Hard French, El Rio's award-winning afternoon queer dance party in the Mission District, turned soft over the weekend after several of its Facebook followers (i.e., commenters) took offense to their naming their Cinco de Mayo's party "Pico de Gallo." Some daytime disco fans thought the salsa-themed title was a touch racist. For whatever reasons. Furthermore, club promoters (quite cleverly) encouraged revelers to come dressed as their favorite Pico de Gallo ingredient — e.g., tomatoes, red onion, jalapenos, garlic, etc. Intended to mock the drunk, white frat boys and brogrammers who party in the Mission wearing sombreros on May 5th, some Hard French fans took umbrage and found the entire bit culturally insensitive. Some were angered yet begged for more "dialogue". Some simply didn't care. Either way it made for interesting commentary and fist-shaking that only voices on the interwebs can muster. A few choice Facebook moments: more ›

Saturday is Cinco de Mayo, the time of year when some of the worst revelers go out at night to do bodyshots on bar tops. (Seeing as how it falls on a Saturday this year, you will want to be especially careful being caught after dark at any bar or discotheque.) It's also a date primarily honored in the United States as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride. And with that, we give you Joanne Weir's recipe for a margarita. Weir just opened her first restaurant in Sausalito called Coptia, a Sausalito-based tequileria and eatery with a strong emphasis on tequila. Which is to say, she knows her way around a mighty fine margarita. Behold: more ›

For their latest publicity stunt, locally-based on-demand car service Uber is rolling out a new service that is less focused on getting taxi-weary riders to their tequila bar of choice and more about bringing the party to them. On Friday, May 4th, Uber will have three SUVs transporting roving mariachi bands around San Francisco. Bringing one to your particular party, bar or street corner promises to be as simple as using Uber's (debatably overpriced) ride service. more ›

Featuring Damiana Garcia and Tammie Brown from Rupaul's Drag Race Season 1. more ›

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo, which marks this day in 1862 when an outnumbered and under-supplied Mexican army led by Texas-born General Ignacio Zaragoza kicked ass over French forces in what became known as the "Batalla de Puebla." more ›

Five teenage boys showed up at school yesterday at Live Oaks High in Morgan Hill wearing American flag t-shirts in order to express their "patriotism" on Cinco de Mayo. The school principal called them all out and told them they were going to have to turn their t-shirts inside out, calling the shirts incendiary, and concerned that they were trying to start a fight with a group of Mexican-American students. more ›

PARTY: Tonight's Cinco De Mayo Cumbia Party is the place to be. The line-up includes La Colectiva, featuring Toqueson with members of Fuga, who combine a wide range of Latin genres, and Turbomex, plus DJ Sonido Diablo, DJ Rabeat, DJ Alonzo, and Reporte Ilegal. more ›

"Beer at 21st Amendment" by SFNoobs. more ›

A tanker truck filled with 7,000 gallons of coconut oil crashed and flipped over last night around 2 a.m., spilling the stuff all over the roadway and stinking up half of Sacramento like a Cancun happy hour. more ›

--Happy 77th birthday, Willie Mays! more ›

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1833 Page St., SF. more ›

Sneaking in at the very end of Cinco de Mayo, we want to remind you about the Mexican Museum. It's their 30th anniversary this year and they're also gearing up to begin construction on a new, permanent, fancy home in Yerba Buena. Much of their current fundraising goes towards their capital campaign for this new building and they're approaching the $34 they'll need. more ›

Our concert picks for the week of 5/5-5/11. more ›

Before we moved to the Bay Area, all our knowledge on Cinco de Mayo came from our time spent at our local Chi-Chi's, (which played host to a perennially broken sign reading "17 days until Cinco de Mayo"), that Ween song, and stuff from history class. more ›