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In our continuing Orwellian coverage, we present to you a BART fight captured on tape, which happened after midnight on New Year's Eve. Really now. We expect this kind of behavior on the 24-Divis or the 38-Geary, but not on BART. (It's classy and carpeted, for Christ's sake.) Anyway, we can't understand exactly what happened - although it looks, save the fearless citizen journalist, like a lot annoying people deserved a good punch or......

We imagine Heidi Klum Germanically intoning, "Chrisss Daaly: are you IN, or are you OWT?" Well, folks -- he's out. The Guardian has the entire text of his statement, but here's the paragraph we found the most intriguing: Sarah and I arrived at last night's meeting with the intention of announcing my entry into the race and were moved by everyone's willingness to act on faith. When I called on progressives for support for......

In this week's Ask a Muni Security Guy, we wonder just who is that bald security dude? The answer will surprise you. And as always, we have answers to last weeks questions. Remember, if you have a question that you want answered, either email us at editor@sfist.com or post it in the comment thread....

In today's installment, our Muni Driver takes a look at the Transit Effectiveness Project and gives us his thoughts on it. As always, drop us a line if you have any questions you'd like answered. ...

Total number of people pictured in this week's Swells society column: 67. Number of people pictured whom we recognize: 11 (including two pictures of Gavin, one of Jennifer Siebel, and director Chris Columbus.) Minority count: 4 (6%) Getty v. Traina: 2-2. Percentage of featured parties with decor designed by Stanlee Gatti: 66% (2/3). The last time Paul Discoe wore shoes: 1967. "I'm a builder. When I pour concrete, I wear zoris. And when I wear......

Here's a funny stor about an alarm, an SUV, and a tow truck...

Our infatuation with Tara Wray and her documentary, Manhattan, Kansas, began at the opening shot of a very energetic and young-looking woman on a rooftop in Manhattan, New York, who turned out to be Tara Wray herself, and the creator of the adventurously personal film we were about to watch. She said she always felt like she was born in "the wrong Manhattan." ...

When I slap you, you'll take it and like it, see! Negative portrayals of Asian-Americans and gays aside, we do still love Humphrey Bogart in the Maltese Falcon -- so you know we're avidly following the news that someone has stolen the famous jewel-stuffed bird from the John's Grill restaurant on the edge of the Tenderloin, where Dashiell Hammett used to hang out. There's a $25,000 reward for the bird's return. (We're just giving this......

Friend of SFist Peggy saw our story on bad people parking in bad ways and sent an e-mail telling us of her tales of parking woes. She also sent to us the e-mail exchange she had with the Taraval Station Police Department about what to do about her problems. ...

During election day, SFist will be running a Diary of a Poll Worker by friend of SFist Leeanne. This was written about the night before the election. Check in later as we continue to see what life is like on the other side of elections ...

Ha! We finally out-Googled everyone's favorite Newsom watcher, commenter ThatChick! Check out this picture we found of perennial SFist favorite, Kimberly Guilfoyle Newsom Villency and her incipient child (due in about 2 weeks), from Monday the 11th at the Marc Jacobs show for Fashion Week. We'd've tried to get a larger version of the picture for you, but now we fear we may have accidentally downloaded this unsecured picture off a secure site, like an......

Reader Nick quite intelligently sent his feedback to Muni, and even more cleverly sent his experiences to us. Here's hoping he gets a response from Muni on his concerns -- Nick, keep us posted! On Tuesday, I was waiting for a bus to take me from 4th and Market to 4th and King. A 30 came by and I got in line and waited for everyone to get off so I could board. While......

Submissions go to yvesdroppings - at - gmail - dot - com. Striped shirt Marina guy: "It's like, we hold these truths to be self-evident. What movie is that from again?" -- From Ficus/On Polk St. Tiny brunette to big Middle-Eastern guy: "Sayed, what the fuck?" Big guy: "What? it's a cigar!" Tiny brunette: "You think I don't know the difference between a cigar and a cigarette? You little bitch!" From Arnaud/On Montgomery, in North......

Free comic books?!?! As Kool-Aid Man says, "OHHHH YEAH!" This past Saturday was Free Comic Book day throughout the world; a day when comics publishers send out random snippets of work, free of charge, for the public to gobble up, mull over, and hopefully consider purchasing in the future. Some years, the pickins are slim; but 2006 will be remembered as a banner year for free books. There were a slew of excellent titles......

With the start of the World Baseball Classic upon us, we thought we'd let SFist Jon and SFist Jake duke it out over whether this thing will be any good. There wasn't much duking to be had, however, because both Jon and Jake pretty much agreed that this just might be the best thing ever. And despite all the naysayers, the cynics, and George Steinbrenner's whining, they're both excited as hell. In short, SFist's official stance is this: Play ball!...

Dude, you must get better friends. Dwayne Reed, one of the guys who was involved in the murder of (now Secretary of State) Bruce MacPherson's son Hunter on Potrero Hill, just got picked up in San Mateo for another murder charge. In MacPherson's murder, Reed was granted immunity from trial because he testified for the prosecution. Things gettin' craaaaazy out there in Orinda! The concerned upper-middle-class have hired a professional hunter to gun down a "renegade buck" deer, who has been terrorizing neighbors, picking fights with local pets, and in fact gored someone's dog to death. Of course we feel terrible for the woman whose dog was killed, but we're not going to lie, the thought of LaMorindans walking around their hood with baseball bats for protection from an angry deer is, well.... not unamusing as well. (We'd totally be doing the same if we lived there!) "When I tried to shoo him off, he wouldn't go, that's very unusual even for a buck in rut (heat)," one neighbor said. "We're being held hostage by a rogue deer." And the South Bay community is pitching in to help out the kids from Cesar Chavez Academy in E. Palo Alto who had over $1500 in money donated for Katrina relief stolen from the principal's office, where the money was stored. The kids, who come from lower-income families, had been donating lunch money, holding candy sales, and saving up their allowances for the fund. After news of the theft broke, the school has received pledges of over $15,000 from individuals and corporations wanting to help. ...

SFist interviews Myleen HOllero...

SFist interviews artist Jill Bliss, founder of blissen.com...

We are big fans of Feist, the Canadian chanteuse with an esteemed indie pedigree and smooth, seductive, award-winning sound. She's quite popular throughout the blogosphere, even though her internationally acclaimed record Let It Die just saw its US release in late April. So sending us to see her open for Rilo Kiley was basically preaching to the converted. Unfortunately, we're not sure how many new converts she won over at The Grand Ballroom on Saturday......

SFist interviews Sarah Lefton, owner of the Jewish Fashion Conspiracy...

Last week's pick, the Guardian. Tim Redmond dislikes the Pope. The editorials come out anti-Alioto-Pier's TIC proposal (curious, since the paper comes out on Wednesday when the vote was on Tuesday). Cover article: a harrowing tale of how hard it is to get insurance coverage for carpal tunnel and other repetitive-stress injuries under saggy Schwarzenegger's attacks on workers' comp. Annalee Newitz goes to Washington. A review of the awesome Old Mandarin Islamic Restaurant. Hip-hop porn. And an excitingly self-centered interview with Deborah Gibson in Sonic Reducer! ("When I saw Britney Spears, I thought she was Mini-Me." Mmmm? Do you remember Debbie Gibson in a short-short Catholic schoolgirl uniform? Us neither.) The SF Weekly. SFist Jon -- we mean, Matt Smith, comes out against Leno's hemp cultivation bill. Mecklin endorses the Honduran pope candidate. Apologist: Alex Fagan not guilty? Whaaaa? Cover article: why saggy Schwarzenegger is trying to destroy public pensions. Vote for us in the 2005 Best of the Bay balloting! (in the category of "best yoga studio!") Hot music trends for 2005 (Go! Team, suit jacket over t-shirt) and a hilarious interview with Scott Weiland about his high school. And Savage Love: bondage. The East Bay Express (list-o-mania!), no Metro this week (we're back to reading only hard copies), and the Weekly of the Week after the jump....

SFist interviews Caitlin Atkinson, photographer...

We headed out to the Noise Pop Mission of Burma show all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at 9:00 p.m., standard concert time, only to turn up at Bimbo's and find out that the concert started at 7:30! Not doors at 7:30, started at 7:30! We're very sorry we missed Seattle's The Ruby Doe and the ex-Versus Asian-American band Whysall Lane (hey, nice logo!) -- but, shamefacedly, we should also admit that we felt a huge surge of relief that we'd probably be getting home before midnight. God, SFist is old. Speaking of old, Boston-based Mission of Burma recorded a number of hugely-influential punk rock records from 1979 to 1983 (including the two big hits "Academy Fight Song" and "That's When I Reach For My Revolver") and then broke up when guitarist Roger Miller's tinnitus became unbearable. After taking around 18 years off, the band reunited in 2001, much to the joy and delight of the older half of Generation X, and began recording together again. This is the tour in support of their new album, ONoffON. So, you ask, how was the show? WHAT? WE CAN'T HEAR YOU? HOW WAS THE SHOW? Click through the haze of concert ear and find out. ...

We've crashed the SFMoma Tenth Anniversary. We've crashed an East Bay Rats party. Last Friday, we crashed the nerdiest party ever, and we loved it. Not just because of all the free goodness from Google. But because geeks love nerds, even if we can't understand what the hell they're talking about. The party was for CodeCon, San Francisco's very own indie coder convention. As Technorati's Niall Kennedy put it, "When I was growing up,......

Looking for a unique gift for your favorite music lover? Send a photo of them to local label Birdman Records to "Get Drawn By An Ape". If you're lucky enough to get chosen, The Apes' own Majestic Ape will draw your portrait and post it on the Birdman website. Once your portrait is posted, you have two weeks to purchase the original artwork for an economical $35. If you don't act fast enough, it'll go......