San Francisco

On November 12th, 2009 members of the labor union SEIU held a protest at San Francisco's City Hall. Protesters eventually made their way to Room 200 in City Hall, and sat down and demonstrated outside that office. Ultimately approx. 25 people were in Room 200 and may have been arrested. There was no sign of Mayor Gavin Newsom.  

On Nov. 16, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will make a decision regarding Mayor Gavin Newsom's revised budgetary proposal, which would hit local emergency rooms hardest. Newsom wrote a letter to the supervisors on Oct. 2 proposing the revised...  

Hotel workers in San Francisco continued to picket outside the Grand Hyatt hotel in Union Square Friday as part of a three-day strike after months of contract negotiations with hotel management failed to produce agreements. Mayor Gavin Newsom also is now getting involved in the negotiations.  

(10-30) 17:16 PDT San Francisco, CA (AP) -- San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, who propelled the debate over gay marriage but struggled to find a popular message outside the San Francisco Bay area, dropped his bid for California governor on Friday. Sponsored Topics: San Francisco - Gavin Newsom - San Francisco Mayor - California - United States  

Keeping in line with the consistent use of leopard patterns across the board from Japanese brands this season comes visvim’s HOCKEY-SF FOLK. The printed upper includes the more flexible FOLK outsole with different colors of the pattern in the mix. The shoes are currently available at honeyee Store. © extremeugene for Hypebeast, 2009. | Permalink | No comment [...]  

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced Friday that he is pulling out of the California governor's race, citing time constraints and his growing family as the primary reasons for his withdrawal.by PaloAltoOnline.com  

An accident-plagued stretch of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge saw its first fatality Monday when the driver of a speeding big rig lost control and the truck plummeted 200 feet from the span, authorities said. (Nov. 10)  

If you've been looking for a reason to fly to San Francisco, we've got one for you! Those Darn Accordions wind up the 2009 tour at the Cafe du Nord in SF on Nov 5. TDA has spawned several other bands and a few of them will be joining us in a TDA Reunion Accordion Blowout. First up is original TDA'er Tom Torigglia's "Bella Ciao" followed by TDA founder Big Lou and her "Casserole". Then present day TDA takes the stage for a set, before we all...  

The ridiculous and unfounded war on SF's all-ages music venues continues. Threats have gotten serious. Accusations ridiculous. A litany of SF's problems (think murder and violent crime) have all been blamed on all-age venues such as Slim's, Cafe Du Nord and the Great American Music Hall. Clearly, rock, jazz, folk and bluegrass are dangerous for our youth. A vocal group of ultra-conservative neighbors have gotten their panties in a bundle and...  

(The Associated Press) Crews worked around the clock to repair the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, but officials still had no firm idea of when the span would open to traffic.State Transportation Department spokeswoman Lauren Wonder says the bridge will remain closed at least through early Saturday evening while crews...  

(10-30) 20:37 PDT San Francisco, CA (AP) -- Officials are advising people to avoid contact with the waters of San Francisco Bay after an oil spill. City officials said Friday people should refrain from swimming in the Bay and stay away from...  

While transferring oil from a barge to an oil tanker a little after 6:30 a.m. this morning, oil spilled into the San Francisco Bay this morning, leaving a big sheen. (Ugh.) According to SFGate, "There is a one-mile sheen on the bay coming from the tanker the Dubai Star and the barge, which are anchored about 2 1/2 miles south of the Bay Bridge, Coast Guard Petty Officer Erik Swanson said. "We're not sure exactly what happened," Swanson...  

In recognition of SF Camerawork’s 35th anniversary, this first of a two-part exhibition explores the work of photographers that have contributed to the cultural landscape of the San Francisco Bay Area. Artists include: John Chiara, Catherine Wagner, Mark Citret, Richard Gilles, Michael Rauner, Alex Fradkin, Shi Guorui, Abelardo Morell, Larry Sultan, among others.  

The present SF Planning Commission simply rub stamps most of the actions that come before it. For sure it has NO CLUE about the Superfund Site that is Hunters Point Naval Shipyard. Lennar the Rogue Developers has been funding some SF Planners behind the scene and for sure DEAN MACRIS the former SF Planning Director - who is a CZAR at the SF Planning Department - complete with STAFF and access to whatever he wants. What is the SF Board of...  

Mayor Newsom double dipped on the ground breaking circuit this week, first for the SFPUC building on Wednesday, and yesterday for the 448,000 square foot San Francisco General Hospital addition which is scheduled to open in 2015. ∙ 525...