Everything that's neat about the city on the Bay.http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 28 Aug 2008 8:03:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35305/gadfly-stalls-san-francisco-bike-measures.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSan Francisco's plans to make the city more bike-friendly are stuck in the slow lane thanks to litigation from an anti-cycling activist, the Wall Street Journal reports. Rob Anderson believes adding bike lanes causes pollution by clogging up traffic. The progressive city is now unable even to install new bike racks before a court-ordered environmental review finishes.http://www.newser.com/story/35305/gadfly-stalls-san-francisco-bike-measures.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 20 Aug 2008 2:33:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32801/no-kidding-bush-sewage-plant-makes-nov-ballot.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSan Francisco voters will decide in November not only who will succeed President Bush but also how they will remember him. A group calling itself the Presidential Memorial Commission has pushed through a ballot initiative to rename an area sewage plant after the outgoing president, the Chronicle reports. A White House spokesman told the LA Times the measure "doesn't dignify a response."http://www.newser.com/story/32801/no-kidding-bush-sewage-plant-makes-nov-ballot.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 18 Jul 2008 14:12:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32263/san-francisco-pioneers-smart-parking-spots.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe streets of San Francisco will be getting smarter this fall, reports the New York Times . The city is pioneering a program to add sensors to thousands of parking spaces; drivers will be alerted to empty spaces through displays on street signs or via their smartphones. City officials hope the experiment will help clear Frisco's clogged traffic by cutting down on drivers circling to look for a place to park.http://www.newser.com/story/32263/san-francisco-pioneers-smart-parking-spots.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 12 Jul 2008 3:18:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31235/newlyweds-toasted-at-sf-gay-pride-parade.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWeeks after wedding bells began tolling for San Francisco's gay couples, revelers had extra reason to celebrate at today’s annual Pride Parade. Thousands watched a procession of kids, drag queens, politicians, and topless men shimmy along Market Street—where a small group of protesters demonstrated against California’s approval of gay marriage.http://www.newser.com/story/31235/newlyweds-toasted-at-sf-gay-pride-parade.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 30 Jun 2008 10:35:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31165/nra-sues-san-francisco-chicago-over-gun-laws.html?refid=rss_all_defaultClose on the heels of the Supreme Court ruling that Americans have the right to own guns for self-defense, the National Rifle Association filed suits yesterday against San Francisco and Chicago over gun-control laws in those cities. In San Francisco, the NRA hopes to overturn a law keeping guns out of public housing, and in Chicago, to end a ban on gun ownership, the San Francisco Chronicle   and Chicago Tribune report.http://www.newser.com/story/31165/nra-sues-san-francisco-chicago-over-gun-laws.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 28 Jun 2008 8:33:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29560/jewish-museum-in-sf-unsettles.html?refid=rss_all_defaultArchitect Daniel Libeskind won worldwide acclaim for his stark, unsettling Jewish Museum in the heart of Berlin. Now the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco has moved into a new Libeskind-designed building. But as a critic for the New York Times observes, the Bay Area institution shies away from the particularities of the Jewish experience.http://www.newser.com/story/29560/jewish-museum-in-sf-unsettles.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 09 Jun 2008 7:10:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27714/wine-whiz-mondavi-dead-at-94.html?refid=rss_all_defaultCalifornia wine master Robert Mondavi died peacefully today in his Napa Valley home at age 94, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Disciples and critics alike have praised the vintner for elevating West Coast wine from jug juice to world-class vino. "His legacy and his vision for what California could do remains with us as guidepost and a source of aspiration," one winemaker said.http://www.newser.com/story/27714/wine-whiz-mondavi-dead-at-94.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 16 May 2008 19:16:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27490/san-francisco-coffee-scene-heats-up.html?refid=rss_all_defaultPlans for tapping the premium coffee market are percolating in the Bay Area, the San Francisco Chronicle reports in an in-depth look at the new generation of roasters. Emphasizing freshness and preparation, next-gen roasters are building Northwest-inspired businesses that offer patrons ground-to-order $8 cups, or $9-$11 pots prepared by a $20,000 halogen-powered siphon from Japan.http://www.newser.com/story/27490/san-francisco-coffee-scene-heats-up.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 16 May 2008 21:16:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27607/gays-jubilant-over-calif-ruling.html?refid=rss_all_defaultCalifornia gays are ecstatic about the state's supreme court striking down a ban on same-sex marriage, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. “I'm feeling the joy all over,” one gay man, and father, said. In Fresno, a gay couple applied for a marriage license from a somewhat bewildered county clerk who wondered about the “exact language” of the decision, the Bee observed.http://www.newser.com/story/27607/gays-jubilant-over-calif-ruling.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 16 May 2008 10:24:22 CDT