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Sister Christian, Oh the Time Has Come

Why did the appearance of the Sisters upset people? Because it's "a direct affront to Jesus Christ," said Nick Andrade, the Parish Council president at Holy Redeemer. He then took it to the

Arts & Entertainment

There...Is...Another...Promotion...

What does this mean. Well according to the boards, there will be "Star Wars character appearances (courtesy of the 501st and Rebel Legion)" and by character's we're guessing not Obi Wan or Darth

BRT Not BART

The plan, called BRT (couldn't they have chosen something slightly different from another mode of pub trans in the area? All this stuff is confusing enough without having to someday contemplate a BRT

GooTube: Not Dead Yet

It looks like all those Comedy Central videos are back, well most of them, on YouTube as Viacom and Google worked something out. And so ends the battle that led to a thousand

The Warriors: Opening night

Dujuan Wagner, Adonal Foyle, and Zarko Cabarkapa are riding the pine in suits tonight. For the opposition Lakers, Kobe won't play, and Phil Jackson, Kwame Brown, and Aaron McKie, and Chris Mihm may

Arts & Entertainment

Stage Fog: A Little Mental

at The Marsh We never understood how antidepressants could actually increase suicidal thoughts, especially in teenagers. How messed up is that? Well, Jennifer Berry is happy to tell you. After signing up for

Everybody Hates Chris: The District 6 Election

So much negative information these days! Does Rob Black really hate unions? Does Chris Daly take dirty money? Does Matt Drake shamelessly pander to baby-lovers? (Congratulations on your new nephew, Matt!) It's just

SFist Book Report: The Chron's Homelessness Series

Where we summarize reports written by actual media sources because they're really important but we don't feel like we're in any position to be able to comment on them! The Chron revived its

Hugo Chavez in the Voting Machine

Our story begins last year when Sequoia was bought by a small software company, Smartmatic Corporation, a Venezuelan company. Of concern are some shady maneuverings involving the company and the Venezuelan government. The

Is This the Beginning of the End For GooTube?

Remember back to the giddy days of Napster? Remember how everything could be found online and for free and everyone did nothing at work other than download their favorite songs? Remember how there

Around The -Ist-A-Verse

Halloween is Tuesday, which means this weekend is really the time for all of the –ists to celebrate. And whether they’re designing super-spooky costumes or talking about the super-spooky upcoming elections, we’

Take A Walk on the Polk Side

To remedy the situation, officials are planning on adding historic street lamps (ooohhh) and planting more trees to pretty the place up. There is also a call for a moratorium on liquor stores

So Fresh and So Clean

San Francisco just received a grant of $1.8 million dollars that will go to helping clean up the streets in certain neighborhoods. The program, called the Community Corridor program, is already being

Your Commute: Oracle Open World, Oracle Closed Streets

Also, all the crosswalk lights have been extended an extra 10 seconds in all directions. Who knew you could pay the city to do that? We're going to take up a collection and

Political Junkie: You're E-Vited!

That Cubist-y gavel graphic Daly's picked to illustrate the evite is -- as is the greeting line: "Dear Mayor Gavin Christopher Newsom," as if some other Gavin Newsom, whose middle name is Edward,

Arts & Entertainment

Political Junkie: Dunk Tank!

The Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Center is sponsoring their 16th Annual Celebrity Pool Toss this Tuesday (tomorrow the 17th) from 6-10 p.m., where brave local celebrities volunteer to be tossed into the swimming

BART Comes Up With a Great Idea

Why do we like this idea? Because usually when a transit system or government says they need to find new ways for funding, they form a committe and hire a bunch of consultants

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Libation Liberation: Diary of a Happy "Hour"

5:59 Buy second of two expensive drinks, wonder where all the people who drink at this bar are, also where are our friends supposedly meeting us there. 6:12 Friends show up.

Marijuana Clubs Busted

A medicinal marijuana club at 14th & Mission was raided by the D.E.A yesterday as well as eight other places throughout San Francisco and Oakland. In total, fifteen people were arrested

Fat Bottomed Girls You Make the Rockin World Go Round

To summarize, basically the story goes as such: one night, most of the dancers working the peep show were, shall we say, more big than skinny. So supposedly, a bunch of guys were

Brinks Truck Heist Goes Bad

In one of those stories straight out of a TV show, a security guard for Brinks Trucks, you know the kind of truck that drives around with all that money, was shot and

SchwarzenWatcher Goes Green

Yesterday, on Treasure Island, the Governator pretty much gave an example of just why he's crushing Phil Angelides in the polls. With San Francisco in the background, Gavin Newsom and Speaker of the

The Guilfency In Print

[Kimberly] Guilfoyle's plump lips retreat into a Jessica Rabbit pout. "But you're hot Zoolander! Sexy Zoolander! Zoolander!" Thus are we introduced to New York's latest arriviste couple, The Guilfency, in October 2006's W

Pelosi Gets Hip

Or maybe she's trying to get in with the hipster crowd here in ole SF, the kind of crowd who'd probably be more into congressional representatives who dance to Taiko drums than congressional

Has Anyone Seen this Man?

Yes, it's only been a few weeks into the main part of the campaign for Governor, that being after Labor Day, but questions are already being asked about whether Phil's campaign is either