SF anti-gay marketing company revealed

Nov 4th, 09 in Community, SF Life by Lotus

Finally, the name of the company that earned nearly $700K to create anti-same-sex marriage ads for Stand For Marriage Maine. As reported by our friends at SF Appeal.

San Francisco company Criswell Associates really earned their money yesterday, as they were successful in in their campaign to strip away the rights of Maine’s same sex couples to marry.

Read the SF Appeal story here and check out the one at SFist here.

Happy National Coming Out Day!

Oct 11th, 09 in Community, Events, SF Life by Lotus

This one kind of snuck up on us here at homoholic. I guess that’s what happens when you’ve been so gay for so long. Our sincerest apologies. Living in SF it’s easy to take for granted the amount of freedom we have, and sometimes we forget how hard it can be for our brothers and sisters elsewhere. Lets take a moment to be thankful for living in the bay area and for how far we’ve come. Check out the this link to watch some moving coming out stories on the HRC site and to find out how to donate your Facebook status to National Coming Out Day.

Garage sale San Francisco style

Sep 26th, 09 in Photo Blogging, Random / WTF, SF Life by Lotus

A friend snapped this. Only in San Francisco.
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Those confusing Muni monitors

Sep 22nd, 09 in SF Life by Mark

There’s been a lot of chatter in the SF blogosphere these days about the new BART system map. The consensus seems to be that the maps are pretty darn lame. We concur. Why make something that was already inaccurate more inaccurate? (Links to specific local blog discussions after the jump.) We’d like to extend this discussion of public transportation infographics over to our beloved Muni system – More »

St. Mary’s ER – When playing doctor isn’t enough

Sep 5th, 09 in Community, SF Life by Lotus

A review of emergency room service? Well yes because when accidents happen we all deserve to be treated right. Having had my share of ER visits in the past ten years I can personally vouch for the fine folks at St. Mary’s. On all of my visits the service has been great — fast, professional and even pleasant. After my first trip there several years ago I was shocked when I received a call at home the next day from the staff asking how my experience was. More »

SF Street Food Festival this Saturday

Aug 19th, 09 in Community, Events, Food & Drink, SF Life by Mark

This one-day event, organized by La Cocina, features food from host of SF restaurants including Delfina, Kasa, Absinthe, and Chaac Mool. Admission is free and no dish will cost more than $8. According to the event’s website, the day-long block party will bring together micro-entrepreneurs, informal food vendors and renowned chefs to celebrate great street food, entrepreneurial spirit and the vibrant communities of San Francisco. More »

Are you homos ready for mandatory composting?

Jun 16th, 09 in SF Life by Mark

If not, this brand new site (launched yesterday) sponsored by SF Environment can help! You can also order a FREE green bin and register for FREE home composting pickup directly from the site.
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