SF News Supervisors to Propose Charter Amendment Ending Ranked-Choice Voting [Updated] On the day of San Francisco's first ranked-choice mayoral election, Supervisors Elsbernd and Farrell are set to propose a new charter amendment that would eliminate the new voting system altogether. As first year
SF News Most Recent Pipeline Explosion Probably Wasn't PG&E's Fault for Once Following up on the latest PG&E pipeline rupture that closed part of Interstate 280 near Woodside, the Examiner reports that this one probably wasn't the gas and electric company's fault. Although
SF News No One Shot After Eleven Rounds Fired in Hunters Point Not a single person was found shot after eleven rounds went off around 11 a.m. Saturday morning in Hunters Point. A neighbor, who had been sitting in his car near the first
SF News Election Day Morning Roundup David Chiu's campaign HQ was burglarized yesterday. Thousands of dollars of equipment was stolen and the culprit ruffled through some financial records and sensitive campaign documents. [KTVU] A reminder of all the tech
SF News Woman Attacks Husband With a Hammer During Miserable Staycation A 63-year-old San Francisco woman is accused of attempted murder after bashing her 67-year-old husband on the head with a hammer at a downtown hotel early Saturday morning. The two senior citizens live
SF News California Secretary of State Sending in the Election Monitors After public outcries from concerned San Franciscans (most of them running for mayor themselves) accused Ed Lee supporters of voter fraud and called for election monitors to keep an eye on tomorrow's proceedings,
Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Buddy and Pedro, Toronto's Star-Crossed Gay Penguins Because there's no such thing as a not-cute Internet video of penguins, here now are Buddy and Pedro, a pair of male African penguins at the Toronto Zoo who have "fascinated" zookeepers with
SF News Occupy SFist: Reporters Arrested, Post-Election Fears, and Taking an Occupier to Dinner A roundup of newsworthy items from Justin Herman plaza, the aftermath of the Oakland general strike and, of course, how this all affects the local restaurant industry. Down on Justin Herman Plaza, members
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Charlie Palmer Announces 'Chef-Driven Boutique Hotel' Near Union Square [Updated] Celebrity chef, frequent Today Show guest, and Sonoma-based hotelier Charlie Palmer confirmed rumors today with the announcement of his first hotel and restaurant in San Francisco proper. Palmer, celebrated for making Healdsburg hip
SF News Peninsula PG&E Pipeline Explodes, Closes I-280 Sunday Afternoon A two-foot section of a PG&E natural gas pipeline in Woodside burst during a safety test yesterday. Luckily for PG&E, whose public image is falling apart faster than its
SF News Monday Morning Roundup Missing Person: Technorati Employee Tracy Williams has been missing since Wednesday evening, November 2nd. [Technorati] Vespa owner plays to stereotype, creates whimsical missing poster for stolen scooter. [TheTender] Michael Bauer recommends you dine
Arts & Entertainment This Week in Willie Brown: Calculating Kamala Harris' Age and Da Mayor's Fried Chicken Endorsement Willie reveals a lot of hidden truths about politicians in this week's Willie's World column, starting with the point that Oakland Mayor Jean Quan needs to realize she's no longer a street activist.
SF News Mayor Quan Doesn't Quite Get It, Asks Occupy Oakland to Move Somewhere 'Less Disruptive' For someone with a background as an activist herself, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan still doesn't seem to quite grasp how protests operate. As she told KCBS Radio's Doug Sovern in an interview, if
SF News Shotgun-Wielding Oakland Businessman Defends Historic Rotunda Building Following all those reports of unruly protesters during and after Oakland's general strike, it's time to cue the stories of local business people fighting back. In this case: prominent Oakland developer Phil Tagami
SF News Pedestrian in Serious Condition After M-Ocean View Accident A pedestrian was left in serious condition after she was struck by a streetcar on the M-Ocean View lane yesterday evening. The Chronicle reports the incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. yesterday
Arts & Entertainment Video: Jon Stewart Addresses Occupy Oakland's Retail Vandalism Problem On last night's Daily Show, host Jon Stewart reprised his role as Occupy Movement PR coach to remind everyone (again) that, "if this thing turns in to throwing trash cans in to Starbucks
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional Dungeness crab season starts Saturday at midnight. Who else is excited for some arachnids of the sea? [KTVU] Supervisor Jane Kim rides a bicycle with no training wheels. She finally did it, you
SF News Day Around the Bay Temporary Mayor Ed Lee discusses Chinese food, explains the pink plastic bags and neglects to mention Del Monte ketchup once. [EaterSF] The SPUR Planning Geniuses have drafted up a master plan to fix
SF News Bomb Squad Shuts Down Broadway at Sansome Street [Updated] Reports from the Financial District near Jackson Square say the SFPD Bomb Squad has blocked off Broadway between Battery and Sansome Streets around 4 p.m. this afternoon. The police department tells SFist
SF News Video: Occupy Protesters Clash With Black-Masked Group During General Strike Although the Occupy Movement has emphatically preached peaceful non-violence during strikes and demonstrations, as we saw yesterday "anarchist groups" and fringe factions that take a different approach to the unrest are a growing
SF News Animal Cops Continue the Hunt for Hawk Shooter The red-tailed hawk found skewered with a nail from a nail gun has made a full recovery and was released back in to the wilds of Golden Gate Park yesterday afternoon. But the
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Historic Marina Bar La Barca to Close After 50 Year Run La Barca, the proto-Marina Bar on Lombard Street that saw many a Herb Caen mention and maybe even more Gavin Newsom cameos over its nearly 50 year run, has been sold to a
SF News Gallery: Scenes from the Oakland General Strike Here now: photos from yesterday's general strike as seen by local photographers on the ground in Oakland, California.
SF News BART Considering Frequent Rider Perks, Escalator Etiquette Signage With BART fares scheduled to go up next July, the transit agency is mulling over a couple new proposals that could help take the sting out of local riders' Clipper Card balances. Among
SF News Thursday Morning Roundup The San Francisco Zoo got some new, adorable, waddling little rescue penguins. [Chron] Pleasanton police are looking for a 15-year-old girl who has been missing since Halloween. She may be in the company
