere as of late. If you call the number on the poster, they also mention an international shoelace recycling program too.
misc <em>The Tuesday Noon Siren</em>, a Short Documentary This cute, two-minute video created by 72hours.org with the help of the SF Department of Emergency Management explains the history of San Francisco's outdoor warning system and profiles Cesar Santos, the dispatcher
misc Tease for Big News or April Fool's Prep? SF Bay Guardian City Editor Steven T. Jones has us all aflutter. According to his Twitter messages, something big will go down in tomorrow's issue of SFBG. Something real big. He wrote the
misc Send Us Your Pics: Butterfly Swarm Did you know the Bay Area is under siege right now? It's true. The invader? Thousands and thousands of pudy butterflies. Why, just today we received an urgent message from SFist Deborah N
misc SFist Finds: Kilowatt Comics via GutterGold.com Captain Baritone found this compelling series of comics that were pinned to the bulletin board at Kilowatt. We love how the lentil soup sheep has a cameo in each comic. Check out Captain
misc Gavin's Day On Twitter A Newsomian event for your consideration. GavinNewsom Join me [tonight] for low dollar fundraiser in SF, only $35. Infusion lounge - 124 Ellis St. 7PM. Get tickets here. about 24 hours ago from
misc Commenter Blog Spotlight: AngryBat's 40 Going on 28 This post marks a brand new feature, in which we give SFist's blogging commenters some props, as a thank you for helping make SFist great. Upon viewing AngryBat's blog, 40 Going on 28,
misc Tell Us Your Casual Carpool Stories We've always heard about this elusive casual carpool that many East Bayers utilize to get them across the bridge every day. It sounds like an adventure to us, and a little scary, like
misc Read This: People Who Sit in the Disability Seats When I'm Standing On My Crutches While some of you might pretend not to notice the occasional elderly person giving you puppy eyes in order to snag your sweet disability seat on Muni or BART, few of us would
misc Spring is in the Air: Sunday Afternoon at Dolores Park We hear Saturday at Dolores Park was off-the-hook, while we sat at home working all day. Lucky for us, Sunday was just as fun- and character-filled, if not more so. Which day did
misc Photo du Jour 374 Here's a scene from Saturday's Earth Hour. Did you remember to turn off your lights for an hour at 8 p.m. 8:30 p.m.? Yeah, neither did we. But XYZ, an
misc Fake Explosion on Freeway Draws Oohs, Aahhs Starved as San Franciscans are for an occasional touch of Hollywood magic, crowds gathered--actual people, actually gathered--to see some pyrotechnics on I-280 yesterday which capped off a few weeks of shooting for the
misc Week Around the Ists Gothamist was intrigued by the Sad Panda seen walking around Manhattan. DCist couldn't help but notice that the Obamas' plan to give away tickets to the White House Easter Egg Roll entirely online
misc Thanks to This Week's Advertisers We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on SFist. groSolar, making solar simple. Find out now if solar is right for you. The Wall Street Journal, upgrade your
misc SFist Tonight DANCE/ART: Described by The New York Times as something that "must be seen to be believed," dancer and visual artist Nick Cave (no, not him) debuts his exhibition of hand-sewn Soundsuits. The
