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    October 11, 2007
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    January 7, 2008
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    August 28, 2008
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    February 22, 1995
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    February 16, 2009

    The Great San Francisco Pillow Fight of 2009 -- Caught on Video!

    Thousands and thousands of mostly young people -- but we did see some septuagenarians -- packed Justin Herman Plaza on Valentine's Day for the annual soft smackdown. Note the girl in this video holding her head as she leaves the fight; I wonder what happened? Moments after shooting the above video ... More >>

  • News

    February 25, 2009

    Art Vandals

    Mural gets a paint job after city crew issues warning about graffiti.

  • News

    October 8, 2008

    Building Overtime

    Off-duty police officers making time and a half are swarming over construction sites, handing out tickets. Only in S.F.

  • News

    August 9, 2006

    Chuck & Run

    Off-duty police officers making time and a half are swarming over construction sites, handing out tickets. Only in S.F.

  • News

    January 15, 2003

    Thinking Small

    As Bush heads to war, the Chron bashes city bureaucrats for not putting up parking meters fast enough

  • News

    September 29, 1999

    It Ate City Hall

    If you like monstrous cost escalation, you'll love Don Todd Associates, whose mutating consulting agreements typify the city's horrifying contracting problems

  • Music

    April 14, 1999

    Riff Raff

    If you like monstrous cost escalation, you'll love Don Todd Associates, whose mutating consulting agreements typify the city's horrifying contracting problems

  • News

    December 23, 1998

    Trench Warfare

    Do you know which streets will be torn up on any given day? Of course not. Neither does the city. SF Weekly's Lisa Davis maps out the mayhem.

  • Calendar

    April 22, 1998

    The Grid

    Do you know which streets will be torn up on any given day? Of course not. Neither does the city. SF Weekly's Lisa Davis maps out the mayhem.

  • News

    March 19, 1997

    Men Behaving Viciously

    How ACT UP San Francisco spreads spit, fake blood, used cat litter, and potentially deadly misinformation through the AIDS community

  • News

    December 20, 1995

    Dome and Dumber

    Q: How's it possible to spend $244 million to renovate one city building? A: Do the words "toilet partition metal head assembly" mean anything to you?

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    Yet Another Harbinger of Doom for Print Media: 40 Papers Have Dropped Out of City's Racks, Many Have Likely Ceased to Exist

    Joe EskenaziThe city is now filled with these 'ped-mounts' -- but how long will papers be around to fill them?​You, the guy who derives fiendish joy from mutilating SF Weekly's newspaper boxes? Your days are numbered. As we've reported before, newspapers' distinctive boxes (ours are red!) are bein ... More >>

  • News

    February 3, 2010

    Surfers think city's exposed sewage tunnel warning is a bunch of crap

    Joe EskenaziThe city is now filled with these 'ped-mounts' -- but how long will papers be around to fill them?​You, the guy who derives fiendish joy from mutilating SF Weekly's newspaper boxes? Your days are numbered. As we've reported before, newspapers' distinctive boxes (ours are red!) are bein ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    What Does 33 Cubic Yards of Sewer Filth Look Like? And Can I Get It In Red?

    Joe EskenaziWave back at the nice man cleaning detritus from the antebellum era out of the city's sewers...​Posit the question "How do they clean the sewers in San Francisco" and you'll be surprised. Unless, of course, your answer was "They roll out a device resembling a Victorian-era laboratory c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2010

    How Romantic: DPW Worker Robbed of Work Equipment on Valentine's Day

    Audrey FukumanWhat better gift than the gift of mop? ​If your beloved gave you the gift of rakes, shovels, and brooms on Valentine's Day -- beware. You may be dating a miscreant who has filched municipal property. A Department of Public Works employee tasked with scouring filth on a day most folks ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2010

    DPW Workers Caught Parking, Yapping in Bus Zone

    What, again? ​Last year, a camera-wielding civilian sent SF Weekly photos of a cop parked in the bus zone near Mission and 20th, ordering his delicious lunch at Pete's Barbecue. For you and me, that's a $250 fine; for the cops it's an admonishment for making the SFPD look bad. Of course, a police ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    Wishful Thinking: Bay to Breakers Runners Urged Not to Litter, Get Drunk, Pee

    Jim HerdPer the cops and DPW, as long as she doesn't pee in the corner or litter, she's kosher​On the eve of San Francisco's yearly Bacchanalia in running shoes known as the Bay to Breakers, city officials are urging race participants to behave themselves and not make a mess. Well, that ought to d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2010

    And the Final Tally of How Much Filth Bay To Breakers Left Behind Is...

    Joseph SchellCan you weigh pee? If so, San Francisco is much heavier this week. ​It's here! It's here! The dilapidated floats, cast-aside former drink receptacles, and any other manner of crap people deigned to toss in the streets during Bay to Breakers have been weighed. And a grand total of 24 t ... More >>

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    June 2, 2010

    Your Final Tally on Bay to Breakers Cleanup Costs

    Joseph SchellYou think they care how much it cost to clean up after Bay to Breakers? Well, since organizers pay for it -- does anyone?​Last month, we reported that Bay to Breakers revelers left behind 24 tons of trash. The Department of Public Works amassed 18 tons of filth, while the Recreation a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2010

    Zynga Mafia Wars Stickers Prompt City Attorney to Go to the Mattresses

    Yes, money is power. But having the Unfair Competition Law at your disposal is power, too.​San Francisco's city attorney has decided that money is not enough to compensate for ad firm Davis Elen plastering 4,000 Zynga Mafia Wars stickers onto San Francisco sidewalks. And, unless ad executives agre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    DPW Crew Caught Shopping, Applying Makeup While Parked in Bus Zone

    Njon WeinrothNot in the bus zone! ​It turns out, regardless of who you work for, there are only three good reasons to park in a bus zone: You're a bus; there's an emergency going on; or you're a scofflaw. Sadly, it appears a Department of Public Works employee or employees caught on film by an ira ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    Graffiti Shifts From Public to Private Property, City Reports

    He's hopping off of public property​Following a lengthy and expensive crackdown, graffiti seems to be migrating from public to private property, the controller's office reports.According to a memo from the city controller presented as part of the the communications packet for this week's Board of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2010

    How Much Does Cleaning Up Illegally Dumped Crap Cost San Francisco?

    Urban SnapsTake the couch. Hell, take the hipster, too. ​According to the city, the couch you benevolently leave on the street so some couchless person can cart it off may be costing San Francisco millions. Actually, that's not true. People leave couches on the street because they're lazy. People ... More >>

  • News

    December 8, 2010

    Castro merchants say PG&E mishandled gas leak

    Urban SnapsTake the couch. Hell, take the hipster, too. ​According to the city, the couch you benevolently leave on the street so some couchless person can cart it off may be costing San Francisco millions. Actually, that's not true. People leave couches on the street because they're lazy. People ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    Garbage Collectors Allow Homeless Snoozing on Discarded Couches to Sleep In

    Looks like this couch is occupied​You tried to do the responsible thing. Rather than just dump your aging couch on the curb, you called the garbage collection agency and scheduled a "large item pickup." You scratched away the last few cents of your deposit, marring the walls with a wide couch in a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    Fewer Feathers Fly at Valentine's Day Pillow Fight

    Gil Riego, Jr.Fewer people, fewer feathers...​Update: The Department of Public Works says it cost the city $3,500 to clean up feathers at the Justin Herman Plaza yesterday. Itemized bill to come.Original Story 1 p.m.: If anyone is thrilled with the long overdue rain in San Francisco, it's the cit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2011

    New York Volunteers Clean Up After S.F. Valentine's Day Pillow Fight

    New York cleaning up after you​It's been widely reported that the clean up cost for the annual Valentin's Day pillow fight was cut by 90 percent due to the smaller crowds that attended this year. But the story that hasn't been widely told is how two East Coast residents played a big role in helpin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    Friday: Town Hall Meeting to Explain New Mobile Food Rules

    Gil Riego Jr.DPW's formal implementation of S.F.'s new mobile vending ordinance starts Mar. 7.​The city's new mobile food ordinance was formally approved back in January, but as anyone closely following the JapaCurry saga can tell you, implementation has still been in the hands of the Police D ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    Arizmendi Parklet Looks Like a Sure Thing

    Arizmendi Bakery​The Inner Sunset's Arizmendi Bakery appears to be on its way to getting a parklet all its own. Yesterday's public hearing before two officials in the Department of Public Works saw some 15 neighborhood residents (out of about 20 in attendance) speaking out for the sliver of pu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    Street-Food Vendors Form Tent City to Apply for Permits

    Anamika and Suresh KhannaWould-be mobile vendors begn camping out Friday night to be among hte first in line to apply for newly administered DPW permits.​Today, the Department of Public Works took over issuing authority for street-food permits with the launch of its Mobile Food Facilities Prog ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2011

    Who Owns the Castro Rainbow Flag?

    Off2riorobFlagged...​Don't like the way the Castro's iconic rainbow flag is administered? Go get your own! That's the message from Steve Adams, the president of the Merchants of Upper Market and Castro (MUMC). It's his group that pays for the oft-replaced flags, insures them in the event of a cost ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2011

    This Weekend: Toasty Melts Folds Up the Card Table

    ThrillistWith this weekend's truck launch, Toasty Melts makes the leap from underground to onboard.​Back in 2009, SFoodie got pinged by a guy who was teaming up with his girlfriend to wade into the slightly anarchic card-table Mission new-school street-food scene. Their name: Toasty Melts. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    Filmmakers and AntiGraffiti Vigilantes Butt Heads Over Illegal Posters

    ​The Department of Public Works put out a call today asking the public to report sightings of illegally posted movie posters. But these are not just any movie posters -- they're posters for Vigilante, Vigilante: The Freedom of Expression a documentary about antigraffiti vigilantes which will premi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    How the New Path in Dolores Park Will Benefit Disabled People and City Trucks

    stevendamron via Flickr ​​The width of the new path that will snake through Dolores Park after the renovation -- toward the top of the hill on the park's right and then bisecting the park's left-side to reach the playground -- doesn't have many fans. In fact, Uptown Almanac has called it a "gian ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    Chaac Mool Is Being Moved Out of Dolores Park Into the Street

    Dolores Park Works/FlickrChaac Mool's trailer in Dolores Park.​ For such a little cart, Chaac Mool has been the target of a large scandal. More than a year ago, some Missionites began complaining about the SF Department of Recreation and Parks' decision to award food-vending licenses to Blue Bottl ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 21, 2011

    Rocky Road: Food Trucks Clash with Downtown Businesses

    Dolores Park Works/FlickrChaac Mool's trailer in Dolores Park.​ For such a little cart, Chaac Mool has been the target of a large scandal. More than a year ago, some Missionites began complaining about the SF Department of Recreation and Parks' decision to award food-vending licenses to Blue Bottl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2011

    Doc's of the Bay Owner on SF's New Food Truck Regulations: 'The Law Is Flawed'

    John BirdsallThe Doc's of the Bay truck.​As I chronicled in this week's food lead story, the San Francisco Board of Appeals last week struck down two street-parking permits that the Department of Public Works had granted to Kasa's kati roller truck and Doc's of the Bay after an arduous eight-month ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Cesar Ascarrunz, Failed Mayoral Candidate, Fights for Mission's Only Legit Hot Dog Cart

    You can take a man's hot dog truck, but you can't take his spirit.​Cesar Ascarrunz is the Don Quijote of mayoral candidates -- dreaming the impossible dream, valiantly stabbing at City Hall like a windmill again and again, with no chance of success. Much to the chagrin of a Mission cardboard colle ... More >>

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