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• Free Parking! February 9, 2010
  You’ll just have to ask Sexpigeon where exactly this driveway of forgiveness is located. Filed under: News
  Allan Hough
• What to do with the Alexandria Theater? | Richmond District Blog of San Francisco (richmondsfblog.com) February 8, 2010
  A recent New York Times article, Crumbling Movie Palace Finds An Angel, got me thinking about our sad, faded Alexandria Theater, which is quickly earning worst
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• Olympic Medals Made out of Recycled Electronics February 4, 2010
  Apparently this isn't breaking news, but was to me, and is very cool: A Canadian company has found a way to source gold, silver, and bronze out of motherboards and other electronics at the end of their lives, and turn them into Olympic medals. Pretty cool, and a nice way to draw attention to e-waste, irresponsible metals-sourcing, and recycling, while a […]
  Siobhan O'Connor
• Inc. Magazine Will Operate Without an Office February 4, 2010
  In an attempt to determine how a virtual office affects a company's culture, efficiency, and output, Inc. Magazine has shut the doors of its physical office and will operate entirely remotely for the next month. The idea is that if new technologies and ever-higher levels of connectivity can allow start-ups to function without traditional offices, perhap […]
  Patrick James
• Behold: A "Freeway System for Cyclists" in Los Angeles February 4, 2010
  Cycling activists from the LA Bike Working Group in Los Angeles are trying to get the city on board with their Backbone Bikeway Network, a "freeway system for cyclists." It would create long-distance bike routes along many of the city's main existing arteries. This is a great idea. The fact that this network is simple and runs along routes peo […]
  Andrew Price
• Office Parks Are Worse Than Suburban Sprawl February 5, 2010
  The issues caused by rampant suburban sprawl are well known, but in this post on Planetizen, Michael Lewyn argues that living in the suburbs is fine, it's working in the suburbs that is the problem. Office parks and their ilk force people into extra driving and generally reenforce the idea of sprawl: I can think of no reason why an office building shoul […]
  GOOD
• Shanghai Prohibits Public Displays of Pajamas February 7, 2010
  Shared by Laura i would be in such trouble. Here's a troubling piece of news for Far East fans of cozy flannel prints: Shanghai officials are aiming to crack down on the wearing of pajamas in public. From Boing Boing: The wearing of colorful, boldly-printed pajamas in public has been popular in the city for years, and well-documented on Flickr as well a […]
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• Mission Street Food: ‘Oh Okay, We’ll Take Donations’ February 7, 2010
  As you heard last week, Mission Street Food is working on moving out of their oh-so-classy classy Lung Shan digs and becoming a full-time non-profit restaurant. Their initial $500 investment option was a bit steep for most folks, so they moved over to the kickstarter.com model which allows you to donate arbitrary amounts of money anywhere from $1 and up. If […]
  Vic Wong
• Etchemendy writes about last Friday's demonstration February 7, 2010
  There was a powerful feeling of goodwill and community among those who turned out Friday morning to meet the Westboro demonstrators. We all felt it, and who knows, perhaps the Westboro folks sensed it as well. In an odd way, it turned out to be a wonderful, reaffirming event – precisely the opposite of what our unwanted guests intended. Unity among Stanford […]
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• Newsom Entering Lt. Governor's Race? February 4, 2010
  (Altered image credit: AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Although that governor's race thing didn't work out, Mayor Gavin Newsom is now "entertaining the possibility" of being your next lieutenant governor. According to Monday's Matier and Ross, his state-level career re-imagining came after a recent poll showed he could very well win. SF […]
  Brock Keeling
• iPhone Users Love Democrats February 4, 2010
  Newsom models the iPhone (Photo via Echelon) While it's not that much of a shock that the elite and pricey iPhone is staunchly Democrat, here are the results of a recent poll conducted by CALinnovates.org (via Calitics) regarding smart phone users and their political identification: iPhone users are 53% Democratic, 25% Republican, and 22% Independent Bl […]
  Brock Keeling
• The attack on district elections begins - SFBG Politics Blog February 7, 2010
  SFBG Politics Blog - The San Francisco Bay Guardian
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• Project is right up SoMa’s alleys | San Francisco Examiner February 6, 2010
  Vibrant alley life could soon replace the filth that overwhelms some narrow lanes in SoMa. Ambitious plans this year to overhaul alleys between Sixth, Folsom, Seventh and Howard streets by adding streetlights, trees, crosswalks, modern paving and traffic-calming devices advanced Tuesday w
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• Moving House: A Closer Look at the New Crissy Field Center Launching Tomorrow February 5, 2010
  Click the image above to view the full photogallery. The temporary Crissy Field Center, an enviro-friendly prefab deal, launches tomorrow after a construction period lasting all of around four months (we hear the cafe's already open). The center's making its temporary move because of the Doyle Drive Replacement Project — which actually gives the Pr […]
  Andy J. Wang
• Dolores Park Works Puts The Smack-Down On Renovation Rumors « Mission Mission February 5, 2010
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• The first date, you’re sort of the stand-in for whomever... February 4, 2010
  The first date, you’re sort of the stand-in for whomever he loved last, before he fully realizes that you’re not her, and so you get all this nice residue emotion.” — Aimee Bender, The Girl in the Flammable Skirt
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• Dufty calls for hearing on mobile food vendors | San Francisco Examiner February 4, 2010
  Supervisor Bevan Dufty called for a hearing on mobile food vendors Tuesday, saying there are a number of issues surrounding them, including local businesses who are unhappy that these operations are not paying the taxes and other fees they have to pay. In particular, Dufty said “the
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• People who make $250,000 or more a year can afford a tax hike. - By Daniel Gross - Slate Magazine February 4, 2010
  Here we go again. Whenever the subject of taxes comes up—and it's come up in the debate over the Obama administration's decision to let many of the Bush-era tax cuts expire this year—we're treated to a chorus of complaints that people who make $250,000 a y
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• Why YouTube’s dismal returns from Sundance movie rentals aren’t a complete failure | VentureBeat February 3, 2010
  Right before the Sundance Film Festival got into full swing a few weeks ago, YouTube announced that they would finally ...
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• ZAGGsparq Holds Multiple Recharges for Your USB Devices [Stuff We Like] February 3, 2010
  The ZAGGsparq is a portable power supply about the size of an Airport Express that can charge up to two USB devices at a time and hold enough juice for up to four full iPhone charges.To use the ZAGGsparq, you just plug it into the wall to store up a charge of its own. Then when you've got a USB device that needs charging (think your phone or MP3 player) […]
  Adam Pash