We figure most of you have tried a sandwich at one of SF's latest sandwich meccas, Ike's Place (but OMG if you haven't you need to try, like at 11 a.m. on a Tuesday). Today the NYT discovers the popular shop via the negative reactions coming from neighbors, who are now decrying the loss of peace on their formerly quiet block in the Castro. Also, they point out that while some businesses may hate the impact of Yelp, it was that four-letter site who was responsible for Ike's massive popularity, and for that owner Ike Shehadeh is grateful. more ›

Are you a frustrated Prius owner with money to burn and a strong desire to be the first on your block to own the next big, environmentally conscious status item? Then perhaps you should go test drive one of Tesla's $109,000 Roadsters (pictured), which are fully electric, and have a range of over 200 miles on a single charge. Perhaps you already have, and you're one of the 150 Bay Area residents who've already purchased one of these babies, one of whom told a NYT reporter the he bought the car because "three other guys on my block have them." more ›

As everyone is well aware, print news is dying a slow death, and news organizations everywhere -- like our very own Faded Floozy -- are changing hands or closing up shop completely. Fortune reports that while the NYT may be doing better than many other papers in terms of subscribers (over 800,000), the growth of their web presence, and national ad revenue, they've still had a shit year and several folks with a few extra billion dollars lying around have danced around the possibility of buying The Times Co., which is currently controlled by the Sulzberger family. Billionaire gay media mogul David Geffen was allegedly negotiating the purchase of a 19% stake in the paper in the last several months, but those negotiations fell through. Google also considered the purchased, but decided against it for now. more ›

-- Bambi Lake-inspired cabaret duo Kiki and Herb perform at ACT. (Also, did you know that they met at Café Flore in the Castro before they became totally famous? It's true.) Show starts at 8 p.m. at American Conservatory Theater, 415 Geary; $20-$60. more ›

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The New York Times, and the even more trusted Fangoria magazine, are reporting that Showtime has pulled Takashi Miike's short film "Imprint" from its series "Masters of Horror." Instead the episode will be released direct to DVD, although a release date has not been set. more ›

Well, the Chronicle has their watch-thingie to pick on small, local bay area officials about semi-trivial issues like broken signs, graffitti and potholes. Since we're small and local, we'll turn it around and pick on a big official on semi-trivial issues like journalistic ethics, campaign financing ethics and, well, potholes. more ›

We initially passed this press release from the Author's Guild along to Gothamist Jen so that she could get the scoop on Gawker and FishbowlNY. Why? Because it looks like the Author's Guild along with the American Society of Journalists and Authors and the National Writers Union, UAW Local 1981, have come through with an $18 million dollar settlement for copyright infringement by companies like Time, Inc., The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal for republishing freelancer's content online without their permission. more ›

One of SFist's favorite writers, Michael Pollan, was interviewed in California Monthly magazine. And we have the link! more ›