The Pulitzer Prize winners were announced today. And guess what? No one from the Bay Area won. Even though local pubs (new and old) entered a bunch of samples -- it's super pricy per entry, around $10,000, which makes the coveted award all the more egregious -- San Francisco and the Bay Area came up empty. Alas. Anyway, the award for Public Service went to the Los Angeles Times for its stories about the city of Bell and the outrageous salaries of its elected officials. The award for Best Online News once again went to ProPublica for their national coverage of Wall Street. Congrats, guys! That's money well spent. Visit Pulitzer.org for a complete list of winners. more ›

A local online type is reaping heavy praise after the Pulitzer Prizes were announced this afternoon. SFGate's animated political cartoonist Mark Firoe won for editorial cartooning, cited for his "animated cartoons appearing on SFGate.com, the San Francisco Chronicle Web site, where his biting wit, extensive research and ability to distill complex issues set a high standard for an emerging form of commentary" won him the pretty medal and a cool $5,000. What's more, SFGate notes, this is also the first time "an online artist has received the Pulitzer Prize since the category of editorial cartooning was created in 1922." more ›

Vulgar, yes, but it will all be half-price come tomorrow. [Nature abhors a vacuum]

(Barry Bonds is on SFGate's Crime page. Ha!) -- A 19-year-old woman was shot -- "in the back today...at 5:39 p.m." Huh?-- during an attempted street robbery in SF's Visitacion Valley. Attacked at Velasco Avenue and Santos Street, she is currently at SFGH and listed in stable condition. And the two suspects? Are still at large. -- UC Berkeley journalism student Kevin Jones, 27, "pleaded no contest today to a misdemeanor charge of vehicular... more ›

-- Sweetie and Love is Chemicals (image to the left): Hear rock and melodic ditties in the Mission with these two “sugary, pop” outfits. Show starts at 10 p.m. at the Knockout, 3223 Mission; $10 more ›

Wow-- this is pretty shocking: Pulitzer Prize winning author David Halberstam was killed today in a three-car accident in Menlo Park. The accident occurred at westbound Bayfront Expressway and Willow Road near the Dumbarton Bridge and according to authorities, he was one of the passengers. more ›

Last month's winner, San Francisco Magazine: Cover: Spring '07 Style Forecast. Is it just us, or does the model on the cover look a whole lot like Carmen Electra? Sadly, it's not, but we love the orange Prada dress she's sporting. Short Stories: spring's super-short dresses are fabulous, and inspire us to do more squats. (But we think we'll stick to knee-length, because the world has seen enough hoo ha lately to last a lifetime.) href="http://sanfranmag.com/home/view_story/1534">Deconstructing Eco-chic: Tips on how to dress green, and still look good. Style Counsel: An interview with Mellisa Ceria, the founder of ShareYourLook.com, a personal style website for anybody too shy to ask a stranger, "Cute bag. Where did you get it?" Not that anybody ever asks us that every day. more ›

So Mayor Gavin Newsom can't be bothered to show up for a police commissioner meeting or deal with MUNI, the taxicab commission, or the Dept. of Building Inspection -- but he's for the SF Symphony Opening Gala! We all know Gavin loves the Stravinsky violin concerto. more ›

-And on a Friday when the Examiner ran stories about problems with Gavin's homeless policies and the difficulties of staying afloat in the city, the Chronicle ran an in-depth, investigate report about how the city wastes thousands, nay millions! of dollars by allowing their thirsty employees drink out of a water cooler instead of the faucet. Water coolers just don’t go on trees, people! And somewhere Phil Bronstein is busy clearing out a space on his mantle for the inevitable Pulitzer Prize this story is sure to win. The story does have a happy ending as Brita has offered to hand out filters to city employers, thus saving the city from this boondoggle of boondoggles. But still, this question has to be asked-- if employees no longer have a water cooler, where will they gather to discuss the latest episode of "Lost," "24," or "Freddie?" more ›

What do Holocaust dramas, hip hop and weddings have to do with each other? Nothing, but we've got all of them crammed into a mere weekend. more ›

In case you missed our passing mention in yesterday's interview with Andrew Sean Greer, Picador, the publishers of such SFist faves as , is celebrating its 10th birthday with a series of readings across the country. more ›

Okay, it's a little bit of a stretch to call Susie Bright a 'Bay' blogger, unless you're talking about Half Moon Bay, since she lives in Santa Cruz. But she spent many a year as what could only be described as a San Francisco literary impresario and raconteur, so we're calling it close enough for government work. Regardless, there aren't a lot of other blogs that feature musings on the nature of the Brad and Jen breakup media coverage and tales of hanging with the Zap Comics crew within the space of a week. more ›

Softball article on Maureen Dowd. more ›