We've been harsh on flashmobs in the past, but here's one we can finally get behind: A group calling themselves The Bay Area Drunkards Association sent out invites to local Yelp and Reddit message boards, calling for fellow minded people to come out to Golden Gate Park and get drunk in public while doing a little bit of community service to help clean up the aftermath of yesterday's stonerfest. From the Yelp event invite: more ›

As is tradition on April 20th, scores of marijuana smokers, legal or otherwise, are currently making their pilgrimage to the hallowed ground of Golden Gate Park's Hippie Hill. Since we live in these modern times where smoking pot in public is pretty much fair game and nobody makes a move without documenting their exploits on Twitter or Instagram, we present a brief and humorous look at our favorite people at or en route to Golden Gate Park, where they've made "Hippie Hill" a trending twitter topic. Observe: more ›

Former Mayor and recovering substance abuser Gavin Newsom found some curious inspiration all the way from Kingston, Jamaica on the noted stoner holiday. As the Lite Gov. tweeted, in a surprising plug for marijuana culture (and a new documentary from Magnolia Pictures): "Go see the @BobMarley doc - still inspired by the man, the music, the legacy. It's out today. Great documentary." more ›

During the annual ode of marijuana at 4:20 on 4/20/2011 in Golden Gate Park, hordes of stoners gathered at Sharon Meadow to partake in some kind bud. But the party turned sour after one woman was attacked during a seating area dispute. "A 47-year-old woman was bashed over the head with a portable radio and threatened to be killed in a dispute with two other women over space to sit at a National Marijuana Day celebration in Golden Gate Park Wednesday," reports The Examiner. The assailant's friend then threatened to kill her. Charming. Later in the day, a 24-year-old Citrus Heights woman was arrested for making felony threats against the victim. The basher escaped on foot. [Ex] more ›

We received two queries today regarding pot, asking us if we knew of any safe bars/clubs in San Francisco in which smoke mary jane. To which we say, The Fillmore circa 1972. How the hell would we know? We don't do that kind of drug. more ›

Ever wonder what musical theater people do when they move to L.A. to make it big? They smoke/eat a lot of pot and make YouTube videos containing big production numbers about smoking/eating pot. Today's palate cleanser comes to us from Jake Wilson's YouTube series, The Battery's Down (as in "the Bronx is up and the Battery's down...") in which a young actor's struggle to make it big in New York has led him, inevitably, to L.A.. This latest song called "When You're Low" was penned by Micah Schraft and John Hill.
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In light of yesterday's revelation (via the SFBG) that high school kids in SF aren't smoking nearly as much weed as they did a decade ago, we offer up this palate cleanser, featuring the classic pot-smoking sequence from the late John Hughes' The Breakfast Club. This comes from back in the day (1985) when 26% of high school seniors smoked pot habitually, and comes to us via new GenX-themed blog John Hughes Is Dead -- which is, full disclosure, the latest side project by SFist co-editor Jay Barmann. more ›

Perhaps due to the many squares of acid or complete the lack of sex, we don't remember UC Santa Cruz demigods coming down so hard on 4/20. But SFBG's crusty-but-benign (and victorious!) Bruce Brugman has word that UCSC officials have pulled a Bevan Dufty, more or less shutting down the campus this Sunday, 4/20, on the sacred day where people get baked. Really, really, reeeeeaaally baked. more ›

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Hey, a local 12 year old from Foster City just won the world chess championship for the boys 12 and under age bracket. Champ Daniel Naroditsky won 9 games, lost 1, and played to a draw with the previous number 1 ranked preteen male. The Chron was unable to talk to him because of the time difference in Turkey (where the championships were held), but Daniel's proud father reports that Daniel's first question after winning was "do I have to go to school on Friday?" more ›

-- Barry Bonds: your San Francisco diva. [SFGate] more ›

SFist interviews Bobby of Monster Bobby who is opening for the Pipettes tonight' at Bimbo's more ›

Pelli Clarke Pelli's Transbay Terminal vision more ›

Everyone else is getting their swerve on (dang, that light IS bright!) so we're jumping on the bandwagon. Here's where to go for the steamy haps tonight: more ›

In honor of today being "420," here's a little thing to put you in the mood-- it's a YouTube clip of a Pink Floyd laser show. more ›

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Ask the Cube Expat!: Are you plotting ways to escape yet another dreary staff meeting right this minute? Dragging out your coffee breaks? Itching to ditch your day job but don't know where to start? Then you should make the trek over to Sausalito tonight and check out freelance writer and editor Michelle Goodman as she lays down a blueprint for breaking beyond the cube. Goodman dishes out advice on how to transition into part-time, flextime, at-home, outdoor, overseas, nonprofit, or self-employed work -- tonight at Habitat Books. If you can't make it across the bridge in time (the event kicks off at 7 pm), catch her again in the city proper, tomorrow at the Borders in Union Square, or pick up a copy of her book online here. Habitat Books, 205 Second Street, Sausalito. more ›

Last night, SFist went to see RiffTrax Live at the San Francisco Sketchfest. It was really funny, everyone laughed, there were no awkward silences, and the topic of Mormonism didn't come up once. In all, it was a great show and we really liked it. more ›

Sofia Milos works the red carpet at the Golden Globes, wearing a dress that looks straight outta 1999. Praise Xenu! more ›

The Govenator, as we know him best. more ›

In the 49ers' final game of the 2006 regular season, the team will have something more important on their mind than football. * San Francisco vs. Denver Sunday, December 31, 2006. 1:00 PM, PST. Week 17 The Battle Of Remembering #72 Last time the Niners were in Denver was Week 2 of the 2005 preseason. At the end of the game, 49er offensive lineman Thomas Herrion collapsed in the visitor's locker room after running... more ›

Well, it's official, or at least as official as official gets-- the A's are moving to 'the Burbs. Tuesday they held a press conference with all the official types and even unveiled a logo because as we all know, Cartesian marketing philosophy states that nothing in this world exists without a logo. The A's even dragged out Bud Selig and there's nothing like a speech by Bud Selig to make everyone all shiny and happy. more ›

Niners 9, Vikings 3-- In all honesty, we didn't watch any of this game. We went to see Borat instead. And you know what we thought of the movie? It was fine but we're a little concerned in that for the next month or so ,everyone will be going around saying "high five" or "very nice" or even "va-GINA" in that faux-accent of his. Fear it. You want to know why we think David Chappelle went crazy? Because everywhere he went, every white guy would go up to him and either say "I'm Rick James, bitch" or the L'il Jon impression. It would drive anyone crazy. We're pretty sure the Bush administration uses it at Guantanomo. more ›

SFPD not surprised that a member was off doing kiddy sex junkets in Asia as they sort of knew it for years. -Caltrain board approves plan for Wi-FI on Caltrains. Thousands of commuters jump for joy. more ›

SFist interviews Dick Valentine, frontman of Electric Six. more ›

So, there's a new Caffe Trieste location, right smack dab on Market Street (1667 Market, at Gough). This represents the company's fourth location, but its second here in the city . . . the other one being the original North Beach location. Which we dig quite a bit. So how does the new location compare to the old? Let's break it down. more ›

We here at SFist don't have that much bad to say about Craigslist. We've found housing, bought and sold things which we never thought possible and maybe even watched a movie about it. Yet, sometimes the dark underbelly of Craigslist rears its ugly head high enough so that it punctures the little dream clouds we are floating on. more ›

The creative team behind J.T. Leroy should send James Frey flowers, since his little revelations have given the J. T. Leroy hoax story a sort of also-ran quality. However, we were pleased to see the San Francisco Chronicle finally pick up the story and give it a well-sourced local angle. First up: the local literary Who's Who with regard to who was sucked in: Dave Eggers, Susie Bright, David Wigand, Michael Ray, Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman. more ›

SFist interviews Brendan Benson more ›

You don't have to lose at Monster Park to be a Niner -- it's almost time for the Third Annual City Guides' Scavenger Hunt, and it's got a Gold Rush theme this year! City Guides are the volunteers who lead walks through historic sights and sites in San Francisco -- like the Barbary Coast, the murals of the Mission, and the remnants of the 1906 Earthquake -- so you know anything they plan's going to be city-centric and fun to boot. So strap on your mining cap and bring your patty pan as you scour the city for the answers to the Gold Rush themed clues that City Guides will provide -- you don't need to know city history to play, and they promise that all clues are located within three blocks of a MUNI line (City Guides provides the tokens. Watch out, Chris Daly!). Further adding to the wacky -- certain clues will require you to interact with City Guides playing historical characters at designated spots to figure out what you're looking for. Is that you, Clementine? The scavenger hunt takes place on Sunday October 16 -- but register before Friday the 30th to secure your spot! (Prices go up after the 30th, and go up if you register on the day of). Either organize your own team or be assigned to one! The team who gets the most clues right wins the whole shebang. And FYI -- a friend of SFist is in fact the reigning champion from last year's scavenger hunt, and we know she's the one to beat! more ›