We're starting with "Survivor: Micronesia - Fans vs. Favorites" again this week because it was a heart breaker. Things weren't looking good for Yau-Man from the beginning of the episode when his teammates started discussing his elimination before they had even had an immunity challenge. So, when they did finally make it to the immunity challenge, and his team lost, he was basically doomed. Most of his tribe figured he was someone they would......

The pros and cons of law school...

First up is "Survivor," because nothing much happened in regards to Yau-Man this week. His team won the immunity challenge, and they went off to be their super-favorite selves for most of the episode. On to "Project Runway," and the final pre-Fashion Week challenge! Two would be going home! Now, anyone who was paying attention to Fashion Week saw that all five of the remaining designers got to show their lines, which is understandable lest......

We've got another local to root for on reality TV, as Yau-Man Chan has returned to "Survivor"-land in a new season called "Fans Vs. Favorites." Now, there's little doubt that Yau-Man is a definite favorite. He played the hell out of the game, especially being an old guy, and most importantly, he wasn't a douche bag, unlike so many other "Survivor" contestants. Contestants like Jonny Fairplay, who, for some inexplicable reason, was also cast as......

Programming note: Last week's "Project Runway" was a rerun, so there will be no Locals recap this week. But take note: This Thursday at 8 p.m. on CBS is the premiere of "Survivor: Micronesia - Fans Vs. Favorites," which brings local legend Yau-Man Chan back to the game. Next Monday we'll see how both our local boys did. We found it difficult to tear ourselves away from the "Puppy Bowl" and turn the channel to......

It looks like Survivor: Cook Island winner Yul Kwon won't get to serve you air-pumped, sugary, dairy-like deliciousness. After getting ready to set up a Red Mango chain in North Beach, and after being granted a building permit and signing a lease, his permit was pulled after he was "told he ran afoul of the strict North Beach ordinance against 'formula chain' stores," or so says the Gate. Kwon went on to say, "I......

Where to begin? Well, for starters, the page's score set to The Lion King's eleventh-hour song "Circle of Life." While we tend to loathe music set to any page on the webs, this is fitting. And touching. But Tatiana's official postmortem MySpace page offers more than just Elton John-manufactured teardrops. You can find informative links to such items as the transcript to Nancy Grace's show on the tiger attacks, a makeshift memorial of sorts,......

Dr. John Brown of San Francisco General Hospital told Good Morning America today that the two survivors in yesterday's tiger attack (which killed one) are "doing well at the present time. They have both gone through their surgeries well. They're both in stable condition." The two still unnamed tiger attack survivors have suffered from lacerations, large cuts, bite wounds (i.e., puncture wounds) primarily on the head, neck, upper extremities. While the injuries are very......

According Eric Thomas from ABC 7, who went into mighty graphic detail about what happened, a suspect was arrested today for the kidnapping and rape of a 17-year-old Palo Alto teen. A press conference is scheduled at noon (now!), where even more details, names will surely unfold. This past Wednesday a teen was kidnapped in Palo Alto, taken to Sunnyvale (on the 500 block of Fair Oaks Avenue), and then sexually assaulted. She survived......

This morning at around 11:30 a.m., two people were seen standing on top of a single-engine A35 plane that crashed into SF Bay. The plane went down near (and, thankfully, not into) the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge. As of now the extent of the victims' injuries are unknown, but seeing as how they managed to climb atop the wreckage, we're going to say that they're fine, or at least very, very tough. (Will update with......

The only premiere tonight is yet another season of "Survivor," and this time it's "Survivor: China," which is kind of cool, we guess, although we always seem to prefer the seasons that are set on those Blue Lagoon-ish tropical isles....And we really don't have much more to say about it except, once again, there are no locals to root for. (Maybe they were getting tired of the Bay Area dominating the game. CHICKENS!) So, instead,......

A photo of San Francisco's changing skyline...

The big reality shows have ended their TV seasons, which means we're left with the really crappy summer reality TV fare. And since reality TV tends to set the bar pretty low to begin with, you know the stuff they shove at us during he summer has to be really prime. Like "Pirate Master" for instance! This show screams executive pitch: "It's 'Survivor' meets Pirates of the Caribbean!" But being that we're only (semi)......

--Ha! The guy to your right ran for mayor of Barcelona, and doesn't he look like Matt Gonzalez? By copatbark from the SFist Flickr stream. --John Edwards was in town at Google. So was Hillary Clinton. --Yau-Man's back at work and gives the lowdown on the Survivor season to the UC Berkeley web newsletter. --Oh no, Ed Jew! Bevan Dufty's not living in his district right now either! (it's all okay, though, at least for......

With "Survivor" out of the way, we can now concentrate on "The Bachelor: Officer and a Gentleman." Oh joy! We'll admit we've been reading a lot of gossip about the show, rife with spoilers, and while those spoilers might not be true, we kind of think they are. We won't spill the beans here, but we'll just say it's kind of taken the suspense out of the whole thing. And we'll also add: we......

LAist is experimenting with blogging dates from J-Date, but finds the best men are found offline. Some date vicariously online and that is one reason why porn is big -- really freaking big -- so they ask if they should cover XXX since the heart of it lays in the city's San Fernando Valley. A writer grapples with her food porn photography obsession, another gets censored on Flickr, one gets scooped by the LA......

Long story short, we were on vacation last week and didn't have time to get to "The Bachelor." We'll give you a (possible!) double dose next Monday. Previously on "Survivor: Fiji." One word: Yau-Man. Or is that two words? Whatever. Our local Survivor kept a hold of his Immunity Idol, and stuck around for another week. Did he go all the way? Is it possible you haven't heard yet?! Well, settle in, because we just......

First, we want to briefly mention that the last leg of "The Amazing Race: All-Stars" finale took place in San Francisco. How did we not hear about this back in December when it was filmed?? First off, the teams had to fly from Hawaii to San Francisco, but for some reason, they had to fly into Oakland airport and not San Francisco. We have no idea why this was enforced as it didn't look......

Since "Survivor: Fiji" was so awesome last week (we didn't even want to fast forward through the recap during this week's episode!) let's start with it this week. Post Tribal Council, and Dreamz was the focus. The non-Yau team realized he'd double-crossed them, while Dreamz was suspicious about the Earl and Yau-ers sudden decision to vote out Edgardo instead of Mookie. They convinced Dreamz they just did that without telling him because it was......

Previously on "Survivor: Fiji," local hero Yau-Man discovered the Hidden Immunity Idol, but thanks to a win by Moto during the Immunity Challenge, was able to hold on the the Hii for another week. Ravu. Lisi blew it by letting on where the Hii was hidden, so her tribemates dug it up while she was sleeping. Doh! On Moto, some local Fijians showed up to teach them some traditional dancing in preparation for a......

Previously on "Survivor: Fiji," Yau-Man lucked out by joining up with a winning team and was spared tribal council for another week, while his (and Earl's) search for the Hii continued. On He-Man Woman-Hater's Island, the boys' club was invaded by a returning Lisi, although she's likely the butchest chick in the game, so she'll probably fit right in... At Moto's camp, the gang went to retrieve their boat, leaving Yau-Man alone at camp, which......

Did we miss an episode? It seems like forever since we've talked "Survivor" and the fate of local contender Yau-Man. How is he doing, anyway? Previously, he survived another tribal council because of Rita's yammering. Will another annoying female be his saving grace? Post-Tribal Council, and Yau-Man realized he was very lucky, although he also realized if the tribe starts kicking off members based on their weakness, then he might be next. Reward Challenge,......

Due to a betrayal by TiVo, which decided we'd rather watch a rerun of "My Name Is Earl" than "Survivor: Fiji" we had to try and watch the first 20 minutes of last week's episode online. Which isn't so bad normally, but we had a very finicky connection that would freeze every few seconds and tell us the video was loading....80%.....and play...and freeze....and loading....66%...85%...90%...and play...and freeze....and loading....67%....and then we slammed our heads against the......

Previously on "Survivor: Fiji" we lost one of our locals when Sylvia was voted off the island. It's all up to Yau-Man now! (In other news, there's not a single local gal competing in this season of "America's Next Top Model," and that disappoints us greatly.) Post-tribal council Ravu, and the whining, complaining and bickering began; Rocky made Anthony cry. It was actually kind of sad. Moto continued to bask in the glow of......

Previously on "Survivor: Fiji," our two locals survived another week, even though it did look like Sylvia's days might be numbered. Post-tribal council Ravu returned to their sad, fireless camp. They resolved to get hydrated in the morning and try the old eyeglasses-and-sunlight trick to get some fire. They also vowed to work as a tribe and not as individuals. Meanwhile, the winning Moto tribe painted their shelter, ate, sat on their couch, and......

Previously on "Survivor: Fiji" our two locals made it through the first week, albeit one (Sylvia) was stuck on an island full of snakes, and the other (Yau-Man) knew he'd be a target before long. Post-tribal council Ravu was reduced to leaf-licking to get themselves some water, and Yau-Man saw his coconut-opening skills being challenged by the tribe's younger men. Meanwhile, the Moto tribe was living in relative luxury with hammocks, a couch, and......

With Rita's blessing, we bring you a brand new column called "We Read the Glossies." It's just like "We Read the Weeklies" only with monthly glossies. Here we review the February issues of Diablo, San Francisco Magazine, San Jose Magazine, and 7x7....

--They've arrested the guy who said he attacked Elie Wiesel. Gleegate attackers still at large. --Will you be underwater when global warming comes? --The only family members at James Kim's well-attended public memorial were wife Kati Kim (with their two children) and James's sister Eva. --Gavin Newsom's approval numbers are still in the 70% range, but someone's been trying to break into his house. --There's more human bones in the Santa Cruz mountains. --An......

Reality TV: Will it never end? Apparently not. And we're sorry, but we just can't get behind this three-seasons-a-year crap. "American Idol" has it right: once a year is all you need. But despite the complaining, we're still hopelessy addicted, and find watching these shows more entertaining when there are locals we can root for and/or mock. For now all we have are two castaways on "Survivor: Fiji Islands," Yau-Man, a 54-year old computer......

Previously on "Survivor," a load of people were segregated into racial tribes in an attempt to garner some cheap publicity for the show. That "bold" idea lasted about three weeks before things in "Survivor" land were back to their usual predictable ways. And at that point, all we cared about was the fate of local boy Yul. And that continued to be the case yesterday during the season finale. The morning after Tribal Council, and......