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Welcome to the Machines

But before we sign anything, the city is asking Sequioa systems, the makers of the machines, two things. One is a paper trail, something that has been a large source of controversy because

Arts & Entertainment

Craftwork: Beading On A Sunny Day

Want to know how we spent our sunny Saturday afternoon? It involved some good friends, white wine, and lots of beads. We wanted to craft and enjoy the summer weather we were having,

Checking in on Gavin's Re-election campaign.

The Examiner has a story this morning saying Gavin's re-election campaign is up and running and has already raised a million dollars. The fund raising was suspended for a few weeks after the

Today In <i>As The Gav Turns</i>: Friends With (Sick Leave) Benefits

You think Gavin Newsom'll shave off all his hair next, just like rehabbing Britney Spears? Okay, so where were we the last time we checked in with the Ruby Rippey-Tourk sick leave investigations?

Telegraph Hill is Going to the Birds

For those who don't know, the Parrots of Telegraph Hill are a bunch of parrots who one day showed up in Telegraph Hill and made themselves home in some of the trees there.

WiFi Is NoFi At this PointFi

The question seems to be a matter of who should run the WiFi-- should a company control it or should the city run it they. The key hitch to having it built and

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Mangia, Mangia

The Chron went around and asked a bunch of restaurants about how all of these fees are going to affect them. A lot of restaurants have said that the measures passed has already

New SFist Poll: Best MUNI Line

Will it be the, umm, well, ummm, we don't know what it would be? Well, actually, we've always been a big fan of the 7 Haight mainly because it started near our apartment

Around The -Ists

Valentine's Day is only a few days away, and we here across the Gothamist network wanted to express would like to tell you, in the spirit of the holiday, just how much we

Wonks Win

A reader passed along a picture from today's press conference with City Treasurer José Cisneros and City Assessor-Recorder Phil Ting, where they bragged about how they collected $24 million more than expected in

Red Light Means What Exactly?

Now the thing about this is that in the last year and a half, there have been eight crashes at the intersection, all caused by red light runners. Last July, a four year

The Stuff They've Got In The Oven (Local Politics News, Non-Newsom)

--The Board of Supes held hearings yesterday about whether to accept the Google/Earthlink citywide wifi plans. We must confess we're still very vague on the pros and cons of the proposal (all

The Meters Jam

The Chron says that while the meter's don't take in enough money, tickets do. Or at least in relation to other cites. Here comes the numbers: last year people plunked in about $29.

Denial Ain't Just a River in Egypt

Now, onto the juicy stuff… Apparently, a bunch of people have been telling Gavin to lay off the booze for awhile but Gavin wouldn't hear of it. Then, sometime after his fun little

Had A Bad Day

Okay, to start things off, that's a YouTube clip of Daniel Powter's Had A Bad Day. Play it as you read this post! Gavin Newsom started off the first day of the rest

Today, On <i>As The Gav Turns</i>...

First off. Alcoholism is a serious problem and we hope Gavin Newsom (.pdf) gets help and support. Second of all. Blue tie alert! (see picture from this afternoon at right.) We're tag-teaming in

Red Rover, Red Rover, Let the Snowy Plover Come Over

Our story begins in 1979 when the park service said that dogs could be off-leash as long as they responded to voice commands. Since then, the beach has been full of responsible dog

The Day After the Day After

So you're Alex Tourk. Everything is fine and honky dorky until your wife, out of the blue, admits to having a fling with not only your boss but one of your best buddies.

American Football Spectacular: Super Bowl XLI, "From Florida, To Florida"

* Indianapolis vs. Chicago (in Miami) Sunday, February 4, 2007. 3:25 PM, PST. Super Bowl XLI The Battle of the Tampa 2 What's this, then? A Cover -the-what, now? Well, it's a form

The Day After

One day after Gavin's big My Bad moment, the big question is what does this all mean for him, the city, and his reelection bid. After all, as bad as this all sounds,

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Strikes San Francisco

After the events of today, the marketing company behind it all told the SFPD where they could find the things so the police could disable them. It’s not quite known where all

Holy Crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So earlier today, we heard that Alex Tourk resigned as Gavin's campaign manager. It was a bit curious, a bit odd, but these things happen, although whenever somebody mentions that they are leaving

It's Tuesday-- Do You Know Where Your Football Teams Are?

Let's just say relations between the 49ers and San Francisco could be a bit better right now. The legal claim is basically saying the city of San Francisco was your everyday basic slumlord

...And They Have a Plan

In order to do this, we'll need to do things like go bike riding instead of driving, use car pool lanes, plant more trees and keep those trees that we have from dying,

What Goes Up Shouldn't Go Down

So here's the numbers: in the three years that Gavin has been Mayor and Heather Fong the Police Commissioner, San Francisco has averaged 90 homicides and 23.5 homicide arrests a year. That's