In an effort to get inside the mind of French citizenry, SFist asked our very own opera critic, Cedric Westphal - an openly French-born and French-speaking person living right here in San Francisco! - to speak on behalf of his native country. more ›

A motorcycle cop reprimanding a pulled-over driver upon seeing his I.D., "Always the French. You need to drive better." [Overheard by D.P.] more ›

Finally, food from the back of a Toyota (or whatever) we can get behind. The upstanding citizens over at Eater tell us that French food will be available tonight at Folsom and Seventh. Good French good, that is. According to Chez Spencer's Twitter message, "Thursday, May 21 -Spencer on the go-French Take-away will be up and running on Folsom and 7th St at 6:00 pm." So, head over the SOMA, the best neighborhood in San Francisco, and taste some of chef Laurent Katgely's treats. more ›

Shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, a charter bus carrying French tourists overturned on a Highway 101 overpass in Soledad, about 100 miles southeast of San Francisco, killing at least 5 and injuring over a dozen passengers. According to California Highway Patrol spokesman Brian Wiest, the accident ejected four passengers from the vehicle, "sending one over the side of the road and onto railroad tracks 60 to 70 feet below. "It's a tragedy," Wiest said. "It's certainly one of worst I've seen in a long time." KTVU reports that a total of "36 people had been on board, including 34 French tourists, one Canadian tour guide and an American driver." The group was driving down to Southern California, heading to LAX to fly back to France. Three patients were whisked away to Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital, who are still in critical condition. One, a 52-year-old man, later died, according to hospital spokeswoman Adrienne Laurent. No word yet on what exactly caused the accident. more ›

Previously on "America's Next Top Model" Marjorie posed as the Headless Horseman. more ›

Two words that kept going through my mind while watching Flight of the Red Balloon were "gentle" and "beautiful." The imagery that director Hou Hsiao-hsien includes in this movie was reminiscent of the film The Red Balloon of which it was loosely based on, but Flight takes the themes of that movie further. more ›

During the wee hours of the morning, a woman sporting a French maid outfit was arrested for going the wrong way down the northbound lanes on (the) 280 in San Francisco. She caused (only) three collisions before she was finally nabbed by the cops. more ›