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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• The latest trend in medicine? Outdoor exercise

  
  Covering Health — Authority: 477
  Writing for The Washington Post , physician and University of California, San Francisco, medical professor Daphne Miller makes a strong case for what she calls a growing trend: Doctors prescribing outdoor exercise for their patients . After seeing how the lure of the outdoors can motivate those who can’t stand the ...
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• Dreamy Andre Agassi Drops by Town to Promote his New Book

  
  San Francisco Citizen — Authority: 529
  San Francisco’s Books, Inc . on Van Ness played host to legendary Andre Agassi a few days back Friday evening to tell the truth about love, tennis and drugs , or something. Certainly, the Financial Samurai was impressed: “Just shook hands with my idol, Andre Agassi at his “OPEN” book signing in San ...
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• Broke-Ass Stuart Book Reading and Signing

  
  Broke-Ass Stuart's Goddamn Website — Authority: 547
  photo by Julie Michelle of I Live Here SF . I’m sure I’ll probably post this a couple more times in the coming weeks, but I figured I’d throw this up here now for all you super organized cats who plan shit out way in the future. Book Passage in the Ferry Building has asked me to come and do a reading and ...
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• Relais & Chateaux Adds 31 New Properties

  
  Jetsettersblog — Authority: 160
  Relais & Châteaux announced its newest members at its annual Congress in Biarritz, France. A total of 31 properties have been accepted, bringing the total membership in the travel association to 475 members in 57 countries. Five of the newest Relais & Châteaux members are hotels located in North America ...
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• Harris, Kampman Done For the Year

  
  Total Packers | Green Bay Packers news, analysis, commentary, and video — Authority: 140
  As we mentioned yesterday, the Green Bay Packers win over the San Francisco 49ers likely came at a cost. The cost is, unfortunately, higher than anyone had planned for, as both outside linebacker Aaron Kampman and cornerback Al Harris will be lost for the season with torn ACLs.While the Packers will be down two ...
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• The SportsAgentBlog.com 2010 NFL Mock Draft

  
  SportsAgentBlog.com | Sports Agent News — Authority: 433
  Last updated: November 23, 2009 1. Cleveland Browns – Colt McCoy – QB – Texas The Browns have a wealth of problems. They are 32nd in both passing yards and points scored. I was a big believer of Brady Quinn when he was drafted and I truly felt he could he great. However, his lack of pass accuracy has now ...
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• Body Art Expo – Travelling Tattoo Convention in 2010

  
  USA Travel Guide — Authority: 425
  We got such a great response back in June when we covered the Body Art Expo in Pomona, California , that for next year we wanted to be ahead the game. The sensational tattoo, body art and lifestyle convention is hitting the road in 2010 with four major destinations on the tour. Time it right and be in Pomona, San ...
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• Latin Jazz This Week

  
  The Latin Jazz Corner — Authority: 124
  Latin Jazz This Week will bring you a weekly look into news from the Latin Jazz world. You’ll find new releases, recommended performances, web finds, and more. You can check out some current sounds in the Listening Center tab at the top of the page. Performance dates will be kept in the Live Latin Jazz tab at ...
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• sunday in your city.

  
  sfgirlbybay — Authority: 604
  well, call it what you will, but i did not get out to snap any shots this weekend — i was way too busy prepping for family to visit for the thanksgiving holiday! so with that excuse intact, i give you another round of sunday in your city , only it’s still san francisco! y’all keep contributing such gorgeous ...
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• Reality Show about Private Chefs Now Casting in San Francisco

  
  Free Casting Calls and Auditions — Authority: 150
  New reality show about chefs in San Francisco is now casting. We follow chefs as they cater for various events and parties. This is not an acting gig. We are not looking for chefs or crew at this time. If selected our chefs’ services will be provided at no cost. We are looking for people who are already planning ...
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• Linking and Pageviews 1850 Style: The American Bookbinders Museum

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 719
  Everything is electronic these days; even if you read a book in paper form, it has been typeset on computers, printed and bound by computerized machines. One can forget that putting a book together used to take a lot of people with a lot of different skills, including the trade of bookbinding. Tim James still binds ...
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• Great Coffee House

  
  Happy Hour International — Authority: 151
  Great Coffee House - bars / clubs / cafes Killer Coffee on your way down I-280. Oh, and i make latte art, so don’t drink it, frame it! 1 review - last on 04/07/07 by Phoenix Zeitgeist ...
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• Som-thing Special

  
  The Adventures of an Urban Socialite* — Authority: 129
  Don’t get fooled by the fact this is short week! I always do that and end up getting swamped with work… I consistently try to cram 5 days into 4, often to disastrous results lol!I have been feeling a bit under the weather so I’ll keep my pre-ramble (kind of like a preamble but let’s face it, I generally just ...
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• I’m On A Boat A Cappella

  
  Deep Sea News — Authority: 494
  Kevin and I are big fans of  I’m On A Boat and the internets are full of parodies of this parody (Bert and Ernie ver., Office ver., English Channel ver., I’m On A Bus ver., I’m In A Tux ver., Hard Rock ver., and so on).  Those are find and dandy, but they pale in [...]
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• Watch: NYC and SF Vigils for Slain Gay Puerto Rican Teen

  
  -Towleroad News- [#gay] — Authority: 761
  Thousands attended a vigil last night at Pier 46 on the edge of New Yorks West Village. Similar vigils took place in cities around the country in response to the murder of Puerto Rican gay teen Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado. Last weekend thedecapitated, dismembered, and partially charred body of gay teen JorgeSteven ...
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• Confessions, Failures and Presentations That Are Not Canned

  
  Serge the Concierge — Authority: 136
  Scott Berkun made a very salient point during his Confessions of a Public Speaker presentation at Web 2.0 NY 2009.  We now use machines, software and assorted tech tools as an excuse for human failures. These failures are mostly communication failures. Either the messenger sent a mangled note or the ...
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• After the Runway :: THREAD show 2009

  
  Edopeno — Authority: 134
  Welcome to THREAD Show! One thing I love about being back in the Bay Area is the abundance of HauteAzifug events that go down. Case in point: THREAD Show 2009 . I had so much fun at THREAD this year that I ended up going BOTH days! Style, fashion, good vibes, beer in hand and a room full of good people – the ...
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• The San Francisco Thread Show

  
  Violent Pillow (SF) — Authority: 128
  Yesterday, Mar and I went to the San Francisco Thread Show where we spent too much money. The show, held at the Fort Mason Center, was mostly local artists (although I did meet some people from Miami and Las Vegas) who showcase their work and sell it for way cheaper than it usually is. LOVED IT. I bought some ...
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• Toxic Kool-Aid for a Thirsty Country

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 453
  The cover of the Insight section of today’s San Francisco Chronicle trumpet’s the question: Who will create the jobs of the future? This was the common theme for the first five opinion pieces. I have no idea how the Chronicle decided to order them, so it is hard to tell whether or not the placement ...
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