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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
Golden Gate Park's botanical garden will remain free for users - no matter where they live - after San Francisco legislators rejected a plan to charge $7 for nonresidents and install gates at the garden. But if you want to swim in a public pool, rent out a...
lycanthropy (Free subscription) | 06/24/2009
OMFG: according to Sub Pop , Sunny Day Real Estate are reuniting for a 20-date North American tour in September... but come on, only one Canadian date and it’s in Vancouver?! Thursday, September 17, 2009 @ Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver Canada Friday, September 18, 2009 @ Crystal Ballroom, Portland OR (Music Fest NW event) Sunday, September 20, 2009 @ Murray Theater, Murray UT Monday, September...
Petrelis Files (Free subscription) | 06/19/2009
Gay Solidarity Rally in SF for Iranian Democracy Two dozen gay men turned out tonight for solidarity with Iran's reformers at Harvey Milk Plaza, and for a solid hour held a Gays Without Borders/SF visibility action at the crossroads of America's gay village. We wore green scarves or shirts, held up signs for the rush-hour vehicular traffic and the hundreds of people exiting the Muni transit station....
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 06/18/2009
Park lights are back to normal Results, Day 7: On an overcast morning in San Francisco, people bundled up as they walked through Golden Gate Park's Panhandle on Wednesday. The dark gray skies almost made it feel like nighttime. In fact, a few days earlier,...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 06/17/2009
A man was found stabbed to death in the parking lot of Kezar Stadium in Golden Gate Park early today, San Francisco police said. The victim was found at 2:25 a.m. said Sgt. Lyn Tomioka, a police spokeswoman. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The...
Petrelis Files (Free subscription) | 06/17/2009
SF Rally For Iranian Democracy, 6 pm Tonight, At Union Square - Wear Lime Green Look what happens when you email lots of people about a solidarity action happening in your area for Iranian protesters and democracy. From SFist.com : Hey there, did you know Iran is having some sort of brouhaha, and Twitter will single-handedly bring democracy, sunshine and gumdrops to the nation? Or something like that?...
Music Is The Heart Of Our Soul (Free subscription) | 06/05/2009
Australian pop group The Veronicas just kick started their US Tour for promoting their album Hook Me Up with Taylor Momsen's (Gossip Girl) new band Pretty Reckless and blues rock group Carney. as their opening acts. The tour already stated on June 4th in Rhode Island, and will end on July 31st in Illinois. Check out the tour dates below, and see if they are coming to a town near you. US Tour Dates...
Baxojayz - Centricity (Free subscription) | 06/04/2009
The Veronicas just kicked off a cross-country tour in support of their album Hook Me Up. The Australian twin sisters are joined by Taylor Momsen's (Gossip Girl) new band Pretty Reckless and blues rock group Carney. Check out dates below to see if Lisa and Jess are coming to a city near you. Get a taste of The Veronicas' electro-pop sound with the video for their single " Take Me On The Floor...
Towleroad (Free subscription) | 06/04/2009
Like most public art projects, everyone seems to have an opinion about the one being envisioned for the entrance to San Francisco's Castro District, as a memorial to gay rights leader Harvey Milk. The art piece, first envisioned in 2000...
gay youth news blog (Free subscription) | 06/03/2009
As gay activists from the Castro to Lebanon commemorated International Day Against Homophobia over the weekend , those in Latin America could celebrate recent legal changes in Nicaragua and Panama that end the criminalization of homosexual acts in Central and South America. Despite such legal progress, however, many gay Latinos continue to seek political asylum in the United States, gay rights advocates...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 05/28/2009
May 28, 1937 - "A necklace of surpassing beauty was placed about the lovely throat of San Francisco yesterday," writes Chronicle reporter Willis O'Brien a day after the Golden Gate Bridge opens to foot traffic. At the time, it is the longest suspension bridge...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 05/28/2009
SAN FRANCISCO — California's status as a guardian of gay rights slipped this week when its highest court upheld a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, even as other states extended the institution to gay couples. "Are the people of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire more sexually literate than Californians?" asked the National Sexuality Resource Center,...
Petrelis Files (Free subscription) | 05/28/2009
Castro's Giant Rainbow Flag is Lowered; Milk Plaza Beacon Gets a Black Stripe Early yesterday evening, the San Francisco LGBT and allies community held a well-attended rally on the steps of City Hall. Afterward, the crowd marched past the state Supreme Court building on McAllister Street, then proceeded down to Yerba Buena Gardens at Mission and 4th Streets. Instead of joining that march, my friend...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 05/27/2009
SAN FRANCISCO - California's Supreme Court upheld the state's gay-marriage ban yesterday but said the 18,000 same-sex weddings that took place before the prohibition passed were still valid - a ruling decried by gay-rights activists as a hollow victory.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 05/27/2009
The Golden Gate Bridge, the powerful yet graceful landmark that has become synonymous with San Francisco around the world, opened 72 years ago today - but only to pedestrians. Drivers had to wait a day. Construction of the bridge, authorized in 1924 by the...
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