SF News Police Chief Gascón Angers Middle Eastern and Arab Community During a breakfast to celebrate a $412 million June-ballot bond to seismically retrofit a city buildings, San Francisco Police Chief George Gascón made a comment, according the SF Chronicle, about how the Hall
SF News City Layoffs Are Sexist and Racist, Says Supe Eric Mar At an event hosted by the League of Young Voters, Supervisor Eric Mar had some provoking comments about recent city worker layoffs. Though the plan to layoff some 15,000 city workers then
SF News Zennie Reacts to Sen. Harry Reid's Racist Comments Our old pal Zennie editorializes today on his City Brights blog about the "negro" comments made by Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid in regard to Obama's candidacy back in '08. Zennie says that
SF News Justice of Peace Denies Interracial Couple Marriage License A dimwitted justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, recently denied an interracial couple a marriage license. Why? Like we need to tell you why. But we will: said justice of peace,
misc Our Old Friend Zennie: Calvin Klein Display Racist? Our old trekkie pal Zennie Abraham is back on his City Brights blog questioning the display currently in the windows at the Calvin Klein store in the Westfield Centre. A reader wrote in
SF News Small Plane Flies Over Concord, Drops Racist Flyers -- Allegedly Our current obsession? Concord. Why? Because the craziest stuff goes down there. Claycord, Contra Costa Country's best blog for breaking and bizarre East Bay news, reported on an unidentified pilot who has been
misc Real Estate Protip: Confederate Flag Comforter Sells Home If you're not reading Curbed, you're missing out. On a lot. Take, for example, this Bernal Heights home (638 Banks St Unit 638-A) they came across, which is currently on the market. The
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Obama Fingers, the Offensive German Treat Brittney Gilbert over at Eye On Blogs stumbled across this gem: delicious chicken snacks named "Obama Fingers," made in Deutschland and featuring the Golden Gate Bridge on the package. Huh, is right? The
SF News Orange County Mayor Resigns Over "Watermelon" Email Los Alamitos Mayor Dean Grose -- an elected official who blasted friends and colleagues with this racist email -- has resigned today. The "No Easter egg hunt this year" email, followed by a
SF News Orange County Mayor Sends Out Racist Email Oh, Orange County. We do miss you sometimes. You screamed "treason!" and "unpatriotic!" for the last eight years whenever someone questioned George Bush's leadership. But now you cry "how P.C.!" when people
SF News Hate Crime Reported in Richmond A little over a week ago, Jan. 24, seven male suspects beat a UPS employee (who is black) in a park in the 3500 block of Morningside Drive in the city of Richmond.
SF News Seen Any Presidentially-themed Pastries? Gothamist reports on popular Greenwich Village bakery Lafayette French Pastry's latest sweet treat, a "Drunken Negro Face" cookie in "honor" of President Obama. Actually, bakery proprietor Ted Kefalinos calls them "Drunken [N-word] Face"
SF News Spanish Speaker Assaulted in San Jose White San Jose resident Scott Pontzious was arrested and charged with a hate crime yesterday. The 28-year-old, English-only zealot was pinched after allegedly attacking another man because he was speaking Spanish on his
SF News New Footage Reveals Police Brutality Prior to Oscar Grant Murder New cellphone footage of the night of Oscar Grant's murder has surfaced. What does it show? It seems, according to reports, a second BART officer, not Johannes Mehserle, can be seen assaulting a
SF News Giants' African American Heritage Night Ads Promise Segregation, Bobbleheads Joe Eskenazi at SF Weekly points out a bit of San Francisco Giants' promotional material gone horribly awry. It seems, while promoting African American Heritage Night (8/22), this is the best the
SF News Racist Vandal(s) Attack Castro Flower Stand Again In the second time in two years, Guy Clark, the gentleman who sells flowers 15th and Noe Streets, had his stand vandalized. Yesterday, shit was smeared along the walls of Clark's makeshift flower
misc Offensive Bumper Sticker of the Day Bumper sticker found on a vehicle in Oakland on Broadway and 20th Street. Oh joy Is this what we have to look forward to until the election? Jesus.
misc Photo du Jour 79 Any ethnicity you don't see in there? Let us know if you see one so that we can be offended with you.
SF News Clinton Campaign Using Black Panic Tactics? SFist's dear neighbor's, Wired, came across this racially explosive internet meme on the Daily Kos, which is set to have Democrats duking it out online. According to the Daily Kos, someone in the
Arts & Entertainment Is America Ready for a Black Hero? No? Well, How About a Black Antihero? Or maybe the movie isn't racist at all -- maybe it's just the trailer. It introduces us to Will Smith by showing him in tattered clothes, seemingly drunk, sleeping on a park bench.
Arts & Entertainment Calling All Type-As: Your San Francsico Casting Calls Await Gus Van Sant isn't the only one who might make you a shiny, coke-addled star here in San Francisco. Take, for example, MTV and NBC who want to use you for their up-and-coming
misc Fun Filipino Factoid About Frederick N. Funston Dispatches from TJICistan points out a delightful fact about General Frederick N. Funston--the apparently sensitivity-free Medal of Honor recipient known for his manliness in both the Spanish-American War and the Philippine-American War, and
SF News Oh No, Ed Jew!: Straight Hardball Goodbye, Ed Jew's attorney Steven Gruel! The revolving door that is beleaguered former District 4 Supervisor Ed Jew's legal team spins once again, depositing the pugnacious Mr. Gruel on the street and leaving
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- Unspeakable (2007): Documentary about the life of Satanic Priest Steven Johnson Leyba, "ordained by Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey, is known in the underground art world as the 'Father of Sexpressionism.
SF News Day Around the Bay -- Halloween in the Castro, or lack thereof. [The Snitch] -- 50K a year and living in SF? How vulgar. [SFGate] -- Jarring and attractive LSD-y visuals. [SFBG] -- Marquee preservation. [CurbedSF] --
