BeyondChron has a civil point/counter-point debate going on about Yoshi's SF, which opens its doors today. But let's go back a bit, shall we? If you didn't know, San Francisco has the most cheery pockmark on its record: the "Negro removal" period. During this time historic buildings were torn down and black Western Addition residents were shooed out of the city. A movement that "never succeeded in driving all blacks from the Fillmore," but......

Remember mid-June, when we posted video of a driver pulling over and wandering into Walgreen's to do some errands? There's new news to report! Well, actually, there isn't -- Muni has just officially admitted that they failed to capture any data relating the to incident. We submitted a report to Muni about it (it's number 226478, in case you care); meanwhile, Sunshine-champion Kimo Crossman requested that Muni turn over footage from the bus in......

LAist is experimenting with blogging dates from J-Date, but finds the best men are found offline. Some date vicariously online and that is one reason why porn is big -- really freaking big -- so they ask if they should cover XXX since the heart of it lays in the city's San Fernando Valley. A writer grapples with her food porn photography obsession, another gets censored on Flickr, one gets scooped by the LA......

-The high rate of African American being arrested in San Francisco make some call for an inquiry. -Matier and Ross say Gavin's Chief of Staff, Steve Kawa, left due to burnout. We had "intern problem" in the office pool. ...

We gobble the various food sections up each Wednesday. These are our favorite tidbits from today's offerings: ...

Special treat this week, kids: a review. Oh, yeah, and the usual previews too. Passing Strange at Berekley Repertory Theatre The best theater experiences happen when you go in not knowing what to expect, and then the show blows you away. If you agree, then stop reading right now and buy tickets to Passing Strange before it heads to New York. If you need more convincing--or just love your Stage Fog--read on. Now, we......

-St. Boniface Catholic Church in the Tenderloin is having a money crunch which could affect it's ability to handle the homeless. -Cabbie is found shot to death in the Richmond Annex ...

It turns out that Rev. Amos Brown-- African-American community leader, former City Supervisor, and the head of the Third Baptist Church-- is now shilling for Schwarzenegger in the upcoming gubernatorial election. What makes this so interesting is that Brown has in the past said not so nice things about Arnie, including that Arnie was part of "the national axis of evil" and was a "partner in crime" with the President....

These new solo shows give us a fresh look at old lit....

After a weekend spent eating Girl Scout cookies and watching It Takes A Thief reruns, we're ready for something a little more intellectually active, like the art shows we've listed below. Lisa Dent Gallery (660 Mission Street, 4th Floor) Hank Willis Thomas March 3rd – April 8th, Wednesdays through Saturdays 12-6 In his second solo exhibition in San Francisco Willis Thomas presents “Unbranded: Reflections in Black by Corporate America,” a follow up to his......

Having solved every issue there is to solve, the Richmond City Council last week voted to divest itself from any financial institution linked to slavery. Up next is Oakland, where City Councilman Larry Reid will introduce a bill for Oakland to do the same. These bills are a direct result of the Slaveholder Insurance Policies law in 2000 that dictated that the state of California begin investigating which insurance companies profited off slavery. Since then,......

This week on stage: a revolutionary "Richard III," the traveling medicine show returns, a piece about the American Taliban, and some shows you should see before they close....

For those who were totally underwhelmed by last week's DVD picks, we got bad news- it's even less exciting this week. How exciting? One of the featured DVDs this week is the first season of 21 Jump Street. Personally, we're not even sure if this week is even worth a post, but as this is a new regular feature on SFist, we gotta post. So if you're really desperate to buy something, here's what's new......