Tony Palo Alto school of higher learning, Stanford University, has seen a sharp increase in reports of rape on campus. Incidents of sexual assault more than doubled from 10 in 2009 to 21 in 2010, at least according to school's 2011 Safety, Security & Fire Report. A reported 16 of the 2010 sexual assaults happened inside school dorms or residences.
Rapes and/or Rape Reports Rise at Stanford
Important Marina Bar News: They Finally Named One "Campus"
As reported by Inside Scoop, the post-collegiate neverland ranch in the Marina just got a little more self-effacing as the former Delaney's Bar on Chestnut Street suddenly becomes Campus. Scoop reports that the layout is the same, minus the bright green neon out front. The new joint may not have the beer pong tables like Union Street's Frat Row, but after hearing multiple Marina residents refer to their rides home on the 30X as "going back to campus", we imagine there are plenty of newly transplanted co-eds around to make this place a success based on the name alone.
Pelosi Says Voters, Not Superdelegates, Should Decide
Nancy Pelosi dedicates a campus and opines on the presidential race.
This Week in Le Rock: December 3-8
Kids, it's time to get rocking. (Especially before the "Private Party" dry spell that is coming on. Yikes.) This week, the San Francisco music gods are offering a vast array of newbies and veterans - something that we will graciously partake of any day of the week. Now that the bets are in (okay, so no one really cast any bets - how boring is that?), you can go to Cafe du Nord, tonight,...
Today: Gav's State of the City Address
The Examiner lavishes Gavin with praise today, just hours before his annual State of the City address. "Am I satisfied? No," Newsom tells the Examiner. "But the fact is we’re moving in the right direction." Whats' more, it seems, he's "in campaign mode." Oh, Gavin, when aren't you in campaign mode? That's what we love about you.
SFist Blotter
Campus tree residency news! At Cal, it turns out those people living in the trees to protest the UC's plan to cut them down themselves did significant damage to the trees in question by cutting off the tops of the trees to put in their sleeping platforms. Ah, the sweet smell of irony. Meanwhile, at rival Stanford, they've finally evicted a veteran who's been living in the tree grove off Palm Drive for almost 10 years. (Does anyone actually pay to live at Stanford anymore? Goodness.)
City Creating Halloween Containment Zone?
Thanks to some ass-kicking by Matthew Bajko at the BAR, Bevan's taking a bit more time this year to plan for Halloween. Next public meeting: Wednesday, the 30th, at 5:30 in the California Pacific Medical Center, Davies Campus, in the Level B Auditorium in the North Tower Building. Is it just us, or do those directions sound like riddles in a scavenger hunt? Anyway, they'll be talking about the city's plan for moving Halloween to the waterfront.
Where Were You During CCSF Power Outage 2007?
The city's disaster-alert network just texted us an alert! It would seem that the City College of SF (Phelan Campus) is having some electrical problems, and may not have their power switched back on until 4pm. the alert insists.
Bomb Threat at Diablo Valley College
Diablo Valley College was closed today after two bomb threats were called in to the campus on Monday. Then, this morning, bomb-sniffing dogs were seen on campus sniffing around "an area of interest." That sound you heard was hundreds of stoners exhaling as they discovered the dogs were looking for bongs, not bombs (hey, now there's an organization we could get behind).
Watch Where You're Blowing That Fan
Usually, when SFist hears that a former industrial brownfield is being cleaned up and rehabilitated, we think of that as good news. But apparently not everyone does.

