Photo by Jim Herd/SFCitizen SFist sources tell us that the bomb squad has been called to Golden Gate Park at JFK and 30th Avenue Carl Street in Cole Valley at around 6 p.m. Now, which one of you accidentally left your pack back in the park? But seriously, folks, we're not sure what the entire story is yet, or if there even is one, but we'll update when we know more. Stay tuned. Update......

This year, the Street Fair in trouble is the Haight Street Fair. The reason why it's in trouble is for the usual reasons-- too much drunkeness with a debate on booths thrown in for good measure. Not mentioned, however, were those magic medicinal brownies SFist once bought that made little leprechauns dance around our heads while singing Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "Relax." The Interdepartmental Staff Committee on Traffic and Transportation recently put a permit that was requested by fair organizers on hold for two weeks so they can figure out what to do. ...

We used to live in the Cole Valley (well, technically it was Upper Haight but nobody likes to admit they live in Upper Haight) and during the weekend’s almost every drive way had a car parked in it, especially at night when everyone went out and about in the neighborhood. One night, around midnight, one of our crazy neighbors came home only to find a car parked in her driveway, blocking her from parking her own car in her very own garage. So she started screaming at the top of her lungs about how she can't get into her garage and how she's going to kill whomever parked the car in her driveway and how they spend all this money to have a garage and how they’re tired and not healthy and how they were going to get the car towed unless somebody came down. After about five minutes of screaming, somebody sheepishly went down to move their car. Crisis averted. ...

The Chron is reporting that former District 5 Supervisor Sue Bierman died today, after crashing her car into a Dumpster in Cole Valley. Bierman was 82 years old; she was first elected into office in 1992 at the age of 68. She had just been appointed by Newsom to the Port Commission two weeks ago. She served on the Board from 1992-2000 and who else but Matt Gonzalez took her seat on the board after......

Submissions go to yvesdroppings - at - gmail - dot - com. Driver over intercom as the M train inbound approached downtown: "Next stop, Montgomery. Beautiful people, get off here." -- From MeiMei on her morning commute Girl: "Whatever happened to Paul?" Guy: "Oh they broke up because he moved away. He was actually deported." -- From John/In Cole Valley Middle-aged woman with dog: "Bliss Bar ... is that a bar bar?" Scruffy middle-aged man:......

While we encourage you to report all immediate commendations, concerns and complaints to Muni directly, we'd also love to hear about them. Venting can be fun, and our clever commenters can frequently provide you with a solution or, at least, some sympathy. Send your good and bad Muni tales our way! Muni service continues to be a headache for many of us, as SFist Reader Catherine can attest: We understand that sometimes there are accidents......

Cheese is the one food French people living in San Francisco miss the most. No offense to California, but if it's the cheese, it ain't no fromage. To get our cheese fix, there are a few places to go to: the Cheese Board in Berkeley deserves a few posts of its own, there are a few neighborhood cheese shops in San Francisco (the 24th street Cheese Company in San Francisco, the Cheese Boutique in......

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away (okay, it was a Cole Valley coffee shop in August), we met an enterprising photographer who wanted to start her own photoblog. Her name was Genevieve Shiffrar, and she recently wrote us to let us know that her site was now open for business. After taking a look, we realized that this was not the work of just any amateur. She definitely has a......

We're not normally in the habit of endorsing tribe.net - it's a little too Burning Man for our tastes - but no SF-geek should go without reading this blurb about the origins of the neighborhood names. A fifth-generation Californian who goes by "Big Daddy" (not, we assume, his Christian name) has compiled the info on The Neighborhoods from a weath of resources, and it contains such nifty tidbits as: Russian Hill is named for the......

It's Tuesday again so the Essefficist is back with more Q&A for our loyal readers. Today we bring you answers to your questions about weird hamburgers and pruney toes. Also, for all you nasty freaks out there, we return one last time to the sordid world of Craig's List horndogs. First, we turn to Anonymous SFist Reader, who wonders, Is there anywhere in town I can get a cheap (less than $10) ostrich burger? Preferably......