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  • Blogs

    January 17, 2013

    Nudists, City Clash in Federal Court

    In a city where everything is political, is everything really political? What about cock rings? Yes, really. The city's indignant nudists have, quite literally, made a federal case out of Supervisor Scott Wiener's ordinance banning disrobing in most public venues. Today the nudists' and city's attor ... More >>

  • News

    January 9, 2013

    Bummer's Almanac: Predicting 2013

    In a city where everything is political, is everything really political? What about cock rings? Yes, really. The city's indignant nudists have, quite literally, made a federal case out of Supervisor Scott Wiener's ordinance banning disrobing in most public venues. Today the nudists' and city's attor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2013

    Board of Supervisors President: David Chiu Unanimously Re-Elected

    Supervisor David Chiu keeps discovering new ways to be elected board president. First, he was the compromise choice emerging out of a bitter political battle. Then the board's right flank pushed him to re-election. And, today, he was re-re-elected via a unanimous, 11-0 tally. But not without some cu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2013

    Board of Supervisors: Get Used to Muddle in the Middle

    By this time next week, barring an event recalling a Strom Thurmond phone book-reading filibuster, San Francisco will have a newly minted Board of Supervisors president. Incumbent David Chiu is in a solid position, but others, including Scott Wiener, are making plays of their own. It'll be intriguin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2012

    Here Are the 20 Dumbest Bay Area Crimes of 2012

    The year 2012 was a pretty stellar one for San Francisco. If you doubt us for a second, just think no farther than the San Francisco Giants World Series win. But amid the remarkable (sweeping baseball) moments -- like when the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence crashing Sheriff Joe Arpaio's dinner in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2012

    Local Blogger Arrested for Trying to Photograph Supe. Wiener's Wiener Gets Stay-Away Order

    Michael Petrelis, the activist blogger who attempted to snap a lewd photo of Supervisor Scott Wiener, has been ordered to stay away from the city supervisor at all times. Petrelis appeared in court yesterday where he pleaded not guilty to disorderly conduct charges; Judge Donna Alyson Little then or ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2012

    Scott Wiener Bathroom Photo: Law Prof Calls Blogger's Account "Public Confession"

    Earlier today we reported on gay activist and blogger Michael Petrelis' arrest stemming from an incident in which he photographed Supervisor Scott Wiener in a City Hall men's room, then posted the picture on his blog. The arrest was referred to on Petrelis' site as "an act of heavy-handed political ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2012

    Nudists Refuse to Get Naked in the Rain (NSFW)

    Now we know nudists do have limits: wet weather. A legion of prolific naked people went through with their planned rally to protest public nudity, but they didn't hold the demonstration outside for a change. Rather, the rainy weather pushed them indoors, away from community members who probably di ... More >>

  • News

    November 28, 2012

    Nudity Ban: City Business Carries On, Now Clothed

    Now we know nudists do have limits: wet weather. A legion of prolific naked people went through with their planned rally to protest public nudity, but they didn't hold the demonstration outside for a change. Rather, the rainy weather pushed them indoors, away from community members who probably di ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2012

    Public Nudists to Get Naked in the Rain (NSFW)

    If you notice more naked people bouncing around town as of late, that's because there are -- nudists are stripping down in public, while they still can. Last week, the Board of Supervisors banned public nudity, which has sorta upped the ante for nudists who have no plans to get dressed just yet. Asi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2012

    S.F. Nudists Sue to Stop Ban on Public Nudity

    San Francisco's naked people filed a lawsuit yesterday in federal court, attempting to stop the city from banning them from doing what they do best -- be naked in public. The lawsuit filed in San Francisco claims any such ordinance would violate the civil rights of people who want to strip down nake ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2012

    Wienermobile, Nudists Do Not Mix

    If it wasn't burned into your retinas in the flesh, please experience our coverage and slideshow of this weekend's nudist rights affair in the Castro.By failing to wander outside the area that Supervisor Scott Wiener now complains is the home of an "almost daily ad-hoc nudist colony," however, ... More >>

  • News

    October 3, 2012

    Super Friends: Overworked S.F. Reps Hire Extra Aides

    If it wasn't burned into your retinas in the flesh, please experience our coverage and slideshow of this weekend's nudist rights affair in the Castro.By failing to wander outside the area that Supervisor Scott Wiener now complains is the home of an "almost daily ad-hoc nudist colony," however, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2012

    Here's How S.F. Nudists Would Dress, if They Did Wear Clothes

    Have you ever wondered what those Castro nudists would don if they actually did walk around like the rest of -- with clothes on?Well, wonder no more. This group of exhibitionist activists met with Supervisor Scott Wiener last week to talk about naked men roaming the Castro. The group went to his off ... More >>

  • News

    September 26, 2012

    SF Weekly Letters

    Have you ever wondered what those Castro nudists would don if they actually did walk around like the rest of -- with clothes on?Well, wonder no more. This group of exhibitionist activists met with Supervisor Scott Wiener last week to talk about naked men roaming the Castro. The group went to his off ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2012

    Supervisor Scott Wiener Says Drawing Attention to Your Cock in Public Is Obnoxious

    Last week, SF Weekly told readers about how nudists in the Castro were starting to feel singled out because of their cock rings. They accused police of conducting "cock ring patrols" threatening to arrest nudists who were caught wearing the sex paraphernalia in public.Cops deny they've been on penis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2012

    Supervisors Consider Eliminating Designated Public Assembly Areas in Parks

    A few weeks ago we wrote about a group of animal rights activists that filed a lawsuit against the city claiming the Parks Code is unconstitutional ("Free Speech: Activists Challenge Parks Code's Protest Rules"). They were seeking to protest a Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey circus in Union Squ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2012

    Pride Is Still $61K in Debt. But Wait -- This Is Good News!

    In the eponymous movie, The Blues Brothers played a hell of a set at Bob's Country Bunker. The audience certainly enjoyed itself. But, in the end, the band lost money on the gig. In recent years, the same went for Pride. Roughly one million revelers packed the streets and enjoyed the hell out of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2012

    New Legislation to Force Residents Who Rent Out Parking Spots to Pay Taxes

    We all know that San Francisco is an agonizing place to park, so it's understandable that some property owners would want to capitalize on their much-coveted parking spots by renting them out for some extra cash. But what these amateur entrepreneurs might not know is that they are and have been vi ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 4, 2012

    Bill Banning Food Trucks from Parking Near Schools Is Withdrawn

    We all know that San Francisco is an agonizing place to park, so it's understandable that some property owners would want to capitalize on their much-coveted parking spots by renting them out for some extra cash. But what these amateur entrepreneurs might not know is that they are and have been vi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2012

    California Bill Banning Food Trucks From Parking Near Schools Is Quashed

    ​Assemblymember Bill Monning (D.-Monterey), who recently introduced a bill requiring food trucks to park no closer than 1,500 feet from any school during school hours, has just withdrawn the bill from the state legislature. AB-1678 raised an outcry around the state because of its potential ec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Revised Street-Food Bill Is Much Less Restrictive

    ​Beyond Chron broke the news today that Assemblymember Bill Monning has significantly revised AB-1678, a bill he introduced in February that would prohibit food trucks from parking within 1500 feet of elementary and secondary schools. The bill, as it was written, would have covered close to 80 per ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    New Food Truck Bill Could Kill S.F.'s Street Food Scene

    ​Last Tuesday, Assemblymember Bill Monning (D-Carmel) introduced AB 1678, a bill intended to prevent students from eating their lunch at food trucks instead of the school cafeteria. As it's currently written, AB 1678 would ban food trucks from parking within 1,500 feet of any school. The stat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    New Bill Treats Food Trucks Like Child Molesters

    ​San Francisco was put in a really difficult position when the state came up with this law barring registered sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of schools, parks, or anywhere else children might congregate. That doesn't give that population many housing options in a 49-square-mile city. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Gayest City in America Is ... in Utah?

    SF Weekly readers might remember just how upset the gay community was when San Francisco was booted down the list of gayest cities in America last year. To add insult to injury, the Advocate has not only decided San Francisco is still not the gayest city, but that Salt Lake City -- home of the God-w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

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

    ​​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. Uptown Almanac has called it a "giant concrete phallus of injustice," ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    Attacks on Ed Lee Purportedly Coordinated -- But Will They Work?

    thepartyanimal-blog.orgYou can take a whack at Ed Lee, but there's no guarantee it'll work out for you​By now, everyone who cares to know about such things has heard that Dennis Herrera accused Mayor Ed Lee of being bankrolled by Republicans, and Lee's people spoon-fed the media a rebuttal that He ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    Castro Nudists Debating Naked Trash Clean-Up Saturday

    The nude mastermind.​We've heard about the Nude-In planned for this Saturday, when people will publicly disrobe at the parklet on the corner of Castro and Market. Woo-hoo! But the plan doesn't end there. Now the nudists have come up with a new public relations maneuver to counteract the bad p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    Nudists Create Naked Parking Space in Front of Castro Theatre

    Parking your rear end​We told you about today's PARK(ing) Day, the city's whimsical attempt to redesign metered parking spaces into improvised urban space. SF Weekly went to check it out, and aside from the outdoor Mad Men offices, we saw petting zoos and makeshift parks taking over our beloved pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Naked Protesters? Where Is Supervisor Scott Wiener When We Need Him?

    Yesterday evening commuters got screwed again when BART closed down the Powell Street station for two hours while protesters chanted and yelled their way into handcuffs. Police arrested dozens of demonstrators who allegedly interfered with BART's ability to run trains. But outside the station, there ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    Supervisor Scott Wiener Doesn't Want to See Your Wiener

    Just a normal night in the Castro​Part of the charm of living in San Francisco is crossing paths with the ubiquitous bare-skinned man, penis flapping in the air. As we've noted before the growing chorus of fleshy cocks has made the penis the official mascot of the Castro neighborhoodBut of all peo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    Pride: Supes Not Convinced Current Management Can Run Parade

    ​A front-page story in today's San Francisco Chronicle trumpets the news that Pride has whittled its debt down to $77,000 heading into the weekend's festivities. Sounds great -- in the two months since our cover story breaking down how the massive gay and lesbian festival and parade systematically ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2011

    Taxi Drivers Strike at City Hall

    Taylor FriedmanShowing Muni drivers how it's done​At City Hall this afternoon, there was honking -- lot's of honking. Taxi drivers shouted and chanted as they circled the Civic Center protesting, among other things, higher credit card fees. Taxi driver Tariq Mehmood, who organized the protest, est ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    More Food Trucks, New Wings, and Another Valencia Restaurant

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Food truck news: Seeing Sam's ChowderMobile more often? The Feast reports that its fleet is increasing to three trucks, allowing for the inclusion of special events, dinner hours, and attention to lunch h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2011

    San Francycle: Did David Chiu Drive on Bike to Work Day?

    ​Wasn't Bike to Work day fabulous this year? We certainly saw a lot more cyclists out than usual, and we hope to see them out again on the remaining 364 days until next year. Let's do a quick roundup of the best of the bikes. According to the Chron, the mayor and "almost every member of the Bo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2011

    Will George Gascón Get the Gay Vote?

    Gascón likes gay people but do they like him?​We know how discouraged San Francisco was after District Attorney George Gascón was elevated into his position only to admit that he supports the death penalty -- that's not what San Francisco voted for!But since then, Gascón has done much to rectif ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2011

    Board of Supervisors: What Kind of Dog Would They Be?

    This took us literally all afternoon to make.​Earlier this week, city supervisors voted 10 to 1 to oppose the Golden Gate National Recreational Area's proposal to severely restrict dog owners from walking their pups off-leash in certain parts of San Francisco, namely Fort Funston and Ocean Beach. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2011

    Japan Relief Auction Stunts We'd Like to See

    We'd buy that for a dollar...​As reported earlier on this page, our Board of Supervisors raised $11,000 for Japan -- and did so by doing what it would do anyway. David Chiu was going to ride his bike. Now he gets some company, and $250 goes to disaster relief. Eric Mar was going to go to the Acade ... More >>

  • News

    February 23, 2011

    What Questions Do People Really Want Ed Lee to Answer?

    We'd buy that for a dollar...​As reported earlier on this page, our Board of Supervisors raised $11,000 for Japan -- and did so by doing what it would do anyway. David Chiu was going to ride his bike. Now he gets some company, and $250 goes to disaster relief. Eric Mar was going to go to the Acade ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    Scott Wiener Takes Up Cause of Anti-Leash Activists

    And so it begins​One of the more puzzling aspects of San Francisco politics is the bizarre level of conflict that arises with any discussion of dogs. The prolonged internecine conflict between those who wish to run their dogs free and advocates of more restrictive leash laws has periodically convu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    Castro Arson Victims Homeless, Need Money

    Donate and drink!​Earlier this week, Supervisor Scott Wiener introduced a bill that would help victims of major disasters find cheap affordable housing and fast. But that won't do anything now for the 10 people who were booted from their homes after a series of suspected arson fires burned their C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2011

    Supervisor Scott Wiener Says Historic Preservation Is Overbearing

    Preserving the future​In its effort to preserve the past of San Francisco, the Historic Preservation Commission might just be hindering the city from having any kind of real future -- one with affordable housing, good transit, and healthy redevelopment. It was a good thing for San Francisco when v ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    Harvey Milk's Chair -- Can It Be Given Away?

    Won't anyone take Harvey's chair?​You'd think snagging Harvey Milk's old chair in the Board of Supervisors chambers would be an honor his political heirs would stand up for to sit down in.But you'd be wrong -- three times wrong. Supervisor Sean Elsbernd should know. He's been sitting there five ye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    Harvard Classmates' Rivalries May Toss Grenade Into Board Prez, Mayoral Selection

    Et tu, Scott? Et tu, Davids? ​In the ascension of Supervisors David Chiu, David Campos, and supe-to-be Scott Wiener, we witness an amazing development: Three contemporaries at Harvard Law School have traveled across the nation to lead a city. But, since this is the internecine political world of S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2010

    Supe Races Over: Tony Kelly Concedes to Malia Cohen in District 10

    Quelle désastre!​With yesterday's concessions by District 2 candidate Janet Reilly and District 10's Tony Kelly, the San Francisco supervisorial races are, at long last, kaput. The new supervisors on the 2011 board will be Jane Kim, Scott Wiener, Mark Farrell, and Malia Cohen. As for how this wil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    Elections Overtime: The Races That Haven't Finished

    ...And we're counting​Funny thing about Instant-Runoff Voting: The results often aren't so instant. A number of elections around the state are still undetermined. What does the future hold? Gnashing of teeth, threats of litigation, and, of course, counting, counting, and recounting. In an Instant- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    Today's Voting Updates Mean 'Nothing,' San Francisco Elections Chief Says

    ​San Francisco election junkies are already well aware that today the city will again run Ranked-Choice Voting and give a clearer tabulation of who may be our next supervisors. But Department of Elections Head John Arntz isn't putting a whole lot of value in what he and his round-the-clock vote-co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    Supes Races Too Close to Call

    Four supes-to-be will be 'crowned' on Friday, leading to a memorable weekend. Their identities are not so clear. ​It's going to be a hell of a weekend for a quartet of San Franciscans. While the vast majority of San Francisco votes have been counted, late absentees and others will keep the city fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    Cocktober Surprise: An Indecent Urinal Proposal

    It's okay! Andrew Miller is married! ​The Week In GayThe biggest news this week is the new term I learned: Cocktober!  Isn't that terrific?  How have I lived on this planet for multiple decades without ever referring to this month as Cocktober??It's adorable, I tell you. And you'll never ... More >>

  • News

    June 9, 2010

    Cash oils the city's political machine, even at its lowest levels

    It's okay! Andrew Miller is married! ​The Week In GayThe biggest news this week is the new term I learned: Cocktober!  Isn't that terrific?  How have I lived on this planet for multiple decades without ever referring to this month as Cocktober??It's adorable, I tell you. And you'll never ... More >>

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