Lisa Seitz Gruwell

Decision on Food Vendors for City Parks Delayed Till Next Month

Wendy Goodfriend/Bay Area BitesFood vendor in Dolores Park during the 2009 Dyke March.​The selection process for pushcart food vendors to operate in city parks has been delayed, according to a spokeswoman for Rec and Park. Lisa Seitz Gruwell said the panel in charge of reviewing the applicatio ... More >>

Higher stadium fees drive recreational soccer leagues from S.F. to the suburbs

'Significant' Interest in Pushcart Vendor Licenses, Park Spokesperson Says

Applications are due October 1.​Since giving the green light last Thursday for pushcart vendors to hawk food in city parks, S.F.'s Recreation and Park Department has experienced what its spokesperson described as a "significant" amount of interest. Many people have visited Rec and Park's Web s ... More >>

A Garden-Variety Debate: City Hopes to Charge for Entry to Arboretum to Build World-Class Facility. But Local Folks Just Want Place to Sit in the Sun.

Will folks pay to doze beneath this great cypress?When folks filed into an unpleasant Monday meeting regarding the city's plan to begin charging for entry to Strybing Arboretum, they were unhappy enough about what they figured was a plea for them to pay good money to maintain the previously free sta ... More >>

'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 -- ar ... More >>

Will Rec & Park Department Beware the Brides of March?

Felipe BuitragoBlushing bridesNewcomers to San Francisco quickly learn that pulling dubious stunts in public is about as essential a part of this city's character as Dungeness crab, Giants games, or self-entitled, ultra-liberal smugness. Whether it's tomato fights, pie-throwing, zombie proms, or no- ... More >>

Greening the Left

Tycoons will pay to generate leftist ideas in voters' minds, but now they want to see results