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Date:
11/20/2008Category:
· Writing » News Coverage » SFist
· Writing » Topic » lgbtView article as originally published Before we get to the nitty-gritty, we just want to make sure that everyone knows that tonight's Prop 8 town hall at the Veteran's Building has been postponed indefinitely. We'll let you know if there's an update on that. Everybody got it? Okay, good. Now, on to the details: We'd say between 75 and 100 people showed up for the panel discussion "Prop 8 and Race: What's Next?" The title... [Read more...]
Date:
11/11/2008Category:
· Writing » Op-Ed » Gays
· Writing » News Coverage » SFist
· Writing » Topic » lgbtView article as originally published So what's the deal with the next round of Prop 8 protests? Oh, we are so glad you asked. The next big one in SF is this Saturday at 10:30am at City Hall. The organizers put out a call for help -- they need folks to put up flyers, among other things. So, if you've got some spare time, what worthier cause could there be? There's also a protest... [Read more...]
Date:
10/15/2008Category:
· Writing » News Coverage » SFist
· Writing » Topic » scienceView article as originally published Oh, sure, you've seen all the coverage of Jan Gehl's plan to turn Fisherman's Wharf into something tolerable. But wouldn't you like to know more? The excellent SPUR is holding a forum TODAY about the city's plan to alleviate pedestrian-congestion by updating the neighborhood's 1950s-style freeway-inspired urban design: widening sidewalks, installing benches, and adding bike lanes, injunction be damned. After all, be honest: when's the last time you went to... [Read more...]
Date:
10/10/2008Category:
· Writing » Op-Ed » Gays
· Writing » News Coverage » SFist
· Writing » Topic » lgbtView article as originally published A few days ago, there was a new ad released by the people backing Prop 8 (the ballot amendment that would allow an out-of-state group to veto whatever California marriages they want). The ad condemned gay marriage and featured "Professor" Richard Peterson (pictured at right) making a number of demonstrably false suggestions. You can watch the ad here -- don't forget to rate! Thankfully, the lawyers for No On... [Read more...]
Date:
02/29/2008Category:
· Writing » News Coverage » SFist
· Writing » Op-Ed » Urban Planning
· Writing » Topic » scienceView article as originally published Good news: Translink will be up and running on Muni in the late fall/early winter of 2007. Or at least, that's what Muni said last year, and surprise! It's still not working. (And before that, it was January of 2007.) Translink is the work of a company called ERG, Ltd (emphasis on the "limited"); and in the decades (decades!) that it's been bandied about, lots of other cities have... [Read more...]
Date:
02/08/2008Category:
· Writing » Op-Ed
· Writing » News Coverage » SFist
· Writing » Op-Ed » Urban Planning
· Writing » Topic » miscView article as originally published Well, whaddya know. No sooner did we lavish praise upon the SF County Transportation Authority than Nat Ford, head of Muni, decided that he might be interested in committing a hostile takeover of the SFCTA... thereby making the TA as flawless as Muni. Good idea! If our agency was melting down, and there was another one making us look bad, we might want to buy it and run it... [Read more...]
Date:
08/17/2007Category:
· Writing » News Coverage » SFist
· Writing » Topic » miscView article as originally published Update: See Paul's comment below about why they had to do what they did, and what they're doing about it. Are there quiet, law-abiding people on Sixth Street? Sure, but it's hard to stand out when your neighborhood looks like something out of Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome -- take a walk down 6th, especially at night, and you'll find yourself surrounded by brawls, the mentally ill, drug deals, screaming... [Read more...]
Date:
06/29/2007Category:
· Writing » Reviews » Film
· Writing » News Coverage » SFist
· Writing » Topic » miscView article as originally published Whoops, sorry we're so late getting this post up -- we lost our notes and tore up the house before resigning ourselves to the idea that somewhere, someone is going to find a notebook with "the lighter side of rape" scrawled across the first page. That comment refers to Give Piece of Ass a Chance, a new Bruce LaBruce short that preceeded Starrbooty. It's a speculative spoofing of the... [Read more...]
Date:
06/27/2007Category:
· Writing » News Coverage » SFist
· Writing » Op-Ed » Urban Planning
· Writing » Topic » miscView article as originally published Say hello to your new next door neighbor: a parking garage. Petitioners are currently collecting signatures for a "build more parking" petition, but the terms are insane: it wouldn't just allow developers to install big garages, it would require that all new homes build on extra parking, at the expense of living space. Require! As in, the government says that you don't have a choice! More room for cars means... [Read more...]
Date:
03/22/2007Category:
· Writing » News Coverage » SFist
· Writing » Topic » miscView article as originally published Muni drivers, caught on tape! Again! This time, the driver doesn't come off quite so sympathetically. We caught the 33 home last night after hanging out at a high school cafeteria, and what's this? Not only is driver 1870 flirting with a friend, but she's perched on his headrest and fussing around in his little driver's nook? Our Lois Lane instincts taking over, we whipped out our phone, turned... [Read more...]
Date:
03/16/2007Category:
· Writing » News Coverage » SFist
· Writing » Topic » miscView article as originally published Get ready to go down a transit rabbit hole. Last time we wrote about the crapfest that is 511.org, one of our commenters placed blame on military contractors. So we dusted off our Encyclopedia Brown magnifying glass to see just what's behind one of the noisiest, user-unfriendliest, pedestrian-discouragingest, bicyclist-overlookingest websites in town. The short answer: our local 511.org (just like five-elevens all over the country) is largely a project... [Read more...]
Date:
01/26/2007Category:
· Writing » News Coverage » SFist
· Writing » Op-Ed » Urban Planning
· Writing » Topic » miscView article as originally published We don't have anything funny to say about this one -- we're simply at a loss. Rumor had it yesterday that Gavin picked Stuart Sunshine to be his new Deputy Chief of Staff, and now the mayor's Director of Communications Peter Ragone (not to be confused with houseguest John Nelson) has confirmed it. Stuart will be leaving the MTA and moving to the mayor's administration, where he'll be "focusing on... [Read more...]
Date:
07/28/2006Category:
· Writing » News Coverage » SFist
· Writing » Topic » lgbtView article as originally published We've been closely following this strange attempt by Bevan & Friends to put a stop to Halloween parties in the Castro -- including private house parties. Check out the coverage of Bevan's Wednesday meeting on our Party-Party friends' site; party member Adam reports that the meeting was populated mostly by businesspeople, not residents, and that the primary complains were that revelers relieved themselves in locations other than restrooms, that hate... [Read more...]
Date:
05/17/2006Category:
· Writing » News Coverage » SFist
· Writing » Topic » scienceView article as originally published Get ready to throw a cow-sized steak on the OMG WTF barbecue, because we've got Muni news that'll make your socks go up and down. You know NextBus? That thing that lets you know when the next bus is coming, so you don't have to memorize arrival times and count on Muni drivers adhering to schedule? And you know how NextBus only works right now for a couple of... [Read more...]
Date:
07/29/2005Category:
· Writing » Interview
· Writing » News Coverage » SFist
· Writing » Topic » miscView article as originally published The only thing more shocking than Charo consenting to an interview with SFist is that there are people in the world who don't know who she is. For those philistines, here's a quick recap: Charo is a Spanish superstar of song, dance, and guitar, known for her eccentric catchphrase ("coochi coochi"), wild ensembles, a record-setting number of Loveboat guest appearances, and a speech pattern that is unpredictable, frantic, and... [Read more...]
Date:
11/18/2004Category:
· Writing » News Coverage
· Writing » News Coverage » SFist
· Writing » Topic » scienceView article as originally published So, let's say that you've decided that your image needs an overhaul. Maybe your current look is wearing thin; it's just not you, the crowd is tired, the music sucks. And there's that nagging voice within us all that pipes up every now and makes us dream about one day casting it all off and growing giant ears, whiskers, and a soft huggable pelt. "I do it because it's fun,"... [Read more...]
