SF News The Supremes: Everybody Does Not Have the Right to Love The California Supreme court just issued their decision in the case regarding Gavin Newsom's move to let the city issue wedding licenses to same-sex couples. And it's not good for our newlyweds -
Arts & Entertainment SFist Weekend Getaway - Marin Headlands It's hump day, which means it's time to start planning that trip out of the city this weekend. Last weekend, SFist had a car, so we decided to take a trip across the
misc The Sweet Science Andre Ward, born and raised in Oakland, is currently in Athens, Greece getting ready to take on the world in the boxing ring. America's best shot for gold as a pugilist, he is
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink If It Plays at the Chron, Part Deux The Chron candy insanity continues with the appearance of Reese's Pieces Peanut and Peanut Butter in the San Francisco Chronicle vending machine. (They're so weird we can't find them on Google! That is
Arts & Entertainment Indie Jones 12 years and 6487 albums after making a seminal appearance on MTV's "Sex in the 90s," Lou Barlow, performing as Sebadoh, returns to San Francisco for a night of indie rocking at Bottom
SF News Caltrans Must Be Loaded Caltrans threw SFist for a loop this weekend. The Chronicle reported that retrofit costs for the bridges are soaring...even though Caltrans hasn't exactly been forthcoming with this information. The San Francisco/Oakland
SF News Rank and File Raise your hand if you feel like we're always voting around here. Thats in part because of our Citys requirements that people running for office win by a majority of votes
SF News Walk This Way Those of you who were bipedal in 2002 will probably remember almost every day that year, there was someone getting hit by a car on 19th Avenue or a child getting hit by
Arts & Entertainment Minty Fresh Hey! Have you wondered what the heck that big building across the street from the parking lot for the Metreon at Fifth and Mission is? Why, it's the Old San Francisco Mint! The
SF News The Rat Race In what seems to SFist to be welcome news, the City has recently begun an aggressive rat control campaign, focusing initially on Chinatown. The article has some fascinating information, including that there are
SF News Just a Good Ol' Boy Women working retail alone can breathe a sigh of relief, because the "Good Ol' Boy Bandit" suspect has been captured. This guy was making a business of robbing stores in the Haight and
SF News FU, SUVs We were wondering why we've never seen the Governator prowling the streets of San Francisco looking for "Special Interests" to eliminate, Commando-style. At first we thought it was because hardly anyone here voted
SF News How Swede It Is Kind of old news, but H&M, the budget Swedish clothier, recently announced that it will be bringing its Eurotrashy-trendy styles to San Francisco early next year. H&M does brisk
Arts & Entertainment Indy Mag Ping Pong Face Off SFist has proudly subscribed to Berkeley based ReadyMade since their first issue. If you haven't ever read it, definitely check it out, as it's chock full of great craft ideas and cool articles.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink If It Plays at the Chronicle SFist's pals at the San Francisco Chronicle are good friends to have. We hear the hot news first, we get thrilling behind the scenes gossip, and one time we saw Sharon Stone in
SF News Kings of the Forest The forests of Northern California are some of the most beautiful in the world. SFist has been simultaneously awed and humbled by trips up north to visit our millenia-old friends the redwoods. So
SF News MUNI-ficence One of the best things about living in San Francisco is that you don't really need a car for everyday life. Certainly, MUNI or BART aren't perfect, and the Caltrain is still a
SF News Disillusionment at 6th and Mission On our way up Mission Street to the Metreon on Saturday, we saw a billboard that incited our curiousity. It showed a kitten peeking out of a cage and reads, "10 out of
SF News Love and Endorphins SFist stayed true to its pledge on Friday and drunk itself into submission on Saturday at the North Beach Jazz Fest. [Ed. Note - After sitting in a park drinking beer for four
Arts & Entertainment My Guy Ever wonder if San Francisco really has soul? Far be it from SFist to answer such existential questions, but we can recommend that you at least attempt a meeting with one of Motown's
Arts & Entertainment Esseff Private Eye This Saturday, SFist was browsing the Sunset Branch library new books section, when we came across Fade to Clear. We were intrigued enough by the jacket copy to check it out, and we
SF News Wish I Coulda Been a Street Baller For the next two weeks Kezar Pavilion will play host to the San Francisco ProCity championship tournament. The ProCity league is a summer developmental league for both professional and amateur players from the
SF News San Francisco's Three Ring Circus For those of you who thought the lamp posts, telephone poles, and coffee shop windows in town look too empty, fret no more! It's almost time for Supervisor elections! The big news is,
Arts & Entertainment Friday Night in the City SFist has been told by our coworker that it is our sworn duty to end up passed out in a gutter tonight. We humbly accept this mission, and encourage everyone to do the
SF News Pumping Up...The State Deficit SFist is a big fan of Arnold Schwarzenegger movies, at least a few of them. We're not necessarily so pleased with his latest project. In fact, not a single Bay Area county voted