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  • June 2008

    • Gay Weddings Go on Without Bridezillas

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

      Gay Weddings Go on Without Bridezillas

      (Newser) - 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

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

      Gay Couples Tie Knot Across California

      (Newser) - 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

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

      Jewish Museum in SF Unsettles

      (Newser) - 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

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

      Sin City Opens Arms to Gay Scene

      (Newser) - 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

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

      Author Cracks Open Calif. Fortune Cookie Battle

      (Newser) - 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

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

      San Francisco, Seattle Top US Fittest Cities List

      (Newser) - 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

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

      San Francisco Coffee Scene Heats Up

      (Newser) - 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

      Wired  |  May 15, 08 10:39 AM CDT

      Mayor Vows to Fill SF With Electric Cars

      (Newser) - 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

      ESPN  |  May 13, 08 9:25 PM CDT

      Bonds Hit With New Indictment

      (Newser) - 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

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

      SF Meters Will Take Coins for Homeless

      (Newser) - 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  • panhandler  • parking meters

  • April 2008

    • $4 Gas Driving San Franciscans From Cars

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

      $4 Gas Driving San Franciscans From Cars

      (Newser) - 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

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

      SF Bay Area Businesses Face Penalties for Pollution

      (Newser) - 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  • air quality  • Bay Area  • Shell Oil