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| SFist |
| Thumbs Up, SFPD: Bike Theft Story |
| 03/10/2010 12:00 AM |
San Franciscans are all too quick to jump down the throats of the fine men and women of the San Francisco Police Department. Because, more or less, it looks cool and sounds like the socially acceptable thing to do. But! More often than not, of course, they're pretty damn helpful. Even … |
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| SFist |
| Day Around the Bay |
| 03/10/2010 12:00 AM |
Photo by Troy Holden . SF's smoking ban extended, but not far enough for some. [ SF Appeal ] Cal kid's brilliant response to old people's views on the March 4 protest. [ Daily Cal ] Recession putting the squeeze on Napa wineries. [ Eater ] Stanford considers bringing ROTC back. [ SF Chronicle ] Mission Street Food … |
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| The SF K Files |
| SFGate: Tough choices for 12 S.F. schools in bottom 5% |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
| This from today's Chronicle: Across California, 188 schools got the news Monday that they were the lowest of the low-performing schools - a designation that will require them to be closed, converted to a charter school or be subject to a complete overhaul of instruction and staff, starting with the principal. Dozens of Bay Area schools, including 12 in San Francisco, landed on the state's 5 percent lowest-achieving schools list - a ranking … |
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| The SF K Files |
| Hot topic: Coping with a tough school yard |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
| This from a reader: My son is a Kindergardener at a public school that is challenged with a low income population and a large student body. The play yard is rough at times. He was held down and punch by another Kinder student. He ended up with a bloody lip. When he reported it, it went nowhere. When I followed up with the office, it went nowhere. I have written to the Assistant Superintendant of the district and heard nothing. Do any of your … |
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| SF Metro Blogging |
| San Francisco Airline Memorabilia Show |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
Grosvenor Best Western The 12th semiannual “San Francisco Airline Memorabilia Show and Sale” will be held at the Grosvenor Best Western. Aviation aficionados will be hoping to find advertising paraphernalia, posters, playing cards, timetables, pamphlets, postcards, pins, china, flatware, … |
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| SFist |
| Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Husbands and Husbands |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
This cinematic gem came to our attention via the hysterical and hysterically funny Billy Eichner . Made by John Hill and Micah Schraft, this short clip shows a young boy figuring out the very simple concept of gay marriage. Enjoy. 
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| Fog City Journal |
| Records Sought in FBI Surveillance of Northern California Mosques |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
| From Asian Law Caucus March 9, 2010 Groups Request to Examine Dragnet in Muslim American Communities SAN FRANCISCO - The ACLU of Northern California (ACLU-NC), The Asian Law Caucus (ALC), and the San Francisco Bay Guardian filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request today seeking records relating to federal government activity in connection to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) investigation of Muslim communities. The … |
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| SF Streets Blog |
| Parking Tax Increase Could Mean Money and Riders for Muni |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
Flickr photo: keever04 A ten-percent increase in the commercial off-street parking tax, from 25 percent to 35 percent of gross receipts, could bring in $20 million for Muni and reduce congestion by nudging downtown commuters towards transit, all without requiring any … |
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| SFist |
| Exploratorium Receives $90M Gift from Anonymous Donors |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
Recently approved to start building a $175 million waterfront museum on Piers 15 and 17, the Exploratorium (the city's finest hands-on museum) just received a whopping $90 million donation care of two anonymous donors. "The Exploratorium has outgrown its current home at the Palace of Fine … |
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| SFist |
| Meanwhile, In Berkeley... |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
Photo by East Bay Green Tour . While she causes all sort of controversy and needless hand-wringing among the affected, seemingly testosterone-heavy male chefs/TV personalities who, let's face it, can't get over the fact that they work in a predominantly (and fortunately) feminine industry, Alice Waters' philosophy … |
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| CurbedSF |
| LEGO Spackle: Inhabitat has a gallery of urban... |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
| Inhabitat has a gallery of urban interventions in the key of, what else, the LEGO meme — in which artist Jan Vormann, using LEGO blocks, patches up holes in New York's architectural fabric, not unlike the way he patches up... |
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| SF Streets Blog |
| Study: Clean-Car Subsidies Alone Can’t Meet White House’s Climate Goals |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
| Government subsidies for hybrid and electric cars, while "politically
seductive," will fail to achieve the Obama administration's national pollution-reduction goals if they are not coupled with a significant increase in fuel prices, according to a
new study by Harvard University researchers. [img width="210" height="140" align="right" class="image" alt="gas_tax.jpg" … |
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| SF Streets Blog |
| Supervisors Delay Final Vote on Garage Legislation for Another Week |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
Supervisor David Chiu has sponsored a measure to ban garages built following no-fault tenant evictions in parts of the Northeast corner of San Francisco. Photo: Michael Rhodes For a second time in two weeks, the Board of Supervisors today delayed a final vote on legislation that would impose … |
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| SF Streets Blog |
| U.S. Transit Trips Hit 10.2B in 2009, With Light Rail Up in Nine Cities |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
(Photo: Model D Media ) The nation's transit systems hosted 10.2 billion trips last year, the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) reported yesterday. While that figure represents a 3.8 percent decline from 2008, APTA's data showed light rail ridership rising in nine … |
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| SFist |
| Relevant Facebook Status Update of the Day |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
Credit: lorentey Via T.N.: "will now always look both ways before crossing the street because you never know when a f*cking giant Genentech commuter bus will run the red light at Market and Church."
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| BOMA San Francisco |
| Destination-Based Elevator Control System Requirements - Final Draft |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
BOMA San Francisco Members: Please find the final draft of the destination-based elevator controls administrative bulletin (AB-090) from the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection that will govern future installation of such elevators controls in San Francisco, insuring they are … |
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| SF Streets Blog |
| Today’s Headlines |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
| Elsbernd Files Muni Operator Salary Amendment, Starts Gathering Signatures ( SF Examiner , SF Gate ) Muni Operator Responds to Criticisms Directly on Muni Diaries Immigrants Say Muni Fare Inspectors Harass Them ( Mission Loc@l ) Mona Caron Mural a "Symbol of Tenderloin Transformation and Renewal" ( Fog City Journal ) Valencia Streetscape Work Delayed by Bad Weather ( Mission Loc@l ) More Pedal-Powered Taxis Coming to the Embarcadero … |
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| SF Streets Blog |
| Using Social Media to Fix Transit That Fails |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
| At Streetsblog Network member blog Planning
Pool , this week is being billed as "Fail Week" -- a full five days on "information about bad planning, lack of planning, and planning generally gone awry." We can't wait to see what they'll be doing. There's certainly no shortage of potential topics. Their first fail-related post actually has to do with a success of sorts -- the use of Twitter to highlight problems in transit: … |
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| The San Francisco Citizen |
| California NUMMI Commission Offers Toyota No Carrots and No Sticks |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
| Here’s the thing about that NUMMI plant in Fremont that’s closing down at the end of the month – Toyota thought about making Prius hybrid electric cars there after the departure of General Motors , but then rejected that idea. So, Corolla production will be taken care of by an existing plant in Ontario, Canada and pickup trucks, too, will be made somewhere else if necessary. This all got worked out last summer. ( … |
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| SF Streets Blog |
| Dodd Vows to Pass Livability Bill Amid Skepticism From Rural Senators |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
| Even as the Obama administration ramps up its work on a sustainability initiative that treats transportation, housing, and energy efficiency as interconnected aspects of development policy, the effort remains without an official congressional authorization -- a situation that Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) vowed to fix yesterday. [img align="right" width="200" height="299" class="image" alt="dodd_working.jpg" … |
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| SFist |
| 12 San Francisco Schools Ranked Lowest-Performing In Calif. |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
source: Wikicommons We shoved this in 'Day Around the Bay' yesterday, but it merits your attention today. See, a preliminary list noting the state's worst schools, which was unveiled yesterday, includes 12 San Francisco schools. The controversial list, according … |
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| SFist |
| Father Arrested In Shaking Baby Death |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
After Bridgette Arevalo, a fourth-month-old girl, was declared brain dead on Saturday, her father has been arrested in connection with her death. The suspect, Hayward resident Jose Arevalo, 26, allegedly "made statements that led officers to arrest him for child abuse." Police said that the infant was "suffering … |
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| The San Francisco Citizen |
| Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Aspires to be a Roller Derby Referee in Haight Ashbury |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
| Owing to Program 4 at the San Francisco Ballet , I missed my chance to see Steve Wozniak emcee the Bay City Bombers’ season opener last weekend . But this short vid eases the pain. Will this Apple co-founder join in on the fun in the near future? You Make The Call. The Woz at Kezar Pavilion on Stanyan last Saturday: [img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-15763" title="woz" … |
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| SFist |
| Cisco to "Forever Change the Internet" |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
Today, San Jose-based Cisco Systems introduced some sort of newfangled " next-generation Internet core router, the CRS-3 ," which boasts "about three times the capacity of its current platform." This alleged technological revelation of sheer wizardry, it seems, will help the internet "evolve from a … |
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| SFist |
| Pedestrian Struck by Caltrain in South SF |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
A pedestrian was hit by a Caltrain in South San Francisco this morning. "The incident was reported at 9:39 a.m. just north of the South San Francisco Caltrain station." No further details are available. We'll update as soon as we know more. [ ABC 7 ] [img border='0' title='Add to digg' alt='Add to digg' … |
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| The San Francisco Citizen |
| NBC’s Trauma is Back on TV But With the Worst Ratings Ever |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
| Take a look for yourself to see dude just drive off the Bay Bridge due to a moment’s inattention in last night’s episode of NBC’s Trauma serial. (Do you think you’d survive after falling so far inside a Jeep Cherokee Classic? I don’t think it’d be possible, but maybe the breast implants inside the car softened the jolt or something.) Yesterday’s relaunch, debuting the first new ep since November 2009 … |
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| Rincon Hill SF |
| Exploratorium Raising Funds for Move to Become Waterfront’s Next Gem |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
| The Exploratorium has received two anonymous gifts totaling $90 million to help pay for renovations of Piers 15 and 17 and the construction of their new location along San Francisco’s waterfront, according to an article in the San Francisco Chronicle . The funds are conditional based upon the museum raising another $40 million from other donors. This will be the biggest project along he eastern waterfront of San Francisco since … |
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| SFist |
| Photo du Jour 589 |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
"Hail! San Francisco! What??" by jerhodes . To watch footage of yesterday's terrifying hailstorm, go here .
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| SFist |
| SFist Tonight |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
MUSIC: The U.K.'s The Clientele create moody psychedelic pop perfect for reminiscing on a rainy day or spacing out on a sun-drenched afternoon. The Wooden Birds , fronted by Andrew Kenny of American Analog Set, open. 7 p.m. // The Great American Music Hall (859 O'Farrell St) // $15 LIT: In his new book, … |
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| The San Francisco Citizen |
| Steve Westly to Speak at San Francisco Event: “Where is My Green Job?” |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
| Former California State Controller Steve Westly will participate in a Zócalo/New America Foundation panel at Union Square’s Marines Memorial Club and Hotel on Wednesday, March 10th at 4:00 PM. The joint is going to be called “ Where is My Green Job ?” Tickets are still available and the price is right – they’re free. Steve Westly, Managing Partner at the Westly Group : [img class="alignnone size-full … |
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| CurbedSF |
| It's Lonely Up Here: A guy that bought a high-rise... |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
| A guy that bought a high-rise condo in Fort Myers, Fla., ended up being the only resident in the 32-story Oasis Tower I. According to the city's local paper, only a "handful" of people bought condos in Tower I, and... |
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| SF Gate Culture Blog |
| Hey, Watch It! - Tuesday's TV Picks |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
"90210" and "Melrose Place" are back from hiatus starting at 8 P.M. on the CW, but I wonder if anyone even knew they were gone. I mention it just because I find it funny that Bill Campbell is...
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| SFist |
| Woman Hit by Garbage Truck |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
Well, this stinks: A woman in her 30s was hit by a garbage truck this morning. SF Appeal reports, "the woman was hit while walking in a crosswalk across Presidio Avenue at Pine Street in the Laurel Heights area at about 8:05 a.m." The truck was turning onto Presidio Avenue from Pine Street,a nd the driver … |
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| SFist |
| New Citizen Cake's New Menu Revealed |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
Though it won't open until the end of the month, reportedly, Elizabeth Faulkner's re-imagined Citizen Cake (if you recall, she closed her Hayes Valley restaurant in order to move up to the more foot traffic-friendly Fillmore Street in Pacific Heights in the old Vivande Porta Via … |
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| The N Judah Chronicles |
| An Odd Antique at "The Other Shop" I Found A While Back |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 PM |
| Seen at the antique store-1982 Muni Complaint Response This week much of my time is taken up by a rather big project so I can't write endless posts about Muni and the like. However, it's worth it because once... |
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| The Snitch |
| Hotel Doorman Turns Fireman in Union Square |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 AM |
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?In San Francisco, one should never underestimate the ability of those ambulating around the city to stroll past ghastly sights and not turn their heads. After all, if you stop and make conversa... |
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| SF Metro Blogging |
| Our Visit to Joe’s Cable Car Restaurant |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 AM |
We were on 280 north approaching Ocean Ave. when I remembered a show that I had seen on The Food Network. Guy Fieri (Diners Drive-ins and Dives) stopped in at “ Joe’s Cable Car Restaurant “. Ten minutes later we were ordering burgers from our waitress, Savannah. Our … |
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| Clint Reilly |
| How to Beat a Billionaire |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 AM |
| Now that California Attorney General Jerry Brown has made his candidacy for governor official, does he have what it takes to beat back his likely Republican foe, billionaire Meg Whitman ? Sixteen years ago, I managed the gubernatorial campaign of Brown’s sister, then-State Treasurer Kathleen Brown , who was soundly defeated by incumbent Governor Pete Wilson. Jerry was a quiet bystander during that campaign, contributing only $150 to his … |
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| Peninsula Press Club |
| Merc business staff wins 3 top awards |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 AM |
| The Mercury News' business staff has taken three top professional awards, including one for overall excellence, in a contest sponsored by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. The awards recognize the best publications and Web sites and the best business news reporting for 2009. The Mercury News was the only Bay Area newspaper honored this year. Brandon Bailey and Elise Ackerman won top honors in the breaking news category for … |
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| Peninsula Press Club |
| Eggers, Bronstein, Villalon, Wilson discuss SF Panorama tonight |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 AM |
| Author Dave Eggers, Chronicle editor-at-large Phil Bronstein and Oscar Villalon, former Chronicle book editor, will talk about the SF Panorama newspaper at 8:30 tonight (Tuesday, March 9, 2010) at SF State's McKenna Theater. The talk will be moderated by Yumi Wilson, a former Chronicle and AP writer who teaches writing and reporting at SF State. The flyer for the event says Eggers will explain why newspapers as a print medium still have a … |
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| BeyondChron |
| Dilemma: The Best Nations Are Really the Brightest Solution |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 AM |
| Party of Reason and Brainpower Program What most jeopardizes every one of us is, curiously enough, wholly within our control. 100%. Moreover, comprehensive, rational solutions are affordable, may be sequenced, and every dollar stays home ? a bargain at half the cost of Iraq. You just have to value rationality and intellectual capital, two ?national resources? more beset than even compromised farmland, rivers, clean air or water. Yet the … |
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| BeyondChron |
| Census About to Hit the Mail: Renters Among Hardest to Count |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 AM |
| California tenants ? and everyone else for that matter ? take note. Starting March 15, census forms will be mailed to all households. Forms should be completed and sent back in by April 1, National Census Day. Census workers will follow up with in person visits to households that do not complete the forms by mail. If you need help with the form, call the Census Bureau?s call center (1-800-923-8282). Who cares about the census? We all should. … |
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| BeyondChron |
| Washington Democrats Circle the Wagons for Blanche Lincoln |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 AM |
| President Obama?s agenda is stagnant, the base is depressed going inton an Election year, and Teabaggers are energized. So what do the Democratic bigwigs in Washington do with the Party?s scarce resources? Prop up Arkansas Senator Blanche Lincoln, who?s in a tough re-election and deeply unpopular in her state. Lincoln is one of only four Democrats who filibustered a public option, prompting a primary challenge from Lt. Governor Bill Halter. … |
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| BeyondChron |
| Oscar Ceremony Shows Hollywood?s Rightward, Militaristic Shift |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 AM |
| While conservatives love bashing ?Hollywood liberals,? Sunday night?s Oscar telecast showed how little this description applies. From Kathryn Bigelow?s promoting George W. Bush?s argument that the U.S. invaded Iraq to protect Americans, to the disproportionate acclaim given to films exalting the military, to the exclusion of Michael Moore?s Capitalism, A Love Story from the documentary nominees, Hollywood now largely avoids any hint of … |
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| SFGTV: Board of Supervisors |
| BOS Full Board of Supervisors - Mar 09, 2010 |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 AM |
| The agenda for BOS Full Board of Supervisors dated Tuesday, 09 March 2010 has been archived. Access it here: http://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=10&clip_id=9568 Download File |
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| SFist |
| Castro Trader Joe's Threatened by Radio Shack |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 AM |
Ye olde Radio Shack in the Castro is making things difficult for the glory that is Trader Joe's. See, the phenomenal supermarket is now having trouble moving into the Market and Noe Center. Why? Because the "batteries-and-speaker-wire purveyor," as Andy Wang at Curbed so expertly put it, doesn't want to … |
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| SFist |
| This Week at Heart of the City Farmers Market |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 AM |
At yesterday's Heart of the City Farmers Market, we scored some bread from the delicious Edith's Bakery and tried a delicious coffee cake sample. We agree with fauxxtog and miumiu , Edith's is the best, and at $3 a loaf, it's way cheaper than the bread we buy from the corner store. picked up some tasty Orange … |
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| SFist |
| Day Around The Bay |
| 03/09/2010 12:00 AM |
Artist Television Access does more than pour hate on retail chains; they also have nifty art! [ Mission Mission ] California unveils list of failing schools. [ CBS 5/AP ] Embarcadeo reconfigurations faces uphill battle. [ Curbed ] Former SFist Editor Jackson West looks as handsome as ever. [ I … |
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| BOMA San Francisco |
| The News Links - March 4-8, 2010 |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 PM |
SF Weekly : Muni union's crazy math 
Sacramento Bee : Asm. Speaker Perez to seek putting majority budget vote measure on ballot . Mayor … |
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| The Snitch |
| Your Rundown on the Week in S.F. Government |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 PM |
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?From farmers-market politics to school integration, there are opportunities for outrage on a sundry list of civic issues this week in the halls of San Francisco government.On Tuesday, the San Fr... |
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| SFist |
| Video: Police Attack I-880 Takeover Protesters |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 PM |
| Your browser is not able to display this multimedia content. The spirited folks over at Indybay.org bring our attention to this video, one that chronicles last week's I-880 protest that resulted in the temporary closure of I-880 by 'Day of Action' protesters . Carrying a bizarre (and unfocused) banner reading "We Have Decided Not To Die" and chanting about class war, the young and attractive kids walked out onto I-880, stopped traffic, and, … |
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| CurbedSF |
| It's for the Art: The Academy of Art University gets... |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 PM |
| The Academy of Art University gets referred to snidely sometimes as a real estate empire in the guise of an art school. If there's anyone to thank for that, it's probably president Elisa Stephens, who shepherded the institution from 2,300... |
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| SF Streets Blog |
| The Muni Summit and the Challenges of Organizing Muni Riders |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 PM |
Save Muni Summit attendees sit town at the table together. Photo: Michael Rhodes One lesson from Saturday's Save Muni Summit and from MTA Board hearings jam-packed with Muni supporters in the past two weeks is that Muni riders are not an apathetic bunch. But if riders are willing to go to … |
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| SF Streets Blog |
| Supervisors to Take Final Vote on Garage Legislation Tomorrow |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 PM |
Flickr photo: ChazWags The Board of Supervisors will vote tomorrow on legislation
that would limit new garages in Chinatown, North Beach and Telegraph Hill. After approving the legislation on first reading by a 7-2 vote on February 9, the supervisors voted on … |
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| SFist |
| 2 Pringles Flavors Recalled |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 PM |
The world's greatest cylindrical snack will have two fewer flavors on the market. Procter & Gamble Co., who produce Pringles chips, are recalling Cheeseburger and "Taco Night" flavors over a Salmonella scare. It seem the organism was found on Las Vegas-based Basic Food Flavors' processing equipment, which … |
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| Mayor Newsom Blog |
| Mayor Newsom Highlights Effort to Save City Jobs in Weekly YouTube Update |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 PM |
| Mayor Newsom used his YouTube update this week to discuss the City’s budget and his plan to save thousands of
city jobs and services by offering 37.5 hour part time positions to most city employees. This proposal will allow the City to maintain services for residents, while saving the City an estimated $50 million. San Francisco faces a projected $522 million budget deficit for the 2010-11 fiscal year.“The point is to keep people employed and … |
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| SF Streets Blog |
| Today’s Headlines |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 PM |
| Muni Summit Meeting Results in Numerous Ideas for Improving Agency ( SF Gate ) N-Judah Chronicles Looks at Historic Proposal for Sunset Subway Historic Look at Panhandle Multi-Use Paths ( Bike NOPA ) Fallout From Unequal Oakland Parking Enforcement Continues ( SF Gate ) VTA Employees Raise $10,000 for Haiti Relief Efforts ( Merc ) Terra Linda to Add Bike Lanes Near Northgate Mall ( Marin IJ ) Sebastopol Bicycle Advocates Seek New Path to … |
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| SF Streets Blog |
| Saving Money by Ditching the Car |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 PM |
| If you've ever wanted a breakdown of the benefits of commuting by bike versus commuting by car, Carfree.us has got it for you. The writer of this Streetsblog Network member blog,
a resident of Charlotte, North Carolina, is not actually totally car-free, but he has made a commitment to commuting by bike or bus for the calendar year of 2010. From his introductory
post : [img align="right" width="250" height="213" … |
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| SF Streets Blog |
| This Week in Livable Streets Events |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 PM |
| It's Sunday Streets time! Check out the first Sunday Streets route of the year , plus a town hall meeting on next year's Muni budget. Here are the week's highlights: Tuesday : SPUR Lunchtime Forum: Vacant lots: ideas for temporary use. Join for a discussion moderated by The Chronicle's John King on how to activate some of San Francisco's stalled construction sites into spaces of beauty, inspiration and public use. 12:30 p.m. Wednesday: MTA … |
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| SF Streets Blog |
| Texas Oil Companies Fund Measure to Repeal CA Climate Law |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 PM |
Air pollution over the Inland Empire. Photo: DanDC/Flickr ( Editor's note: This is the first of two stories by Streetsblog LA Editor Damien Newton on efforts to delay implementation of California's groundbreaking climate legislation. ) In 2006, the California Legislature … |
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| SFist |
| SF Man Arrested After Santa Cruz Tagging Orgy |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 PM |
A 25-year-old San Francisco man was tossed in the Santa Cruz County on Saturday morning, accused of allegedly tagging a cop car and "vandalizing property across the city and causing $8,000 worth of damage." Kitt Alexander Hall's "path of destruction" involved "the city-owned parking lot on the … |
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| SFist |
| "I'm Gay," Says Sen. Roy Ashburn |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 PM |
Anti-gay Republican Senator Roy Ashburn -- the man who was arrested last week on a DUI charge after visiting Sacramento gay bar Faces -- confirmed today that he is, in fact, a homosexual. Sacramento Bee reports that the Senator, who has been on leave since his arrest, told KERN radio host Inga Barks in an … |
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| SFist |
| Mayor Mark Leno? |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 PM |
Many a wonk (and even your SFist editor, surprisingly!) have had an inkling that State Senator and former San Francisco Supervisor Mark Leno could throw his hat in the San Francisco mayoral ring. Or, at the very least, he's mulling it over right now. ''I'm looking at it at this point,'' Leno told … |
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| The San Francisco Citizen |
| And I Can See Those Fighter Planes – Navy F-18 Super Hornets Above San Francisco |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 PM |
| Not too often you see regular military fighter jets above San Francisco these days, you know, just flying around on some mission as opposed to performing an airshow. Last time for me seeing something like that was when a pair of U.S. Air Force F-15’s roared low and fast over the Western Addition about a half-decade ago. Here’s the view from Haight Ashbury yesterday, through the Blue Gum Eucalyptus trees. Don’t bother … |
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| Fog City Journal |
| Caron Mural A Symbol of Tenderloin Transformation and Renewal |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 PM |
Swiss-born artiste Mona Caron was honored Saturday during an official unveiling of her mural entitled “Windows into the Tenderloin.” Photos by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas March 8, 2010 A recently completed mural in the Tenderloin by acclaimed artiste Mona Caron was officially unveiled Saturday … |
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| SFist |
| Tea Partyers Gather in Mill Valley |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 PM |
Photo: Tony Romao/ HuffPo Never thought you'd see a placard that read "The road to hell is paved with liberals" in Marin County? Well think again. About 500 members and fans of the Bay Area Patriots, a local arm of the Tea Party movement, met at the Mill Valley Community Center yesterday to bitch about … |
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| SFist |
| SFist Tonight |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 PM |
Credit: Janette Beckman MUSIC: Violinist Jennifer Koh , whose "natural flair is matched with a probing intellect," "grabs the listener by the ears and refuses to let go." The concert also includes conversation with Koh. 6 p.m. // Capp Street Concert Hall (544 Capp St) // free ART: The Goethe-Institut is … |
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| SF Gate Culture Blog |
| Hey, Watch It! - Monday's TV Picks |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 PM |
Am I wrong, or was Bachelor Jason Mesnick kind of universally reviled when he dumped Melissa on national television, and took up with Molly instead? So it seems strange that ABC would decide to pay...
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| SF Streets Blog |
| A Fresh Look at American Sprawl |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 PM |
There's only one Concrete, WA, but concrete and asphalt are the welcome mats for
towns across America. Image: Gord McKenna/ Flickr . American
advocates for livable streets know that our addiction to the automobile
is almost without peer. We know that we've given our … |
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| SFist |
| The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 3/8 - 3/14 |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 PM |
As per uje, this week's concert preview is being brought to you by Kevin Meenan of Epicsauce , providing detailed concert listings for the Bay Area every week. Follow them on Twitter. 
A Place to Bury Strangers This week's jam packed concert roster includes punk legend Mike Watt at Bottom of … |
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| Style-ist: Local Designer Takes Best Dressed at Oscars |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 PM |
Meryl Streep arrives during the 82nd Academy Awards Sunday, March 7. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles) by Chloé Harris At the 82nd Annual Academy Awards, Madame Streep had the post-orgasmic glow of a woman who has snuggled in a foxhole with Clooney, sizzled with Tucci and romped in the hay with a … |
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| SFist |
| The Chron Names Charlie Kleinman and Josh Skenes as Rising Star Chefs |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 PM |
Photo: Monica Almeida/NYT This past weekend the Chron 's food staff revealed their picks for the Rising Star Chefs of 2010 , and it's an all-male slate this time around. Last year's list had two women on it, and most years there is at least one. But as Michael Bauer laments in his intro, they tried hard to … |
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| Matier & Ross |
| Newsom exploring ways to outlast current board |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 PM |
Ever since San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom expressed interest in running for lieutenant governor, political insiders have been either salivating over or dreading the prospect of the left-leaning Board of Supervisors picking his successor. No one falls into...
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| The SF K Files |
| SFGate: Why did California fail Race to the Top test? |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 PM |
| This from SFGate: Why didn't California win a finalist position in the federal Race to the Top program? The U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday that 15 states and the District of Columbia were finalists for the first round of funding from Race to the Top, a competition worth $4.3 billion in federal dollars. Despite a hard-fought victory to pass important educational reforms through the Legislature, California was glaringly absent … |
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| The SF K Files |
| SFGate: Vote on S.F. school assignment plan Tuesday |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 PM |
| This from SFGate: After years of debate, delay and endless controversy, the San Francisco school board will vote Tuesday on a new student assignment system - a hybrid plan that offers choice, prioritizes proximity to a school and addresses the needs of struggling students. It's a compromise that gives a nod both to parents who have asked for a choice in where they send their children to school and parents who want a spot in the school down the … |
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| The SF K Files |
| SFUSD press release: Vote Imminent on New Student Assignment System |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 PM |
| Vote Imminent on New Student Assignment System for San Francisco Schools March 5, 2010 (San Francisco) - This Tuesday, March 9 at the San Francisco Board of Education’s regularly scheduled meeting, the Board is expected to take action on a new policy on student assignment. These recommendations would replace the current system with a new system that primarily uses a family’s home address and their school requests to assign students. … |
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| The Snitch |
| Dude Forces Open Door and Briefly Breaks BART |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 AM |
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?Around 9 a.m. at the Glen Park BART station this morning, just when passenger morale dips to its lowest weekly point, a man forced open the door of a downtown-bound train. You know the guy -- th... |
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| BeyondChron |
| Another Republican Closet Case Inadvertently Comes Out |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 AM |
| How do Republicans come out of the closet? Usually in the most embarrassing way possible. If they?re not tapping their feet in airport bathrooms, they?re wooing teenage pages or hiring hustlers with loose lips. At least their exits from the closet are entertaining. California State Senator Roy Ashburn of Bakersfield?s trip into the light is no exception. A good ol? family man with good ol? American family values who consistently voted against … |
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| BeyondChron |
| Disability Perspective: Chron, SPUR, and SFBG - Alliance Based on Bias? |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 AM |
| An amazing political linkage happened in SF on March 1 -- but was unremarked at City Hall and in ALL the media, bloggers, columns, and tweeters. It was not noticed or remarked upon in any but the disability communities. SPUR released a disability-biased report suggesting ways to financially help MUNI. The Chron unquestioningly endorsed it on March 1st. The SF Bay Guardian's city editor also reported it in his blog, without question or comment. … |
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| BeyondChron |
| Time to Mobilize on State Budget Reform |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 AM |
| The March 4th statewide education protests had their positive impact ? sympathetic media attention on the plight of California?s public schools. But education?s not the only thing under siege ? Schwarzenegger has eliminated state funding for public transit, as we see San Francisco?s Muni collapse in front of our eyes. Health care has been slashed, and in-home supportive services are under assault. Anyone reliant on state government in any way … |
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| BeyondChron |
| Education Activists Need Strategy Beyond Marches |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 AM |
| Mass protests last week against school funding cuts and tuition hikes spoke powerfully about California?s misplaced priorities. As occurred with campus protests last fall, the media gave overwhelmingly sympathetic coverage (other than to the self-indulgent group who blocked an Oakland freeway, diverting television coverage away from legitimate protests). But activists? strategy for achieving their goals is far from clear. There is no measure … |
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| Peninsula Press Club |
| Rick Quan creates a second career |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 AM |
Dave Newhouse of the Oakland Tribune reports that former KPIX sportscaster Rick Quan is thriving in his new career as a producer of corporate videos, biographies and short documentaries. Quan, 53, was in broadcast news for 30 years and was at Channel 5 for 21 years when the station let him go two years … |
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| SFGTV Video On Demand: Mayor's Office |
| Mayor Newsom's City Update 3/5/10 - Mar 08, 2010 |
| 03/08/2010 12:00 AM |
| The agenda for Mayor Newsom's City Update 3/5/10 dated Monday, 08 March 2010 has been archived. Access it here: http://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=18&clip_id=9560 Download File |
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| Rincon Hill SF |
| Support to Enhance Penalties against Anyone who Assaults a Patrol Special Police Officer |
| 03/07/2010 12:00 PM |
| From our friend and community public safety advocate Ken Craig: Hi All : I am writing to ask you to seriously consider attending the San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting at 2pm on Tuesday March 9, held on the 4th floor of San Francisco City Hall, to speak in support of Supervisor Bevan Dufty’s resolution to enhance penalties for anyone who assaults a Patrol Special Police officer. Supervisor Dufty would greatly appreciate the … |
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| Rincon Hill SF |
| San Francisco General Hospital Rebuild Community Meeting |
| 03/07/2010 12:00 PM |
| For those of you interested in the progress on the rebuilding of San Francisco General Hospital… SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL (SFGH) REBUILD COMMUNITY TOWN HALL MEETING SFGH will be holding a community town hall meeting to hear the communities thoughts on the rebuild project thus far. Please join SFGH on Monday, April 5, 2010 from 6:00pm-8pm in the Carr Auditorium on the SFGH campus. The Carr Auditorium is located at the corner of … |
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| Rincon Hill SF |
| Block 11A’s Supportive Housing – Drawings from February 24th Meeting |
| 03/07/2010 12:00 PM |
| Our friend Michael Chao, Project Manager with Community Housing Partnership, has provided an online link for the drawings of designs for their supportive housing project on Folsom Street at Essex presented to neighbors at the community meeting held at The Metropolitan a couple of Wednesdays ago. You can find the drawings posted online if you’re interested to see the ideas discussed. Currently, the site is a surface parking lot. I have … |
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| Rincon Hill SF |
| South Beach/Rincon/Mission Bay Neighborhood Association Meets Monday |
| 03/07/2010 12:00 PM |
| In addition to the regular meeting, members in good standing (dues paid) will be voting on Board Members and Officers at the Monday, March 8th meeting of the South Beach/Rincon/Mission Bay Neighborhood Association from 6pm until 7pm at the South Beach Harbor Services Building. South Beach/Rincon/Mission Bay Neighborhood Association Meeting Monday, March 8th from 6pm until 7pm South Beach Harbor Services Building (between Pier 40 & the … |
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| SFist |
| Week Around the Ists |
| 03/07/2010 12:00 PM |
Photo by Michael Starghill / blog.michaelstarghill.com DCist was down at the courthouse when the very first same-sex couples applied for marriage licenses in the District of Columbia. Gothamist heard more about Governor Paterson's many multiplying problems while dolphins frolicked in the East River . … |
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| SF Gate Culture Blog |
| Hey, Watch It! - Saturday's TV Picks |
| 03/07/2010 12:00 PM |
The Oscars are tonight, and the producers of the show have done a lot of things to try and boost the events ratings over the years, and most of those things have been disasters. Remember when, in...
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| Daily Kos |
| Midday Open Thread |
| 03/07/2010 12:00 PM |
| From March of 2009 through December 2009, thirty individuals have used Washington State's new Death with Dignity law. However, many have failed in their attempts to get the assistance they seek. Jury duty? No Tweeting for you! The Supreme Court in Michigan ordered judges there starting Sept. 1 to order jurors to refrain from using cellphones, computers and other electronic devices to discuss cases before them. San Francisco Superior Court on … |
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| SFist |
| SFist Tonight |
| 03/07/2010 12:00 PM |
MUSIC: Poncho Sanchez , conga player and leader of the most popular Latin jazz group in the world today, spins "vivacious tales that pay homage to the glories of a half-century tradition that was born when Afro-Cuban rhythms merged with bebop." Trumpeter Nicholas Payton opens. 5 and 7 p.m. // Yoshi's San Francisco … |
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| League of Women Voters San Francisco Blog |
| Voters voting. As it should be (apart from the bombs). |
| 03/07/2010 12:00 PM |
| Below is an excerpt from a NYTimes blog reporting on today's Iraqi parliamentary elections as they unfolded. First, note that voters in the area that is the subject of the report turned out at a 50% level - despite today's and the past week's violence intended to suppress the vote. Second, note that women voters were right there, undeterred. **** "In Amariyat al-Fallujah, a rural region near the city of Fallujah, Anthony Shadid reports [for … |
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| San Fransanity |
| Carl Edwards: Cue the DICK |
| 03/07/2010 12:00 PM |
What a dick! 
"I don't know you..." Carl Edwards screwed up big time in the Atlanta race, wrecking Bred Keselowski on the front stretch and ruining a 6th place run for … |
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| Matier & Ross |
| San Francisco's shifting alliances on Tasers |
| 03/07/2010 12:00 PM |
Police Chief George Gasc?n got his first real taste of San Francisco politics the other day when the Police Commission rejected his attempt to arm officers with Tasers. "I'm a little disappointed and a little frustrated," the chief said. But although Gasc?n...
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| The SF K Files |
| Paul Revere Rummage Sale |
| 03/07/2010 12:00 AM |
| Paul Revere K-8 school will hold its Spring Cleaning Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 13, at the school located at 555 Tompkins Street, San Francisco, 94110 . We will accept donated goods for the rummage sale on Thursday and Friday March 11-12 after 3 p.m. at the school. For anyone wishing to rent space on our yard to do their own sale that day, the cost is $40. We're also inviting local organizations to participate by … |
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| The SF K Files |
| Share your photos from the march and rally |
| 03/07/2010 12:00 AM |
A reader had a great suggestion that we start a slide show featuring photos from last week's march and rally. You can email your images to thesfkfiles@gmail.com, and we'll put together a slide show. 
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| SFist |
| Victim of Ferryboat Death Identified |
| 03/07/2010 12:00 AM |
Credit: SP8254 /Flickr The woman who died yesterday after going overboard the Oakland-Alameda Ferry has been identified as 28-year-old Shayla Hudson , and authorities are still determining whether she fell or jumped. Hudson had boarded the 8:10 a.m. San Francisco-bound ferry at Jack London Square in Oakland but instead of getting off in … |
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| The San Francisco Citizen |
| Ross “The Boss” Mirkarimi Reopens Hamilton Recreation Center With a Splash |
| 03/07/2010 12:00 AM |
| This was the scene at Geary and Steiner in the Western Addition / Japantown area this afternoon as hundreds gathered to see the debut of the new Hamilton Recreation Center and Pool . This place has it all – basketball, tennis courts , giant murals , the works. [img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-15723" title="IMG_9339" src="http://sfcitizen.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_9339-450x300.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="300" … |
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| SFist |
| SFist Tonight |
| 03/06/2010 12:00 PM |
ART: For the group photography show, I Got 5 on It , twenty photographers were asked to capture five seminal subjects: a chair, a flower, a window, a tree, and the road, in order to celebrate the "overlapping moments of individual creative trajectories." 6 to 10 p.m. // 31 … |
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| Fog City Journal |
| Newsom Highlights Efforts to Save Jobs and Services |
| 03/06/2010 12:00 PM |
| From the Office of Mayor Gavin Newsom Editor’s Note: We welcome and laud Mayor Newsom’s renewed efforts to close an unprecedented fiscal crisis while preserving jobs and services. However, we believe more can be done to save all jobs and preserve all services whole. Missing from his shared sacrifice approach are cuts to all departments, including police and fire. Never in San Francisco’s history has mayoral leadership … |
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| SF Gate Culture Blog |
| Hey, Watch It! - Saturday's TV Picks |
| 03/06/2010 12:00 PM |
You think you're above sitting at home on a Saturday night to watch the 1,000th episode of "America's Most Wanted" ? Well, if the show is good enough for the President of the United States to make...
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| SFist |
| Relevant Facebook Status Update of the Day |
| 03/06/2010 12:00 PM |
Credit: joeywan /Flickr Via SFMOMA: "What a beautiful weekend in SF! The kind of weather that makes you want to visit a Rooftop Garden and celebrate Piet Mondrian's 138th birthday while having a delicious piece of Mondrian cake at Blue Bottle." [Sound delightful! -- SFist] [img border='0' title='Add to digg' alt='Add to … |
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| SF Streets Blog |
| Transit Supporters Seek Solutions at Save Muni Summit |
| 03/06/2010 12:00 PM |
Photos: Michael Rhodes About 100 transit supporters gathered for a summit at the Women's Building this morning to discuss Muni's future, settle on issues that have broad support, and build a movement to lobby for a better Municipal Railway. Many of the solutions that were popular with … |
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| SFist |
| SFist Reviews: Concerning Strange Devices From the Distant West |
| 03/06/2010 12:00 PM |
Bruce McKenzie and Teresa Lim in Berkeley Rep's latest production. Photo by Kevin Berne Seeing shows at Berkeley Rep is an exciting and revivifying experience, with new works like Green Day's American Idiot and 2008's Passing Strange that essentially do their Broadway tryouts there, and talents like Les … |
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| Peninsula Press Club |
| KTVU, KPIX crowing after Winter Olympics |
| 03/06/2010 12:00 AM |
| The February 2010 sweeps were supposed to be won by NBC, which paid $820 million for the broadcast rights (but managed to lose $250 million on the deal). Instead, KTVU and KPIX came out of the sweeps period smiling. Each station issued a press release touting how well they did in February. Here's KPIX's statement: In the face of Olympic competition, CBS 5 Eyewitness News ratings soar and are up in the Adult 25-54 demo (Monday-Friday) year to … |
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| Peninsula Press Club |
| UC-Berkeley student journalist arrested |
| 03/06/2010 12:00 AM |
The Daily Californian, the student paper at UC-Berkeley, reports that one of its reporters, freshman Cameron Burns, was arrested Thursday while recording video of a student protest over cuts to higher education. He was among those arrested on Interstate 980. Daily Cal reporter Stephanie M. Lee wrote: Standing on the … |
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| The N Judah Chronicles |
| Pictures, Because It Coulda Happened: The Sunset Subway! |
| 03/06/2010 12:00 AM |
| San Francisco Sunset Subway (1966) If you want a rather eye-opening experience about the history of transit and traffic in San Francisco, then you should get yourself over to Eric Fisher's Flickr account, and take a look at the... |
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| SFist |
| Thanks to This Week's Advertisers |
| 03/06/2010 12:00 AM |
| We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on SFist. Regus Office Solutions , where you can win one year of office space in one of their 27 Bay Area locations! American Apparel , with 3 stores in San Francisco, you can look your best any time. GroupOn , using collective buying power to bring you one ridiculous coupon each day. If you're interested in advertising on SFist or any other site in our network, check out our … |
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| SFist |
| SFist Drinks: The Fleur de Pepin at Era Art Bar in Oakland |
| 03/06/2010 12:00 AM |
Era Art Bar and Lounge is a truly beautiful and HUGE new cocktail venue that just opened a few weeks ago on Grand & Broadway in Oakland about four blocks from the Fox Theater. Their cocktail menu was designed by resident mixologist Marjan Simovics, who describes the Fleur de Pepin cocktail … |
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| SFist |
| Day Around the Bay |
| 03/06/2010 12:00 AM |
(Bullet train on Route 82 via Curbed) Highspeed rail plan could take a couple of route 82 lanes. [ Curbed ] Young people protest school cuts. [ SFBG ] Pink slip Friday went into effect today. [ SF Weekly ] What's up this weekend? [ Appeal ] Chocolate cookie war coming soon. [ Mission Mission ] Mark Zuckerberg … |
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| The N Judah Chronicles |
| Pictures, Because It Coulda Happened: The Sunset Subway! |
| 03/06/2010 12:00 AM |
| San Francisco Sunset Subway (1966) If you want a rather eye-opening experience about the history of transit and traffic in San Francisco, then you should get yourself over to Eric Fisher's Flickr account, and take a look at the... |
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| The San Francisco Citizen |
| The Reviews are In for the San Francisco Ballet’s Program 4 – See It This Weekend |
| 03/06/2010 12:00 AM |
Hey, there are still a few tickets left for something-for-everybody Program 4 at your San Francisco Ballet over the next three days. See what Allan Ulrich, Chronicle Dance Correspondent, thinks here and what Janos Gereben, a contributor to the Examiner, thinks here . And check out the casting from Seán Martinfield, Sentinel Editor and Publisher, here . ![]( "30105884full[1><br/>") |
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| SFist |
| Woman Riding Ferry Falls Overboard, Dies |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 PM |
An unidentified female was found in the San Francisco Bay off Point Alameda this morning, an hour after the captain of a commuter ferry reported a "man overboard." Happening a little after 9:15am, the Ferry's captain "reported the woman had gone overboard … |
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| Peninsula Press Club |
| Date set for high school journalism awards |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 PM |
| The Press Club is working to promote journalism at the high school level. Each fall we hold a boot camp with how-to seminars for student journalists. In the spring, the club holds a contest to recognize the best work at high school newspapers and Web sites. The Press Club will present this year's awards on April 21 from 4 to 6 p.m., at Ralston Hall, Notre Dame de Namur University, 1500 Ralston Ave., Belmont. [img width='1' height='1' … |
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| SFist |
| Alice In Wonderland @ the Castro |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 PM |
by Rachel Brodsky It's the event you've all been waiting for--another Tim Burton feature presentation! And maybe this one will actually work! Burton, the master of fairy tale reinterpretation topped with a haunting Gothic fetish is … |
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| The San Francisco Citizen |
| Pay $10 to See Steve Wozniak Host Roller Derby in Haight Ashbury, March 6th |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 PM |
| Via SFist comes the news of Steve “The Woz” Wozniak starting up the Roller Derby game at Kezar Pavillion at 775 Stanyan Street just up from Haight this Saturday, March 6th, 2010 . Will he bring his Segway along, or maybe Steve Jobs too? We Can Only Hope. Tickets still on sale . After this, maybe San Francisco will get it’s own ‘Woz Way” the way they have it down in San Hoser. Your Bay City Bombers in action on … |
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| SF Streets Blog |
| San Francisco’s Sunday Streets To Begin Soon |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 PM |
Photo: busbozo With just over a week to go before the first Sunday Streets ciclovia of 2010, organizers are working overtime to get all the details squared away for the March 14th street closure expected to draw tens of thousands of cyclists, pedestrians, skaters, and bladers to … |
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| SFist |
| Meanwhile, In Berkeley... |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 PM |
(AP Photo/Ben Margot) Spooktacular face painting fun at UC Berkeley!
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| SFist |
| Get Your iPads on April 3 |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 PM |
Apple announced today the iPad will be available for purchase on April 3. Apple speaketh : "Apple today announced that its magical and revolutionary iPad will be available in the US on Saturday, April 3, for Wi-Fi models and in late April for Wi-Fi + 3G models. In addition, all models of iPad will be … |
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| SF Streets Blog |
| Excitement Builds for First Sunday Streets of 2010 |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 PM |
Photo: busbozo With just over a week to go before the first Sunday Streets ciclovia of 2010, organizers are working overtime to get all the details squared away for the March 14th street closure, which is expected to draw tens of thousands of cyclists, pedestrians, skaters, and … |
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| Peninsula Press Club |
| Thuy Vu wins Gracie Award |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 PM |
KPIX's Thuy Vu has won the “Outstanding Reporter/Correspondent” Gracie Award from the American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT). Vu won for her composite of three stories: Mendota, a Central Valley town with the state's highest unemployment rate, nearly 42%; Khmer Rouge survivors telling their stories … |
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| SF Streets Blog |
| Reminder: Save Muni Summit Tomorrow |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 PM |
Women's Building, site of the Save Muni Summit. Flickr photo: jon starbuck Transit supporters and representatives from over 60 organizations from across the city will gather tomorrow to discuss Muni's future, and try to identify solutions and strategies to improve … |
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| SF Streets Blog |
| MTA Board May Finally Get Creative on Funding, But Obstacles Remain |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 PM |
MTA Executive Director Nat Ford and Board members Jerry Lee, James McCray, and Chairman Tom Nolan. Could the bleakest budget in the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's history force its directors to finally get creative in funding Muni? The answer, judging from Tuesday's MTA … |
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| SFist |
| SFist Tonight |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 PM |
Credit: Dawn Endico /Flickr ART: Help restore the artwork that's part of the landmark Defenestration Building at the month-long Operation Restore Defenestration . Artist Brian Goggin has been given access to the building for a minimum of 18 months in order to repair or rebuild the artwork before the building's torn down … |
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| SFist |
| Relevant Facebook Status Update of the Day |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 PM |
Via R.S.: Dude with long beard and glasses: On the bus, loudly reciting Plato. Me: "Dude! Can you read to yourself man? Thanks." Dude with long beard and glasses: Whispering Plato on the bus.
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| The San Francisco Citizen |
| NOPA Pwned – Street Youths Claim Gentrified Divisidero is “Just Like the Suburbs” |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 PM |
| Three of these youts (possibly Academy of Art students) crossing Divisidero the other night got a lesson about NOPA courtesy of a fourth, who was in Sightsee M.C. mode. First, WiFi-enabled and MacBook-heavy Cafe Abir got dismissed as the ” Hastings * Study Group.” And actually, the phrase ”The Future Lawyers of America” was bandied about. And then the whole of the new North of Panhandle Area got dismissed as being … |
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| Fog City Journal |
| Thousands Amass to Protest Education Budget Cuts |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 PM |
Photos by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas March 5, 2010 As many as ten thousand students, parents, school faculty and union members took to the streets of San Francisco yesterday as part of a coordinated day of action to protest cuts to education. Dubbed “The Strike and Day of Action to Defend Public … |
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| SF Gate Culture Blog |
| Hey, Watch It! - Friday's TV Picks |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 PM |
NBC has been holding on to the series "Who Do You Think You Are?" for months, but finally, post-Olympics and the Jay Leno-in-primetime-fiasco, it looks like they've found the room to air it. Of...
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| The San Francisco Citizen |
| How Much Street Furniture is Too Much for the Sidewalks of Market Street? |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 PM |
| Part of the problem of having wide, wide sidewalks in San Francisco is when people go and try to fill up the wasted space. As here, in front of the Hotel Whitcomb on inbound Market near 8th Street. See? Terry Frye’s recent photos seem to show quite a lot of stuff on the red brick. Is Market now a Livable Street or something? Are potted plants required for every public-private partnership to come down the pike? [img class="alignnone … |
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| The San Francisco Citizen |
| “Korean Comics: A Society Through Small Frames” Coming to the Main Library March 13th |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 PM |
| Here’s what’s coming up at your free San Francisco Public Library : “Korean Comics: A Society Through Small Frames – Exhibition in the Library’s Jewett Gallery, March 13th – June 13th, 2010 . San Francisco Public Library is pleased to present, Korean Comics: A Society Through Small Frames , an exhibition of 83 framed works by 21 of Korea’s most talented cartoonists drawn over a period of four decades, on view … |
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| SFist |
| SFist Style: Trashy Pretty Thing |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 PM |
Courtesy of Lifetime Network. Please welcome Chloé Harris , SFist's new Style Editor. Why Harris, you ask? Because she has an awesome wardrobe, isn't a slave to flats, and doesn't dress like a 25-year-old Missionite who looks like she's on the school playground. And that's good enough for us. Also, she's a bit of a … |
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| SFist |
| The Baby-ry Coast |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 PM |
Seeing so many kids and parents at yesterday's public education rally reminded us of how great it must be growing up in a place like the Bay Area, aside from the whole aforementioned public education budget cuts. Many of the kids we know are muni veterans, sushi lovers, vegetable eaters, loyal Hardly … |
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| SF Streets Blog |
| Todays’ Headlines |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 PM |
| Revised Ca. High-Speed Rail Proposal Keeps the Same Route ( SF Gate , Merc ) More on Legislation That Would Result in Muni Getting STA Funds ( SF Gate , SF Weekly : "Muni Union's Crazy Math" SF Examiner Previews Tomorrow's Muni Summit Sacramento RT To Hold Hearing Monday on Proposed Service Cuts ( Progressive Railroading ) Woman Injured After Being Hit By M-Ocean View Operator ( SF Gate , ABC7 ) Planning Commission … |
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| The San Francisco Citizen |
| Rec and Park Approves New Fees at Strybing Arboretum: $16 for Families, $7 for Individuals |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 PM |
| That’s the news of last night from City Hall. Get up to speed on the issues here . The next step is to see what happens at the San Francisco Board of Supervisors . (How much lobbying do you get when you spend five figures on a lobbyist? We’ll soon see.) This speaker was no fan of the new fees. Certainly, he was outnumbered last night: [img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-15674" title="strybing" … |
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| SF Streets Blog |
| Whose Lifestyle Is It Anyway? |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 PM |
| As malls have struggled over the last 20 years or so to stay culturally
relevant -- or even profitable -- one of the solutions that has gained
ground is the "lifestyle center." These are malls with sidewalks and
sidewalk musicians, European-style fountains, open-air restaurants, and
of course, lots of shopping. They are prefab places masquerading as
real places. Check out this 2006 piece from Slate and you'll get the idea. … |
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| SFist |
| M Ocean View Hits Pedestrian |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 PM |
A day after a cyclist was the victim of a hit-and-run by a 5-Fulton driver during his route, a 19-year-old female pedestrian was hit near the intersection of San Jose and Farallones Street by a M Ocean View Muni light rail. The incident occurred at around 9:45 pm while the train was moving north towards San … |
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| Fog City Journal |
| Time for a Study of the Effects of San Francisco Rent Control |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 PM |
| By Ralph E. Stone March 5, 2010 Rent control was enacted in San Francisco in 1979. Enough time has passed to justify an independent empirical study of the effects of rent control, if any, on the quantity and quality of housing in San Francisco. All San Francisco properties with a first Certificate of Occupancy issued prior to June 13th, 1979 are subject to rent control. If a rental unit was in regular use prior to June 13th, 1979, but does … |
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| SFist |
| UC-Santa Cruz Grad Shot, Killed at Pentagon |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 PM |
From Bedell's Facebook . Hollister resident John Patrick Bedell, 36, was shot and killed last night after pulling a handgun at the Pentagon entrance and firing at guards. Bedell held a bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of California, Santa Cruz (we're going to guess he was at Kresge), … |
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| SFist |
| Oakland Day of Action Protesters Shut Down 980/880 Freeway |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 PM |
Protesters being escorted off the freeway. Photo: Oakland North You saw the photos of the Civic Center rally protesting education cuts, but across the Bay they weren't fucking around. A group of a few hundred protesters who had gathered at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland broke off and marched onto the 980 … |
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| The San Francisco Citizen |
| A Well-Attended Meeting in Support of Community Choice Aggregation at Harvey Milk Club |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 PM |
| This was the scene the other day at the LGBT Center at a Harvey Milk Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Democratic Club meeting in support of Community Choice Aggregation . Here’s a report from KPIX Channel 5 (if you can handle a commercial beforehand.) Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, Supervisor David Campos, Carole Migden, Paul Fenn, John Rizzo, Chris Jackson, and Eric Brooks, among others, were all there: [img title="IMG_9203" … |
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| The SF K Files |
| Conference for families of children with disabilities |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 AM |
| A free conference for families of children with disabilities, the professionals that work with them, and the community at large. 2010 Information & Resource Conference ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Saturday, March 20, 2010 8:30 a.m - 3:30 pm ? ? John O'Connell High School, 2355 Folsom St. San Francisco, CA ? Free Breakfast, Lunch and Caregiving provided with advanced registration REGISTER ONLINE! http://www.supportforfamilies. org/resourcefair/ … |
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| Bluoz |
| urban Iditarod 2010 |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 AM |
| Roving bands of feral barking humans tomorrow along the Embarcadero (chuckling calamari) |
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| BeyondChron |
| Stanley Adler's "Arias Under Curves" |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 AM |
| I first met Stanley Adler in 1980, during those heady days in NYC while performing with the art-rock group "The Same" and their mentor, Brian Eno. Amazingly talented, Adler would go on to audition for King Crimson, perform with Madonna, tour with the Crazy World of Arthur Brown and dozens of equally influential and creative musicians. These days, Adler makes his home in France, moving from electric and acoustic bass to his Steinberger 5 string … |
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| BeyondChron |
| D.C. Archbishop is a Bigot |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 AM |
| It?s always interesting to listen to Catholic clergy trying to justify their anti-gay bigotry. Consider the announcement this week by Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl of the five-county Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. that he is dropping the spousal benefits offered to Catholic Charities workers in order to avoid coming into compliance with the District of Columbia?s newly enacted gay marriage law that mandates extending those benefits to queer … |
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| BeyondChron |
| Urge Media to Retract Lies About ACORN |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 AM |
| (Ed. Note: While the right-wing attacks on ACORN seem like old news, a new report refutes the constantly repeated core charge that a man dressed as a pimp got advice from ACORN on how to facilitate child prostitution. It turns out that the undercover right-wing racist James O?Keefe actually wore regular clothes and told ACORN he was the boyfriend of a woman being abused by a pimp. Read full details below) By now everybody knows that James … |
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| SFGTV Video On Demand: Mayor's Office |
| Pavement to Parks Announcement - Feb 25, 2010 |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 AM |
| The agenda for Pavement to Parks Announcement dated Thursday, 25 February 2010 has been archived. Access it here: http://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=18&clip_id=9543 Download File |
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| SFGTV Video On Demand: Mayor's Office |
| Statement About City Budget and Jobs - Mar 05, 2010 |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 AM |
| The agenda for Statement About City Budget and Jobs dated Friday, 05 March 2010 has been archived. Access it here: http://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=18&clip_id=9551 Download File |
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| SFist |
| Day Around the Bay |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 AM |
Student protestors march on the University of California at Berkeley campus Thursday, March 4, 2010, in Berkeley, Calif. Demonstrations, marches, teach-ins and walkouts are planned nationwide Thursday in what is being called the "March 4th National Day of Action for Public Education." Events … |
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| CurbedSF |
| Comment of the Day: "The photos don't do justice to... |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 AM |
| "The photos don't do justice to the actual interior spaces. Wurster was a master of proportions. ... If there's an open house, go. This was until recently one of the few untouched Wurster interiors left, and they seem to have... |
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| Mayor Newsom Blog |
| Mayor Newsom’s Statement on “Day of Action” Reallies Against Education Cuts |
| 03/05/2010 12:00 AM |
| “I join the thousands of students, parents and teachers across
California and here in San Francisco today calling for adequate,
equitable education funding for our public schools and universities.
In San Francisco, we have forged new partnerships with our public
schools and community colleges to guarantee universal pre-school,
universal afterschool programs and a place in our community colleges
for every child. Despite these difficult … |
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| SF Streets Blog |
| LaHood Faces Off With GOP Senator Over High-Speed Rail, Livability |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 PM |
When Cabinet secretaries appear in front of Congress' appropriations
committees, which control the annual budgets for each federal agency,
the proceedings tend to be dry affairs dominated by local concerns and
arcane fiscal debates. 
Sen. Kit Bond (R-MO) (Photo: Politico ) … |
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| SFist |
| SFist Interviews: Composer Victor Kissine |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 PM |
Composer Victor Kissine, picture by Isabelle Fran&cccedil;aix. Charles Ives was such an avant-garde composer in his time, his place in the musical canon still has to be explained. To us. By MTT . Yet, it's a testament to his lasting influence that living … |
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| SFist |
| Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Vampire Weekend's New Vid (ALSO 2nd Show Added in April!) |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 PM |
| Attention all ye fans of Vampire Weekend's catchy, preppy, articulate musical stylings: They've added a second show at the Fox in Oakland on April 20th, following on a quick sellout of their April 19th show, both with openers Abe Vigoda. Get tickets here . Above their recently released video for "Giving Up the Gun" featuring Joe Jonas and a waifish red-head girl playing indoor tennis. [img border='0' title='Add to digg' alt='Add to digg' … |
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| Fog City Journal |
| What is Transit Oriented Development Supposed to be? |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 PM |
In a world threatened by Peak Oil, Transit Oriented Development is a development concept aimed at encouraging the development of housing and commercial centers around mass-transit systems. By Marc Salomon March 4, 2010 Over the past ten years, The San Francisco Department of City Planning has rezoned much of the east side of San Francisco … |
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| SFist |
| SFist Tonight |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 PM |
ART: Artist Xing Danwen's solo show, A Personal Diary -- China Avant-garde in 1990s tells Danwen's personal experience as a first-hand witness and participant in the avant-garde scene of 1990s China, as well as her personal involvement with the 1960s generation in China. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. // Haines Gallery (49 … |
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| SFist |
| Photo du Jour 586 |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 PM |
"Dave Chappelle, Market Street, San Francisco" by Travis Jensen .
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| SFist |
| What's Going On Here, Crazy 'Day of Action' Poster? |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 PM |
Spotted over at Indybay.org , we have no idea what this poster is trying to tell us -- which is unfortunate since it seems aimed at a far-reaching protest and problem -- but it is, aesthetically, most spectacular. Forward to the fuck fest, indeed. [img border='0' … |
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| SFist |
| Woman Tells Off Dave Chappelle, He Responds By Calling Her "Titties" "Real" |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 PM |
Photo by Travis Jensen . Oh dear. From the editor's inxbox comes this heated missive over today's 'Photo du Jour' featuring gifted comedian Dave Chappelle . Black Betty writes: I can't believe you have that bigot's picture on your site . Someone just sent me this on Facebook from one of her friend's "notes": … |
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| SFist |
| Relevant Facebook Status Update of the Day |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 PM |
Via Ben Kasman Overheard while in the St Regis bathroom: Dude 1: wonder what my wife would think knowing I spent $150 on a fat hooker last night Dude 2: bitches Dude 1: After getting her front row seats @ Bon Jovi you'd think I'd be allowed certain liberties Dude 2: bitches Dude 1: beeyatch's Dude 2 puking in … |
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| SF Streets Blog |
| Rising to the Challenge of Bringing Kids on Transit |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 PM |
| Following up on yesterday's post about family-friendly transit, which generated a raft of interesting comments on Streetsblog
New York (and even more on our SF ,
DC and LA sites), we've got a dispatch from the front lines. Carla Saulter ,
who writes the always excellent Bus
Chick blog out in Seattle, weighs in on how going from one kid to two has made her car-free existence significantly more challenging, although she remains … |
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| SF Streets Blog |
| Moody’s Gifts Fossil-Fuel States With Positive Credit Outlook |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 PM |
Comparing the falloff in state tax revenue to shifts in total unemployment. (Chart: Moody's) Credit-rating agencies -- particularly Moody's and S&P, the nation's two premier shops -- wield significant influence over the financial health of private companies. But state and local officials … |
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| SFist |
| SF SPCA Offering Reward for Stolen Puppy's Return |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 PM |
Last night a dog was stolen from the San Francisco SPCA . Cassidy, a puppy infected with giardia (an intestinal infection that can spread to humans, notes ABC 7), was receiving critical medicine and treatment, and the good folks at the SF SPCA are "deeply concerned" about her health. A statement from the … |
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| SFist |
| Protesters Block UCSC Entrance During 'Day of Action' Protest |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 PM |
UCSC protesters block parking enforcement. (credit: @ justinriordan ) In honor of a Day of Statewide Action for Public Education , protesters at UC Santa Cruz are trying to make sure students don't receive one. As of this morning, UCSC students and employees have blocked the school's entrance. According to the Santa Cruz … |
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| The N Judah Chronicles |
| A Call for Guest Bloggers, Once Again |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 PM |
| Golden Gate Heights Park While it may not seem like it to you, the Loyal Reader, I've been spending a lot of time working on some changes to the site. A lot of it is technical BS (like figuring... |
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| SFist |
| Anti-Gay SoCal Senator at Gay Club Before DUI Arrest |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 PM |
Oh, this is rich. Anti-gay GOP Senator Roy Ashburn , Republican father of four and grandfather of two, was arrested last night for driving while blotto. Ashburn, according to reports, had just visited Faces , a Sacramento gay bar. ( Titter. ) A male passenger in the car with Miss Ashburn was not detained, … |
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| SFist |
| Mad Groper Terrorizes SJSU Females |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 PM |
San Jose police are investigating three separate incidents of sexual battery on the San Jose State campus yesterday morning involving a Hispanic male who approached female students from behind and began groping them inappropriately. The suspect is described as being 5' 8", clean shaven, with … |
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| SFist |
| Bisexual Sex Worker Starchild Running for Supervisor Again |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 PM |
Starchild, at a 2007 Burning Man Decompression party. Photo from Anticlockwise . It wouldn't be an election year in SF without perennial underdog candidate Starchild in the race. Starchild is among a gaggle of candidates vying for Bevan Defty's seat on the Board of Supervisors in District 8, which is … |
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| The N Judah Chronicles |
| A Call for Guest Bloggers, Once Again |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 PM |
| Golden Gate Heights Park While it may not seem like it to you, the Loyal Reader, I've been spending a lot of time working on some changes to the site. A lot of it is technical BS (like figuring... |
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| Sweet Melissa |
| He always did seem to be too nice for that job... |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 PM |
Between service cuts, fare increases and feisty finger-pointing between the union and management (message from civilians: Stop wasting your time, we think you’re both a problem), even Muni hates Muni … |
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| Sweet Melissa |
| News of the week... |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 PM |
Secretive right up until the last minute, state Attorney General Jerry Brown’s Web site on Monday claimed he was going to make a "special announcement" Tuesday. Really. As if it would be about … |
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| SF Streets Blog |
| Today’s Headlines |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 PM |
| More on Crash Involving Cyclist and Muni Bus Driver Who Didn't Stop ( The Snitch , SF Gate ) Political Consultant Eric Jaye Says Muni Operators Union Never Actually Hired Him ( The Snitch ) Poll Finds Majority of Voters Support Increased Vehicle License Fee ( City Insider ) SFPD Begins New Pedestrian Safety Program ( KCBS ) Park Station Officers Cite Motorists in NOPA Pedestrian Safety Sting ( Bike NOPA ) "Muni Union's Crazy Math" ( … |
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| CurbedSF |
| Saving Dolores Park: While Rec and Park is declaring... |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 PM |
| While Rec and Park is declaring that Dolores Park is hurting for some serious renovation ("Mission Dolores is being loved to death"), neighbors who call the park their "front yard" are digging in their heels — freaked at the prospect... |
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| SF Gate Culture Blog |
| Hey, Watch It! - Thursday's TV Picks |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 PM |
While I appreciate the fact that "The Office" didn't feel the need to drag out the "will they or won't they" romance of Pam and Jim for season after season, and instead allowed them to get together...
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| SF Metro Blogging |
| Babatunde Lea presents Umbo Weti: A Tribute to Leon Thomas |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 PM |
| After Yoshi’s celebrates St. Paddy’s Day with the unlikely Gil-Scott Heron on Mar 16th & 17th, another unique event comes to town the next night. Master Percussionist Babatunde Lea brings an all-star jazz virtuoso quintet feat. vocalist Dwight Trible, saxophonist Ernie Watts, pianist/vocalist Patrice Rushen & bassist Gary Brown to town. [img alt="" src="http://motema.com/PHOTOS/Babatunde_Lea2.jpg" class="alignleft" … |
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| SFist |
| Social City By The Numbers |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 PM |
Nicola Bulgari with Dede Wilsey and John Traina (credit: Catherine Bigelow) Number of people pictured in today's Miss Bigelow's Social City : 51 Minority count : 1 Who was celebrating what : The social registry's most vulgar at Nicola Bulgari's celebration … |
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| SFist |
| Tips for Protesting During Today's 'Action for Public Education' |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 PM |
During today's Day of Statewide Action for Public Education rallies, things are sure to get heated. And while many a protester foolishly thinks getting arrested or vandalizing amounts to something other than looking bad-ass, most of us know better. (Kids will be in attendance at many of today's … |
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| The Snitch |
| Gay Men, Searching for Hot Sex, Get the Shaft |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 PM |
|
?If you happen to be on the gay hook-up site BarebackRT.com, and you come across the screen name ffsickwithit, be warned. Meet up with this guy, and he's likely to suggest you take some GHB to mak... |
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| The Snitch |
| Baylinks: Dirt, Protests, & More Protests |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 PM |
|
?The Dolores Park renovation community meeting did not even approach the happy-fun-time that was the American Apparel Planning Commission Meeting. [Uptown Almanac]Another chart topper from Walter ... |
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| The N Judah Chronicles |
| A Call for Guest Bloggers, Once Again |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 PM |
| Golden Gate Heights Park While it may not seem like it to you, the Loyal Reader, I've been spending a lot of time working on some changes to the site. A lot of it is technical BS (like figuring... |
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| Peninsula Press Club |
| Judge approves MediaNews bankruptcy plan |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 PM |
The AP is reporting that a federal bankruptcy judge in Delaware today approved the bankruptcy plan of the parent company of the Mercury News, Contra Costa Times, Oakland Tribune, San Mateo County Times and other MediaNews Group papers. The confirmation of the reorganization plan in Delaware puts Affiliated … |
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| Peninsula Press Club |
| Shandobil is leaving Channel 2 at year's end |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 AM |
KTVU political editor Randy Shandobil, who has been at Channel 2 for 31 years, plans to leave the station after the November elections, media blogger Rich Lieberman reports . The images here are from You Tube -- 1984 and 2009. The 1984 image is from a live shot Shandobil did from a fire. [img width='1' … |
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| The Snitch |
| Muni Union's Crazy Math |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 AM |
|
? Watching the Muni drivers overpower Monday's "March Against Muni," it was hard not to be impressed by cable car driver Eric Williams (above). He easily out-debated his foes, stayed relentlessl... |
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| BOMA San Francisco |
| UPDATE: Pension and Muni Reform Efforts from Supervisor Sean Elsbernd |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 AM |
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Supervisor Sean Elsbernd BOMA San Francisco Members: Please take a moment to review Supervisor Sean Elsbernd 's report on his efforts to reform the pension rules for employees of the City and County of San Francisco as well as Muni drivers' salaries, below: Pension Reform Proposal Submitted to Voters for June 8 Ballot On … |
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| SFist |
| Just Sayin': SF Weekly Is Looking Dangerously Thin |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 AM |
Illustration: Jason Levesque/SF Weekly We know it's a shit time for media in general, and we're all chasing after the same few advertising dollars, but the latest issue of SF Weekly , with the glossy purple cover and the terrific cover story by Ashley Harrell? Kind of skinny, no? We don't mean to get all up in … |
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| SFist |
| Day Around the Bay |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 AM |
Photo from LiveSoma/Flickr . Take a sneak peak at Kelly Hughett's Radius, where everything is served within an x-mile radius. [ Eater ] Violet Blue explains why she quit the Chronicle/Gate. [ Appeal ] Lincecum adjusting to increasing fame. [ CBS 5 ] Jerry Brown beat Meg Whitman to "Do More With Less" by 25 Years. [ … |
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| SFGTV: Rules Committee |
| BOS Rules Committee - Mar 04, 2010 |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 AM |
| The agenda for BOS Rules Committee dated Thursday, 04 March 2010 has been archived. Access it here: http://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=13&clip_id=9535 Download File |
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| Fog City Journal |
| ICE Grants Washington Family 60-Day Reprieve |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 AM |
Charles Washington’s wife and his Australian-born 13-year-old stepson (not pictured) won a 60-day reprieve today from deportation proceedings following a reexamination by federal immigration authorities of the family’s legal status. Photos by Luke Thomas By Hope Johnson March 4, … |
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| BeyondChron |
| Budget Cuts Wound Mentally Ill San Franciscans |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 AM |
| Thomas Jefferson's voice echoed through the San Francisco Board of Supervisors' vaulted Chambers as he stood at the podium on Thursday, February 25, addressing a Joint Hearing of the San Francisco Mental Health Board and The National Alliance on Mental Illness. Jefferson, 51, speculated intelligently about the limitations schizophrenia placed on his life. ?Had my mental health been treated early on, I might have been President. Most … |
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| BeyondChron |
| Statewide Education Rallies Go Viral |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 AM |
| Plans for today?s rallies and marches to protest deep cuts to public education are gathering momentum in Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Long Beach and Northridge. Local actions are planned on or near campuses and schools all over the state. And for the first time, social media is playing a starring role. Our rallies have gone viral. This is no surprise. Over the last few years, the rise of Facebook, Twitter and other social … |
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| BeyondChron |
| SAVE MUNI Summit on Saturday |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 AM |
| PUBLIC TRANSIT IS IN JEOPARDY: Because of the economic downturn and lost opportunities, the San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) has fallen on hard times. The December 5th service cuts included 6 discontinued routes, 16 foreshortened routes and shorter operating hours for 22 additional routes. Muni riders were already feeling the painful cuts. Then on February 26, things got worse. The SFMTA Board of Directors voted to cut service by another … |
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| BeyondChron |
| Bet on Barbara Boxer in November |
| 03/04/2010 12:00 AM |
| Gambling on political races is illegal in California, but if you find yourself in Las Vegas and are looking for a surefire (legal) bet, consider putting some cash on California Senator Barbara Boxer winning re-election in November. The odds could be quite good. After all, the election year drumbeat that Boxer is in trouble has already begun, with even the March 2 New York Times declaring in a headline story that ?early polls? show that Boxer … |
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| The Snitch |
| Baylinks: Data, Murals, & Vegan Parody Jams |
| 03/03/2010 12:00 PM |
|
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New online resource is promising to put tons of vital information about
S.F. at your Web-savvy fingertips. But will it succeed? [SFAppeal]Should cyclists be fined the same as motorists for talk... |
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| The SF K Files |
| SF Examiner: Sherman elementary school's green schoolyard is a success story with a few chills |
| 03/03/2010 12:00 PM |
| This from the SF Examiner : "This is lettuce!" says Saul Jaugeri a kindergartner. With Ms. Dominguez' class, he is standing by a planter box in the green schoolyard at Sherman Elementary School . Ten minutes later, his class mate Seth Adelman digs out an earth worm and shouts, "Ms Myers, can we make a worm farm and have it as a pet?" Meanwhile, Abigail Parker, same class, pulls on Ms. Myers' sleeve and asks if she can take a few leaves home … |
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| The SF K Files |
| Hot topic: Will private schools raise tuition? |
| 03/03/2010 12:00 PM |
| This from a reader: I will be looking at private independent SF schools next year for our daughter who will start kindergarten in 2012 so I am just starting to learn about the expense, admission process and grim realities. I noticed there is only 1 older blog post on private school tuition. An article in yesterday's Examiner by Ken Garcia talked about the scary financial future for many of the independent schools. It has really got my husband … |
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| The SF K Files |
| Don't miss: March 4: Public Education Day of Action |
| 03/03/2010 12:00 PM |
| March 4th will be a statewide Day of Action to reorder the state's priorities and save California's future. Adequate funding for ALL public education (from pre-K through university) is an important part of this. Organizing the event: unions, community groups, teachers, staff and students from K-12, community colleges, the CSU and UCs. Plans are still underway but the idea is for folks to organize locally (on campuses, at school sites etc.) … |
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| SFist |
| Massive School Walkouts & Rallies Planned for Thursday |
| 03/03/2010 12:00 PM |
Billed as a Day of Statewide Action for Public Education , public education students, workers and supporters from Pre-K through PhD are expected to protest the glaring lack of funding aimed at California public schools. Thursday's SF rally, to be held at the Civic Center, will boast "more than 30 speakers from … |
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| Matier & Ross |
| Pols likely to keep distance in Sacramento bids |
| 03/03/2010 12:00 PM |
Within days, two other well-known Bay Area Democrats - Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris - will likely be running for state office along with Jerry Brown, but don't look for them to run as a team. The "Three Amigos" they are not - either personally or...
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| SF Streets Blog |
| Today’s Headlines |
| 03/03/2010 12:00 PM |
| MTA Spokesperson Judson True Leaving to Work for Supes Prez David Chiu ( City Insider ) More on the Muni Budget and Yesterday's MTA Board Meeting ( BCN via CBS5 , SF Gate ) Transbay Blog Takes a Look at the MTA Budget and SPUR's Proposals TWU and Former Newsom Strategist Part Ways After One Week ( SF Examiner ) SUV Driver Hits, Injures Woman at 30th and Church Streets ( SF Examiner ) Capitol Corridor Train Collides With Empty AC Transit … |
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| SF Streets Blog |
| The Importance of Family-Friendly Transit |
| 03/03/2010 12:00 PM |
| As someone who is raising a child without a car in a transit-rich
city, I sometimes need to be reminded that for many people in the
United States, the reality of maintaining a family life without a
personal motor vehicle is impractical -- or simply unthinkable, for a
variety of reasons. This often holds true even if they live in a city
with relatively good transit. Many car-free families in the Streetsblog Network have posted great
advice for … |
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| SFist |
| Girldrive |
| 03/03/2010 12:00 PM |
What do young women care about? What are their hopes, worries, and ambitions? Have they heard of feminism, and do they relate to it? In October 2007, journalist Nona Willis Aronowitz and photographer Emma Bee Bernstein embarked on a cross-country roadtrip, meeting with more … |
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| SFist |
| VIDEO: AC Transit Bus Smashed in By Amtrak Train |
| 03/03/2010 12:00 PM |
An Amtrak passenger train collided with a stalled AC Transit bus near the Oakland Coliseum early this morning. Above is some raw video of the scene from ABC 7. The Appeal reports that there were no passengers on board the the bus, and that the driver was unharmed.
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| SFist |
| Violent Beating, Stabbing on Capp Street |
| 03/03/2010 12:00 PM |
Photo by Kevin Montgomery/Uptown Almanac A brutal attack was reported at 24th and Capp Streets yesterday afternoon at around 5:40 pm. SFPD Officer Boaz Mariles told BCN (via SF Appeal ) that "the two girls exited the bus and confronted the other pair of teenagers," which is when the violence started. "The girls who had been on … |
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| The San Francisco Citizen |
| When is the Steam Pipe Underneath McAllister and Larkin NOT Steaming? |
| 03/03/2010 12:00 PM |
| Via ActionNewsSF , you might search to find a KGO-TV bit covering the traffic-disrupting venting steam pipe at McAllister and Larkin today – it’s more steam than usual, that’s for sure . But this area of Civic Center right in front of our Asian Art Museum (this year, it’s Shanghai ) is basically steaming all the time, right? HC SVNT DRACONES : [img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-15649" title="IMG_9827-copy" … |
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| SF Metro Blogging |
| Mission Graduates’ fundraiser: trip to Costa Rica |
| 03/03/2010 12:00 PM |
| One of my favorite charities, Mission Graduates , helps reinforce basic skills for kids in the Mission District and prepare them for college. Now they’re having a fundraiser where the grand prize is a trip to a Costa Rica resort . Mmm, looks romantic. In other fundraising news, have you seen Kickstarter ? People put their project proposals online and ask people to donate small sums. Projects range from the artistic (films, books, other … |
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| SFist |
| Adoptable Pets Of the Week: Pebble & Crystal |
| 03/03/2010 12:00 PM |
Pebble 1-year-old Italian Greyhound mix Sweet little bundle of fragile-puppy joy looking for a home. I've lived with a family before and impressed my parents with my quickness of learning household rules (such as housebreaking) and by being a smart little thing! While I love cuddling in your lap and … |
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| SFist |
| Britten's Serenade for Tenor, Horn and String with the NCCO |
| 03/03/2010 12:00 PM |
Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears Benjamin Britten visited North America in April 1939, and found more than he hoped for. He came from Britain to perform and present some of his compositions in Canada and the U.S. What was initially planned as a relatively short trip ended up lasting several … |
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| SF Streets Blog |
| New Dem Campaign Brands Stimulus Critics as ‘Highway Hypocrites’ |
| 03/03/2010 12:00 PM |
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) joined
others in her party in voting against the stimulus before praising its local impact. (Photo: Seattle
Times ) As more media outlets note the phenomenon of GOP lawmakers who voted against the Obama administration's economic stimulus law before … |
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| SF Streets Blog |
| Senate Starts Work on New Transport Bill, With House Version as a Guide |
| 03/03/2010 12:00 PM |
| The Senate today took its first steps towards voting on a new long-term federal transportation bill, with environment committee chairman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) vowing to take up a successor to the 2005
infrastructure law before 2011 and indicating she would use the House's already-introduced
version as a framework. [img width="200" height="150" align="right" class="image" alt="091109_inhofe_boxer_ap_297.jpg" … |
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| SFist |
| SFist Tonight |
| 03/03/2010 12:00 PM |
ART: In his new exhibition Vulnerability , artist Philip Buller blends realism and abstraction in his depiction of bodies in transition, as if they're "experiencing a rebirth, or embarking on a new chapter in life." 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. // Andrea Schwartz Gallery (525 2nd St) // free MUSIC: The Rumble, a monthly indie … |
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| SF Gate Culture Blog |
| Hey, Watch It! - Wednesday's TV Picks |
| 03/03/2010 12:00 PM |
Barbara Walters has announced this year's Oscar special will be her last. Is Oprah aiming to take over that throne? "The Oprah Winfrey Oscar Special," airing at 10 P.M. on ABC, just might be her...
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| SF Gate Culture Blog |
| Street Food Adventures, brought to you by Tums |
| 03/03/2010 12:00 PM |
This past Saturday, I found myself on a blogger's street food tour, sitting underneath a freeway overpass in a Chevy Malibu asking a stranger if he had any Tums, and I thought to myself, "Yeah. This...
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| SF Streets Blog |
| Cyclist Sustains Minor Injuries After Being Hit By Driver of 5-Fulton |
| 03/03/2010 12:00 PM |
Photo: Joe Eskenazi/SF Weekly According to eyewitness statements reported by the SF Weekly and the Chronicle , a 5-Fulton bus collided with a cyclist this morning on Market Street and the driver refused to stop, despite pleas by passengers to stay at the scene of the crash. The … |
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| SFist |
| Bus Driver Refuses to Stop After 5-Fulton Hits Cyclist |
| 03/03/2010 12:00 PM |
Photo by Joe Eskenazi/SF Weekly. Laying on Market Street "bloody and dazed" this morning, a cyclist was allegedly hit and injured by a Muni bus. What's worse, according to eyewitness accounts, the bus driver refused to stop, even after passengers begged the driver to stop. SF … |
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| The Snitch |
| How To Get A Man in San Francisco |
| 03/03/2010 12:00 PM |
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?Click the image to enlarge this "Mind Map" of Girl Game, a set of strategies that two of male pick-up artists dreamed up after a night out in San Francisco with five single women, the subject of... |
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| SF Streets Blog |
| Cyclist Sustains Minor Injuries After Being Hit By 5-Fulton Bus |
| 03/03/2010 12:00 PM |
Photo: Joe Eskenazi/SF Weekly According to eyewitness statements reported by the SF Weekly and the Chronicle , a 5-Fulton bus collided with a cyclist this morning on Market Street and the driver refused to stop, despite pleas by passengers to stay at the scene of the crash. The … |
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| SFist |
| Dolores Park Renovation Community Meeting Tonight |
| 03/03/2010 12:00 PM |
Back in the day. ( Western Neighborhoods Project ) For those of you nutting over where you'll spend your summer afternoons indulging in PBR and salted caramel ice cream while twirling your mustaches, you might want to attend tonight's Dolores Park Community Meeting. Supervisor Bevan Dufty was kind … |
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| I Team Blog |
| Why'd they black that out? |
| 03/03/2010 12:00 PM |
This is a snapshot of our dealings with the San Jose Evergreen Community College District. Since last year, the I-Team’s been investigating complaints of misspending, overseas travel and nepotism at the district, but … |
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| Mayor Newsom Blog |
| Mayor Newsom Launches National Initiative to Open 311 Customer Service Centers to Developers |
| 03/03/2010 12:00 PM |
| Today, Mayor Gavin Newsom was joined by President Obama’s Chief
Information Officer Vivek Kundra to launch a national Open311 API
(Application Programming Interface) that will transform 311 Customer
Service Centers into tools of even greater value. Open311 will allow
software developers to write web applications that do two things: 1)
get service request data directly from the 311 system, and 2) submit
new service requests to city departments. … |
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| SF Streets Blog |
| Streetfilms: Seattle’s Link Light Rail — The Start of Something Big |
| 03/03/2010 12:00 PM |
| Right now, Seattle is making as serious a commitment to transit as any city in the nation. Recently, Streetfilms got to take a tour of the newest addition to the city's network --
the 13-station Link Light Rail, which opened in
mid-2009. The route is beautiful, swift, and has great multi-modal connections. Service is frequent, with headways as short as 7 minutes during rush
hour, and never longer than 15 minutes. And like many of the newest … |
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| SFist |
| 3.2 Earthquake Barely Rumbles In South Bay |
| 03/03/2010 12:00 PM |
Did you feel it? Yeah, neither did we. But according to the U.S. Geological Survey an earthquake "with a preliminary magnitude of 3.2" rattled Santa Clara County today. The slight shaker hit at 12:36 p.m., three miles deep. [ CBS 5 ] [img border='0' title='Add to digg' alt='Add to digg' … |
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