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Gavin Newsom likes to present himself as a cutting-edge kind of guy, particularly when it comes to high-tech gadgetry and whatever social media fad is the flavor of the month. He even delivered his last State of the City address exclusively via YouTube, and he routinely jets around with the Google guys on their private jet.
Gavin Newsom checks out the latest in digitial camera technology at a recent mayoral event.
Unfortunately, like pretty much everything Gavin Newsom does, his high... Read Full Story
On October 17, 1989, the Greater Bay Area Was Slammed By Its Strongest Tremor Since 1906 -- a 6.9-Magnitude Shaker That Killed 63 People, Injured Over 3,700 Others and Wreaked Over $6 Billion in Damage; Two Decades Later, Many Public Structures have Been Braced, But Most Homes Remain Vulnerable Officials of the California Department of Transportation survey the wreckage of the double-decked Cypress Freeway in Oakland on October 20, 1989, three days after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake -- the... Read Full Story
The latest dispatch from the Nanny State is the proposed ban on the sale of cigarettes , and all other tobacco products, in San Francisco drug stores . It's enough to make me want to take up the filthy habit---except the last time tobacco touched my lips, I ended up sleeping with a man, and became a mom. I love San Francisco . It was home during my fag hag phase. Some of my best friends still live in the city. There is the bay, the bridge, the fog—and the fact that no one looks twice when a... Read Full Story
[Nikko Hotel San Francisco - Hotel Review] [Hotel Name] Nikko Hotel San Francisco [Hotel Class] 4 Stars [Website] Nikko Hotel San Francisco [Amount Paid] $ 274 [Nearest Airport] San Francisco International Airport (SFO) [Distance from Airport] 21 minutes, and distance is 14 miles [Approx. Taxi Fare] taxis are $35–$45 [Author] borderlineTraveler [Date of Travel] Jan/26/2009 [City] [Country] San Francisco, United States of America [Check-in/Check-out] Check In : 3 PM Check Out: Noon [Hotel... Read Full Story
Andy Warhol Live at the DeYoung. I Saw It.
Hey what’s up. I got back last night from my rad trip to San Francisco , where I had the time of my life nonstop for five days, taking only short breaks in the extreme fun-having for tiny bouts of sleeping. San Francisco is so awesome I can hardly even remain alive now that I am back in NYC. Some of you (having read my most recent post) may recall that I journeyed to the west coast last Thursday to attend the Bartmizvah Palooza of Griffin Sloves... Read Full Story
[Fairmont San Francisco - Hotel Review] [Hotel Name] Fairmont San Francisco [Hotel Class] 5 Stars [Website] Fairmont San Francisco [Amount Paid] $ 350 [Nearest Airport] San Francisco International (SFO [Distance from Airport] 40 minutes and distance is 15 miles. [Approx. Taxi Fare] $ 36 [Author] bonTravel [Date of Travel] Jan/02/2009 [City] [Country] San Francisco, USA [Check-in/Check-out] Check In : 3 PM Check Out: Noon [Hotel Amenities] Full-service health spa Massage - treatment room(s... Read Full Story
San Francisco to Seattle: Highlights from a Road Trip
Anyone who has done some traveling is familiar with the realities of travel . Things are never what you expect them to be, maybe a bit disappointing or more challenges await along the way than one foresaw, but in the end usually the good memories are the ones that stick. When departing for a recent road trip where I would be traveling from San Francisco to Seattle by car with my husband, I thought there was no way this trip would... Read Full Story
When the Fangs faded out from the publishing field last year, it opened up a whole new political vacuum that they left behind. When the Fang's Examiner or Willie Brown's newspaper for the Burton/Brown machine mysteriously went under as that machine did, it opened up a whole lot of opportunities politically for everyone. The Fang Independent/Jack Davis had kept San Francisco control of politics in a vise for a decade. They were instrumental in 3 mayors’ elections (Jordan, Brown and Newsom), a... Read Full Story
Guest blogger Kathryn Vercillo says San Francisco is one of the sexiest city in the world. And she should know. She's got a blog called San Francisco is Sexy that covers everything from burlesque to romantic restaurants to exotic art to X-rated events that could only happen in the City by the Bay.
San Francisco is one of the sexiest cities in the world. It’s a beautiful place with stunning views, interesting people and lots of creative energy pulsing through it. Just walking through the... Read Full Story
Accidents happen, but two hit and runs in a row is insane! This is why everyone with a driver's license should be required to re-take the written test and the road test every two years. People are talking on phones, sending text messages, eating, putting on makeup and doing everything but driving and being fully focused on the road. (I know the handsfree laws are in effect - but where was the common sense in allowing it in the first place?) Not to mention how many people are driving while... Read Full Story
