What you might have missed during Bay to Breakers:
- The scene from Bay to Breakers 100 years ago. [B2B Flickr]
- Fox News reports only 25 people were arrested. That doesn't seem like so many at all. [Fox News]
- According to the Examiner only 17 of those arrests were public intoxication (mostly dudes). The rest were opportunistic burglaries and one marijuana arrest. [SFEx]
- One man is in critical condition after falling off a roof at a party on Fell Street. [BCN/Appeal]
- A mentally challenged teen was reported lost and then later found safe after the festivities. [SFEx]
- The Appeal wants to know what you thought of that large fence separating the Panhandle from the rest of the runners. Personally, we just didn't bother trying to go South of Fell Street. [Appeal]
- The view from the Tenderloin. [TheTender]
- Honorable mention Bay to Breakers costume: Multiple Sexy Sax Men, spotted along the route. Here's the original youtube sensation if the reference eludes you.
Non-Bay to Breakers Weekend News:
- Over the weekend, San Francisco had a stream of drunk people. Meanwhile, Yemen had a four mile stream of protesters. Think about that for a second. Did it just blow your mind a tiny bit? [AtlanticWire]
- For fans of the Main Branch Library: a very sweet illustrated ode to the public library by Wendy McNaughton. [Rumpus]
- The New York Times returned to our outer rim neighborhoods in search of "what's left of San Francisco's maritime heart." That's like our version of the Holy Grail by the way. [NYT]
- Relive the moment Arnold and Maria fell in love. [Gawker]
- TV Critic Tim Goodman discusses Fox's cancelled shows, neglects to mention they picked up Alcatraz. Also: he thinks comedy struggles on NBC, so maybe don't believe a word he says. [SFGate]
- Some controversy over Art in Storefronts initiative on Market Street. [SFEx]
