misc Giant Hulking Muni Takes a Terrifying Interest in Small, Innocent Transportation Authority The TA, if you're unfamiliar, was created a couple of years ago by a voter mandate. Muni was in awful shape at that time (unimaginable, we know), and an voters needed
SF News Behold, Your New Tiger Grotto Wall! Glorious, isn't it? Raising the walls of the grotto 16.4 feet, in order to meet the minimum guidelines of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, the first phase of improving
misc The Philistine Has An SFist Polyphony We had a little San Francisco Polyphony of our own on our way to the SF Symphony concert yesterday night to see Gyorgy Ligeti's shimmerily-dissonant orchestral piece of the same
SF News Day Around the Bay * Chez Panisse mafia don Alice Waters speaks to Charlie Rose. [Eater] * Your alt weekly lawsuit word count. [Guardian 796, SF Weekly 1,559] * SFPD deputy chief demoted. [SFGate] * Minor earthquake grooves Pacifica. [Examiner]
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight * Hal Holbrook in "Mark Twain Tonight": Julia Sugarbaker's husband and Oscar nominee for this year's Into the Wild, Broadway veteran Hal Holbrook won a Tony Award in
SF News Scientology Protest This Sunday Well, this should be exciting, hateful. This Sunday at 11 a.m. at 701 Montgomery Street in San Francisco, there will be a protest over that religious sect those zany Hollywood types know
SF News Day Around the Bay * There was some sort of election yesterday. [Examiner, Mercury News, Citizen Sugar] * With the makeup almost off and the little baggies nearly empty, Trannyshack calls it quits. [SFBG] * Want to see candid shots
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews Jamie Bernstein The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, an orchestra near and dear to Bernstein's heart for over 40 years, will play a tribute to him this Saturday, 2/9, at the SF Conservatory of
misc A Hot Prowler is Better Than No Prowler We've really been digging this "EveryBlock" website, which aggregates news, crime reports, photos, reviews, health inspections, and lots of other details about neighborhoods. But unfortunately, the SFPD's
misc How'd We Vote, San Francisco? We had about 50% turnout (though we can't tell if the Board of Elections is still counting or not), with 75% turnout for registered Democrats (which we think includes all the
misc SFist Votes Here's some of ours, over here at SFist HQ! And hey, if you don't know where you vote, check here. Polls are open until 8 p.m. Here'
misc Lower Polk Neighbors Unite Tonight Hey, it's another Polk post, folks! We're thankful to Flickr user Lulu Vision for giving us a heads-up in the SFist Contribute section regarding tonight's Lower
misc No losers there. Then somewhere north of 1,700 tickets (including our little single one!) will be metaphorically mixed in a giant non-safeway non-plastic bag, out of which maybe 50 will win (197 units
Arts & Entertainment The SF Symphony Rings In The Year Of The Rat However -- those of you who fear Chinese opera, take heed! The and the guzheng will be played. The concert is on Sunday Feb. 10, 4 p.m., at Symphony Hall, with tickets starting
SF News Day Around the Bay * The closing of Ginger's Trois makes us want to go on a shooting rampage, but alternatives might very well exist to the beloved, downtown, homosexually-inclined bar? [Yelp] * And yet another
misc Oh, Look, a Government Agency that Actually Does a Pretty Smart Job of Spending Our Money The SFCTA is like Muni's successful younger sibling: they may be smaller, but they're lean and quick and very efficient. These folks get stuff . In addition to fixing all
SF News Day Around the Bay * This Sunday is that football championship tournament known as the Super Bowl. And with it comes its array of advertising amusement. (Please, pray for no Burger King commercials. "People freaked" is
SF News SF Zoo Lacks Animal-Mindedness, Says World Zoo Leaders Wow. This is a bit depressing. Scratch that, a lot. According to the Chron, former directors of zoos around the globe gave the San Francisco Zoo a failing grade when it comes to
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight * UndergroundfilmMaker Festival: It goes a little something like this, "In an era where filmmakers are called 'users' who 'generate content,' [Hey now! -- sfist] Undergroundfilm wishes to put the
misc The SFist Guide To The Propositions It's almost time for Super Duper Awesome Zowie Crazy Blowout Insane-O Nuts Extrav-o-Rama Tuesday primary day for California! Feb. 5! So are you going Barack or Hillary? Walnuts
Arts & Entertainment SF Sketchfest Review: The Kids In The Hall in-conversation Delayed due to "teh"-knogical difficulties... sigh...
misc Interview: Misako Inaoka One such is artist Misako Inaoka. We stumbled onto her website a few months ago, and were pleasantly surprised to find out she was located here. We like the way Misako’s work
misc Ta-da: Sean Penn as Harvey Milk Recreating Harvey Milk's campaign poster for SF Supervisor, Penn is downright adorable. And surprisingly endearing. Aside from the obvious anal sex joke lingering above, your thoughts? Image credit: Tinobear
misc Day Around the Bay * "Static and squat," declares John King on the new residential tower, Soma Grand. And it only gets worse, beautifully so. [SFGate] * Have a sumptuous yet refreshing woodchuck, raccoon, or squirrel recipe?
