Meanwhile out by the Cliff House, a "turf war" is raging between the (ahem) artisans who are fighting for sidewalk space from which to peddle their handmade jewelry, crafts and other assorted trinkets to visitors of the city's Western edge. New regulations were recently put in place by the Art Commission so street vendors could formally secure selling locations, but as RichmondSF points out, those regulations only apply to the city's other high-traffic areas at Fisherman's Wharf and downtown. more ›

by Tiffany Maleshefski more ›

Timecapsule: December 25, 1894 more ›

Timecapsule: October 15, 1863 more ›

(...a rainy day, in SF town.) more ›

Man, we can tell how long we've been doing this by the number of Zagat posts we've amassed! more ›

There was a sewage spill on Ocean Beach last night. Wasn't Daniela Kirschenbaum just talking about this? A manhole cover blew out around 11 p.m., which allowed not only water but what we'll delicately call "SFSOS effluvia" to leak onto the beach. The affected area is about 150 feet of the beach, from the base of the Cliff House going west. more ›

Our man at the SF Weekly, Nate Cavalieri, put together a less somber but no less sincere benefit event at 12 Galaxies in the Mission. The Benefit Show for the International Red Cross Disaster Relief Efforts in South Asia will be on Wednesday at 7:30 and will include performers Mark Eitzel, Jolie Holland, Sonny Smith, Jeffrey Luck Lucas, Loquat, The Herms, Dave Gleason, Mike Therieau and Pat Johnson, The Bellyachers, Tom Heyman and Bart Davenport. It will be ten dollars at the door, although you can give more, and 100% of the door and much of the drink proceeds will go directly to charities helping with the relief effort. There will also be a benefit raffle with prizes, including Amoeba gift certificates and vintage Red Cross gear. more ›

Weekly wrap-up. more ›

A San Francisco classic reborn. more ›

Everyone wants to be a novelist! more ›

In this week’s Girl Interrupted Angelina Jolie department, a woman at a Los Gatos mental institution was shot in the stomach by the cops for attempting to stab another woman patient at the hospital. more ›