It's Friday, and I couldn't be more pleased about this. You?
I'm going to try to duck out early today to catch Prometheus, even though Laura warns us that the "sort-of prequel to the Alien movies" left "mega-mega-named-all-their-children-Ripley-a-la-George-Foreman fans" disappointed.
While I haven't named anything after the Alien movies, I'm a big fan. Also, in 1998 a stranger handed me a bowling ball marked "Ripley" as I was walking down Golden Gate Avenue, and I've always considered it a sign. (And, yes, I still have the bowling ball.)
However, as Laura wisely notes "BUT I ASK YOU, after Aliens 3 and Alien Resurrection, WHAT COULD BE WORSE? Doesn't the franchise have nowhere to go but up?" Here's hoping she's right.
--Eve
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| City Hall
Mirkarimi Asks SF To Pay His Legal Fees, City Attorney Says No Way [ Appeal] [ Ex] [ KCBS] [ Weekly] [ Chron], Mirkarimi's lawyer slams city for "sleazy tactic" [ ABC7] SF Sunshine Dims: Wiener Puppet: 'I Have no Qualifications' [ Petrelis] Pair of business tax plans advance in San Francisco [ Biz Times] Mecke joins crowded District 5 supervisorial race [ SFBG] [ BAR] [ FCJ] 8 Washington isn't getting much better [ SFBG] Mar ignored nonprofit's overtures to museum workers in contract dispute [ Ex] New downtown signs will tout privately owned public spaces [ Ex] Hearing looks at ways to improve Ethics Commission [ Chron] Mary Jung likely next SF Dem Party chair [ BAR] SF teams up with programs to place teens in jobs [ ABC7] Help for homeless vets: 50 homes in 100 days [ ABC7]
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| Cops, Court, and Crime
Tech CEO Gets 21 Year Sentence For Securities Fraud [ Appeal] [ Chron] Real Estate Agent Arrested After Attack On Sex Worker [ Appeal] [ Chron] SFPD Seeking Custom Bike Stolen From Handicapped Cyclist [ Appeal] [ Weekly] [ Chron] Jury Swiftly Reaches Not Guilty Verdict In Boiling Oil Incident [ Appeal] [ Ex] [ Weekly] [ Chron] How many bicycle cops does it take to pull over a car on Mission Street? [ MM] Crime Briefs: Hath no hoodlum have heart? [ Ex] Crime Blotter [ Ex] Medical Marijuana Clubs Still Don't Cause Crime, Study Says [ Weekly] |
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Business
FCC Approves KUSF Sale to SoCal Radio Network, Jointly Fines Both Parties $50k [Weekly] [Ex] [Weekly] [Chron]
Twitter suspends Thunderclap 'crowdspeaking' app [CNet]
Startups' office space needs unique design [Chron]
Next up for the cursed 2080 Van Ness space: House of Crawfish and Seafood [Chron]
Rooky Ricardo's Turns 25 [Haighteration]
Cypress, Carlyle pounce on CityPlace [Biz Times]
AKQA booms as top indie digital ad shop [Biz Times]
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| Real Estate
A Tree Grows in the Haight [ Haighteration] Then & Now: The Southern Pacific Depot [ Curbed] Saturday: Clean Up Bernal Heights! With the Mayor! How Glamorous! [ Bernalwood] Town Square Funding Update: $150k And Counting [ Noe Valley] Kilroy puts some jazz into SoMa plaza [ Biz Times] A tour inside San Francisco's Old Mint [ Biz Times] Feedback sought as trees await ax [ Ex] Mission Rents Exposed and Dissected [ ML@L] |
| Transit, Traffic, and Getting Around
Preparing for the Central Subway Tunnel: Major Work Commencing Next Week [Central Subway]
Larry and Barbara Richardson visit the Golden Gate Bridge [Chron]
A Bridge's Golden Years [NYT]
Mayor's wage hike pact with labor may deal a $14M blow to SFMTA [Ex]
Caltrain budget adds trains [Ex]
Motorcycle and SUV Collide at 16th and Dolores [ML@L]
USF Student Robert Yegge Killed by Truck Driver at Oak and Franklin [Streetsblog]
Caught Same Muni Driver a Year Ago Continuing to Treat Passengers Poorly [Akit]
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| The Rest Of The Headlines
Coastal Winds Uncover Gravestones Buried At Ocean Beach [Appeal] [Chron]
Kidney Recipients In Four-Way Transplant Learn Of Donors' Identities At Emotional Meeting [Appeal] [ABC7]
HRC's Chad Griffin Visits SF & No Public Events on his Schedule? [Petrelis]
Where is Newsom? He'll get back to us on that [Chron]
Why Should People Visit San Francisco? 'Fast Money, Faster Women,' Says Website [SFist]
Love Your Corner Store Cat? Share Photos With Us, Please! [SFist]
San Francisco activists wary of U.N. climate reunion in Rio [PP]
Lusty for the Ladies? Worker-owned strip club still open, but needs your help [SFBG]
Feeling Lonely? Adopt an Adorable Dog or Cat -- for Free [Weekly]
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