Don't F*** with a Falcon Mommy San Francisco is home to the cinema's most famous falcon, but San Jose has us beat when it comes to bird-of-prey reality TV. The City of San Jose, along with the Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group (motto: "Birds of Prey Know They're Cool"), has a webcam pointed at a falcon family living at San Jose's City Hall. Now we can enjoy the full nerdy-ness of birding ("why......

Since you've already figured out your plans for tomorrow night, what about during the day? It is Earth Day tomorrow and everyone is displacing their guilt celebrating by participating in cleanups and events around the bay. Upcoming and Going listed some of the Earth Day events and we're helpfully listing them here in hopes that we'll encourage you to get off your couch and do something useful. Cleanup Events: Ocean BeachMount TamalpaisAngel IslandContra Loma Regional......

While taking in the (allegedly) gorgeous weather yesterday, a 20-year-old Marin hiker fell from the cliffs above Rodeo Beach in the Marin Headlands, and died. The unidentified woman, while walking with her hiking partner who was hurt during a "rescue attempt," was, according to SFGate, "hiking ahead of her partner when he heard her scream and saw rocks falling. The man hiked down the hillside to help her. It was unclear how he was......

Flower seller in Lucien Labaudt's 1936 mural in the Beach Chalet. A tulip's life is short enough, particularly in the far westerly reaches of our city/county. We seem to remember that in past years, the tulips at the Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden (in the shadow of the windmill in Golden Gate Park) didn't quite until the official beginning of spring. This year, though, the GG Park folks say that "tulips are expected to be......

We've been fans for awhile, and now NBC 11's Traci Grant -- who seems like a lot of fun, and someone should throw a local Emmy at her -- has also picked up on the awesome public art piece Muni Hot or Not of the Now over at Nature abhors a vacuum. At the very end, anchorwoman Lisa Kim totally throws shade James' way, to which we say: Lisa Kim, hot or not?......

Caught on tape: drunk Dolores Park guy...stealing our heart. [SFBG]Cyclist deaths on rise. [Left in SF]Bay Area nurses prepare to stage a 10-day walkout. [SJ Merc]Uncultured Yelpers love $1 bag of anything. [Eater] SXSW "Valleywag]Have you been featured on Muni hot or not of the now? Well, have you? [Nature abhors a vacuum]......

Reiser takes the stand. [SFGate]71 MIles goes to Tijuana, interviews pimp. [71Miles]XOXO, God Damn [Nature abhors a vacuum]Sweet Melissa has a request. [SM]Hilary Swank Horseface bandannas are adorable. [SFBG]Sea salt-glazed chocolate tile, anyone? [CHOW]The heat is on in Little Saigon. (Sorry, but you saw that coming.) [SJ Merc]......

Bumper sticker of the now: Nature abhors a vacuum Well then. Does the same go for The Biggest Loser? Because we love that show.......

Let's not think about that mauling incident or the possibility that one or both of the Dhaliwal brothers pissed into the tiger grotto, prompting the Christmas Day attacks. No, instead let's think about the bundle of joy born at the Zoo this past weekend: a little giraffe, right. Sure, it was yesterday's news, but the adorable image was just released, and the story wouldn't have been complete without it. All together now: aw. Also,......

You think Muni is bad? [Nature abhors a vacuum]Hawthorne Street in shambles. [Curbed]Our college dormroom soundtrack, Kate Bush's "The Kick Inside," turns 30. [SFBG]Elizabeth Falkner's "edgy California cuisine" project, Orson, opens tonight. See you there! [Eater]Wharf diner runs out on bill, shoots at waiters chasing after him. [SFGate]......

What's the first building to boast glass walls in SF? Curbed knows. [Curbed]Speaking of the Donna's, here's an interview with bassist Maya Ford. [SFBG]Political message of the now. [Nature abhors a vacuum]The Clinton coalition, it seems, is crumbling. [BeyondChron]One of us: top 10 cults in SF. [Gridskipper]Radiohead to play Golden Gate Park? (Sounds chilly.) [ASD] Photo credit: iceman882......

While perusing Nature abhors a vacuum, which shame on you for not reading, we came across these beauties. You see, in a bizarre move, Kool-Aid has joined efforts with Reebok to create Kool-Aid scented shoes. Because: why not? According to Gizmodo: In one of the most unnatural and nonsensical exercises in cross-branding, well, ever, Kool-Aid has teamed up with Reebok to create Kool-Aid scented shoes. Yes, now your feet can smeel like grape, cherry......

Have you seen this couple? [SFGate] Vulgar, yes, but it will all be half-price come tomorrow. [Nature abhors a vacuum] Bonds failed a steroids test in 2001? You don't say. [ABC7] Obama Haight/hate graffiti. [Curbed] National Boring Sex Week comes to Cal. [Daily Clog] J-school student sentenced to five days in the clink for the death of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Halberstam. [EBX] Bad cop. [Valleywag] Apply for the San Francisco County Transportation Authority’s Citizens......

Arf. SF's coyote population has doubled over the past year. [Examiner]With their garish tents removed, Americano declares wintertime over. [Eater]And the best Bay Area whore is...a redhead. [Gridskipper]RIP, Bush. [Nature abhors a vacuum]Three arrests in Berkeley protest. [SFGate]How you can help save California state parks. [71Miles] Image credit: K. Fletcher......

Your Black Muslim Bakery women treated like "slaves." (Hot fish sandwiches don't make themselves, ladies.) [Oakland Tribune]Dan Noyes sticks it to Muni again, and not in a good way. Be sure to check it out. [ABC7]Well. Somebody thinks they're too good to shoplift. [Spotswood]Free Jameth! He turned into a reform school girl over the weekend. [Nature abhors a vacuum]How many real estate agents does it take to post an ad on Craigslist? [Curbed]TED, a......

There was some sort of election yesterday. [Examiner, Mercury News, Citizen Sugar]With the makeup almost off and the little baggies nearly empty, Trannyshack calls it quits. [SFBG]Want to see candid shots of Muni bus riders? Of course your do. [Nature abhors a vacuum]Siouxsie Sioux is a comin' to town. We're so there. [SF Weekly]Twittering while dining, yay or nay? [CHOW] Da Vid's absurd attempt to make Alcatraz Island a "Jewel of Light" fails at......

SFist worried over drugstore chain Walgreens celebration of Black History Month.Gothamist was surprised that apparently New York City is the fourth most miserable city in the country, after Detroit, Stockton, CA, and Flint, MI.Shanghaiist finds out what the Chinese think of Hilary and Obama.It was with a healthy amount of schadenfreude that Phillyist reported that former Eagle, and now Cowboy (ew), Terrell Owens owes the Eagles a significant wad of cash.Torontoist is two weeks......

Yesterday, the drug chain maneuvered through the choppy waters of bipartisan politics via Republican and Democrat Pez dispensers. Now they honor Black History Month, which starts today, by the way, with a barely squelched cotton-pickin' joke. You slay us, Walgreens. Credit: Nature abhors a vacuum......

Meme pastries will forever amuse us. Although today's shot of one is much too hot and ripe with with NSFW-ness, you'll have to follow the jump to catch tubgirl (we simply cannot provide you with a link; image search it yourself, please) in cake frosting form. Image credit: scearley (via Nature abhors a vacuum)......

"Static and squat," declares John King on the new residential tower, Soma Grand. And it only gets worse, beautifully so. [SFGate]Have a sumptuous yet refreshing woodchuck, raccoon, or squirrel recipe? Send it to Endless Summer and you could win a "guest blogging post." [Endless Simmer]Fashion on the 5-Fulton dazzles. [Nature abhors a vacuum]President George W. Bush is coming to the Bay Area tomorrow to make a cameo appearance in Milk, or something like that. [Oakland......

Guess what time it is, kids? Smear tactics time! We came across this jarring and chortle-worthy footage, claiming that possible presidential candidate, Barack Obama, is on the down-low. The Harpo DL, if you will. We're being told he could have engaged in bear-ish homosexual activity, is what we're saying. Do we believe it? Meh. Is it exciting to speculate and think about? But of course. Have no fear, fans of Obama, or...whoever you're under......

Someone please tell us what this means! We neither speak nor understand Mexican. Helpo! It seems that these have been found up and down Howard Street today, and we're flummoxed. What secrets do they hold? How to find the Maltese Falcon? On which corner the strongest tar is available? The new editor of the Chronicle? Gracias to James over at Nature abhors a vacuum for the image.......

Merry Martin Luther King Jr. Day. [Examiner, Nature abhors a vacuum, SF Bay View, Beyond Chron]The TLDR spat between SF Bay Guardian and SF Weekly continues at a steady, confusing pace. [SFBG, Weekly]Voter registration deadline is tomorrow, kids. [SF Gate]Metallica's Kirk Hammett's Divisadero Street manse is still for sale. [Examiner]Facebook will get an executive chef, but workers might have to pay for their meals. How devastating. [Valleyvag]Temperatures drop . As does some snow. [Mercury......

Really? Because it's that good? Because it's mixed with high-grade cocaine? Because it's...please explain. Image credit goes to jameth over at Nature abhors a vacuum......

Dear automobile driver/registered Democrat, We heart you. Love, us We found this over at Nature abhors a vacuum, and we couldn't be more tickled. This is usually the kind of image that enrages both the counter-culture neo-conservative warriors of the Bay Area and the appalling politics-is-like-a-game-of-chess bullshit spouting elite. But, you see, this driver knows what time it is: just stick a democrat in the White House, because at this point, any of those......

Best SF locales for a hot beef injection. [Gridskipper]"'Batter is bullshit,'" says the Waffle Truck. [CHOW]Possible Racist comments, Department of Building Inspection's Gus Fallay busted for bribery, and Will Harper. [SF Weekly]Last night's EFF party--clearly the aid of lacking fluffy white caterpillars--was a potpourri of San Francisco cliches. (You heard us, potpourri.) [Valleywag]Is it that time already? Oy. The Guardian's endorsements. [SFBG]OMG, the Vicodin martini! Give it. Now. [Nature abhors a vacuum]Hartlaub loves Cloverfield.......

There was no sign of Mark "Cutback" Davis or Bob "Jungle Death" Gerard in the waves off Pillar Point on Saturday, but 24 of the world's ballsiest surfers were there to test their mettle against the huge, angry swell that is the Mavericks break. When the foam cleared and the judges scorecards were tallied, it was 24-year-old Greg Long from San Clemente, SoCal that ended up taking home the title of Mavericks Big Wave champion for 2008.

Although we can hardly see our computer screen through the hurricane of tears pouring from our eyes, we present to you the following poem of pain for Tatiana the tiger, penned by SFist poet laureate Ginadee62 in response to "Tatiana the Tiger's Official MySpace Memorial Page." This reader easily wins the award for Comment of the Week. Read it. And weep. Beautiful and majestic Tatiana, what have they done to you...the creatures, said to......

Nature lovers will be peeved. Under the budget proposed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today - dear God, just how did we get here? starting off a sentence like that? - nine local state parks would face a temporary shutdown until California learns how to balance its checkbook, pay its bills on time, stops disrespecting their mommas on Maury, or something like that. Statewide, the Gov is considering closing 48 state parks. Among those close......

Even though more power outages are affecting PG&E customers in the Bay Area due to today's storm (chortle), you would hardly believe it. Where's the vim and vigor of last week's tempest? Where are the knocked down trees? Where are the broken umbrellas? Where are the 10-minute boasting intervals of having a Hi-Def Doppler? Pft. Mama Nature lost us with this one. Although the major brunt of the storm will happen around 4 p.m......