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Gavin Gives Good Speech

So, yes, yesterday was Gavin's big State of the City speech. In a speech entitled "Why it matters to be a San Franciscan," a question that answers itself if ever there was, in

Freaks and Geeks -- So Chic

Hey, no one told us that Gavin was giving a State of the City address last night! We totally would have gone! It was all blah blah blah, Tony Hall, blah blah beautification,

Again?

Reports that SBC plans to rename itself AT&T after their proposed merger (which regulators are expected to approve shortly) have us thinking less about the issues of corporate consolidation and more

All You Need Is Just a Little Patience

After a long, raucous day of debate that lasted even longer than last night's ball game, the Board of Supervisors stared straight into the eyes of several controversial, contentious issues and decided to

American Football Spectacular: p0wned-ership has its privileges

Horrid. There are nearly no positives that can be taken from the 17 - 52 whuppin’ that Washington's football club put on our San Francisco 49ers in Week 07. Washington's squad simply cut

Doin' The Evolution

Jeanne Caldwell, whose husband, Larry Caldwell runs an organization that sues schools over the teaching of evolution, filed the suit. Because it's for the kids, you know-- they might not be able to

Miami(st) Nice

You might have noticed a new city up top in our -ist nav bar: Miamist is in the house! We've been checking them all day long for updates on Wilma, but will keep

The SFist Guide To Election 2005: The State Propositions

The 70s! A decade of stagflation and Republican corruption? Or a number span covering some mighty temperate climates? Or a solid C on the grading scale? But for you, faithful voter, the 70s

American Football Spectacular: Or Else, Down We Go Together

-- from the song "Winners Never Quit" by Pedro The Lion Friends, as we've said before, these are indeed dark time for American Football in the Bay Area. As both of our professional

For Sale on eBay: Fake Island

Seriously, at the current high bid of $222,322, this thing is a steal for any San Franciscan. When was the last time you saw anything in The City at that price? It

SFist Tech Roundup: Tumbleweeds

Howdy, folks! It's been a powerful slow week for tech news, so in honor of the Fry's in Palo Alto, we'll take the "roundup" in the title literally and rustle us up a

SFist Blotter Special Edition

We usually run the blotter crime roundup on Tuesdays and Fridays, but we're sorry to say that there's been enough breaking news in the area that we're running a special edition today. Everyone's

SchwarzenWatcher Wonders If Arnie Is So Sexy It Hurts

While Schwarzenegger's political poll numbers are still down, there is one poll in which he is doing very well. Turns out, Arnie is Ubersexy! According to Men's Vogue, Arnie is the Fifth Ubersexiest

We're Number Two!

Man, New York wins everything! According to a study by Runzheimer International and reported on today by CNN, San Francisco is the second-most expensive place to live in the US, second only to

Arts & Entertainment

<strike>Once More</strike>, With Feeling

It's vaguely embarrassing to admit that there was a general buzz of excitement at SFist HQ when SFist Jon found out that counterPULSE Theater was staging a live-action version of the Buffy The

On the Waterfront

Our drama begins with Aaron Peskin pulling out a rarely used, little known ordinance that ruled that any huge development has to be re-examined and analyzed part-way into the development to check on

Arts & Entertainment

A's Brand Baseball: Bill King, d. 2005

Holy Toledo. Bay Area sports lost an institution on Tuesday morning, when A's broadcaster Bill King passed away after complications to hip surgery. He was, the Chronicle says, "believed to be around 80.

Housing Bubbles: Pop Goes The Market and the Market Goes Pop

It's time for our monthly housing market speculation fest, as the real estate housing numbers come in for September. Like 'NSYNC sez, it's dirty pop! (Out of charity for you, we won't do

Sunset Residents Contine to Bury Head in (Smoking) Sand

It seems like just yesterday that we were sniggering over Sunset residents' concerns about illegal bonfires, but it was actually a few weeks ago. Since then, we've attended a (legal -- we were

Begone! Begone! Begone!...It's So Much Fun to Say

Other highlights: in Sacramento, the church is selling a posh retirement community to pay off sex-abuse victims, and the retirees are miffed. Lots of propaganda for Prop 73, which would require parental notification

A's Brand Baseball: The Devil You Know

When A's Brand Baseball last appeared here, the A's and manager Ken Macha (right, not a recent photo) had broken off contract negotiations. $2.6 million over 3 years, with a team option

Tony Hall's Looking for Work

His old job, of course, was District 7 Supervisor, a job he held before Gavin's now infamous "Triple Play" political move. There's only one problem with that idea-- the job is currently being

SFist Tech Roundup: Silence of the Blogs

What's that? Did you say something, Apple? Sorry, we weren't paying attention; we were too busy watching full-length movies on our Sony PSP's 4.3-inch widescreen. All the tech news and gossip sites

Police Commissioner Peter Keane Quits

Last night's Police Commission meeting [RealPlayer] started off with rollicking public comment from officers and the public. Officers were particularly upset over the termination of officer Anthony Nelson. Nelson was terminated after breaking

Schwarzenwatcher Watches That 70s Show

Why the 70s? Because all of the propositions are in the 70s. Get it? Get it? According to the site, all you need for a far out 70s party is to go to