Upon hearing the final vote, nudists did what they do best and got naked while shouting at the board; several of them were escorted from the chamber by sheriff's deputies, who shrouded them under blue blankets as the board took a short recess.
See also: Fox News Thinks Everyone in San Francisco Is Naked Right Now
San Francisco Deputy Manconia Tamika Green appeared in court today for a pre-conference hearing regarding an off-duty incident where she allegedly forced her way into a man's home and pulled a gun on him.
San Francisco Police Officer Gordon Shyy tells us that on Oct. 3 at about 5 p.m., officers were called to the 3500 block of San Bruno Avenue on reports of a person with a gun. Shyy says Green, along with two other people, showed up to an apartment and was banging on the door.
A woman and her husband answered the door and the group started arguing about some work he had done for Green's sister.
See also: Phil Tong, Sheriff's Deputy, Arrested on Suspicion of Bank Robbery
Of all the afternoons to drop trou and make a statement about your naked body being free speech, we thought it'd be today when the Board of Supervisors debates whether or not San Francisco should ban public nudity citywide.
Much to our disappointment, there have been no rallies, no naked sit-ins or protests, and strangely enough, no nudity around City Hall. As far as we can see, everyone is clothed today, which really debunks Fox News' theory that we're all "running wild" sans clothes.
This lady is the only showing in support of naked folks in the board chambers at this time.
When Jason Kidd was drafted out of U.C. Berkeley by the Dallas Mavericks, he demonstrated the value of a Cal education in promising to "turn this team around 360 degrees."
Amazingly, he went on to do just that. Kidd transformed a wretched squad into a contender before leading it back into the realms of wretchedness. Berkeley mathematicians were vindicated, though they were less sanguine about the situation in Dallas.
Today the university jettisoned longtime football coach Jeff Tedford. And the good people of Dallas can laugh now, all these years later, because this time it was Berkeley that was turned around 360 degrees.
Only in America would people petition the President of the United States to nationalize the Twinkie industry, to ensure they can continue devouring those creme-filled cakes as they please.
As of 1:15 p.m., more than 3,600 people had signed onto the We the People petition, demanding the commander in chief set everything else aside and make the spongy cakes a domestic priority.
Per the petition:
Colin Kaepernick is like a new pair of basketball sneakers. You always go too long before getting a new pair. For months, maybe years, you'll scurry up and down the court in a beat-up pair of Nike Flights, with the soles peeling off, the heels caved in, the bottom slipping around the hardwood like a dry mop.
But you're game's fine, shot's falling and defense is solid -- so why get a new pair?
Eventually the Flights fall apart -- their seams tear, or you leave them outside in the rain or something. And you slide on a fresh pair of Lebron X's, with their arch support, and padded heels, and rubbery floor grip -- I can't believe I've been missing out on this for so long.
Black Friday, a true American holiday, is quickly approaching, which means countless obnoxious consumers with credit cards will make their way to Union Square to get their hands on the best deals.
The only thing that could make this experience less painful is technology. So check out these smartphone apps that will help you navigate brave the San Francisco shopping centers, whisking you away from your driveway and placing you into a parking spot with the same kind of ease you experience in the suburbs.
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That's how we get (just for example) all those theory-class Digital Triumphalist types (your Jay Rosens, Mathew Ingrams, and Jeff Jarvises) constantly crowing about how great social media is while also ignoring or downplaying all the awful stuff it brings us -- hate, lies, inanity.
Fox News is right-wing America's news source for the truly phobic, which is why we weren't surprised this morning to find news headlines declaring Illinois' War on Christmas and enlightening us that secession is a deep American principle.
Then you scroll to the "culture" section of the news site and there's this headline making a farcical claim about the City by the Bay:
(Update 9:50 a.m.): Union officials say they have officially shut down the Port of Oakland. A press conference is being held this morning.
Amid the morning rain, hundreds of union workers were at the picket line at 6 a.m. sharp as part of a 24-hour strike, attempting to shut down the Port of Oakland and get executives back at the bargaining table.
The port's plumbers, janitors, and electricians, all represented by SEIU Local 1021, kicked off the strike last night at the Oakland International Airport, fighting what they call "unfair labor attacks." They say port executives have violated California State Law by withholding vital financial information from the union.
See also: Port of Oakland Workers to Strike Today
