Possibly as a small thank you to the gay community who helped give her a leg up in '08 while she was still touring around in semi-obscurity, Lady Gaga allegedly dropped in on venerable gay oldster bar Twin Peaks last night to perform a couple of songs, in advance of her sold-out two-night engagement at Bill Graham Auditorium starting tonight. We're not sure why the lady, or her handlers, chose Twin Peaks -- and we're fairly certain that much of the clientele was confused as to who this strange young lady was with the long bangs and kooky fashion sense, and why was she interrupting their martini time? Any confirmation and/or photos of this appearance in the Castro would be much appreciated. more ›

Muni service on the K, L, M and T lines through the Twin Peaks Tunnel was restored tonight at around 7:15 p.m., however shuttle buses continued to run in order to maintain "regular service." The system-wide delays (despite the fact that not all trains need that tunnel) related to a damaged antenna that was caused by this morning's derailed train, which affected the oft-troubled, automated train system, thus crippling the entire city. Meanwhile, N-line service will be interrupted again this weekend by track improvements which may or may not be done by Monday morning. ALSO, the L-train derailment happened in the exact spot of a similar 2006 derailment, which was allegedly fixed. Says Sunset district resident Mike Casey, as quoted on SF Gate, the process of diverting commuter traffic into shuttles at Castro station went relatively smoothly. "But," he says, "they've got to fix the underground." Yah. Understatement. more ›

Alex Thomas Owen, 41, was arrested on Saturday for allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 21-year-old foreign exchange student. According to Appeal/BCN, "the woman was sightseeing on Treasure Island early that morning when Alex Thomas Owen, 41, offered her a ride." Owen then allegedly took her to the Twin Peaks neighborhood in his 1993 Lincoln Town Car and asked her to have sex with him. When the woman refused his sexual advances -- because who wouldn't want to screw some butt-ugly 41-year-old pig driving a '90s Lincoln? -- he struck and sexually assaulted. Luckily, she managed to escape and call police. Owens was later arrested at his Ashbury Heights home. Also, according to the California's Megan's Law site, he was "previously convicted of lewd acts with a child under age 14." more ›