Arts & Entertainment 'San Francisco Hates Successful People,' Says Danielle Steel About Her Overgrown Hedge It is no secret that I harbor an unnerving fascination for Danielle Steel. Why, the name alone conjures images of romance, tears, and impossibly tall hedges. She is, if anything, a legend. But
Arts & Entertainment Jennifer Siebel Newsom Stands Up For Russian Gays, Looks Smashing During Friday's SF Opera gala, hordes fancy-smelling types sporting their finest threads showed up at City Hall to kick off the opera company's newest season. Jennifer Siebel Newsom, documentary filmmaker/wife of Lieutenant
Arts & Entertainment Denise Hale Schools New Tech Neighbors In a city where the dominant industry seems hell-bent on shutting women up, one San Francisco grand dame is speaking louder than ever-and taking SF's tech community to task. "They bore the hell
SF News S.F. Socialite Turned 'Recluse' Found Dead Inside Nevada Apartment Known for her eclectic jewelry and Burning Man-esque look on the scene -- like this illuminated piece at the S.F. Opera gala in 2010 -- former philanthropist Amber Marie Bently was found
Arts & Entertainment Here Comes 'The Battery,' Another Lavish Private Club You Can't Afford Whither the city's insatiable appetite for all things exclusive? To a private club complete with 20-person hot tub and chandelier of taxidermy seagulls, apparently. Opening this summer, The Battery is a 50,000
Arts & Entertainment Don't Worry, Haters, Dede Wilsey Is Doing Just Fine We've always maintained a gay boner for Dede Wilsey. How could we not? She unironically dresses like a 16-year-old Disney princess. We love it. And we love you, Dede. But not everyone feels
SF News Obama Dining At Getty Mansion Next Week President Barack Obama will head to the Bay Area next week for fundraising events and unparalleled glamour! Before heading to crime-ridden Atherton for a $32,400-a-plate reception, he'll get the chance to dine
Arts & Entertainment This Is the Most Important Piece You Will Ever Read On Denise Hale Skullcap-shatteringly brilliant blogger Diane Dorrans Saeks just posted what could possibly be the most important lifestyle piece you will ever read. Why? Because it's about Denise Hale, that's why. And yet? It's also
SF News Kate Middleton's Alexander McQueen Wedding Dress Reviewed Kate Middleton and Prince William got hitched today. Did you watch? Did you cry? Did you even care? Anyway, the most important part of this wedding (nay, any wedding) is the gown. The
Arts & Entertainment Watch Prince William & Kate Middleton Wedding At The Palace Hotel Yeah, we're totally going to this. Whatever. Shut up. When Prince Williams marries Kate Middleton next week, Gilt City and 7x7 will host a party honoring elite British matrimony at the Palace Hotel.
Arts & Entertainment Miss Bigelow's Social City By the Numbers: SF Society Celebrates Giants Home Opener Who was celebrating what: San Francisco society, investors, politicians and other notables came out to AT&T Park to celebrate the season home opener in exclusivity and style. For many said notables,
Arts & Entertainment Miss Bigelow's Social City By the Numbers: Anna Wintour at the De Young for Balenciaga Bash Number of people pictured in this week's Miss Bigelow's Social City: 83 Minority count: 2 (Yurie Pascarella, David Chung) Getty vs Traina: 4/4 (It's a tie!) Who was celebrating what: Dede Wilsey's
SF News Miss Bigelow's Social City By the Numbers: CalShakes at Four Seasons Number of people pictured in this week's Miss Bigelow's Social City: 69 Minority count: 8 Getty vs Traina: 0 to 0 Who was celebrating what: CalShakes' "One Great Party" fundraiser at the Four
SF News Nob Hill Gazette's Annual Snob Score Cards Revealed If we can leave you with one pertinent piece of information in our lifetime, it's this: When in doubt, turn to the . Why, it's chockfull of pointless rich-bitch information you need to know
misc <em>7x7</em>'s Hot 20 Under 40 Revealed Things sure have changed since the Hartle era at la-di-da 7x7 Magazine came to an end. For example, it's now less la-di-da. And we like that. Another example? This month the local mag
SF News People Wore Fancy Clothes at Tuesday's San Francisco Symphony Gala Last night, the San Francisco Symphony kicked off another season via--you guessed it--a posh gala. Who was there? People with loads of money, that's who. Let's see: Marissa Mayer sported a gorgeous red
misc Nob Hill Gazette's 'Best of Bay Area' Features Best Private Jet Company, Plastic Surgeon, More Following the release of SF Bay Guardian's Best of San Francisco guide, The Nob Hill Gazette ("An Attitude, not an Address") launched their own Best of the Bay Area guide as decided by
SF News Social City By the Numbers Number of people pictured in today's "Miss Bigelow's Social City": 58 Minority count: 9 The help: 3 Who was celebrating what and where: A whopping $6 million was raised at the Poverty Has
SF News Getty Divorce Gets Ugly High society dilettante and late-night SFist commenter Peter Getty, according to Gawker, is going through a divorce -- a nasty one. His wife, Jacqueline Getty, a Coppola, accuses Getty "threatening to kill her
misc Social City By the Numbers Number of people pictured in today's "Miss Bigelow's Social City": 82 Minority count: 6 7 The help: 0 Who was celebrating what and where: California Shakespeare Theater (Cal Shakes!) hosted its 15th annual
misc Social City By the Numbers Number of people pictured in Saturday's "Miss Bigelow's Social City": 72 Minority count: 6 The help: 1 Who was celebrating what and where: At the Legion of Honor where a dubiously-named committee crawled
SF News Social City By The Numbers Number of people pictured in this week's Miss Bigelow's Social City: 28 Minority count: 20 -- a minority blowout! Who was celebrating what: Arts of Pacific Asia Show at at Fort Mason Center
Arts & Entertainment Social City By The Numbers Number of people pictured in this week's Miss Bigelow's Social City: 97 Minority count: 14 (14%) Number of people whom we recognize: 6 (stepmother Dede Wilsey, Charlotte Shultz, filmmaker George Lucas, Yahoo co-founder
misc Miss Bigelow's Social City By the Numbers Number of people pictured in this week's Miss Bigelow's Social City: 50 Minority count: 7 (14%) Number of people whom we recognize: 5 (Alexis Traina and Vanessa Getty, Chief Justice Ronald George, Tatiana
SF News Miss Bigelow's Social City By The Numbers Following in the footsteps of Rita Hao's groundbreaking Swells By The Numbers -- where she carefully deconstructed Catherine Bigelow's "Swells" society column --SFist returns to San Francisco's upper echelon registry with, you guessed
