Hell hath no fury like a neighborhood blogger who can't find a functioning washing machine. Over at Haighteration, Andrew Dudley has got a bone to pick with the extremely sad Oak and Scott Laundry (991 Oak Street). He not only calls it the "worst place in the world," he goes on to shoot pictures of just about every machine, because there is something broken about pretty much all of them, including the change machines. more ›

How rude. For the third time in four months, the Wells Fargo ATM in the upper Haight (at Haight and Belvedere) was brutally attacked. The ATM was smashed with rocks and the windows were brutalized as well. "At 9 o’clock Sunday morning the screens were broken in with rocks that still lay on the sidewalk nearby, the touch pads covered in broken glass and rock dust," reports Uppercasing. "One of the screens was completely shattered, the other only cracked." Unlike the other times, however, the screen wasn't cracked (as seen in the image here.) But why is this Wells Fargo getting targeted? Could it be because of the bank's "reprehensible" handling of a mortgage that resulted in a major fine? Does it have anything to do with that Occupy business? Or is it because meth doesn't buy itself? Who knows. It's the Upper Haight. more ›

A major power outage hit San Francisco today affecting central San Francisco. An estimated 9,000 people are without juice. According to Andrew Dalton at SFist's western headquarters, "a couple of PG&E crews are at Hayes and Baker staring up at power lines and looking dumbfounded." The outage occurred at around 9:40 am. more ›

The fine folks at FuncheapSF bring word that, sweet sinewy Jesus!, free ice cream cake can be yours for the taking today. All you need to do is donate an item of food—good food—for an icy slice of heaven. Your donated food will go to the SF Food Bank, who are pretty much doing God's work, so do it. Come on. Please. more ›

Due to the September house blaze at Haight and Fillmore, Fecal Face Dot Galley had to shutter its smokey doors. Sad. But! They will reopen (temporarily) on Friday in the Inner Richmond (at 248 Clement) with Everything Under the Sun, a solo show by the Mario Martinez / Mars-1, and something called 11-11-11, which will features other artists from around the world. more ›

So says PG&E via their twitter feed just before 3 p.m. Friday afternoon. PG&E doesn't yet have an estimate for when the power will be back on, so if you were looking forward to heading home to the neighborhood, microwaving a hot pocket and firing up your TiVo, might we suggest alternate plans for the evening? No word yet on what is causing the outage, but we'll update when we know more. more ›

Firefighters battled a blaze in the city's historic Haight district early this morning. The fire started at a retail establishment at some point after 4:30 a.m., which then leaped over to the People's Cafe. No word of any injuries. The fire was extinguished before the morning commute. more ›

After Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom used San Francisco to get to Sacramento, he has since ditched us for highfalutin Ross. (Yes, technically he is still a resident of Baghdad by the Bay, but...come on.) His Ashbury Heights home is now on the market, and you can buy it a little over a couple million, reports SF Weekly. more ›

After serving the stoned and extremely tripped out for three decades, Haight Street's Red Vic will officially close forever on July 25, the movie theater's 31st birthday. It was the kind of place people love, despite never going (like bookstores and record shops!), and you can probably trip pretty hard if you lick the right armrest in there. more ›

While extinguishing a small brush fire near Buena Vista Park this morning, firefighters came across a "partially burned body." The body was discovered a little after 4:30 a.m. "Police are considering the death suspicious.," notes Bay City News. Anyone with more details should call the fuzz at 415-575-4444 or send a tip by text message to TIP411. [KTVU]
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The Red Vic Movie House will be holding their final screening this summer unless some generous patron of neighborhood theaters steps in to save the venerable Upper Haight institution. KQED reports that recent fundraising attempts and even the strong local film community haven't done enough to keep the theater from going under. As Claudia Lehan, one of operators of the theater, puts it: "We're hoping for a miracle. But it's not looking good... We need George Lucas or Pixar or somebody really big to step in and we haven’t found them yet." more ›

Funky, fresh Lower Haight boutique P-Kok will close shop at the end of May. Haighteration has the scoop: "Owner Pat Pkok tells Haighteration that she has decided to consolidate the store with the P-Kok Eden location across the street at 776 Haight. A third shop, P-Kok Planet (which opened just last year at 1445 Haight), will remain open." Further, everything in the closing store is on sale for 50% off. Hop to it. more ›

Just off of the main drag in the Lower Haight, property owner David Nale's attempts to convert 15 rooms in three Fillmore street addresses he owns to an official Single Room Occupancy hotel has the neighbors getting defensive. Although the Examiner reports that Nale has already been renting out rooms in his three properties on a monthly basis for some four years now, the surrounding Lower Haighters don't want to see him get the permits he needs from the Planning Department to officially offer individual leases to tenants and make his property an SRO. more ›

As the Lower Haight Art Walk approaches (from 6pm to 9:30pm on Friday, folks), so does the annual tattoo roulette tradition at Idle Hand Tattoo Studio. See, each year they offer "$60 Get-What-You-Get Tattoos" night. It goes something like this: They have a large gumball machines filled with tattoo designs, you fork over a comparatively scant $60, turn the dial, and outcomes your new tattoo. Whether you like it or not. But, since the artists at Ide Hand are taop-drawer, you're bound to like it. more ›

The Lower Haight's only true nightclub, Underground SF, is up for sale. In fact, the entire building can be yours for around $1.5 million. According to Haighteration, the owner is "looking to part with either the property, the business, or both." So, if you want to buy a nightclub and, say, change its name to something that isn't mentally-challenged (there's no logical reason to use "SF" in the name of an establishment that's already in San Francisco), check out this listing. more ›

Tragic news: Gizmo, the chihuahua at the center of controversy surrounding a shooting at Fred's New Lite Supermarket at Haight and Masonic has been run over by a motor vehicle at the same intersection. The dog's argumentative owner is still nursing that gunshot wound it seems, but the animal's current caretaker is no stranger to controversy himself - Gizmo ran off while the caretaker was engaged in a scuffle that started a block away at Masonic and Page. Poor Gizmo. more ›

Sam Kazzouh, the man who allegedly shot a customer inside Haight Street's Fred's New Lite Supermarket on Feb 9, pleaded not guilty this morning to charges of attempted murder, assault with a firearm, and discharge of a firearm in a grossly negligent manner. If you recall, the shooting occurred after an argument about the victim's chihuahua. Kazzouh's next hearing is scheduled for March 3. [SF Appeal] more ›

Next Wednesday, the former shopping sphincter formerly known as Cala Bell in the Upper Haight will be officially replaced with a brand new Whole Foods. While this may appear non-newsworthy to those of you lucky enough to live near a decent supermarket, those of us who lived year after year after year in the Haight know how special this moment will be, controversies be damned. more ›

Yesterday, SFist briefly told you about a man shot outside a market on Haight and Masonic. The shooting, it seems, started over a "chubby Chihuahua" in a polka-dotted sweater and his owner, a Haight resident named Mike. The Examiner has the bizarre details: more ›

At around 1:15 pm today, an unidentified man was shot outside a market on Haight and Masonic. According to CBS 5, "Patrol officers in the area witnessed the shooting and took a suspect into custody shortly afterward." Suffering from life-threatening injuries, the vicim was whisked to San Francisco General Hospital. [CBS 5] more ›

A 29-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of a Sacramento woman whose body was found burning in a car on Webster and Rose Streets (between Page and Haight) in the Haight on Sunday. "Almon Johnson was arrested in connection with the death of Vanessa Herrera, reports SF Chronicle. "Investigators suspect that Johnson killed Herrera in Sacramento and drove her body to Webster and Rose streets, then set fire to the 2000 Pontiac at 3:15 a.m. Monday." Police refused to comment on how she was killed. [Chron] more ›

Egads, this sure sounds scary: a 14-year-old boy was allegedly kidnapped in the Haight last night, robbed, and then dropped off in Oakland. more ›

The perfect store for a city where people refuse to grow up, Haight Street's high-art toy design Super7 Store features pop culture-laced gifts and comic-y presents for the grown-up kids in your inner circle. A few examples? The Star Wars Stormtrooper Super Shogun ("includes all of the features that you expect from an authentic Jumbo: free rotating wheels on the bottom of his feet, and a spring-loaded Rocket Punch firing fist!) for $299, Cretaceous Republic (California's state flag...from 100 million years ago!) for $25, these cool glasses for $10 a pop, a Burgerbuns Cereal Box (Custom made felt cereal box by Snaggs!) for an eye-opening $400, and more. Much, much more. more ›

According to Andrew Dudley of Haighteration, "Every once in a while there's this creepy train whistle sound that blasts through the neighborhood, usually at night. Of course there are no trains over on this side of SF, so it's pretty mysterious." more ›

While Haight residents rejected Measure L -- election 2010's divisive sit/lie law that, after passing, will now keep city sidewalks sparkling clean, or whatever -- loads of cash and plenty of votes from San Francisco's richest neighborhoods helped edge the anti-street urchin law into victory. SF Appeal's Chris Roberts looked at precinct results, basically showing sit-lie snatched vote in rich person places -- i.e., Pacific Heights, Seacliff, and West of Twin Peaks. more ›

Real quick addition to your evenings plans, folks: Andrew Dudley of Haighteration (and one-time Day Around the Bay guest star) is having a happy hour at Mad Dog in the Fog (530 Haight), which will be littered with many wacky online types. Lucky you. Dudley will also have smurfy t-shirts for sale. Which: want. Anyway, read all about it. more ›