Mason Mayer, brother of Google VP and local socialite Marissa Mayer, is facing three felony charges in San Francisco for an alleged attack on his former girlfriend that took place at his condo in the Four Seasons back in September. During the incident Mason, who has not held a job since his sister's company went public back in 2004 and lives in the same building in which she owns a $5 million penthouse, allegedly punched and beat his then-girlfriend before threatening to throw her off the Golden Gate Bridge. more ›

In fancypants news, a gaggle of tech ilk, public relations birds, and assorted media-ish types attended Fortune Magazine's 2011 "40 Under 40" fete at the Zynga headquarters in SOMA. (Think Out Magazine's OUT 100 list, only gayer and just as relevant.) Mayor Ed Lee, the dirty bottom to the tech industry's aggressive dom top, made a required appearance at the festivities. So did Google VP Marissa Mayer and Gawker's Ryan Tate. more ›

Last night at Park Tavern in North Beach, Gary Danko, Google's Marissa Mayer, and your very own SFist editor, among other gastronomic/media types, eschewed SF Cocktail Week's kickoff to attend the the Zagat SF/Bay Area 2011 Restaurant Guide launch. For the second year in a row, Gary Danko took top honors in several key categories. For your consideration, here are the 2011 'Top Food Overall' top ten in San Francisco/Bay Are. Behold. more ›

Pompous Wall Street Journal managing editor Robert Thomson is, for lack of a better word, dim. And old. Case in point, he was, for some inexplicable reason, asked to speak at Web Summit 2.0 in San Francisco this week. During a panel discussion with Google executive Marissa Mayer, he accused her of "unintentionally encourag[ing] promiscuity." (Odds are he never would have said the same thing to Sergey Brin.) more ›

The opening night gala is more a fashion show than a musical performance, and was at Davies Symphony Hall on Wednesday night to compliment each other on their expensive outfits. Here you can learn who is wearing an Alexander McQueen dress with her Jimmy Choos, which you are totally dying to know. more ›

SFist is a big fan of Google. So, naturally, we were elated to hear that Google VP of Search Product and User Experience and fellow air sign Marissa Mayer is now on Twitter. So far, she's messaged about Google comics, some guy named Bob Iger, and the keen philosophies of the American Visionary Arts Museum in Baltimore. Now, this is all well and good -- and she'll probably continue to post Twitter messages about super smart stuff that will go over our head -- but we hope, pray to God, she throws down tidbits about, say, life at the top of Four Seasons, or what Google dreamboat Sergey Brin is really like. (Just a scrap of something swoon-worthy on Brin will do nicely, Marissa. We're desperate. Obviously.) Anyway, if the mood should strike, follow her. more ›

Exemplary fag hag to many lucky homosexuals, Google VP multi-millionaire and Four Seasons resident Marissa Mayer is currently engaged. At least, so says the rumor mill. According to Valleywag, she's getting hitched to somebody named Zack Bogue, who "buys and manages apartments for rich people." May they be fruitful and multiple. more ›

For those of you who watched Britney's birthday on Good Morning America, which we'll assume is all of you, Four Seasons resident and Google VP Marissa Mayer graced Today this morning. The multi-millionaire chatted to Matt Lauer about this year's top Google search words (Obama, Facebook, McCain) and queries on the tanking economy (e.g., people are cooking at home more). Her voice is much more raspy/sexy than we had assumed. Because we judge people based off of their hair color. But you'll have to see her appearance over at Valleywag. (Sir Owen Thomas gets granted the secret embedded code. We were not.)
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