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December 5, 2008
"19th Avenue: I Know, I Know, I Know." - Gavin Newsom's Message on Transit
By Benjamin Wachs I have to admit something before I begin: Gavin's ability to be boring is stronger than my ability to be funny. I'm slipping. I think I can hold the line for seven-and-a-half hours, but if he posts a sequel (perhaps "State of the City: Revolutions," or "State of the City: Attac ... More >>
Blogs
February 4, 2009
New York City Aims to Do What S.F. Officials -- To Their Credit -- Wouldn't: Profiteer off Plastic Bag Fee
Jared GruenwaldYou can make money, and that's good. And you can help the environment, and that's great. And, sometimes, you can do both -- and that's just super. But when you're only using the environment as a front for a money-making scheme, then you've crossed the line into green-washing. And that ... More >>
News
December 10, 2008
Imaginary outtakes from the mayor's 7.5-hour youtube marathon
Jared GruenwaldYou can make money, and that's good. And you can help the environment, and that's great. And, sometimes, you can do both -- and that's just super. But when you're only using the environment as a front for a money-making scheme, then you've crossed the line into green-washing. And that ... More >>
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June 18, 2008
King of Queens
Jared GruenwaldYou can make money, and that's good. And you can help the environment, and that's great. And, sometimes, you can do both -- and that's just super. But when you're only using the environment as a front for a money-making scheme, then you've crossed the line into green-washing. And that ... More >>
News
November 7, 2007
Gavin Newsom Can Help Cure Global Warming's Effects ... with High-Rises
Jared GruenwaldYou can make money, and that's good. And you can help the environment, and that's great. And, sometimes, you can do both -- and that's just super. But when you're only using the environment as a front for a money-making scheme, then you've crossed the line into green-washing. And that ... More >>
News
August 8, 2007
Governor Newsom?
Not likely, given his lack of spine in opposing the initiative promoting more parking
News
May 30, 2007
Lacking (Progressive) Definition
Lefty factions and a phony convention do not an effective political party make
News
April 18, 2007
Future Games
She wants to harness the power of the communal cerebellum her games create and put it to work solving real-world problems
News
June 11, 2003
Fear Factor
SARS has barely touched S.F. Yet tourists and others are staying away from Chinatown in droves.
Blogs
July 28, 2009
Muni Tax Shelter Deal Could Lead to More S.F. Rail Carnage
Jim HerdDid promised millions froma shady tax shelter deal blur Muni's judgment?A month before investigators began to sift through train wreckage to determine the cause of last week's Muni light rail crash, officials examining deadly transit accident in Washington D.C. discovered a defect th ... More >>
Blogs
November 6, 2009
New York Times' YouTube Investigation: Bicyclists Sometimes Run Stop Signs
The odd media war unfolding in San Francisco -- in which major dailies establish editions here while local periodicals fade away -- advanced in a new direction Friday, with a page A-19 story in the New York City edition of the New York Times titled "San Francisco's Cyclists Facing Backlash for Fl ... More >>
News
November 18, 2009
S.F. Green Business Program rewards polluter
The odd media war unfolding in San Francisco -- in which major dailies establish editions here while local periodicals fade away -- advanced in a new direction Friday, with a page A-19 story in the New York City edition of the New York Times titled "San Francisco's Cyclists Facing Backlash for Fl ... More >>
Film
March 24, 2010
Greenberg: Los Angeles plays itself
The odd media war unfolding in San Francisco -- in which major dailies establish editions here while local periodicals fade away -- advanced in a new direction Friday, with a page A-19 story in the New York City edition of the New York Times titled "San Francisco's Cyclists Facing Backlash for Fl ... More >>
Blogs
May 25, 2010
Watch Out S.F.: Bloomberg Announces Startup Investment, Doesn't Tell Arrington to F*ck Off
Photo via MG Siegler/Flickr Dispatch from NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg's appearance at TechCrunch Disrupt The mayor made a stop at TechCrunch Disrupt in New York City 10 minutes ago. Here's what we learned: --Firstmark Capital is investing $300,000 in MyCityWay, which created the app NYC Way, ... More >>
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June 9, 2010
Apple's Latest Hot Mess: Prominent iPad Users' Personal Info Exposed
A window to your soulThink Facebook's got privacy problems? Just wait till you get a load of the latest scandal at Apple, which has apparently allowed some very prominent users of its iPad device -- think White House prominent -- to have their personal information exposed in an AT&T security ... More >>
News
October 6, 2010
Labor Pains
A fight between two unions here could set the course of the U.S. labor movement.
Blogs
November 2, 2010
World Series: San Francisco Politicos Collect Texas Bets
Arlington Mayor Dr. Robert Cluck will require an XL jerseyBART riders spotting a man decked out in ill-fitting Giants gear, handing out treats, and serenading them with local ditties need not be alarmed. It's just Gary Thomas, the executive director of Dallas Area Rapid Transit, paying off his Wo ... More >>
Blogs
December 9, 2010
Arlington Mayor Robert Cluck Heading to San Francisco Dec. 15 -- to Pay Up
Arlington Mayor Dr. Robert Cluck is on his wayFor San Francisco, Dec. 15 is payday. Dr. Robert Cluck, the vanquished mayor of Arlington, Texas, will be heading into the city to make good on the World Series bet he made with Mayor Gavin Newsom. Cluck will be helping Newsom oversee a Junior Giants ... More >>
Film
April 20, 2011
San Francisco International Film Festival: What to See
Arlington Mayor Dr. Robert Cluck is on his wayFor San Francisco, Dec. 15 is payday. Dr. Robert Cluck, the vanquished mayor of Arlington, Texas, will be heading into the city to make good on the World Series bet he made with Mayor Gavin Newsom. Cluck will be helping Newsom oversee a Junior Giants ... More >>
Blogs
May 20, 2011
Hodo Soy at Ferry Building, Baby Hawks, and Vegan Judgement Day!
Rachel at Vegansaurus visited Hodo Soy Beanery's new kiosk in the Ferry Building and found it all so very delicious. I'll take one of each, please! And I'm not just saying that -- I'm for real. Bring me one of each before I burn this whole place to the ground. Sorry, it's been a long week and I need ... More >>
Blogs
January 3, 2012
Rupert Murdoch on Twitter: Insipid and Pedestrian
It's sort of hard to believe after all this time, but I still regularly see people making fun of Twitter as if it's just a bunch of morons saying moron things. Okay, it is mostly that when taken as a whole. But I see very little of that kind of thing because I generally don't follow morons. Twitt ... More >>