SF News Elderly Health Care Zealots Protest Barbara Boxer Book Signing On Saturday, your grandfather and his Shriner buddies protested Barbara Boxer's book signing in Danville. According to Mercury News, "[a]bout 100 people, many with picket signs, covered the sidewalks outside Rakestraw Books
misc Film du Jour: Pigeons We love 'em. Some of you hate 'em. Some of you like the taste of 'em. With that in mind, please enjoy Mission and Highland's awesome tribute to flying kittens / rats with wings.
SF News Laura Ling and Euna Lee Say 'Thanks' Oh hey, look! Former North Korean captives Laura Ling and Euna Lee have posted a thank-you video for all of you who helped get them released. You know, those of you who wrote
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Literal Palate Cleansers at SFChefsFoodWine This weekend San Francisco hosted its first ever SFChefsFoodWine bash -- put on by the (controversial) Golden Gate Restaurant Association -- a "foodie" event that saw industry bigwigs (Paolo Lucchesi of Eater, Marcia
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Dangerous Downhill Daredevil Massan from MACAFRAMA on Vimeo. We came across this harrowing bit of footage over at Mission Mission. This SF cyclist is, for lack of a better word, insane. And a bit sexy too,
misc Video: Mother Jones Coverage of Saturday's United for Iran Protest Mother Jones compiled this great video coverage from Saturday's United for Iran protest at City Hall, which reportedly drew thousands of participants. It was part of a Global Day of Action taking place
SF News Muni Crash Video Update: SFAppeal has the embeddable code. Why? Because some people understand the internet and online reporting. Anyway. Matier & Ross, who know their way around a police newsletter but not the magic that
misc Oakland Tourism Video This hilarious Oakland! "promo" by SF sketch comedy group/film production company Killing My Lobster has been making the rounds in recent weeks. Topics such as slow jaywalking, ghostriding, Zachary's vs. Little Star,
misc Video: Geniuses Throw Fireworks at Cars Mission Mission posted this video from July 4th around last call at 16th and Albion in the Mission, which shows fireworks being aimed at cars. Rumor has it that cyclists were also targets.
Arts & Entertainment Film du Jour: My First Earthquake's "Cool in the Cool Way" Local crooners My First Earthquake shot a video to their new single,"Cool in the Cool Way." More or less, it's a song about hipsters. And, appropriately enough, they filmed it in SF's
misc Video: Yesterday's Singing Flash Mob Friend of SFist, Daniel, accompanied last night's Flash Mob at Union Square, in which approximately fifty people sang the Beatles' "With a Little Help From My Friends." He managed to capture about sixteen
misc Cute Alert: Dachshund Derby in Berkeley on Saturday Wienerschnitzel has a clever campaign going with their hilarious Wiener Nationals. Saturday's Dachshund Derby II will take place at Noon at Berkeley's Golden Gate Fields (1100 Eastshore Hwy). Admission ranges from $4-15, and
SF News Police Investigate "Sexual Battery Suspect" aka Muni Humper View more news videos at: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video. SFPD have opened an investigation on the Muni Humper, now blandly coined "sexual battery suspect" in police speak, who has been plaguing the
SF News Vigil for Laura Ling and Euna Lee at City Hall Tonight Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy In an effort to raise awareness about the plight of Laura Ling and Euna Lee, the two CurrentTV journalists detained
SF News Sixth Grader's Project About Harvey Milk Censored by School Embedded video from CNN Video Natalie Jones, a sixth-grader in Ramona, California, created a Powerpoint presentation about Harvey Milk's life and activism, for which she received a near-perfect score. The day before the
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: In celebration of Harvey Milk's birthday this past Friday, the Castro is screening both Rob Epstein’s Academy Award-winning 1984 documentary, The Times of Harvey Milk and Gus Van Zant's feature film
SF News Openly Gay Student Wins Lawsuit Against Vallejo School District View more news videos at: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video. NBC Bay Area reports that Rochelle Harrison, who has been openly gay since the age of thirteen, was ridiculed on a daily basis
misc Film: The Death Star Destroys the Starship Enterprise Here's a great follow-up to last fall's Imperial Fleet Week: Death Star Over San Francisco, by Mike Horn of Current TV. Military force was authorized yesterday minutes after the E.T.'s 48
misc Archival Footage of 1960 City Hall Protest Bobster1985 has a great collection of San Francisco archival footage. Here's a clip that shows a bit of San Francisco's progressive history during the Civil Rights Era. The full film can be seen
misc Live Footage from the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake The above video is a collection of live footage captured during the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake in San Francisco, which was created by the U.S. Geological Survey. Be forewarned that it's a
misc <em>The Tuesday Noon Siren</em>, a Short Documentary This cute, two-minute video created by 72hours.org with the help of the SF Department of Emergency Management explains the history of San Francisco's outdoor warning system and profiles Cesar Santos, the dispatcher
misc Film du Jour: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, 'Zero' Karen O -- the skinny, tall, retarded kitten-ish frontlady of Yeah Yeah Yeahs -- is the main culprit behind the phenomenon that led most women to believe they could pull of bangs. Here
misc Watch the CA Supreme Court Prop. 8 Hearing Live Please see the video above for a live video feed of the California State Supreme court's Prop. 8 hearing, which will go down as a historic civil rights movement when ruled on. The
Arts & Entertainment Video of the Week: DJ Earworm - United State of Pop 2008 (Viva La Pop) SF-based DJ Earworm (aka Jordan Roseman) mashes up the top 25 hits of 2008 -- i.e., Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain - Low, Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love, Alicia Keys - No One,
misc American Football Spectacular: 49er & Ram Songs for The Holiday Season * San Francisco vs. St. Louis Sunday, December 21, 2008. 10:00 AM, PST. Week 16 The Interim Battle Remember when battles between the 49ers and Rams in the 80s, 90s & 00s would
