Southwest grounds over 100 flights. [SFGate]List of the most annoying people in San Francisco in annoying .pdf format. [SF Weekly]Finally, someone brings up Lista's ginormous sideburns. Which...really, David? [Spots]Did you know that chef/personality Tyler Florence has a blog? He does. (We heard that Joanne Weir does as well. Y/N?) [Tyler Florence]Dennis Leary's the Sentinel, coming soon. [Eater]Rush Limbaugh's IT guy? Steve Jobs. [Valleywag]......

Thanks, CUIP-SF, for sending the following clip our way. Walter (AKA singing guy at the Board of Supervisor meetings) has returned, folks. As we mentioned yesterday, he was reported to have made a lauded return to the meetings, singing a parody of the Flipper theme song to Aaron Peskin. But while talking about SF Weekly's recent cover story about the Board of Supe prez, he also croons a bit of the Burt Bacharach's awesome......

*COMEDY/THEATER: Rejoice, mama's boys of San Francisco. According to SF Weekly, "Judy Gold and award-winning playwright Kate Moira Ryan traveled around the U.S. for five years, interviewing over 50 Jewish women of different ages, ethnicities, and occupations," resulting in the Drama Desk Award-nominated comedy hit, 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother. For those of you who have yet to cut the cord, this show is for you. (Runs until March 23.) 7 p.m. //......

For your viewing pleasure, more Pelli Clarke Pelli Transit Bay Terminal renderings -- now with birdies! [Curbed]More Milk memories. [WhatImSeeing]Alt-Weekly Death Watch explains it all. Also: ouch. [AWDW]Cyclists mourned. [SFGate]Technical difficulties: Burger Joint opens, then closes...temporarily. [Eater]Lemons have loads of disease-causing bacteria? We feel more like Julianne Moore in Safe each day. [SFoodie]More blasted Berkeley tree tomfoolery. [Daily Clog] Porn thespian Michael Lucas labeled "NeoCon Kingpin of gay porn" by New Republic. So, so......

Imagine how surprised we were when, while drowning our sorrows drinking at Zeitgeist this past Saturday, we were informed that Quentin Tarantino was amidst our biker bar presence. Yes, the Royale with Cheese himself was there, taking up a corner of the bar, sweating and drinking away the night. We were first told of QT's presence while in line for the bathroom (yeah, there's no way we're using those porta-potties). There were musings among those......

After a local jury found SF Weekly guilty of illegal predatory pricing and awarded the local alt weekly a cool $6.39 million (the verdict subject to "treble damages," which bring the total award to $15.6 million), SFBG Executive Editor Tim Redmond tells the harrowing tale of the five-week trial in his own words: But the verdict sends a clear signal to small businesses, independent newspapers and the alternative press that a locally owned publication......

With regard to the SFBG vs. SF Weekly (VVM) lawsuit -- you know, the one where the Guardian sued the Weekly and its parent company for predatory pricing practices? where the Guardian's Publisher, Bruce Brugmann, claimed that the competition was so unreasonable that it could force the Guardian out of business? -- our sources confirm that: Word just came that Guardian won the lawsuit and were awarded 6.3 million [the Gate is claiming $15M]......

Prince Harry goes to war and stuff. Or something like that. We didn't get much farther than the picture at right. [SFBG]Check out a most brilliant car crash in Noe Valley. [Curbed]Obama, McCain looks like theyhe'll take it. But you knew that already. Well, that was a surprise. [SFGate]Tomorrow is "D" Day. [InsideSFPD]SFBG & SF Weekly wait patiently to hear who wins I-told-you-so sniveling rights. [SFBG, SF Weekly]Bust report #301: line cuts. Oh, Muni, you......

Um, why haven't we been nominated for Pink Brick Award yet? Pft. [BAR]Brace yourselves, the Google invasion beings March 3rd. [Curbed]SFBG vs. SF Weekly jury deliberates. Wee. [SFBG]Grapefruit, much maligned. [SF Weekly]You know what? We kinda like the InterContinental. So there. [WhatImSeeing]......

*FILM: She Done Him Wrong (1933) screens at the Castro Tonight. What's is about? Well, according to CinemaSource, "Lady Lou works as a singer at the Gay Nineties saloon of Gus Jordan, who plays her with diamonds to keep her by his side. She runs afoul of stalwart Salvation Army captain Cummings, who warns her that she''s on the road to perdition. Though Lou herself steers clear of criminal activities, Gus Jordan runs a......

Are you exceptional in the visual, performing, film/video/media, literary, or fashion arts? Yes? Well, then, SF Weekly is giving away $2,500 with their Masterminds program to someone like you. Why? Who knows, exactly. But that's a lot of money, kids. (Do you know how long it takes to amass that much cash by swiping and selling new releases at Aardvarks? About four and a half years, more or less.) Behold: Masterminds™ is a program......

Sigh. A reader writes in to ask? What's the deal with the Guardian going up against the SF Weekly in court? For a multitude of reason, we're not personally touching this lawsuit. (The main reasons being it's confusing, plodding, doesn't involve Barron Hilton.) But seriously, readers, why are mommy and daddy fighting?......

Your Black Muslim Bakery women treated like "slaves." (Hot fish sandwiches don't make themselves, ladies.) [Oakland Tribune]Dan Noyes sticks it to Muni again, and not in a good way. Be sure to check it out. [ABC7]Well. Somebody thinks they're too good to shoplift. [Spotswood]Free Jameth! He turned into a reform school girl over the weekend. [Nature abhors a vacuum]How many real estate agents does it take to post an ad on Craigslist? [Curbed]TED, a......

Chez Panisse mafia don Alice Waters speaks to Charlie Rose. [Eater]Your alt weekly lawsuit word count. [Guardian 796, SF Weekly 1,559]SFPD deputy chief demoted. [SFGate]Minor earthquake grooves Pacifica. [Examiner]CBS 5 done got themselves a blog, they did. [CBS5]Tablehopper does Playboy? [Tablehopper]......

There was some sort of election yesterday. [Examiner, Mercury News, Citizen Sugar]With the makeup almost off and the little baggies nearly empty, Trannyshack calls it quits. [SFBG]Want to see candid shots of Muni bus riders? Of course your do. [Nature abhors a vacuum]Siouxsie Sioux is a comin' to town. We're so there. [SF Weekly]Twittering while dining, yay or nay? [CHOW] Da Vid's absurd attempt to make Alcatraz Island a "Jewel of Light" fails at......

This Sunday is that football championship tournament known as the Super Bowl. And with it comes its array of advertising amusement. (Please, pray for no Burger King commercials. "People freaked" is the single worst ad campaign in this history of ever.) [SFGate]Hillary Clinton is in town; Sen. Ed Kennedy counterattacked with a stop in Berkeley as part of his Obama tour. [CBS5]The bay has temporarily turned into Marin's toilet. [Marin Independent Journal]Bad behavior on......

UndergroundfilmMaker Festival: It goes a little something like this, "In an era where filmmakers are called 'users' who 'generate content,' [Hey now! -- sfist] Undergroundfilm wishes to put the spotlight back where it belongs: behind the camera." So far the festival has had three rounds. The portfolio submission, filmmaker interview, and finally, new projects. Now, the filmmakers have been narrowed down to six and-- sigh. Okay, this is starting to sound a bit convoluted.......

Phil Bronstein steps down as editor. Say what? [SFGate]Julius Castle closes amid allegations of fraud, misrepresentation, and lease issues. [Tablehopper]1015 gets a (much-needed) makeover, will feature live bands. Well, it's about time. [SF Weekly]Don't forget about the croc. [tehdely]Do you subscribe to sfnewsletter? [The Front Steps]An alcohol ban for all new businesses in North Beach? The Supes vote on what was surely a moment of clinical insanity tomorrow. [Eater]Sting nabs bomb maker in Fremont. Ka-fzzz.......

It was announced today that SF Chronicle's editor, Phil Bronstein, will be "shifting his role from running day-to-day operations in the newsroom to taking on broader strategic responsibilities at the paper and for its owner, Hearst Corporation." Whoa. What's more, you will get to read more of that Bronstein voice: In addition, Bronstein will write for The Chronicle and sfgate.com. "I got into this profession because of my great love for words and how......

Australia-born actor Heath Ledger was found dead in his NYC apartment today. It is reported that he allegedly died of either a drug overdose or hanging at Mary-Kate Olsen's apartment. More details as they come in. Sad. Very much so. Read more about the actor here and here. You may start any and all Brokeback Mountain references starting...now. UPDATE: According to our parent site, Gothamist: The housekeeper and masseuse tried to awake him and......

Merry Martin Luther King Jr. Day. [Examiner, Nature abhors a vacuum, SF Bay View, Beyond Chron]The TLDR spat between SF Bay Guardian and SF Weekly continues at a steady, confusing pace. [SFBG, Weekly]Voter registration deadline is tomorrow, kids. [SF Gate]Metallica's Kirk Hammett's Divisadero Street manse is still for sale. [Examiner]Facebook will get an executive chef, but workers might have to pay for their meals. How devastating. [Valleyvag]Temperatures drop . As does some snow. [Mercury......

Best SF locales for a hot beef injection. [Gridskipper]"'Batter is bullshit,'" says the Waffle Truck. [CHOW]Possible Racist comments, Department of Building Inspection's Gus Fallay busted for bribery, and Will Harper. [SF Weekly]Last night's EFF party--clearly the aid of lacking fluffy white caterpillars--was a potpourri of San Francisco cliches. (You heard us, potpourri.) [Valleywag]Is it that time already? Oy. The Guardian's endorsements. [SFBG]OMG, the Vicodin martini! Give it. Now. [Nature abhors a vacuum]Hartlaub loves Cloverfield.......

Lace up those Converse and get ready to scratch those chins, Radiohead fans. They're coming to San Francisco! When? No clue. Where? We can only assume the Empire Plush Room, of course. But the fine folks over at SF Weekly's All Shook Down just got word that everyone's favorite band to claim that they love will be making a San Francisco pitstop during the leg of their North American tour. Eee! While this Oxfordshire......

The sexy cats over at ValleyWag have the fresh MySpace office shots that you want. Or not. Formerly the home of LookSmart, the new space will be able to call other fresh, hip, cutting edge, perpetually hungover, youth-oriented spots like Current TV, SF Weekly, Wired, Chronicle Books, Sammy Hagar's place to do body shots, that abnormally chic pet store, Happy Donut, Nova, and even the flophouse that also known as SFist as their neighbors.......

Egads. A man fell to his death yesterday at Monster Park after falling 20 feet from the upper concourse area of the stadium to the concrete mezzanine below. Scary. And sad. According to the Chronicle, the 31-year-old sports fan "went to the concession area between sections 5 and 7 to hang out during halftime about 2:20 p.m. and fell over a wall to the floor below." After two other accidents that happened in the......

“It’s been a hell of a year,” Tom Higgenson of Plain White T's told Entertainment Weekly. “But I’m really looking forward to the next one, too.” Plain White T's have received a Grammy nomination for "Best Song of the Year" for the over-played, hugely popular song, "Hey There, Delilah." Higgenson should be worried about writing his next big hit before we start saying, Plain White Who? The second single of their latest album, "Our......

-- Coit Tower murals. Just loverly. [WhatImSeeing] -- Building workers unwittingly perform air acrobatics. [Curbed SF] -- Concerts at the Cadillac. [BeyondChron] -- Matt Smith on bloggin'. Awesome. [SF Weekly] -- Double-decker Muni all up in your bus stop. Soon. [N Judah Chronicles] -- Susan Leal gets laid... off. (Thank you! We're here all week.) [SFBG] -- Bernie Ward busted for research? [ABC7] -- Six-year-old metrosexual? Uh oh. So were we. Just saying is......

-- Why, it's our very own SFist Rita kicking it in the comfy confines (and breaking down the latest season of Project Runway) over at SFGate. Awesome. [Culture Blog] -- Japantown's J-Pop Center, well, pops. [Curbed SF] -- And look! It's your editor interviewed by SF Weekly. We don't come off as mildly-retarded as we did during the interview. Woo hoo! [The Snitch] -- Which '80s night is the best night? [Gridskipper] -- Yoshi's......

Oh Jesus H. Christ, this is an upsetting story. We caught wind of this today on SF Weekly's The Snitch We're (not at all) surprised that major local media outlets haven't reported on this (at least as far as we know.) On November 10 a lady was raped in Glen Park -- aided by his female friend who robbed her moments prior to his attack -- only to be raped again by the same......

-- And then Nancy was all, "Like, what the hell, you guys?" [SF Examiner] -- The Central Subway Project. [Transbay Blog] -- Now you don't have to leave your bedroom to travel. Ever again. Yay! [The Tech Chronicles] -- The seven rules for talking (and not screaming self-righteously) about gentrification. [Neighbors Project] -- Behold: SF Weekly's new food blog. [SFoodie] -- A censure-free DiFi. [SFBG] -- After it was revealed that he was, and......