At least one person was injured in an accident that occurred at New Montgomery between Mission and Howard this morning involving a SFFD fire truck. According to KRON 4 Morning News, the truck "might" have hit a pedestrian. We'll update as soon as we know more.
SFFD Truck Involved in Accident at New Montgomery [UPDATED]
SFist Tonight
-- Toshio Hirano: Local country music star -- alongside his trusty bassist, Kenan O'Brien -- croons tonight at 9 p.m. at Amnesia; free.
Yelp! Guns Drawn In Front Of Yelp's Offices?
Friend of SFist Jeremy Stoppelman, Yelp's CEO and co-founder, just shot us this note: "Guns drawn in front of Yelp office..."
Day Around The Bay
--Another shooting in District 5. And a man robbed at gunpoint in the Sunset.
Incident at New Montgomery and Mission Today
Re: commotion at New Montgomery and Mission earlier today
What Would Mike Brady Think?
Some organization we've never heard of and could probably care the less about, the American Institute of Architects, put together a list of the Top 25 Bestest Buildings in San Francisco. Look for attendant show on VH-1 featuring snarky comments from Hal Sparks, Ian Michael Black, and Rachel Harris.
Workin' for the Weekend
Ah yes, the weekend. Finally! It's been a hectic week-- earthquakes, landslides, the whole Kenneth Eng fiasco, those purple latex gloves-- where will it all end? We don't know but we could sure use a drink and a good old fashioned shindig-- too bad that most of the Noise Pop shows have sold out. We've put together a list of runner-ups for the weekend in the city. Sure, its not Ted Leo, Cake or The Donnas, but you can get just as drunk for half the price. Here's a rundown of the haps:
SFist Raves: Goodbye and Thanks Rand McNally Store
column that a few San Francisco stores are closing. They include the Disney Store (good riddance), Torrefazione Italia (yay! More Starbucks!) and the Rand McNally store on Market & New Montgomery. We know, we haven't been the ones who've been big on the saving old buildings and stores, but the closing of Rand McNally makes us sad.
Punctuation: The New Currency
At the corner of Market and New Montgomery this afternoon, we spied a large sign reading, "#%*&! IF YOU HATE TAXES! UP WITH FREEDOM!" And we're a little confused. What exactly are those swear-symbols masking? "F**k if you hate taxes"? "S**t if you hate taxes"? Or perhaps a somewhat milder "Ass if you hate taxes"? (SFist's self-imposed no-curse-words rule makes it somewhat awkward a subject to explore here.) Perhaps due to our own pre-existing mindset, we initially assumed that it was a compound swear, "Assf**k if you hate taxes," which makes the sign's second sentence seem smuttily euphamistic.
415 Party Hottness
We said we were gonna make it, and we did, and it was pretty awesome. We're going to suggest that if SFist Interviewee Olivia Ongpin throws a party, do your best to make it out. Three top DJs in two top venues, and even some top artists painting during the party. The best part was the roving bands of scenesters migrating from event to event, turning the corner of Minna and New Montgomery into part of the party. Check out some pics after the jump.
The Masses: Consider Them Risen Up
We were simply dumbstruck by how gigantic the crowd was - it just kept coming...and coming...and coming. The best bit came when the head of the procession passed by the strikers at The Palace Hotel on New Montgomery. For a couple of minutes, the giant crowd paused in the street and joined the shouts of the workers - oh, those uppity San Francisco liberals; they've never met a protest they didn't like. But joking aside, it was pretty remarkable to see a small 20-person strike line swell its numbers fifty-fold within a matter of moments. In case there was any doubt, the strikers want contracts, they want them now, and a crowd of 1,000 people think that they should get just that. The march was organized by International Answer, which keeps itself plenty busy 'round these parts and would be very pleased to have your support.
Shhhhhhhh
You might want to express your support for our city's striking laborers with just the big smile and the thumbs-up for the next few days -- the police have started fining people who honk in support of picket lines -- but only if the picket lines are in the financial district.

