Subject: Justin Herman Plaza

• Giant Bourgeois Spider Mounts San Francisco

  November 5, 2007

• Vagina Warriors May Snarl Traffic

  January 18, 2008

• Critical Mass Today at 6 p.m. -- Hide Your Car!

  January 25, 2008

• Vday Pillow Fight: Not for the Weak

  February 15, 2008

• Olympic Torch Met With Alarm and Protest, Stroll Along Waterfront

  April 2, 2008

• Saturday: World Naked Bike Ride

  June 9, 2008

• MP3 of the Day: French Bossa Nova

  June 18, 2008

• Uninsured...and Unequipped: Nude S.F. Art Installation Evokes Unintended Disturbing Message

  September 10, 2008

• Night+Day

  April 19, 1995

• Saturday Night: Chinese New Year Treasure Hunt

  EKAphotographyThe Yokes on Us team converges on a clue Chinese New Year Treasure HuntChinatown and beyondBetter Than: The Streets of San Francisco on DVD How well do you know the City? Even if you were born and raised here, it's unlikely you're familiar with every back alley, side street, commemorative plaque, historical landmark, or reference point. You might be surprised to find there's much more to San Francisco than meets the eye. Created by private detective Jayson Wechter, the Chinese N

  February 9, 2009

• The Weekend Hitlist: Roller Disco, Bill Cosby and Pillow Fights

  This is probably the most major weekend of all time, what with Friday the 13th, Valentine's Day and Presidents Day one after the other. Here's what you should do:Love Hedwig? How about movies where you watch a guy try to give himself a blowjob? Like it better when he succeeds? If so, head to the Victoria Theatre in the Mission for "Origin of Love: Celebrating Love, Sex and..." It's a very special celebration with John Cameron Mitchell, the genius behind "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" and "Shortbus.

  February 13, 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, your humble narrator sustained a direct hit between the eyes. Does this mean I can claim I had my eyeglasses broken in a fight? You know what makes this video for me? The guy with the bike (and th

  February 16, 2009

• The Great SF Pillow Fight of 09, Black Valentines Masquerade, Origin of Love and NOFX: Your Monday Morning Hangover

  There was more than enough to keep even the loneliest of hearts distracted and amused over the V-Day weekend. Topping the list easily was Saturday's Great San Francisco Pillow Fight of 2009, which brought thousands to Justin Herman Plaza to beat the crap out of each other with feathers and fluff. Relive the action via Gretchen Robinette's photos and  Joe Eskenazi's videos.    

  February 16, 2009

• Night+Day

  September 6, 1995

• 'We're Not a Total Buzz-Kill': Rec & Park Dept. Now Says Flash Mobs Not So Bad

  Gretchen RobinetteA luta continuaCity officials set some tongues a-wagging last week when they poo-pooed one of San Francisco's more beloved civic rituals: the so-called "flash mob" event. These spontaneous outbreaks of urban silliness -- ranging from public pie fights to no-pants subway rides -- are a huge hit with participants but irk those left with the responsibility of cleaning up. The Recreation and Park Department has singled out this year's massive Valentine's Day pillow fight on Justin

  March 19, 2009

• Work It Out

  Who needs money if you have your health?

  January 14, 2009

• Nabbed

  January 16, 2008

• No Justice, No Peace ... Whatever

  In the country’s putative activist capital, all the protests and rallies may do more to sow apathy than draw people to the cause.

  July 12, 2006

• Power Up

  November 30, 2005

• Anchors Away

  Sail around the bay

  June 15, 2005

• The Paminator

  DJ "I rule the school"

  March 30, 2005

• College Boys

  December 29, 2004

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  September 1, 2004

• Humane Society

  Help tidy up global messes

  June 16, 2004

• Posh Folks Exposed

  Sneak into luxe green spaces

  May 5, 2004

• Ant Invasion

  April 28, 2004

• Green Cinema

  March 31, 2004

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  March 31, 2004

• Three Kids' Tales

  Telling old stories new ways

  November 12, 2003

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  July 30, 2003

• Sports/Outdoors/Races

  June 19, 2002

• Organ Failure

  An ambitious plan to relocate a historic pipe organ to the Embarcadero threatens nothing but sour notes

  December 26, 2001

• Night & Day

  June 9, 1999

• Night + Day

  March 31, 1999

• Night + Day

  May 20, 1998

• April Is the Foolest Month

  April 1, 1998

• Barely a Ripple

  July 2, 1997

• Night+Day

  May 14, 1997

• Night+Day

  March 26, 1997

• Dog Bites

  September 4, 1996

• Night+Day

  August 21, 1996

• Spokes of Destiny 12

  August 28, 1996

• Thrash Bashing

  The skateboarding community's unofficial lobbyist warns that crackdown proposals are self-defeating

  July 31, 1996

• Night+Day

  May 3, 1995

• Critical Ass: SF's World Naked Bike Ride 2009

  On Saturday at noon, Justin Herman Plaza was sun-drenched and buzzing with the activity of particularly open-minded crowd, and passersby were beginning to take notice. "What the hell are all these people doing half-naked and shit?" one man cried.He was obviously not familiar with the way things are here in San Francisco, where bare and body-painted cyclists have pedaled to Golden Gate Park and back once a year, for the past six years, as part of the larger international World Nake

  June 15, 2009

• Mourn Michael Jackson Tonight @ Dolores Park, Ferry Plaza, Alamo Sq.

  We just got word on a R.I.P. Michael Jackson trike ride/ wake tonight hosted by "Deep.":"Trikeasaurus bike ride and then maybe a FlashDance (assuming people feel like dancing). We'll start the ride at 7 at Dolores Park. We'll be riding. I'll probably be updating our location via SMS*We'll be at Ferry Plaza at 8:30. If people are there we'll stop there. LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK. AND REQUESTS. I have a ton of MJ & the Jacksons that I love to play (as you know) but lemme know what you w

  June 25, 2009

• Weekly Ink: S.F. Tribute

  Eva Dancel-Jensen​Vital Statistics: My name is Travis Jensen. I'm a 30-year-old writer, photographer, and skateboarder living in San Francisco's Miraloma Park district, a neighborhood that many locals refer to as "The Mountains." Ever taken the 36 Teresita? It's a rare bird.    Tattoo: I have a large, intricately detailed black and gray tattoo of the Ferry Building on the outside of my left forearm. The piece is complete with flocking seagulls and a sun with rays of light peekin

  September 14, 2009

• Support Your Local Police: Cops Ask Permission to Accept Key Chains and Pistols

  ​Everyone harbors suspicions that police are enjoying deep discounts on coffee and donuts all over the city -- and, as department spokeswoman Sergeant Lyn Tomioka tells us, they usually are. But it's protocol to never accept anything for free. If the clerk insists, the common practice is to toss the price into the tip jar. There's a sound reason for this. It requires a ruling of the Police Commission in order for a cop to accept a "gift" of any value. A police officer must petition his or her

  October 9, 2009

• Do Anti-Climate Change Protesters Want to Fill The Bay With Garbage?

  Over the weekend, hundreds of San Franciscans flocked to Justin Herman Plaza to join protesters in 181 countries urging United Nations negotiators to push for greenhouse gas reductions. Around 100 cyclists donned snorkels and other water-themed costumes to show that a warming, rising sea would inundate downtown. Protest coordinator Chris Carlsson explained which parts of downtown the bicyclists would traverse during their 15-minute ride. Along Market Street, through the Financial District, ba

  October 26, 2009

• It's Your Friday Morning News Quiz!

  Need someone to help you figure out how many grams are in an ounce? Here's your ace.​Gavin! Timmy! Tyson Beckford! Grizzly Bear! Immunity to cereal! What a week. But were you paying attention? 1. Putting the bizarre cherry atop a surreal sundae, an expert witness gave what rationale for 21-year-old homeless man Kenneth Herron entering the San Francisco Zoo's Grizzly Bear Grotto? A. The defendant believed he was a spiritual cousin of the bears, and wished to free them from their metaphysical bo

  November 6, 2009