Oh dear. A hefty-sized earthquake hit northeastern Nevada this morning. You know what that means, don't you? Time to sound the alarm for everyone in the Bay Area to get prepared. Not sure what to do? Well then, check out the following info: For more safety information about emergency on tips surviving an earthquake, here are some handy do's & don'ts.For free training in disaster and emergency response, visit NERT -- Neighborhood Emergency Response TeamFor......

But some good news: The LA Times has a helpful breakdown worth a moment of your time, on how you can help people (and pets!) in need right now. We've re-printed it for your convenience: ...

The tsunami benefit show at 12 Galaxies last night was a huge success, with a packed house and great acts raising over five thousand dollars for the American Red Cross' disaster relief efforts. The great turnout and generosity of everyone involved -- the organizers were hoping for maybe half what they collected -- made friend of SFist Nate Cavlieri very happy and proud: Right now, the morning after the whole thing, I've yet to......

SFist Cares tries to focus on local issues and local charities. But when there are more than 44,000 people dead, thousands more missing, and millions homeless that's something that affects us not as San Franciscans, but as humans. So forgive us this once for going beyond our own borders and our own needy and asking you to help these people around the other side of the globe. By now, only rock-dwellers haven't heard about the......