San francisco

San Francisco is the fourth-largest city in California. Despite the fact that it is not the largest city in the state, it is truly a major center of politics and culture. Its outspoken style and politically liberal climate have made San Francisco synonymous with the GLBT and green movements. Its tolerant outlook makes it a home to countless artists, musicians, and social experiments. Its bevy of colleges and universities and proximity to Silicon Valley make it a major home of technology; and it's just down the road from wine country, resulting in its status as an epicurean epicenter.

Although it is occasionally hamstrung by its own sense of irony, San Francisco (along with the greater Bay Area) consistently produces vast amounts of geek cool, sophisticated culture, and intellectual experimentation. Such Internet pillars as Wired and Yelp have their roots in San Francisco, as do revered blogs Laughing Squid and BoingBoing. Burning Man calls this city home, too.

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  Drewbot — Authority: 145
  Lust for Life - Girls Girls is one of those bands I wasn’t anxious to pick up. The lo-fi, surf rock revival always seems to be just around the corner, it just moves from city to city. San Diego is perpetually in this state, what with Swami Records putting out a new entry every month. Dan Sartain is probably my ...
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• New Products Set to Debut from La Panzanella - Gourmet Italian Cracker Bliss!

  
  Nancy Juetten's Main Street Media Savvy Blog — Authority: 122
  Lovers of better crackers, it is time to celebrate.  The good folks at La Panzanella are bringing to market two new products to make your appetizers more delicious than ever.Sweet Crisps and Croccantini Minis are making their debut at the Atlanta Gift Show January 8-10 and the  San Francisco Fancy Food Show January ...
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• Gaga for Gaga

  
  Arts: It's What's for Blog — Authority: 413
  “Last night, I took you to dinner,” Lady Gaga told her audience during the second of two performances at the Bill Graham Civic on Monday, “And tonight, we get to sleep together.” Unsurprisingly, Gaga’s “The Monster Ball” was more of a spectacle than a concert. It even had a grand, vaguely defined ...
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• Maine to consider cell phone cancer warning

  
  Natural Health News — Authority: 135
  Congratulations to those legislators who take an interest in the health of thier constiuents.  San Francisco is working on a similar regulation as Maine. Cell phone and EMF links to cancer has clearly been established in research ( Carlo, Lai etc..).  It pays you to research the science to protect your health. ...
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• Redesign Days This Week

  
  The San Franista — Authority: 124
  At one of this year’s Indie Marts I got turned onto Taxi CDC , a clothes and boots reconstruction outfit that’s returning to SF this week. They’ll be featured today and tomorrow as Collective (1453 Valencia at 26th) hosts custom redesign days, a chance to have your vintage wares fit and fixed (and potentially ...
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• Big Light at The Mint – Photo Gallery and Review

  
  Grimy Goods — Authority: 134
  Los Angeles got quite the aural treat last Wednesday, Dec. 16, when San Francisco rockers, Big Light , came out to shred The Mint . Playing a midnight set, it was well worth the wait (and the morning hangover). With an EP released in 2008, Big Light has made quite the name for themselves playing numerous shows and ...
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• Detailed Look: Star Wars x adidas ZX8000 – Darth Vaider

  
  Individual Sole — Authority: 143
  Part of the Star Wars and Adidas Originals project is this adidas ZX 8000 Darth Vader Edition.  Packed in a blister-packed like action figures, the sneakers will be a must buy for sneakerheads and Star Wars fans alike.  Available now at select Adidas Originals retailers. via SneakerNews
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• Giants 2010 Mock Roster #1

  
  MLB Hub - Where Baseball Season Never Ends — Authority: 155
  With all the rumors flying around, and the Giants still waiting to make their first move the of the 2009-10 offseason, I wanted to go ahead and take a wild guess at what the Giants 25-man roster could look like come opening day 2010 in Houston. Signings: LF Kelly Johnson (2-year, $8.5 million + team option for 3rd ...
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• Giants 2010 Mock Roster #1

  
  MLB Hub - Where Baseball Season Never Ends — Authority: 155
  With all the rumors flying around, and the Giants still waiting to make their first move the of the 2009-10 offseason, I wanted to go ahead and take a wild guess at what the Giants 25-man roster could look like come opening day 2010 in Houston. Signings: LF Kelly Johnson (2-year, $8.5 million + team option for 3rd ...
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• Eagles clinch a playoff berth with their win over the Niners

  
  Taking it to the House — Authority: 123
  In their 27-14 playoff-clinching win, the Eagles’ defense harassed Niners QB Alex Smith all-day Snow-filled Lincoln Financial Field became a winter wonderland for the Philadelphia Eagles this past Sunday.  By virtue of their 27-13 win over the San Francisco 49ers, the Eagles have made the playoffs for the 8th ...
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• Holiday Riding

  
  This is Mission Cycling — Authority: 120
  It’s a light work week, so duck out early (like a ninja) and get riding.  I was shivering in this picture and really wanted a hug.Photo courtesy of Larry Rosa Photography
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• Shit Happens

  
  The Friggin Loon — Authority: 152
  If I knew this was part of the job!!!! Hey, can the guy setting fire to the Port-A-Potties in San Francisco just friggin quit it already.Firefighters are getting really pissed off having to put them out. It’s the third portable toilet in a week to have been destroyed but the arson will have to work damn hard to ...
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• What Nasty Gals Do For Fun

  
  sfindiefashion.com — Authority: 425
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• San Francisco Real Estate Market Update for the week ending December 21, 2009

  
  San Francisco Real Estate Blog — Authority: 136
  Happy Holidays and a Look Ahead Welcome to our final edition of Weekly Market Watch for the year. What a ride 2009 has been. It will be interesting to look back at this edition of Weekly Market Watch a year from now to see how things have changed. Will we be out of the woods then? Will these tough economic times be ...
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• Somebody should have left their brain in San Francisco

  
  MetaFilter — Authority: 711
  San Francisco - the Worst-Run Big City in the U.S. Despite its spending more money per capita, period, than almost any city in the nation, San Francisco has poorly managed, budget-busting capital projects, overlapping social programs no one is certain are working, and a transportation system where the only thing ...
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• Buzz Rickson x William Gibson x Porter

  
  Individual Sole — Authority: 143
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• FREE Gameday Grub and Bathroom Beauties at the 3300 Club

  
  Broke-Ass Stuart's Goddamn Website — Authority: 530
  Outer Mission iconography. Always hope theyll fix the neon, though. Photo from Christopher Scott. This place has been around in some form or another for over a hundred years.  I read somewhere that the Graywood Hotel, of which it occupies the bottom floor was, at one time, a grand lodge in the pastoral Noe Valley ...
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• Giving to charity declines in Scrooges America, and thats not bad

  
  WalletPop Blog — Authority: 686
  Filed under: Charity , Recession , Recession Diaries This just in from the Department of Why I am Not Suprised: Americans are giving less to charity this Christmas. A recent poll from the Red Cross shows that 20 percent of Americans plan to reduce their charitable giving this year. Salvation Army centers and ...
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• Daily Links – Deflation All Around

  
  BroncoTalk — Authority: 482
  A collaboration of mistakes led to Oakland’s victory in Denver.  [ CS Gazette ] Red zone woes came back to bite the Broncos in this game.  [ Longmont Times-Call ] Wesley Woodyard admits to allowing that 4th and 10 conversion to tight end Tony Stewart .  [ Denver Post ] Moreno wasn’t solely to blame, ...
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• Davis Criticized For Interception

  
  Fantasy Football - Free News, Cheatsheets, Tools, and Advice. Leagues and Games. — Authority: 462
  49ers TE Vernon Davis was criticized by HC Mike Singletary for not going after a pass that ended up being intercepted in the loss to the Eagles. SOURCE: SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
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