As part of their recent crackdown on bad bike behavior, SFPD once again butt heads with bike commuters, this time at Fourth and King Street. The savvy cyclists at Streetsblog reported cops around the Caltrain station were issuing tickets for bikers riding on the sidewalk last week, but ignoring the fleet of taxicabs illegally parked in bike lanes around the station. Naturally, the selective enforcement left riders with a bad taste in their water bottles. Injury was added to insult today as Caltrain riders arrived at the station to find a fleet of Oracle-sponsored pedicabs hogging up sidewalk real estate around Fourth and Townsend. more ›

While this year's Oracle OpenWorld '09 bash -- which is expected to draw an estimated 40,000 Larry Ellison customers, employees, and assorted fans -- will close down Howard Street between Third and Fourth Streets. Please take note, reroute your drive accordingly. Oh, and Yerba Buena Gardens will, for the most part, be closed to plebeians like you until Thursday, when the conference ends. more ›