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555 Washington Loves Republicans: It's just as bad as when...

It's just as bad as when driving an SUV meant you were a generous donor to al Qaeda— the Weekly points to a shrill editorial at the Guardian, pals that they are, about 555 Washington. Because Aegon, owner of Transamerica... (original story)

Yelp Wanted: Electronic Countermeasures for Amateur Restaurant Reviewers

Photo by Amber Rae Lambke A server and former manager who would like to remain anonymous passed along an idea that might help business owners keep tabs on customer experiences in a newfangled way:If you have an iPhone, you... (original story)

Linkage: The Earthquake Insurance Question, and East Bay Zoning Issues

["Forty Minutes At That Spot," via Curbed SF Flickr photog Jeremy Brooks] · Worth it to get earthquake insurance? [Inside SF RE] · Art Agnos op-ed: Saltworks is really great! [SFGate] · Oakland: housing vs. industry battle royale [IBA]... (original story)

That's Rather Bright: North Beach Condo Has a Strange Affinity for Orangina Colors

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. The house underneath this fluorescent yellow-green clown makeup doesn't actually look so bad, which is why it didn't get immediately filed into our That's Rather Hideous folder. But the color scheme,... (original story)

Breaking: Twisty Cylinder's EIR Certified: More words on Planning Commission fireworks...

More words on Planning Commission fireworks are forthcoming, but the group has just narrowly certified the environmental impact report for the twisty cylinder at 555 Washington by a vote of 4 to 3. Besides the fact that at this very... (original story)

Mojo Parklet Opens Up, Divsiadero Street Improvements "Unveiled"

As the sun comes up, the police barricades around Mojo Café’s parklet are down. And in about an hour, Mayor Newsom will officially "unveil" the parklet, street improvements, and new median strip green along lower Divisadero. We give both... (original story)

Week in Reviews: Urban Tavern; Barbacco; 1330 on Fillmore

Kauffman: Resigned to the tiny amount of space allotted customers at Barbacco's communal tables, Jon ends up coming around based on the eavesdropping and small plates on the "micropayment plan." However, the micro-glasses of wine seem to end up... (original story)

Snapped SF: Gavin Unveils the First Parklet in Sidewalk Reclaiming Campaign

[Photo by Matt Baume] The "block by block" conversion of San Francisco street space into mini-parks got a major ribbon-cutting today with Gavin on hand to unveil Mojo Bicycle Cafe's parklet in NoPa. It's got kind of a populist... (original story)

San Francisco Recorded Sales Activity In February: Up 20.2% YOY

According to DataQuick, recorded home sales volume in San Francisco was up 20.2% on a year-over-year basis last month (327 recorded sales in February ’10 versus 272 sales in February ‘09) and up 5.1% compared to the month prior.... (original story)

Goodwin Procter lures lawyer group from Gunderson

Goodwin Procter LLP has lured three intellectual property lawyers to its Silicon Valley office from technology and venture capital firm Gunderson Dettmer LLP. (original story)








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