Jay Barmann

• Name: Jay Barmann
• Location: San Francisco

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Banana Sam Returns to Entertaining Zoo-goers

Banana Sam upon his return, New Year's Day. Photo: SF Zoo/AP A lighter piece of news from Saturday: 17-year-old world-famous squirrel monkey, Banana Sam was returned to his cage Saturday after a month of quarantine, and most of his cage-mates left him alone and did not give him too... continue reading on SFist

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Whitney Houston, 48, Has Died [Updated]

Say it isn't so... the once amazing Whitney Houston has died at age 48 of causes that are not yet being reported, as publicist Kristen Foster has confirmed to the AP. Sadly, because her career and public image have not been so enviable in the last decade, the obituary... continue reading on SFist

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Massive Amount of Japanese Tsunami Trash Headed Our Way

Nearly a year after a major earthquake and tsunami shook and doused Japan, some 25 million tons of debris that washed out to sea when the tsunami receded is headed toward the California coast. We're talking cars, boats, pieces of houses, you name it. Whatever didn't sink has been... continue reading on SFist

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Puppies Stolen in Bayview Burglary

via CBS 5 Two favorite SFist subjects converged in a story this week: crime, and puppies. Thieves broke into a Bayview district home Tuesday morning and, after attacking the two adult parent dogs in the house, stole 4 three-week-old puppies. The puppies, in fact, appear to be all that... continue reading on SFist

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Cow Hollow's Historic Metro Cinema To Become Equinox Gym

A rendering of the proposed gym. A plan to convert Cow Hollow's historic Metro movie theater (2055 Union) to an Equinox gymnasium went before the Planning Commission yesterday, and SFist learns today that it was approved. Alas, another historic cinema shall become a sweaty place full of Zumba and... continue reading on SFist

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