While bed bugs are nothing new to New York City, other major cities should heed the big apple's warning. Like, for example, San Francisco. According to a recent list, Baghdad by the Bay was ranked the 10th most bed bug-ridden city in the U.S. The list is as follows: more ›

People call us San Fransustainable for a reason (not really, but still). In the last two weeks, San Francisco has housed The Sustainable Food Summit, baptized the first ever Good Food Awards into SF foodie culture, and christened mid-January to mid-February "Good Food Month." The message is a back-to-roots, DIY approach to food. The idea: if you're thinking outside your kitchen, you're not thinking local enough. more ›

Bee butt. more ›

Did you know the Bay Area is under siege right now? It's true. The invader? Thousands and thousands of pudy butterflies. Why, just today we received an urgent message from SFist Deborah N about hundreds of colorful, frolicking butterflies swarming up Lapu Lapu. We've also heard reports of butterfly sightings from the Sunnyside neighborhood to Crissy Field. more ›

Holy smokes, this is the most harrowing thing we've ever reported. Allan Hough over at Mission Mission reports (via Inhabitat's Mike Chino) that bees have descended upon the Mission district. And they're out for blood! Check it: more ›

Yesterday in Sacramento a flatbed truck carrying 8-to-12 million bees flipped over and released a swarm over the highway, effectively shutting down. The bees, heading over to Washington after being used in the San Joaquin Valley for crop pollination, stung "officers, firefighters, and tow truck drivers" who were assisting getting the roads cleared. more ›