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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• BASG Exclusive: Jimmy Raye’s script

  
  Bay Area Sports Guy — Authority: 126
  For all the talk about “hitting people in the mouth,” the 49ers have been left rubbing their own sore jaws after 6 of the team’s first 10 games. Fingers can be pointed at many different reasons why the Niners’ record is only one game better the Raiders’, including uncertainty at the quarterback position, a ...
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• 11/26/09: 10th Annual “Meat is Murder” Thanksgiving Dance Party

  
  funcheapSF.com — Authority: 144
  After spending an afternoon and evening arguing with your family, work out your aggression and your tryptophan-induced coma at Popscene’s 10th annual Thanksgiving “Meat Is Murder” dance party with “ This Charming Band ,” San Francisco’s only Smiths tribute band who will be playing your favorite Smiths and ...
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• Vidly adds video comments to your blog … and Chamillionaire’s

  
  Gadget Reviews — Authority: 153
  Video startup Vidly is holding true to its promise to expand beyond Twitter with a new tool called Vidly Express, an easy way to add video comments to any blog.The San Francisco company says publishers just add some code to their site, and the code creates a button for video replies next to every post. [...]Related ...
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• Gumps San Francisco Holiday Sale

  
  Shopping and Info — Authority: 646
  The Gumps San Francisco holiday sale is on now. Get up to 60% off on sale items. Get all your holiday shopping out of the way for gifts, entertaining, furnishings, jewelry, and so much more. Click the banner and shop now. www.shoppingandinfo.com
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• Information gladly given but safety requires avoiding unnecessary conversation. But Pics of Muni Crooks Will Do

  
  Jr Deputy Accountant — Authority: 140
  WC Varones has broken his Commuting Capitalist cherry and if you see weird shit out there in the world, take a picture of it and show me. If youd like to contribute to CC, drop me a note. I wont even tell anyone else who you are when you snap covert pics of public transit misbehavior on your camera phone. (heres ...
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• Haute Estate: Jerry Rice’s $14.75 million Home

  
  Haute Living Magazine — Authority: 525
  Wide receiver for the 49er’s, Jerry Rice, has just listed his estate on the market for $14.75 million. Following in the footsteps of fellow 49er Joe Montana , wide receiver for the team, Jerry Rice, has just listed his Atherton, California estate for $14.75 million. Even in a town known for its lavish and ...
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• 479 Popcorn P.I.Y. Kit

  
  fete a fete — Authority: 564
  Im such a popcorn fiend. I jump at any chance to inhale the entire bag. So when I learned that 479 Popcorn came out with their new P.I.Y. (Pop It Yourself) Kit, I was beyond excited. This isnt your... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• First Bikes

  
  This is Mission Cycling — Authority: 123
  Hey All. When you’re home for the holidays, don’t forget to look through the old photo albums and get a shot of you on your first bike. Here’s an idea. Dig through your old stuff and put on the Hard Rock, Planet Hollywood or Co-ed Naked whatever t-shirt, that dirty baseball cap [...]
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• Hilton Worldwide Luxury Brands Winter Escapes

  
  Jetsettersblog — Authority: 160
  For travelers looking to escape during the winter months, Hilton Worldwide’s Luxury Brands, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts and Conrad Hotels & Resorts, offer Winter Escape at participating hotels now through March 31, 2010. The Winter Escape promotion includes breakfast for two and a $50 activity credit ...
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• 49ers Drop Tampering Charge

  
  Fantasy Football - Free News, Cheatsheets, Tools, and Advice. Leagues and Games. — Authority: 460
  Got same call from a league source RT @MattMaiocco 49ers have dropped tampering charge against N.Y. Jets regarding Michael Crabtree . SOURCE: TWITTER / ADAM_SCHEFTER
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• Thai Airways Kids Super Saver Savings

  
  Jetsettersblog — Authority: 160
  Thai Airways has introduced “Kids Super Saver.” Children under 12 years of age will receive 50 percent off their ticket with the purchase of two paid adult tickets, with a limit of up to three children. In addition, everyone who books a roundtrip ticket from Los Angeles to Bangkok will receive a free domestic ...
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• Teams Calling About Nelson Cruz

  
  MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — Authority: 736
  Several teams are calling the Rangers about Nelson Cruz , according to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FoxSports.com , but the Rangers arent inclined to move him, citing his low salary and high production. Cruz posted a .260/.332/.524 line in 2009, but made just over $418K while earning his first All Star ...
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• New iPhone worm outbreak steals ING financial info

  
  PhoneArea.net — Authority: 453
  The growing popularity of the iPhone platform can only mean one thing. Nope, it has nothing to do with the flakiness of AT&T ( NYSE: T )’s 3G network in San Francisco.…
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• Planet Mag’s Global Photo Contest

  
  The San Franista — Authority: 128
  One of the things that’s most intriguing about locally written Planet Magazine is the rich hues of the photographs they publish, so it comes as no surprise that entries to their second global travel photo contest would draw equally intriguing images (as evidenced by those that won and placed last year, ...
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• Forget Charlie Weis, The 49ers Need Tom Brady

  
  Bleacher Report - Front Page — Authority: 777
  In what is rapidly becoming a Monday morning ritual around these parts, San Francisco 49ers fans are spending the early hours of their day cursing out the offensive coordinator in between bites of their bran muffins and sips of their soy lattes. Its never the defenses fault. Its never the offensive lines fault. ...
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• True - Don’t Sleep Sale

  
  Individual Sole — Authority: 144
  “Black Friday Sale” coming up next Friday at True .
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• Medical pay for performance programs help improve care -- but not always, study finds

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 643
  Like everybody, health care professionals enjoy a pay raise for a job well done. But in some instances, financial incentives for health care performance may actually backfire.
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• Bay Area Au Pair’s really know how to ROCK!

  
  Au Pair Caf — Authority: 142
    Our San Francisco area Au pairs really ROCK, in more ways than one, and so do their Area Director’s and Regional Manager, Liz Aubrey! This past week, San Francisco au pairs were greeted by a young handsome “bouncer” as they entered Club Au Pair, held at our 3i language school in San Francisco.  Au pairs ...
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