SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Kelp Supplements: Not The Cure You’re Probably Looking For But some news about arsenic poisoning and kelp supplements this past week caught our eye. A study coming from UC Davis public health researchers reports on a woman who started taking kelp supplements
SF News Supes Making Moves on Healthy Saturdays in Golden Gate Park(ing Lot) In two weeks, Healthy Saturday comes on a Monday! April 9, City Hall, 1pm: those party animals on the Land Use and Economic Development Committee will be throwing a sure-to-be-fun public hearing about
misc Won't Somebody Think about the Falcons? Several days ago, two falcons, George & Gracie moved from their tony climes in lower Market and set up shop on the Bay Bridge where they just recently laid some eggs. This, said
misc SFist Blotter Update The teen said he knew it wasn't right to take Tai, but that he took good care of him. The teen was willing to accept the consequences of his actions, but the SPCA,
misc Kenneth Eng Around The Web Also: why did the Chronicle's editorial page call him "Richard" Eng in the hard copy of the paper (corrected online)? At least Bad Reporter got Eng's name right. --- Okay, okay, we know
SF News Asian-American Embarrassment: An Update Okay, first up -- what's the latest with Gavin Newsom's stalker, Mr. Purple Gloves? Well, persistent reporters at the Chronicle managed to get Han Shin on the phone last night, where they had
SF News Treasure Hunt: Claymate of the Month Tucked away in the Yerba Buena Gardens, the multimedia arts and technology museum with the sweet name of Zeum (pronounced "Zee-uhm") is a heaven of creativity and fun. Its digital studio, music production
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink We Heart Heritage Pork You may not yet be familiar with the concept of "heritage" animals (a.k.a.: Why does my pork have a name?). Let us enlighten you: It's the same as "heirloom" but for
Arts & Entertainment IndieFest: <i>Your Mommy Kills Animals</i> Watch the trailer for Your Mommy Kills Animals. We felt a little bad when the lady working the concession stand at the Roxie seemed so startled we were getting butter on our popcorn
misc Telegraph Hill is Going to the Birds For those who don't know, the Parrots of Telegraph Hill are a bunch of parrots who one day showed up in Telegraph Hill and made themselves home in some of the trees there.
misc Puppy Love We want a dog so bad we've taken to following strangers in the street in the hope that they'll stop at the “don’t walk sign” and let us pet Fido. One may
misc Red Rover, Red Rover, Let the Snowy Plover Come Over Our story begins in 1979 when the park service said that dogs could be off-leash as long as they responded to voice commands. Since then, the beach has been full of responsible dog
misc Pet Shop Noise The Milo Fondation basically takes unwanted pets, houses them, and tries to find them owners. Volunteers house the pets until owners are found so according to the foundation, there were never really that
misc Hummers! No, not that kind. No, not that kind either. We're talking about the Allen's and Anna's hummingbirds found in the Bay Area. Some are here all year round but others only visit for
SF News Jobs iNnocent Not everyone, however, thinks that all of this settles the case. One guy interviewed for a story and who obviously doesn’t worship at the cult of Steve Jobs (blasphemer) thinks Jobs is
SF News Bye Bye Nativity Sheep Of course, the question is what would somebody want with a couple of fake, plastic animals? Says Jan Lundquist, the church's secretary, "I can't imagine this is something you auction off on eBay,
SF News He's Declared Thumb War Chronicle book review editor (and proud member of the SFist Gentlemen's Auxiliary) Oscar Villalon is the reigning three-time thumb-wrestling champ at 826 Valencia. In his honor, the fey letterpressers who bring you McSweeney's
misc When Sharks Attack The surfer, Royce Frailey of Guernville, only got minor wounds and was quickly released from the hospital. In fact, the whole thing is being kind of being pooh-poohed as no big deal, but
misc A Little Cuteness for Your Friday Just follow the link and the directions and you too can watch in. And for more information on how to adopt one of the dogs or cats, click here.
Arts & Entertainment The Otters are Coming! A mother Southern sea otter and her pup attract attention frolicking in the Pacific Ocean near Monterey. California's sea otters were almost wiped out due to the Great Hunt that started in 1742.
misc Attack of the Killer Sea Lions Still, the question being asked is whether or not this is a new thing or are sea lions just not into us. And if it's a new thing, will they have to hire
Arts & Entertainment <i>Top Chef:</i> No Clever Headline Needed When Michelle Bernstein Is Involved You may recall a bunch of bitching in our last review -- the short reminder is NOBODY WENT HOME. Well, as some even predicted, this week made up for that (at least in
misc Is It Already Christmas Time? Hey, the SPCA animals are in the window of the Union Square Macy's for your winter holidays again this year! Romp, little kittens, romp! Clip by YouTube user cupid.
Arts & Entertainment It Was A Dark & Stormy Bite: <i>Pet Noir</i>'s Shannon O'Leary We first met Shannon O'Leary at the last Alternative Press Expo, where she was showing the floppy versions of her books and Fortune's Bitch. Now, she's about to publish a hardbound, 120+ page
