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  • July 2008

    • No Kidding: Bush Sewage Plant Makes Nov. Ballot

      newser  |  San Francisco Chronicle  |  Jul 18, 08 2:38 PM CDT

      No Kidding: Bush Sewage Plant Makes Nov. Ballot

      San Francisco voters will decide in November not only who will succeed President Bush but also how they will remember him. A group calling itself the Presidential Memorial Commission has pushed through a ballot initiative to rename an area sewage plant after the outgoing president, the Chronicle reports. A White House spokesman told the LA Times the measure "doesn't dignify a response." More »

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      George W. Bush  • California  • San Francisco  • referendum  • Republican  • liberal  • sewage

    • San Francisco Pioneers Smart Parking Spots

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 12, 08 7:48 AM CDT

      San Francisco Pioneers Smart Parking Spots

      The streets of San Francisco will be getting smarter this fall, reports the New York Times . The city is pioneering a program to add sensors to thousands of parking spaces; drivers will be alerted to empty spaces through displays on street signs or via their smartphones. City officials hope the experiment will help clear Frisco's clogged traffic by cutting down on drivers circling to look for a place to park. More »

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      San Francisco  • smartphones  • traffic  • parking space  • congestion  • parking meters  • urban planning  • sensor

    • SF Mayor Exploring Bid For Governor

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 2, 08 5:10 PM CDT

      SF Mayor Exploring Bid For Governor

      San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is exploring a bid for governor of California in 2010, the Los Angeles Times reports. Arnold Schwarzenegger is prevented from running again by term limits, making for the state's first open governor's race in 12 years. Newsom has made a name for himself as a high-profile champion of issues like same-sex marriage and health care. More »

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      California  • San Francisco  • Gavin Newsom

  • June 2008

    • Newlyweds Toasted at SF Gay Pride Parade

      newser  |  San Francisco Chronicle  |  Jun 29, 08 7:25 PM CDT

      Newlyweds Toasted at SF Gay Pride Parade

      Weeks after wedding bells began tolling for San Francisco's gay couples, revelers had extra reason to celebrate at today’s annual Pride Parade. Thousands watched a procession of kids, drag queens, politicians, and topless men shimmy along Market Street—where a small group of protesters demonstrated against California’s approval of gay marriage. More »

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      New York  • San Francisco  • gay marriage  • homosexuality

    • NRA Sues San Francisco, Chicago Over Gun Laws

      newser  |  San Francisco Chronicle  |  Jun 28, 08 9:33 AM CDT

      NRA Sues San Francisco, Chicago Over Gun Laws

      Close on the heels of the Supreme Court ruling that Americans have the right to own guns for self-defense, the National Rifle Association filed suits yesterday against San Francisco and Chicago over gun-control laws in those cities. In San Francisco, the NRA hopes to overturn a law keeping guns out of public housing, and in Chicago, to end a ban on gun ownership, the San Francisco Chronicle   and Chicago Tribune report. More »

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      lawsuit  • US Supreme Court  • Chicago  • San Francisco  • gun control  • gun ban  • National Rifle Association

    • Gay Weddings Go on Without Bridezillas

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 17, 08 1:56 PM CDT

      Gay Weddings Go on Without Bridezillas

      Same-sex couples getting married in California are trying to avoid offbeat weddings that gay marriage opponents could use in a campaign against them, reports the LA Times. "We want everybody to be free, but the image does matter. They are going to try to make us look like freaks," says a soon-to-be-wed Californian. More »

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      California  • San Francisco  • gay marriage  • Gavin Newsom

    • Gay Couples Tie Knot Across California

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 16, 08 7:45 PM CDT

      Gay Couples Tie Knot Across California

      Dozens of gay couples legalized their love in California today as the state embraced same-sex marriage, the Los Angeles Times reports. While small groups demonstrated outside county clerk's offices, activist couples got first dibs in San Francisco and Los Angeles. "We just love each other," said Robin Tyler, whose marriage to Diane Olson was the first gay marriage in Los Angeles County. More »

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      California  • San Francisco  • gay marriage  • lesbians  • Gavin Newsom

    • Jewish Museum in SF Unsettles

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 9, 08 7:52 AM CDT

      Jewish Museum in SF Unsettles

      Architect Daniel Libeskind won worldwide acclaim for his stark, unsettling Jewish Museum in the heart of Berlin. Now the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco has moved into a new Libeskind-designed building. But as a critic for the New York Times observes, the Bay Area institution shies away from the particularities of the Jewish experience. More »

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      San Francisco  • Jews  • architecture  • Judaism  • Daniel Libeskind

    • Sin City Opens Arms to Gay Scene

      newser  |  San Francisco Chronicle  |  Jun 9, 08 5:36 AM CDT

      Sin City Opens Arms to Gay Scene

      Once known for its Rat Pack-style homophobia, Las Vegas has become a getaway hotspot for gays and lesbians—even more popular than San Francisco, one study says. Among its  gay attractions are a bar on the Strip, a mayor who marches on Gay Pride Day, and a slew of fabulous shows from Bette Midler to Elton John to Cirque du Soleil, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. More »

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      San Francisco  • Las Vegas  • gay  • Lesbian  • Elton John

    • Author Cracks Open Calif. Fortune Cookie Battle

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 8, 08 7:38 PM CDT

      Author Cracks Open Calif. Fortune Cookie Battle

      The fortune cookie caps any good Chinese meal in America, and Los Angeles and San Francisco both claim credit for it, Steve Harvey writes in the Los Angeles Times . Angelenos say an LA restaurateur invented the famed wafer in 1918, while their neighbors to the north insist an official gave them to supporters in 1907. Now, author Jennifer 8. Lee says bragging rights belong to the East. More »

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      Los Angeles  • San Francisco  • Chinese food  • Japanese food

  • May 2008

    • San Francisco, Seattle Top US Fittest Cities List

      newser  |  USA Today  |  May 30, 08 12:50 PM CDT

      San Francisco, Seattle Top US Fittest Cities List

      San Francisco has narrowly edged out Seattle for the distinction of being America's fittest big city, says a new study released by the American College of Sports Medicine. Judging 16 large metropolitan areas on factors ranging from exercise frequency and fruit intake to the availability of parks and public transportation, the study put Los Angeles near the bottom, reports USA Today. More »

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      Los Angeles  • San Francisco  • Detroit  • public health  • Boston  • exercise  • Seattle  • fitness  • healthy eating  • commuting  • parks

    • San Francisco Coffee Scene Heats Up

      newser  |  San Francisco Chronicle  |  May 16, 08 6:10 PM CDT

      San Francisco Coffee Scene Heats Up

      Plans for tapping the premium coffee market are percolating in the Bay Area, the San Francisco Chronicle reports in an in-depth look at the new generation of roasters. Emphasizing freshness and preparation, next-gen roasters are building Northwest-inspired businesses that offer patrons ground-to-order $8 cups, or $9-$11 pots prepared by a $20,000 halogen-powered siphon from Japan. More »

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      San Francisco  • Starbucks  • coffee  • gourmet coffee  • coffee roasting  • Peet's Coffee

    • Mayor Vows to Fill SF With Electric Cars

      newser  |  Wired  |  May 15, 08 10:39 AM CDT

      Mayor Vows to Fill SF With Electric Cars

      The streets of San Francisco might not be paved in gold, but they'll soon be clogged with electric cars if Mayor Gavin Newsom has anything to say about it. Newsom is in talks with Project Better Place to fill the city with electric car charging stations, a move that could push the technology into the mainstream. “It would be terrific if this happened,” said a Plug-In America co-founder. More »

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      San Francisco  • electric cars  • Gavin Newsom  • Nissan

    • Bonds Hit With New Indictment

      newser  |  ESPN  |  May 13, 08 9:25 PM CDT

      Bonds Hit With New Indictment

      The feds filed a new indictment against Barry Bonds today, charging him with 14 counts of perjury for allegedly lying when he told a grand jury that he never used performance-enhancing drugs and one count of obstructing the government's investigation, ESPN reports. The charges are essentially the same ones lodged against baseball's home-run king in November, before a judge ordered prosecutors to rewrite the original five-count indictment. More »

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      steroids  • San Francisco  • San Francisco Giants  • Barry Bonds  • perjury  • BALCO  • federal indictment  • obstruction of justice

    • SF Meters Will Take Coins for Homeless

      newser  |  San Francisco Chronicle  |  May 13, 08 1:58 PM CDT

      SF Meters Will Take Coins for Homeless

      San Francisco’s got a new plan to address panhandling: The city is installing old parking meters in popular begging areas where passers-by can drop their spare change rather than giving it to panhandlers. The money will go to local non-profits to help the homeless, the Chronicle reports. “We're not helping these individuals by handing out cash” directly, says the city’s mayor. More »

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      San Francisco  • charity  • donation  • homeless  • Gavin Newsom  • nonprofit  • parking meters  • panhandler

  • April 2008

    • $4 Gas Driving San Franciscans From Cars

      newser  |  San Francisco Chronicle  |  Apr 18, 08 7:25 AM CDT

      $4 Gas Driving San Franciscans From Cars

      The Bay Area is used to being on the cutting edge, but becoming the first to pay $4 for a gallon of gas is a milestone San Francisco could do without, the Chronicle reports. Prices are expected to nudge past the mark next week—but many Bay Area residents have already fled their cars to dodge ever-growing fuel costs. More »

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      California  • gas prices  • San Francisco  • transit  • commuting

    • SF Bay Area Businesses Face Penalties for Pollution

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 17, 08 11:32 AM CDT

      SF Bay Area Businesses Face Penalties for Pollution

      San Francisco Bay Area businesses could face major fines—the first ever imposed by a local government—based on the amount of climate-changing emissions they produce annually, the New York Times reports. The move, which the Bay Area Air Quality Management District could make official May 21, would skirt plodding debate that has held up action at the national and state levels. More »

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      environment  • San Francisco  • oil refineries  • Bay Area  • air quality  • Shell Oil

    • SF Mayor Takes Heat for Torch Dodge

      newser  |  San Francisco Chronicle  |  Apr 10, 08 7:28 AM CDT

      SF Mayor Takes Heat for Torch Dodge

      The San Francisco leg of the Olympic torch relay avoided some of the chaos that plagued London and Paris, but pro-Tibetan activists were fuming that Mayor Gavin Newsom rerouted the flame's path at the last minute to dodge protesters. "He did it so China can report they had a great torch run," one demonstrator complained to the San Francisco Chronicle . More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • San Francisco  • Olympic torch  • Olympic protests  • torch relay  • Gavin Newsom

    • Torch Changes Keep Protesters Off Balance

      newser  |  San Francisco Chronicle  |  Apr 9, 08 4:24 PM CDT

      Torch Changes Keep Protesters Off Balance

      Throngs of pro- and anti-China demonstrators in San Francisco forced drastic changes in the Olympic torch's tour of the city, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Officials bused the flame and relay runners from the bayside opening ceremony miles across town; after heading west toward the Golden Gate Bridge, the convoy turned south and headed for the airport. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • San Francisco  • protests  • Olympic Games  • Olympic torch  • Olympic protests  • political demonstrations  • political protest

    • San Francisco in Fine Frenzy Over Torch

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 9, 08 4:54 AM CDT

      San Francisco in Fine Frenzy Over Torch

      The Olympic torch winds its way through San Francisco today and authorities are bracing for big trouble from protesters who have already hit the streets, AP reports. The torch was buffeted by protests in London and Paris, where the relay was cut short, and the worst may be yet to come as Left Coast pro-Tibet activists harry the flame. Officers will accompany the torch every second of its six-mile route through the city—which is likely to be changed at the last minute. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • San Francisco  • Olympic torch  • Olympic protests  • torch relay

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