A "vagrant" is being blamed for a fire last Sunday at the Fox Theater on 19th and Telegraph in Oakland, near the Paramount. The theater is undergoing renovations and is slated to become a charter school focused on the arts. The Oakland FD found a small propane stove and a sleeping bag in an abandoned office space in the building, and the ensuing fire caused about $300,000 worth of damage. No injuries, though. In other weekend fire news, the music club Shooters in Redwood City and its neighbor, Flavor of India, burned down in a five-alarm blaze. The fire department is investigating.

A guy hanging out by the side of southbound 101 in Salinas jumped out of the bushes, flagged down a passing cop car, said he wanted to "kill the world," and then jumped into the car. The cop tasered him and took him in, at which point the guy revealed that he had stabbed his dog in the throat. Yo! The dog was found in a ditch in the road and is doing well under veterinary care. The report doesn't specify what drug the guy was on, but we'll guess meth.

And finally, in the wake of the recent spate of shootings in San Francisco's Oceanside district (three in the last two months, one at the gas station where 280 and 1 meet, right by SFSU and the Stonestown mall), Oceanside residents have met with the SFPD to request increased patrols.