Out west on the SFSU campus, State students protesting fee hikes and budget cuts to higher education staged a student walkout this afternoon. The group, organized by Students for Quality Education, Occupy SFSU and the Black Student Union gathered roughly 300 students for a rally on Malcom X Plaza earlier this morning before marching on to the President's office on the fifth floor of the Administration Building. more ›

Police are asking for help locating a suspect who sexually assaulted a woman inside a San Francisco State dorm. The incident occurred at around 8 p.m. on Friday, September 30. The woman, who was not an SFSU student, went on campus to attend a party at the Towers. Inside the lobby, she met a man who said he could take her to the party. Once inside the elevator, however, he grabbed her, wouldn't allow her leave, and took her to another floor and inside a room where he attacked her. more ›

Controversial yet humorous columnist Dan Savage will be in town this Friday to speak about his latest offering, It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living. (Side note: Savage, as some may not know, is also the Editor Director of The Stranger, Seattle's esteemed alt-weekly.) SF Weekly's Keith Bowers has the details: more ›

Well, the bad news is still that we've hit a 12 year high for homicides in the City and County of San Francisco, with two weeks left to go in the year. On the statistical side, though, the SFPD year to date murder count has moved down by three victims, from 100 to 97. more ›

SFist interviews Charlie M. from The Happy Hollows. They are playing the Fillmore tonight with the Silversun Pickups more ›

Following up on yesterday's blotter, we're sorry to pass along word from today's Chronicle that one of the murder victims over the weekend, David Sterling, was killed on the way home Monday afternoon, after picking up a burrito for his girlfriend. Investigators think it was supposed to be a retaliation shooting from the guy shot in the garage by kids on bikes a day earlier, but because Sterling had no record and no known gang affiliations, the investigators think it might have been a case of mistaken identity. more ›

At three o'clock today we tried to take the M out to SF State. The overhead sign at Church Station switched from showing only "K in Seven Minutes" to "Next Trains In Subway - Delayed." We left the station in disgust. more ›

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Don't worry, he's still dead. But the deceased Bible salesman's ghost drifted through the minds of a few characters at SF State's graduation last weekend, startling an out-of-towner named, for real, Earl Clampett. more ›

--Ferrets are coming back on the ballot!! more ›

When you assume, you make an ass out of you and Wednesday. Tonight: As part of its year-long partnership with the Yerba Buena Center, the SF Jewish Film Festival is screening the Oscar-nominated documentary "The Ritchie Boys," about young German Jews who fled to the US and were recruited into anti-Nazi psy-ops. Film starts at 7:30 and a surviving Ritchie Boy will be speaking after the screening. Thursday: Words not hands! Learn more about nonviolent communication techniques at an introductory seminar at SF State. Class starts at 7, and it's $0-35 sliding scale. and Friday: As part of the 2006 Queer Arts Festival, the Raw Dance troupe is performing at 69 Belcher (between 14th St., Duboce, Church, and Sanchez). The program is called "Per-Verses," and presents an exploration of porn, erotica, and intimacy through dance. Adult audiences only (our favorite!). more ›

Sure, we love IndieFest, but it's hardly the only Fest going on this week. This year's Korean American Film Festival opened last night, and continues through February 12. more ›

A woman crossing Van Ness at Jackson was struck and killed by a 27 Bryant bus at about 6:30 a.m. yesterday. Pedestrians are rallying for better countdown crosswalk lights and increased driver awareness, and investigators think the bus driver might have been blinded by the rising sun. A SF State student fell to his death off a dorm stairwell over the weekend. SF State says he may have been leaning over the stairwell to watch a fight going on below. The dorm has a ban on parties, and students can be fined $100. Interestingly, though, there's no ban on alcohol. The student had been at SFSU since 2002, but wasn't enrolled in any classes this semester. And CBS 5 anchor Doug Murphy, who had recently taken a medical leave from the station, was killed in a house fire Sunday night. Fire investigators are looking into the cause of the fire, which was found to have started in the attic of the Lafayette house. The local news community and CBS 5 viewers are pretty shaken up about the whole thing (we saw Vicki Liviakis break down on KRON 4 when the news was confirmed). more ›

Why watch the cartoons when you can see the real thing? SF State is hosting the second annual RoboGames this Saturday and Sunday. Robots will set things on fire, sumo-wrestle, bartend, and open for New Order (okay, we made that last one up). Come cheer on local family the Chileses and their robot "Alcoholic Stepfather" (because all entrants sign over all licensing rights to their robots when entering the contest, people tend to pick names they think no one will want to steal). Get tickets here -- and if you go, send us your pictures! SFist totally wants to see sumo-wrestling, martini-pouring, stair-climbing bots! Picture from robogames.net more ›

Starting today and running through Sunday, the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library are hosting their 40th annual Big Book Sale, at Fort Mason. more ›

Bay Area crime roundup more ›