Bashing Gavin's plans to pay for his staff members (and lobbyists) from the MTA budget isn't just something us local folks can do. It's something everyone can do! Like a U.S. Senator. A Republican Senator. From Oklahoma. Wha? more ›

• Let's Get Lost (1988): Bruce Weber followed around jazz trumpeter and heroin addict Chet Baker on a year-long excursion, "from the West Coast, to the East Coast, to Europe--including a stop at the Cannes Film Festival--with interviews with Chet, colleagues and friends, including dueling insights from his third wife, a former British show girl, and three children in Oklahoma, and from old flame Ruth Young, a sardonically throaty torch singer." Screens tonight at 7 p.m. and 9:20 at the Castro Theatre; $6-9.
• Circle Jerks: Hermosa Beach-based punk outfit named after a homoerotic act of mutual sexual self-gratification--and formed by Black Flag's original singer, Keith Morris, and future Bad Religion guitarist Greg Hetson--return tonight to show the youngins how it's done. They perform along with Hit Me Back and the Last of the Believers. The ear-splitting sounds start at 8 p.m. at Slim's; $17.
• Mary Lynn Rajskub: read more about tonight's show here.

Honestly we have no idea what to do with this press release we just received, other than hug it and squeeze it and love it and take it to bed. The damn thing looks like a MySpace or something, and it's about as comprehensible. Something about Cloris Leachman? On a boat? With videogames? more ›

It's time for American Football Spectacular's capsule reviews of the 2007 NFL Draft. Adventure, excitement,measureables! more ›

Playing like the playoff contender that we all want them to be, the Warriors notched their first significant victory of the season last night, polishing off the tough New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 121-116 at the Oracle.

Whoa! A lady gave birth on the side of 101 at Bailey Avenue near San Jose early Sunday morning. The father called in to 911 at around 2:50 a.m. saying he needed an ambulance, but called back one minute later to say the baby was born fine. The ambulance came anyway, to take them to the hospital and (very impressively), CHP cleared the ensuing traffic jam in less than 30 minutes. more ›

We -ists are an eclectic bunch, but there's a couple of things we all love: famous people, social causes, and wacky local facts. Join us as we starf**k, get virtuous, and learn across the -ist network! more ›

Have you checked out the eBooks and eAudio at the SFPL? We're itching to try out the audio options, but they don't have anything that works on Macs or iPods. Boo! more ›

Note to the remaining teams in the 2006 Women's NCAA Championship basketball tournament: beware the number three seed Stanford Cardinal. more ›

Check out this hook while my Wednesday revolves it! Today: The Del Sol string quartet performs pieces by female Korean composer Hyo-Shin Na at the Main Library today at 2. Na will be there to introduce the pieces. We're partial to Del Sol and their 20th-21st century stylings (they played this correspondent's wedding), so go check 'em out! more ›

If you're like us, you like nothing better than cruising down the 101 in your tricked out Hummer while watching a little Bonfire of the Panties or Assablanca. Thanks to the good ole California State Legislature, we can keep on doing it. This week, the legislature defeated a bill by Assemblyman John Benoit (R-Palm Desert) that would have made it illegal to be watching some porn from the comfort of your car. The problem with watching porn in your car? Do we even need to say? Yep, just imagine you and the kiddies are coming back from their soccer match and pass one of those big cars that have TV screens in the back seat. The kids look over at what's being watched and well, the next thing you know, you're telling the kids about how sometimes when mommy, daddy, the neighbor, and the pizza deliveryman love each other, sometimes they do things to each other to show them how much they love each other. more ›

Postcards From Buster is about Buster's adventures travelling to real places and meeting real people. And no, we don't think it's because he should have made a left at Albuquerque, it's because he's trying to show all the kiddies out there all the different types of people and religions out there. Let's see Pokemon try and do that! more ›

Having trouble picking what to rent next from Netflix? Bought every DVD in existence and need to see what'll be out this week? Really bored at work and looking for something to read? Well, we here at SFist are here to help with a listing of some of the big titles being released this week on DVD. And if you're still having trouble deciding, we'll give you our very own Pick o' the Week. more ›

Bay Area crime roundup more ›