SF News Secret Service Spares Mitt Romney From Repeat Glitter Bombing [Video] With every single potential GOP presidential candidate now targeted by glitter-bombing activists, the Secret Service has apparently had to step in to prevent further acts of craft store terrorism. Last night at a
SF News Wednesday Morning Link Dump: Heavy Fog, High Surf Advisories In case you didn't notice when you couldn't see three feet out your window this morning, there's a fog advisory out today, so be careful on those bridges. Also: high surf! Watch for
SF News The Bay Citizen, Center For Investigative Reporting Will Join Forces In Bay Area media news today, the Bay Citizen and Berkeley-based Center for Investigative Reporting have announced what the inside media superfans have been whispering about for months now: That they totally intend
SF News Mirkarimi's "Private" Remark Inspires Grassroots Billboard Effort When Ross Mirkarimi commented that his domestic abuse case was just "a private matter, a family matter", the sheriff set off enough debate to insure that it would pretty much never be a
Arts & Entertainment Meanwhile, In Pebble Beach: Matt Cain Wears Argyle Pants When it comes to the San Francisco Giants, there are fashion statements and then there are fashion statements. While Brian Wilson might be the undisputed king of fratboy costume party antics, it's nice
SF News Marilyn Monroe Film Used To Shoot Down Prop. 8 While the pundits, legal analysts, and holders of J.D.s pore over the 128 pages of text in the Ninth Circuit Court's decision this morning, we bring you our very favorite arguments
SF News Ron Paul Glitter Bombed In Minneapolis As the only GOP presidential candidate without a glitter bombing to his name, Ron Paul probably should have seen the sparkling shower coming by now. As CityPages reports this morning, the Texas Congressman
SF News Tuesday Morning Roundup: N.Y. Times Inspects The New Bay Bridge The new East Span of the Bay Bridge is meant to last at least 150 years from when it opens. The New York Times walks us through all the engineering that will help
SF News Day Around the Bay: Checking Out The Guys At The SF Ballet The Chronicle's Beth Spotswood checks out the guys at the San Francisco Ballet. [TouristTrapped] How much money did the Run Ed Run independent expenditure committee spend on that cheesy Ed Lee biography? $68,
SF News Ninth Circuit Court Ruling On Prop 8 Expected Tomorrow Morning Gay marriage supporters and anyone with an ounce of common sense and normal human decency are expecting another major turning point in the fight to overturn Proposition 8 tomorrow morning. The decision on
Arts & Entertainment Please Bring Banana Sam A Valentine This Weekend Banana Sam, the squirrel monkey stolen from the San Francisco Zoo just before the new year, is finally ready to greet his legion of adoring this weekend. Sam, you'll remember, went missing and
SF News Those Drunk Photos You Deleted From The Internet? Facebook Still Has Them Facebook just doesn't know how to get over you, it seems. Three years after tech sites called out the social network for keeping copies of deleted photos on their servers, Facebook is still
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Sketchy Sixth & Market Intersection Dubbed "Comfort Corner" Today's exercise in unnecessary neighborhood naming comes from the heart of Mid-Market where the recently arrived Dottie's True Blue Café and Pearl's Deluxe Hamburgers are doing wonders to rehab the area's stabby reputation.
SF News Copper Wire Thieves Ripping Off State Parks Because we are contractually obligated to share every instance of copper wire theft in the greater Bay Area, we bring you the latest report from Benicia where KTVU has discovered evidence that the
SF News Monday Morning Roundup: Reliving Super Bowl Sunday Through Advertising Prepare yourself for watercooler chatter by reliving all the best and worst commercials from yesterday's overhyped sportsfest. [Slate] Gisele is pissed that her husband's wide receiver is such a screwup. [CBS5] This week,
Arts & Entertainment This Week in Willie Brown: Presiding Over North Beach's Holy Trinity This week, Willie Brown is all about the Lunar New Year. More than just a traditional celebration, it's also turns out the festival is another way for the former mayor to get the
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight: Maira Kalman and Daniel Handler, 'Visions Beyond the Badge' Photo Show, The Phenomenauts SOCIAL STUDIES: City Arts presents illustrator Maira Kalman and author Daniel Handler (a.k.a. Lemony Snicket) in conversation at the Herbst Theater. Kalman, a frequent contributor to the New Yorker, is known
Arts & Entertainment Violin Playing Werewolf Spotted Around Town Apparently, on the campus of the University of Michigan, there exists a person who dresses in a wolf mask and plays the violin. There's even a tumblr blog documenting the travels of said
Arts & Entertainment Please Enjoy This 7-Minute Video Of Soothing Baker Beach Sunsets It's Friday. Also it's sunny out and you are chained to your desk, probably dreaming of lounging on a beach somewhere. (We know this guy is.) So why not take a journey down
SF News Bicycle Speedometer Signs Appear On The Golden Gate Bridge After efforts to impose a speed limit for bicycles on the Golden Gate Bridge were stifled by outspoken cyclists last year, the bridge district has struck a friendly compromise: digital speedometer signs. The
Arts & Entertainment Chuck Nevius: Jimmy Buffett Fan, Obviously What does the Chronicle's middle-aged sit-lie advocate listen to while riding his bike to work? Jimmy Buffet's finest album of country music collaborations from 2004, of course. As Nevius himself tweeted from his
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Where Do Transplants Come From? Where do transplants come from? Curbed investigates and apparently "go back to Kansas" is not exactly accurate. [CurbedSF] An early morning rollover crash on the Bay Bridge is the reason you're late to
SF News Day Around the Bay: Gold Dust Lounge Landlords Fear Occupation The landlords at the Gold Dust Lounge are worried they're going to get occupied during this Saturday's barcrawl. [SFAppeal] Here's the only number that matters in Facebook's IPO filing: the revenue per monthly
SF News Mechanical Problems On Muni Underground Are Mucking Up Your Evening Commute Around 4:15 p.m. this afternoon Muni is reporting some mechanical problems at Church station are delaying inbound K/T, L and M lines on the Muni Metro. If you're headed from
SF News Fruitvale Taco Truck Stickup Ends In Shootout A couple of attempted robbers and the owner of the taco truck they tried to stickup got in to a gun battle in a heavily-armed corner of Oakland late last night. According to
