SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Dear Jelly Belly, Please Do Not Make A 'Santorum' Flavored Jelly Bean Locally based, but nationally beloved gourmet jelly bean maker Jelly Belly is hosting a rally for Rick Santorum at their Fairfield, CA factory today. Why is a GOP presidential hopeful holding a $1,
SF News Gloria Steinem: 'Religious, Economic Extremists Have Taken Over GOP...Snooki Sucks' On Monday night, the Marriott Hotel in Walnut Creek hosted the 2012 East Bay Women's Conference featuring feminist and political icon Gloria Steinem. During the conference, which culminated in her standing ovation-causing "The
SF News Video: Newt Gingrich Says He Met A San Francisco 'Transvestite' Polyamorous former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, remarkably still campaigning for the GOP presidential ticket, was in the Bay Area this weekend to speak at the California Republican convention in Burlingame. Before giving a
SF News House Republicans Trying to Kill CA's High-Speed Rail? More sad news for the LA-to-SF high-speed rail line: House GOP members adopted an amendment late last night that "would prohibit California from receiving any high speed rail money in a huge five-year
SF News Afternoon Palate Cleanser: RuPaul Moderates Republican Debate This made us chuckle. By the way, something's happening in New Hampshire tonight. Also, there's an ongoing campaign to vote for Rupaul for President (by defacing Ron Paul posters... and RuPaul's capitalizing on
SF News Michele Bachmann, <strike>Rick Perry,</strike> Dropping Out of Race [Updated] Not that we could even muster a minute of enthusiasm to pay attention to the Iowa caucuses last night wake us up when they decide to make California an early primary state but
SF News Republicans Subpoena White House for Solyndra Records With full support from Republicans (and none from Democrats, naturally), the House voted today to subpoena the White House for any and all records regarding Solyndra, the Fremont, California-based solar company that imploded
SF News Photos: UC Berkeley Republican's 'Racist' Bake Sale Today's racially-tinged bake sale by the UC Berkeley republicans got them exactly what they wanted: attention. And ire. But mostly attention. According to the group, " The Berkeley College Republicans firmly believe measuring any
SF News UC Berkeley Republican 'Diversity Bake Sale' Deemed Racist The UC Berkeley Republicans plan to host a provocative "Increase Diversity Bake Sale" this Thursday, one that many have decried as racist. Why? Well, because the bake sale's organizers plan to charge different
SF News Portola Valley: As Close to S.F. as Mitt Romney Would Like to Be Noted teetotaler and Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney was in the Bay Area for what one of his volunteers called "a low key" fundraiser yesterday. But the strong-jawed former missionary didn't make it
SF News Republican Party Angry Over Michelle Obama's Calif. Visit First Lady Michelle Obama arrives in the Bay Area today to make several appearances, including a fundraiser dinner with Alice Waters. Some local members of the Republican Party, however, are shaking their fists
SF News SF Young Republicans Hosting Tea Party Rally? Huh. We're a bit surprised (and saddened) to see the SF Young Republicans are helping host a Tea Party Patriots rally tonight at Justin Herman Plaza. We didn't think SFYR supported anti-gay industry
SF News What The Government Shutdown Could Mean For You With no budget deal on the horizon, the Obama administration warned today that a federal government shutdown would spark layoffs of as many as 800,000 federal employees and "could stall tax refunds,
SF News Ann Coulter, "the Right-Wing's Judy Garland," Coming to San Francisco Ann Coulter, who, of course, should be dragged out onto Market and 16th streets and throttled within an inch of her life for her conflicting political views, will be coming to San Francisco
SF News Gov. Jerry Brown to State Workers: 'Hug a Republican' After failing to reach a budget deal with Republicans, Governor Jerry Brown unveiled a new tactic today to deal with the Grand Old Party. Namely, hugs. On Tuesday he encouraged state workers to
SF News Republicans Will Control House; Pelosi Goes Down Sacramento Bee and most of the major networks are reporting that the GOP will win the House majority. What's more, they're looking good in the Senate, but the night is still young. Unlike
SF News Time for Republicans to Fight for Gay Rights, Says Sen. Ashburn In a move of clarity that will (most likely) fall on deaf ears, Sen. Roy Ashburn, a Bakersfield Republican who came out in March after an embarrassing drunk driving arrest in Sacramento, urges
SF News Rush Limbaugh Expatriate Watch: Health Care Reform Passes After a menacing political battle -- which, outside the Capitol before President Obama's speech on Saturday, included Tea Party protesters shouting "faggot" and "nigger" to members of Congress, like Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.
SF News Tea Partyers Gather in Mill Valley Never thought you'd see a placard that read "The road to hell is paved with liberals" in Marin County? Well think again. About 500 members and fans of the Bay Area Patriots, a
SF News Health Care Bill Clears Hurdle in Senate, No Thanks to Olympia Snowe Yes, everyone! It's the big news this pre-Xmas Monday morning. The U.S. Senate wanted to give everyone a present this week, and in the wee hours of this morning a whopping 60
SF News (UPDATE) Family Values OC Assemblyman Caught In Tryst Today is, presumably, one of the worst days in the life of Michael Duvall (R-Yorba Linda), Orange County's 72nd Assembly District representative. Why? Because the married Orange County conservative admitted to an extramarital
misc ALL OF THEM: West Portal Ave & Ulloa ALL OF THEM: West Portal Ave & Ulloa -- David Letterman after the final McCain/Obama debate via the absolutely critical at-these-times politicalirony.com. This one's from inside the venerable Eezy Freezy Market
misc ALL OF THEM: Market And Van Ness ALL OF THEM: Market & Van Ness -- mattymatt, "Sarah Palin Engages in Perverse Journalistic Orgy of Excess" How could we forget such a violently vapid comment? We can't. We shan't. So let's
misc A Frightening Prospect [Poster Project] Menaces San Francisco Kind've like a demonic mirror of Shepard Fairey's iconic Obama HOPE / PROGRESS / CHANGE image, Frightening Prospect's Sarah Palin poster is popping up around the city! They have been sighted in New York and
misc Sarah Palin Engages in Perverse Journalistic Orgy of Excess When asked what newspapers and magazines she reads, Sarah Palin replied, "all of them." All of them! And so, a meme is born. All of them! All! All! All! Of! Them! The Modesto
