misc SFist Cares ... About Sharing That's why we're big fans of Creative Commons. They've taken the complex legal nightmare known as the current copyright law and provided an easy way for us to say that we're hip to
SF News Word Has It That Brenda Sometimes Says Yes How is it that our lives have come to resemble a Capital One commercial? "Be able to say 'No' clearly and easily, so that others are grateful and happy to honor your 'No,
SF News Life Imitates Dharma & Greg "If I do find her I'd like to take her to dinner, maybe a walk through the park," he told us. "I've never felt this way and that's why I want to find
SF News Bienvenue, petite sœur En France, on est toujours en retard d'une vague. Les nouvelles idées nous arrivent, certes, mais sans se presser. Il n'y a pas le feu au lac. Tenez, par exemple, les internets. Il
SF News Did You Just Feel Something? Why, no, as a matter of fact, we didn't feel a thing. But don't be deceived: there's been an earthquake! Two of them, in fact! Quick, turn on Fox News! We're all going
SF News Behold, the Power of Ambivalence "There is something to be said about coming from an 'apathetic' or non-judgmental viewpoint," he told us via email-interview -- too often, he says, discussions of important issues become "either a shouting match
SF News Got Housing? First, there are several battles over the tearing down of old buildings to be replaced by condos. Among the buildings being fought over is an abandoned cottage, an old abandoned theater, and an
Arts & Entertainment Political Junkie: Shake your Dufty Well, we still don't know what he's listening to on his portable music player, but ouuu-ouuu-ouuu-OUUUUUUUU!! Supervisor Bevan Dufty's modeling in his skivvies for the AIDS Legal Referral Panel! The ALRP's holding its
SF News Punctuation: The New Currency At the corner of Market and New Montgomery this afternoon, we spied a large sign reading, "#%*&! IF YOU HATE TAXES! UP WITH FREEDOM!" And we're a little confused. What exactly are those
misc A Better Butter Battle After the jump: godliness, the gays, a moustache, and the triumphant return of the Internet.
SF News Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord. The quality of San Francisco's eavesdropping has never really impressed us -- the character of our overhearings always seemed more like disembodied one-chuckle quotes from "Kids Say The Darndest Things" than anything having
SF News Suicide Isn't Painless Since the bridge was built in 1937, an estimated 1,500 have leapt to their death on the bridge, but the number is completely unknown as the bodies of many who have jumped
Arts & Entertainment Bitch Magazine's Arts & Crafts Benefit Auction If you, like us, want to support our local arts community but aren't really interested in buying one of those Hearts of SF -- we're here to help! If you, like us, want
Arts & Entertainment The War Memorial Code Philippines Founding Father Emilio Aguinaldo, while in exile from Spain in Hong Kong, conceived the flag. The flag incorporated various components of other Filipino flags and was designed to represent the Filipino rebellion
Arts & Entertainment Abercrombie and Goebbels So, in practical terms, where does this bring us? To The Castro, to a major clothing retailer, and to Hitler. Obviously.
Arts & Entertainment Muni Photography Ban: Update To follow up on our previous story, we're not sure whether the Muni photography ban is the biggest threat to our personal freedom, but we have a feeling that if we don't blow
SF News Muni, Muni, Muni! We all know how much our readers (and our staff) lurve to complain about the Muniserable. And it's not just when they're sticking it to the First Amendment. In fact, and every progressive
SF News Gavin Goes on the Offensive After being blamed for the re-election of W., made a virtual pariah in the Democratic Party, and befriended by Angelina Jolie all for letting a few gay people marry, you would think that
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Closing Time Assemblymember Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) tried to get similar legislation passed several years ago, with the approval of the Board of Supes, but used an economic argument instead. His idea was that if
SF News Fair Fares Part Deux The protests against the fare hike opened with the traditional forming of the slightly-over-the-type-named organization with the slightly-over-the-top political agenda, the Coalition for Transit Justice. On Tuesday, they and others held a rally
Arts & Entertainment The Dave Matthews Band is Newsom's Favorite We'd never lie to you, so let's just be upfront: this correspondent loathes the Dave Matthews Band. The insipid guitar solos, the faux-brohemian jam'n vibe -- why? why? Dear Lord, why? Frankly, we
SF News Meet the New Ethics Boss. Same as the Old Ethics Boss? Hansen is well known in the city for being an activist in the usual assortment of progressive causes, including being the co-founder of the People’s Budget Collaborative, a role that led Frank
SF News SFist Cares ... About Your 1040 Because your desperate need for cash outweighs your normally laissez-faire attitude towards paperwork, SFist is pretty sure you're starting to think about your taxes and how you can get that killer refund this
SF News Pave Paradise, Put Up a Parking Garage Unlike previous campaigns, activists at the rally held last week stressed that they were not trying to oppose the parking garage (which would be hard to do since they're more than half-way done)
Arts & Entertainment SFist Cares ... About Kids Expressing Themselves Of course, we could do this and imagine these things from the comfort of our Crayola-laden, early-70s cozy bungalow. The foundation for these dreams was already in place. Drawbridge, based in San Rafael,
