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Huzzah: September's Unemployment Statistics are Here
Stop the presses!!! Do not click 'save' on that blog entry!!! Drop everything you are doing RIGHT NOW (fact: The kids will still be at school, they don't die if you're late) and listen up. The Employment Development Department has issued September's unemployment statistics. When last we visited them, the San Francisco metro area's unemployment rate was hovering around the nine-point-sumthin' range, and IT STILL IS. In August, 9.6 percent of you San Francisco/Redwood City/San Mateo dwellers we
October 16, 2009New York Times Debuts Bay Area Section Today. Our Verdict: Meh.
Not a disaster, no -- but not 'King of the World' either...The nation's paper of record launched its new Bay Area section today to compete with San Francisco's paper of record. So how does the Times' San Francentric coverage measure up? Well, let's just say the Times is no Chronicle. And, believe it or not, I mean that as a compliment to the Chronicle. The "section" is all of two pages long and, for the most part, doesn't tell locals anything they don't already know. The "Indicators" co
October 16, 2009I Wish I Knew How to Quit You: S.F. Chamber of Commerce Won't Leave Global Warming-Denialist U.S. Chamber
People in fields such as petroleum, investment banking, or running chambers of commerce, know what it means to be blessed. They are embedded within industries that love to put on conventions and trade shows. Workers travel to distant cities, check into the Hyatt, mingle with people who went the same (or similar) college as they did, and, at the end of the day, hit industry-sponsored dinners and cocktails. So it's easy to comprehend why the suits at the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce have
October 16, 2009Goin' Legit: Thoughts on Composting From a Former Green Bandit
Or else, kiddies!A few months back I wrote about how the harrowing experience of visiting "The Pit" -- the Hieronymus Bosch-like netherworld in which all of San Francisco's refuse ends up -- forced me into an illicit lifestyle. City studies have shown that roughly two-thirds of the crap at "The Pit" could be recycled or composted. And since my building didn't offer composting, under cover of darkness I would furtively toss our compiled compost into someone else's green bin (I figured th
October 20, 2009With S.F. Critical Mass Mojo in Tow, Tesla Motors To Open Store in Biketown USA
Tesla's next endeavor? Fresh off the revelation that the company's top publicist is an avid fan and participant in San Francisco's Critical Mass monthly bicycle parade, Tesla Motors announced it will be opening an electric car store in America's top bicycling city, Boulder, Colorado.Last month we chronicled in this space how Rachel Konrad, communications manager for Tesla Motors, the Peninsula-based maker of hot-rod electric cars, revealed to a cycling-oriented podcast that she's a memb
October 20, 2009Feds complain that S.F.'s sanctuary city policies impeded investigation of Latino gang
October 21, 2009Owner of the Warfield pushes billboard ballot measure
October 21, 2009SF Weekly Letters
October 21, 2009Grub Street Truth-Squads Chang: New York Chefs Use Hella Figs
DDanzigFoie gras torchon with duck prosciutto and Black Mission figs at Gary Danko.Bitter knows no bounds. Following the fallout over N.Y. chef David Chang's remark that "fuckin' every restaurant in San Francisco is just serving figs on a plate," Grub Street's Adam Martin activated his iPhone's calculator and got busy running the percentages. Hi conclusion? "Figs appear on more plates in New York than they do in San Francisco." Read the raw data here. Of course, as a Grub Street reader po
October 21, 2009Will Plans to Ease Recycling of Household Water in S.F. Go Down the Drain?
Fork over the money for the permit, water dudeSan Francisco may be getting greener with the city's new mandatory composting rules, but that doesn't mean it's getting any "bluer." While the state is doing everything it can to make water recycling easier for homeowners by dumping restrictions, San Francisco appears to be doing just the opposite. Water conservationists flooded City Hall today for the Building Inspection Commission meeting to voice their opposition to code changes that would requ
October 21, 2009It's 4th Down For California Redwoods In San Francisco -- Already
Jim HerdCory Ross and the Redwoods apparently know the way to San JoseOn Saturday, we stopped by the California Redwoods' first game in San Francisco. If we knew the expansion United Football League's San Fran era would potentially be so fleeting, maybe we'd have picked up a signature plastic cup. Damn -- they didn't have any. Don't get us wrong, it was a decent football game. Sure, you could have switched the rosters of the home Redwoods and visiting New York Sentinels just before opening ki
October 22, 2009Track of the Day: Ring Trick
San Francisco's Ring Trick is a very goal-oriented artist. For one month the electronic producer/musician plans on uploading one new demo a day to his blog. "The only rule," he writes, "is that it has to be recorded and produced in the span of 24 hours."Scroll down the page and you can hear a batch of dreamy, soundtracky tunes influenced by the great minimalist, ambient composers and heavy shoegazer idols. With every new song, Ring Track also posts a video for the artist who has particu
October 22, 2009Right-Wing Institute Gearing Up 'To Take Down San Francisco' Over Sanctuary City Policy
Challengers to the city's proposed new sanctuary policy are already circlingYou may remember the furor over the memo Mayor Gavin Newsom leaked from the city attorney stating the city would face a "likely legal challenge" if it changed the hard-line policy towards reporting undocumented juveniles charged with felonies. The "likely law suit" is no longer a nebulous threat. The Washington, D.C.-based Immigration Reform Law Institute told SF Weekly Thursday it is actively seeking a plaintiff for
October 22, 2009Does The New York Times Realize Fullerton Is Not In Bay Area? They Say They Do.
The commute to San Francisco is even worse than Fairfield's Those of you who still read news -- God bless you -- here in San Francisco may be aware that the venerable New York Times has beefed up its local coverage with a Bay Area section. The Grey Lady has also inaugurated a local blog; since our job is to scour and report on local news, we'd be fools not to read it. Well, there has been some good reading to be had. I was particularly fond of a blog entry in which scholars parsed the legalit
October 23, 2009Awesome Biking Checklist: Pump, Gloves, and $40,000 in Drug-Tainted Cash
D'oh!When it comes to navigating the streets of San Francisco, life isn't fair for avid bicyclists.Take the case of a Wisconsin cyclist who apparently had the ride of the century planned when, in May, he sent a FedEx package through the San Francisco airport en route to a friend's place in Eureka, where he planned to move.
October 23, 2009Iron Cupcake San Francisco Turns One, Celebrates with Beer Challenge
The San Francisco chapter of Iron Cupcake has been active with monthly cooking competitions for the past year, and has tasked local bakers to use ingredients such as squash, pepper, and curry in their creations. To celebrate its birthday, this month's Iron Cupcake San Francisco challenge straps on the lederhosen and takes on an Oktoberfest theme. Follow the St. Pauli girls to Leland Tea Company (1416 Bush at Polk) tonight at 7 p.m. to taste and judge a spread of mini cupcakes all made with be
October 26, 2009SF Gov InAction: Supes Try To Save Cats, Unify Ireland, and Create Public Power
The moral high ground in San Francisco may be the most valuable real estate of all. Last week Gavin Newsom -- who thumbed his nose at state and federal law on gay marriage -- tried to claim it by saying he couldn't help illegal immigrants because he has too much respect for the law. The Board of Supervisors also tried to claim the moral high ground by saying that Gavin Newsom -- whom they supported when he thumbed his nose at state and federal law on gay marriage -- has to help immig
October 26, 2009Entertainment Commission Reform Legislation Passes in Supes' Committee, Headed for Full Board
Legislation that would reform how San Francisco's nightclub-industry watchdog agency operates was approved by the Board of Supervisors' City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee today, and is headed for a vote by the full board next month.Are changes coming to SF nightlife?Following a three-hour hearing that featured extensive public comment from both supporters and opponents of the legislation, the three-member committee unanimously approved the new law, which would grant the Enter
October 26, 2009The best of the Bay Area's "costume rock"
October 28, 2009Track of the Day: Jern Eye
Jern EyeSan Francisco's BOAC has a number of notable remixes and tracks that he's produced on his Web site. He's tackled hip-hop's titans (his version of Eminem's "Crack a Bottle" sounds so much fiercer than the original) and worked with indie faves (Sunspot Jonz and Luckyiam). I'm really digging BOAC's remix of Oakland rapper Jern Eye, though. Jern's new album Vision is out now, and he teamed with the local producer to spin off a fresh version of "Get Down." The single has BOAC playing piano
October 29, 2009U.S. Sues San Francisco Over 2005 Muni Fuel Spill
Jim HerdUPDATE: City, DOJ, EPA Agree on $250K settlement, see details here.U.S. Department of Justice attorneys filed suit against San Francisco in connection with a 2005 bus yard fuel spill that released as much as 54,000 gallons of diesel gasoline into San Francisco soil and sewers -- with some of it ultimately reaching the Bay.According to the complaint, filed on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency, personnel at the Municipal Transportation Authority's John M. Woods Motor Coach f
October 29, 2009Update -- S.F. Pledges $250,000 to Settle Diesel Spill Lawsuit
San Francisco has agreed to pay $250,000 to settle an EPA lawsuit demanding that the city prevent a repeat of a 2005 Muni diesel fuel spill.SF Weekly obtained a copy of the consent decree between San Francisco and U.S. officials just after posting an item about an Oct. 27 EPA lawsuit charging San Francisco with environmental law violations in connection with the 2005 spill at a city bus yard.In addition to the payment, the city has also agreed to train staff and install new safety equip
October 29, 2009Mission Art Goes Uptown
October 28, 2009SF Gov InAction: Gavin Newsom, the Morning After, Will Still Have to Celebrate Small Business Month
The news at the end of October was devastating for San Francisco: Trauma and Gavin Newsom for Governor were canceled in the same week. It's heartbreaking: Both were expensive pilots with such promising premises. In Trauma, a group of troubled but devil-may-care emergency medical technicians raced through San Francisco saving people from giant fireballs and learning to trust in each others' sex appeal. In Gavin Newsom for Governor, a devil-may-care San Francisco mayor deeply concerne
November 2, 2009Video of the Day: Sleepy Sun's New Age
San Francisco psych-popsters Sleepy Sun get extra cosmic on their new video, "New Age," a red- and droopy-eyed ballad that opens up into some seriously stony guitar solos. We would expect nothing less from a band that got its original musical and spiritual guidance down in Santa Cruz.
November 2, 2009Erotic City: How S.F. went from prudish to porn capital
November 4, 2009Europe and S.F. vie for the affections of Mr. Kitty
November 4, 2009Donuts' three-year anniversary
November 4, 2009Nate Appleman Is a Dick, But We're Sorry to See Him Bounced from The Next Iron Chef
Skanky Indian food did him in, even when douchey antics didn't.If anyone who cares doesn't know by now, former pizzaiolo laureate of San Francisco Nate Appleman will not be the next Iron Chef, following Luce chef Dominique Crenn who ended up on the chopping block last week. To be fair, he was bounced out of competition for falling short, not in a test of his butchery talents, dough-stretching, pasta-making, or on-the-spot facility with unique ingredients, but for his inability to devise a
November 4, 2009Video of the Day: We Are Douchebags
Beware, San Francisco. The VIP dwelling, bottle service-ordering, loud cell phone-talking douchebags of the world are organizing. They demand a new, politically correct respect from all you snide hipsters out there. And they've made a video (posted on Laughing Squid earlier in the week) to prove it.
November 4, 2009Bay Links: Cacophony, Fare Inspectors, & Grilled Cheese
Early nineties video of San Francisco's Cacophony Society. [Laughing Squid] Shots from last night's gay marriage rally. [SFist]Oh, San Francisco voters, you are a capricious lot. [Sweet Melissa]Oh, joy! Grilled cheese in South Park. (Conveniently located near the Weekly offices). [Eater]Why do even fare-paying riders hate Muni fare inspectors so much? [Muni Diaries]Got a picture of transportation gone awry? These guys want it. [Streetsblog]
November 5, 2009Drink of the Week: Egg Cream from Miller's East Coast Deli
T. PalmerIf like us, you grew up here and are of a certain age, at some point in your life you've probably wondered what the heck an egg cream is . These days, you don't have to go all the way to New York to get a good answer to the question, only as far as Miller's East Coast Deli (1725 Polk at Washington).An egg cream typically contains no more than whole milk, seltzer water, and chocolate syrup, but the blend produces a sweet foamy head that disappears fairly fast. The ones at Miller's com
November 6, 2009'Signs' Point to Better Times Ahead for Cyclists
The tide is turning... For San Francisco's ever-growing cadre of bicyclists, this week opened with both good news and bad.On Monday, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Peter Busch postponed until Nov. 12 his decision on whether to allow the city to install bicycle improvements. San Francisco has for years been barred from installing amenities such as bike lanes and racks thanks to a court injunction based on the theory that the city hadn't devoted sufficient environmental review to the notion
November 6, 2009New 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 Flouting Rules of the Road."The story didn't coincide with the headline. The purported San Francisco backlash consisted of one guy on a bike who got a ticket for running a stop sign in Portola Val
November 6, 2009Cops Buying 'Illegal' Air Guns, Says S.F. Merchant
Joe EskenaziA BB gun for every occasionWe've written a bit about the Kafka-esque situation regarding BB guns in San Francisco. Police officers, following a draconian city ordinance forbidding anyone from possessing "toys projecting missiles by air or gas," continue to impound the air guns and cite their owners with a misdemeanor. Meanwhile, a 2004 state law -- specifically written to override ridiculous local ordinances like this -- renders the San Francisco law obsolete. And yet police are s
November 9, 2009Sky-High Sign Mystery: Did SFMTA Quietly Switch to Metric System?
Is this the reason San Francisco's cycling-related signs are so darn high? Measurement units regarding bicycles are an odd jumble of the metric system, United States customary units, and bicycle-specific standards almost nobody in the industry knows the origin of.Spokes are measured in millimeters. Their width is measured according to an arcane "gauge" system that applies nowhere else on a bike. Rim diameters, meanwhile, are sized according several unrelated schemes that don't include gauges
November 9, 2009And the Happiest Place in America Is ... Sunnyvale?
Be well...If there were a list compiled of how many lists a city is listed in -- well our city of San Francisco would be tops on that list. So I'm always reticent to write about some national rankings the City by the Bay finds itself on. That being said, we just stumbled across one that's interesting. Along with Gallup Polls, America's Health Insurance Plans have created a "national well-being index." Even if you don't buy into the claims that this is the "Dow Jones of Health" or is "a powerf
November 10, 2009Historic Preservation Commission stalls library renovations
November 11, 2009S.F. is special, even when it comes to raw sewage
November 11, 2009Salsa Cacao
November 11, 2009Study: Vietnam Vets Who Took Lives Suffer More Later in Life
A recent survey of 1,200 Vietnam veterans headed up by researchers from U.C. San Francisco and the San Francisco VA Medical Center reports that soldiers who killed people during that combat have, on average, lived far more troubled lives in the ensuing decades than soldiers who did not. Even when compared with fellow combat veterans -- not pencil pushers -- soldiers who reported taking others' lives had higher incidences of post-traumatic stress disorder, violent behavior, troubles with daily
November 11, 2009Head Spinning
November 11, 2009Has Outhouse Arsonist Returned? Another S.F. John Goes Up in Flames.
In the most unwelcome comeback since, say, Bon Jovi, the person or persons lighting porta-johns ablaze may have made a return. More than two dozen porta-johns were burned into malodorous puddles of plastic in a crime wave that garnered national -- and even international -- coverage in 2008 and early '09. A toilet cleaning product company even tried to cash in on the crimewave. And now it may be starting again, with an outhouse going up at 1818 Broadway at just before 1 a.m. this morning. The
November 13, 2009Stephanie Mansolf, "Dear Catastrophe"
November 18, 2009Also Playing
November 18, 2009Eight Great Foodies from the Bay Area Music Scene
DJ Pam the Funkstress: Cajun food queenThe Bay Area's devotion to its homegrown music and food is steadfast. The culinary creativity here is as infectious as our sonic imagination, so it should come as little surprise that there is a crossover between the two local scenes. But did you know that DJs are whipping up cupcakes and burritos, and guitarists are serving up their personal brands of margaritas and champagne?Behold our picks for eight local artists who rock kitchens and vineyards as ea
November 18, 2009Run Like a Child
November 18, 2009San Francisco-Libs
PRINT IT OUT AND PLAY ALONG! Chapter One: A Quick Spin Around Our City! Welcome to San Francisco, the most (adjective) __________ city in the world. If you've got money and you're willing to (action verb) ________ it, and (same verb) _______ with abandon, come here. We need you to. Please. We don't know how to do anything else but take your money. Most newcomers to our city (verb) _______ at San Francisco Airport. Others may (verb) _______ at the Greyhound terminal or take a bre
November 19, 2009iBike -- New App Helps Users Write City's Bike Routes
As San Francisco breathlessly awaits the day when Judge Peter J. Busch lifts the court injunction that has prevented the city from installing amenities for cyclists, news pops up that two-wheeled San Franciscans' lives are improving, despite the ban on bike lanes.The judge had asked for arguments by Nov. 12 on whether he should lift the ban conditionally. A decision is expected any day now. The San Francisco Transportation Authority has introduced a new iPhone app, CycleTracks, that let
November 19, 2009Exhale: The Unemployment Statistics are Here!
San Francisco's unemployment rate clearly knows nothing about how to keep fans interested. The California Employment Development Department released their most recent statistics, and let's say they're less than stimulating. The San Francisco/Marin/San Mateo Counties' collective unemployment rate was 9.3 percent in October, and that's what it was in September. Bo-riiiiiiiiiiiing. Snooze-fest. What's the saying? Everything changes but always stays the same? It's like that, except nothing change
November 20, 2009
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