Today in combative Muni riders, the Appeal brings to our attention a fight on the 8X Bayshore Express bus captured by local reporter/ad hoc videographer Dan McMenamin of Bay City News. McMenamin told the Appeal, the fight broke out after the girl decided she didn't like the man singing loudly and exited the bus with her friends. When the man dumped water on the exiting girl, she, "came back on the bus from another door then sprayed the guy with mace...he stumbles around as his pants start falling down. Eventually everyone on the bus had to clear out because the pepper spray spread." Videos embedded below. [Heads up: contains profanity. Also: an exposed butt.] more ›

The International Boxing Association has banned the Oakland Police Department from future fights in the "Badge vs. Badge" police boxing series pending an investigation of the causes of an audience brawl Friday night at a Sacramento match. more ›

Old hippy dude throwing down with a yuppy at a Michael Pollan talk. In Palo Alto! A small skirmish errupted when the bolo tie wearing hippy was upset by the yuppy not volunteering a saved seat (turns out was saving it for his mom) for an elderly gentleman. Things got good when sunglasses were grabbed, and Stanford students intervened. Isn’t eating well supposed to make you less angry? Oh, and the talk was really good—see him speak at Cal tomorrow, or read his books. more ›