A harrowing scene was captured on tape recently as ranch dressing and ketchup duked it out on the Dolores Park playground. Ranch, the clear winner since it's the superior condiment, was minding its own business when ketchup began to harass Ranch for, presumably, hanging out in his skivvies on the fruit shelf and getting stoned. Actually, it's all part of Hidden Valley Ranch's campaign to become to the ketchup. Yes, it's an ad campaign and, yes, we are falling for it because, again, we love Ranch dressing. It should be on everything. more ›

A spat over a kitchen light turned into a harrowing boiling-oil attack Tuesday morning between two San Francisco roommates living in the Tenderloin. "The victim told police he was in the kitchen reading when the suspect came in and started heating the cooking oil in a pan to make some food," reports CBS 5. "The roommate then left the kitchen and turned off the light, but the victim turned it back on, apparently angering the roommate, who allegedly grabbed the pan and flung the boiling oil at the victim, scalding his face and his arms." (Something to about that the next time you fail to pay your fair share of the utilities.) more ›

The man who allegedly and intentionally mowed down a former Marine and Cal Fire firefighter was arrested on Wednesday morning. The suspect's name is Eduardo Shaparo Esquivel, 22, and he hails from South San Francisco. If you recall, Esquivel got into a physical altercation with Albert Bartal, 29, at a Jack in the Box at 11th Avenue and Geary Boulevard on Thanksgiving. more ›

A former Marine and current Cal Fire firefighter who was intentionally hit by a car at the Shell gas station parking lot at Geary Boulevard on Thanksgiving morning remains in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Prior to the attack, and in classic trashed trash mode, the two got into a fight at a Jack in the Box at 11th Avenue and Geary Boulevard on Thursday, according to police. more ›

With full support from Republicans (and none from Democrats, naturally), the House voted today to subpoena the White House for any and all records regarding Solyndra, the Fremont, California-based solar company that imploded this year after receiving a $535 million loan from the Obama administration in 2009. more ›

Billed as one of the youngest (and refreshingly stylish) megachurch pastors in the country, Steven Furtick of Elevation Church in Charlotte, N.C. sent out the following Twitter message for disgraced Family Radio minister Hardold Camping: more ›

Momofuku chef David Chang is in hot water again. This time for taking to Twitter with his sassy ways to rail against Serious Eats scribe J. Kenji Lopez-Alt who bemoaned the chef for charging $5 for a Coca-Cola. The nerve. Gothamist explains: more ›

After a dining hall riot broke out at San Quentin on Sunday, four prisoners were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. The minor melee involved at least 200 convicts. No idea what, exactly, prompted the fisticuffs. However, the Examiner reports that "[t]he men ended up with stab and slash wounds after the riot erupted around 6:50 p.m." and no staff members were injured. more ›

Oh dear. Two men were cited in Visitacion Valley on Tuesday after police caught them in the midst of a violent street brawl. Police even had to use pepper spray to break it up. The reason for the fight? According to SF Weekly, "One of the men told the officers that he started the fight because he was mad the other man for dating his mother." Who knew Visitacion Valley was a hotbed of soap operatic drama? Anyway. more ›

24-hour restaurants really do bring out the worst in people, don't they? Take, for example, a FOX40 news crew who were attacked outside a Sacramento iHOP on the 2900 block of Advantage Lane, near I-5 and Del Paso Road. After trying to question a group of people who had gathered outside the restaurant to mourn the shooting death of a 27-year-old man, which occurred in the same parking lot on earlier that morning, the crowd went on a rampage. more ›

Yesterday, onetime San Francisco mayor and bon vivant Willie Brown penned his most (in)famous article yet, "If diners have to wait, the restaurant should pay." That he's so blunt and Willie Brown-ish makes the entire thing so richly satisfying, especially for those of us who follow Brown's antics. more ›

A massive brawl involving 180 people broke out last night at Kitty’s in Emeryville that sprawled out into the streets. Supposedly Kitty’s is known as a place where fights break out—one Yelper said , “Way past time for the city to shut this place down before someone gets killed." more ›

On Halloween night in always-peaceful East Oakland, a fight broke out at a local Denny's. We're not sure what's going on here, exactly, but it sure looks exciting! The psycho dressed as Candy Corn, we can only hope, has since been arrested and placed under a doctor's care. more ›

Ugh, why not. It's Friday. This video was shot at the McDonald's on Third Street near AT&T park after Game 1 of the World Series on Wednesday. According to YouTube user gtothebomb, "some chick was arguing about their order, the chick with the yellow thong tells her, she shouldn't talk like that in front of her daughter. Chick says she's not my daughter and throws soda at the yellow thong chick. then all hell breaks loose." more ›

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Aside from a few vague Facebook messages sent to us that went nowhere, we do not know much about Michael Murphy, SF Chronicle food critic Michael Bauer's boyfriend. However, according to Grub Street, Richie Nakano, Hapa Ramen chef and linecook415 blogger, does. Allegedly. See, a bit of a he-said/he-said dust-up occurred over the weekend, complete with accusations of unprofessional shit-talking and other delightful behavior. more ›

Iyanna Washington, the woman who directed this enthralling video showing two men fighting on an AC Transit bus, posted an explanatory YouTube video today, apologizing to the many trolls going after her due in large part to a recent entry on Encyclopedia Dramatica. (Washington, you have nothing to apologize for! Your video was amazing, not to mention, um, enlightening.) more ›

Oh boy. Since this video showing two men fistfight on an Oakland AC Transit bus hit the internetwebs, a few things have happened. For starters, the female who shot the video, granted CBS 5 an interview. more ›

Although we don't approve of fist fighting on the bus -- these two men on this AC Transit bus should be arrested and tossed in the clink -- it's noteworthy to see an old man (67!) throw an effective beatdown on a much younger whippersnapper. more ›

For those of you following the SF Weekly/VVM versus San Francisco Bay Guardian fight -- which one, you ask? the one about money, whether or not San Francisco is the worst run city in the U.S., and/or take your pick -- you simply must tune in to tomorrow's KQED "Forum". While you should always tune in to "Forum" (it's a great show overall, and Michael Krasny's voice soothes the soul), tomorrow SF Weekly scribes Benjamin Wachs and Joe Eskenazi, and SF Bay Guardian editor Tim Redmond go head to head to discuss, among other things, how much San Francisco spends per capita and the overall state of San Francisco. more ›

Sure, the fight between two ladies on a Muni happened in October. But it deserves repeated viewing. (We don't know about you, but like Mullholand Drive or a rerun of Bad Girls Club, we see something new each time we watch it.) And, at last, we are finally getting official confirmation as to just what, exactly, the non-English speakers were saying on the bus during the brawl. Ying Ma was kind enough to translate the entire thing, perfect for those of us who don't speak/understand Cantonese and Taishanese (the two Chinese dialects used in the video). more ›

Putting aside the fact that the ladies, if you will, involved in the infamous Muni bus fight lacked moral character, tact or basic human decency, community leaders hosted a panel discussion and media roundtable today "to reduce tensions between the city's Asian and African American communities." The discussion was sparked over the videotaped Muni fight that captured the internet's attention a few weeks ago. more ›

"Just another day on Muni... fuc**ng Muni," relents the cameraman shooting this video of a fight between two women on a Chinatown Muni bus. (The 30 line, if we have to guess.) more ›

The fine folks over at Mission Mission have some news -- gritty, impoverished and exciting news, that is. It seems an alleged methhead with leg tattoos and a penchant for ladies footwear tried stealing a pair shoes from a gaggle of chatty cathys in Dolores Park over the weekend. This did not go well. After the women had the unmitigated gall to turn their snotty noses up at his fine leg art and rotting teeth, things got ugly. Allegedly. more ›

Whether it be his readers or the wait staff at Bar Bambino, Eater editor extraordinaire, Paolo Lucchesi, can get almost anyone whipped up into a frothy frenzy. Take, for example, the very innocent post he posted up yesterday, linking to Lauren Smiley's feature article on Yelp in this week's SF Weekly. The article, more or less, is about how business owners strive to keep Yelpers happy in order to get good reviews. (Great job, Lauren!) But the real meat here is Eater mentioning the "Yelp elite" via a quote from said article, which prompted the comments section to explode. more ›

Just in case you thought you were over it, you're not. Not by the longest shot, kiddo. Because the Violet Blue vs. Boing Boing is far from finished. This most recent attack comes to you in convenient Twitter form, via Boing Boing comments moderator, the loopy Teresa Nielsen Hayden, who calls Blue a fibber and accusing Gawker Media of an all out attack. (?!) And then there was some sort of linkage freak out. Someone's hair was pulled. Maybe. It's all very confusing, but Valleywag fills you in on all the savory details right here. more ›

Over at the Niles Banquet Hall in Fremont on Saturday night, five men were stabbed (while a sixth suffered a serious head injury) after five uninvited guests tried crashing a wedding. After being asked to leave, it seems, the creeps got brutal after one member of the clan pulled out a knife. According to the Oakland Tribune, "one victim was found lying facedown on the sidewalk and stabbed in the back several times. Another was found with blood on the inside of his leg and several stab wounds." more ›

Taylor Buckley, 18, of San Carlos was initially arrested for aggravated assault on Giraudo. He posted bail, but soon after Giraudo died, he was later re-arrested on suspicion of murder. more ›

In our continuing Orwellian coverage, we present to you a BART fight captured on tape, which happened after midnight on New Year's Eve. Really now. We expect this kind of behavior on the 24-Divis or the 38-Geary, but not on BART. (It's classy and carpeted, for Christ's sake.) more ›

Mere days after the head of the environmental department broke with Aaron Peskin and other city leaders on a Public Utilities Commission policy, this week Peskin introduced a wee bit of legislation that would obliterated said department. Yoinks. more ›