So you’re drinking age now and you think you can hang with the big boys in San Francisco. Not so fast, bucko. You’ve got to know where to go, and you’ve got to know what to avoid.
Eater SF debuted its continuously expanding map of douchiest bars in the city, so now you can thank your lucky stars you’ll be spared holier-than-thou hipsters and suits with hair gel up the wazoo.
Medjool and Matrix top (bottom?) the blacklist, but really there’s enough douche to go around a few more bars. Go on, stand up for your right to drink in a fine establishment.
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Eater Map: Your Guide to San Francisco’s Douchiest Bars [SF Eater]
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To show how devoted we are to the Clog, we skipped our own Homecoming game so we could post about LoveFest, to you, our devoted readers (yep, that’s the only reason). Awaking to gray skies and thunder, we started having second thoughts about getting down in the rain, but by the time we got to San Francisco, the sun was shining about as brightly as San Francisco sun can manage. It seemed that nothing, not even the rain, could halt the unstoppable force that was LoveFest. Maybe love really does conquer all, or at least it clears skies and makes babies.
As promised, LoveFest was a rave-esque techno beat-blasting explosion of tutus, spandex, fairy wings and birthday suits. And all of this was just a preface to what many consider the real event: the afterparties. We were a little busy dancing, but we managed to take a few photos. read more »
San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom, who made a bold choice to legalize gay marriage in his city, leading to over 3,000 same-sex couples to marry in San Francisco back in ‘04 when they could only legally get a “civil union,” is now coming to our home turf to lead a rally in opposition to Prop 8.
The event will take place Friday, October 3rd on Upper Sproul from 12:30 to 1:45pm and will include student speakers, community members and local politicians speaking about the issue. And yet another man who scandalized the country will lead a rally to support something controversial on the steps of Sproul, and so the Berkeley legacy continues.
And check out our post on Prop. 8 from earlier this week.
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The Battle Over Same-Sex Marriage [San Francisco Chronicle]
And we’re not talking solar rays. A (manta? sting?) ray was found on the sidewalk in San Francisco Friday, apparently deposited by some cruel passerby.
According to a witness, the ray was rumored to have flapped 20 feet before it came to its final resting place. Police came, tried to water the poor fellow, but it was all for naught.
It’ll only be a few hours before some distraught family posts up “Missing: Ray” posters around their neighborhood, and then someone will have to tell Timmy that the ray is in a better place. Like the pissed sidewalk of Market Street.
At least somewhere Steve Irwin must be smiling, right?
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Manta Ray Flaps to Its Death on Market Street [SFist]
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OK, so technically we don’t cover San Francisco, but that doesn’t mean we can’t round up the top ten of great San Francisco blogs. Apparently, the people at About.com think we’re just that snazzy. Take that, OTR.
Also making the list (and topping it, no less) is our friend SFist, a blog spanning parking calamities all the way to MUNI’s homicidal tendencies.
The Clog recommends checking out No. 3 as well: Eater SF, which is pretty self explanatory. Who doesn’t want to hear about food?
All in all, the Clog throws out hearty congratulations to all, though technically we must be some degree better than these blogs for making a list for a city we don’t even live in. En garde, San Francisco!
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Best San Francisco Blogs [About]
Okay, so the title might be a little misleading, but we’ll get to that in a bit. First, allow us to applaud San Francisco’s progress on new “smart parking” systems that will, it is hoped, significantly reduce parking problems and congestion.
“Parking problems in San Francisco? That’s ludicrous!” you might object. Yeah, we’re aware that the City has no traffic troubles, but there are good reasons to improve. Some are even statistical reasons.
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If all is right in the world, your finals are over, seniors are in the process of wrapping up their respective commencement ceremonies–and now, it’s on with the graduation parties and obligatory Memorial Day weekend barbecues (that is, if you don’t mind grilling in scattered showers).
Welcome to summertime in the bay!
If you’re still here, waiting patiently for Session A to lay its hands on you, don’t waste this small taste of freedom by lounging in your PJ’s. But if you’re not one for grilling in the rain or playing a part in the Memorial Day weekend box office game, here are a few things you can do to make your weekend less mundane.
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Danica Li on Saturday, April 26, 2008 07:31 pm
The Bay Area National Dance Week kicked off yesterday with conga dancing in downtown San Francisco. We hear the public conga line, which took place in Union Square, wasn’t much of a success — despite the encouragement of an entire brass band and a host of wiggling, jiggling go-go dancers. For a conga line that aspired to be the West Coast’s longest, participation peaked at about a couple dozen dancers. Aw, shucks.
The event still has about 300 other chances to redeem itself. Through this weekend and the next week, about 2,500 dance artists and 20,000 members of the public are expected to participate in 300 events. Reportedly, the list of free classes include “Alexander Technique, capoeira, classical Indian dance, contra dance, embodied presence, Feldenkrais, hip-hop, hula, improvisational dance, salsa, same-sex partner dancing, tango, tap and tribal belly dance.” For those in your general vicinity, check out the list after the jump. read more »
Our esteemed graduation speaker has turned down his opportunity to rule the liberal capital of the United States. After lefty bloggers created a fake Web site to promote the rumor, Danny Glover denied the claim publicly.
Actor and activist Danny Glover—who some were hoping might use his “Lethal Weapon” star power to give San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom a run for his money—is saying thanks, but no thanks.
Can’t wait to hear if he’s going to speak on his nonexistent Mayoral duties or whatev. Convocation invites went out and list Glover as “Actor, Producer, Director, and Activist”. There’s no more help to make the connection between Glover and why he’s a good match to speak at UC Berkeley, though.
Earlier: UC Berkeley Will Listen to Whoever It Can, In This Case Danny Glover
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