Love it or hate it — pst, we love it — the new playground in Dolores Park got a wee bit of a makeover with some fun street art. Jeremy Novy painted some of his famous koi on the rubber matting. You like? He also drew some clouds and a line of ants, both of which are sure to delight the thong of kids playing in the park again. Mission Mission has more images for your enjoyment or disapproval, depending on which side of the street-art fence you sit. more ›

Laughing Squid brings our attention to "Quintetto," a musical art installation that uses fish movement to create music. "The effect is achieved by capturing the motion of the fish on camera and translating those motions via software into commands that control five channels of sound." The work was created in 2009 by Quiet Ensemble, an Italian art collective. Very soothing, magical. Enjoy. more ›

R&B duo Matier & Ross have word that the San Francisco Animal Control Commission suggests a citywide ban on goldfish sales. While buying pets from puppy and kittens mills are a oneway route to the lower circles of Hell, we're shocked to hear that pet store fish are also a problem. And that truly saddens us. Poor little Nemos. more ›

Seeing as how SFist urges you to spread the word about our Wednesday dog/cat pet adoptions, it's only fair we give fish a turn. Please meet Rosebug, a pink gourami living at Animal Connection (2550 Judah) in the Sunset, but not for much longer. See, she's grown so big that they don't have room for her anymore, and they're desperately trying to find a new home. She needs at least 100 gallons of tank.. more ›

"Jars O Fish" by kapshure. (Also, this is horrible, keeping bettas in tiny little jars. Please don't do this. Bettas do not belong on your desk in, you know, a little glass or mug. They need room to swim around, be pretty, blow bubbles, etc.) more ›

SFist reader April sent us the above images of a fish in a trash can in the heat, found this weekend in Noe Valley at Church and 28th Street. We find it oddly hypnotic. more ›

In an attempt to further prove their lack of lucidity -- and to stop the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from hunting succulent, flaky, tender sea life -- the People for the Ethical Treatment for Animals (PETA) has attempted to re-brand fish as "sea kittens." Why? Well, because fish are "slithery and slimy, and they have eyes on either side of their pointy little heads," rendering them tragically uncute. Kittens, however, prompt protective aw's and ooh's and belly kisses, so PETA is asking you to now view fish as little baby kittens. Problem is, of course, real kittens want to eat sea kittens, so that opens up a whole new can of worms. Jarring images of feline cannibalism aside, you can read more about it here. more ›

This past weekend crab season kicked off, and local fishers headed out to sea to roundup laods of Dungeness crab. This year, however, expectations of a huge crab catch are low. According to buzz-kill state biologists, "the Dungeness population generally fluctuates in a five- to seven-year cycle. After several banner seasons, last year's numbers were down." And this year? The catch is expected to be even smaller. So, anticipate paying a bit more for a hit of some intoxicating crab. But still, we have some crab coming to us from Washington's Puget Sound -- whose crab meant has been available for over three weeks -- so start clarifying your butter, gastronomes. (CBS 5) more ›

Oh, sure, you've seen all the coverage of Jan Gehl's plan to turn Fisherman's Wharf into something tolerable. But wouldn't you like to know more? The excellent SPUR is holding a forum TODAY about the city's plan to alleviate pedestrian-congestion by updating the neighborhood's 1950s-style freeway-inspired urban design: widening sidewalks, installing benches, and adding bike lanes, injunction be damned. After all, be honest: when's the last time you went to Fisherman's Wharf? Probably when you had out-of-town guests. more ›

27-year-old Danny Yep of San Francisco must spend two months in a federal prison and then four months in home confinement for selling the endangered Asian Arowana fish (AKA the Asian Boney tongue fish) after a U.S. Fish and Wildlife agent came across his ad on Aquabid. Yep apparently knew the freshwater fish was illegal to sell as well. The fish, it should be noted, is quite spectacular. more ›