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Meanwhile, in New Zealand: Post-Earthquake Liquefaction Swallows Entire Vehicle

Pardon us while we burst your San Francisco bubble for a moment: The city of Christchurch, New Zealand was tossed about by 6.0, 5.5 and 4.4-magnitude earthquakes this weekend. The

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Five Sexy Quotes from a Two-Star Restaurant Review

In the Sunday Paper this week, Michael Bauer brings back the ol' Mikey Two Stars routine and bestows two shiny ones of Sausalito's Bar Bocce. Because we'd hate to get between you, the

Able-Bodied Reporter Faster Than Cable Car

In the latest edition of the Examiner's Man vs. Muni series, reporter Will Reisman again challenges one of Muni's notoriously slow transit lines to a friendly contest. This time it's the $6 fares

Monday Morning Roundup

Curbed checks the real estate listings for Marin County, because someone else always has to do Gavin's job for him. [CurbedSF] The Chronicle appreciates the Bay Area Reporter. [Chron] This Willie Brown is

Day Around the Bay

Perhaps as a follow up to his not-very-nice take on the Sisters' Easter party, Andrew Sullivan dismantles Gay Pride. Mostly he's just over-analyzing a street party. [DailyBeast] Oakland Chef Russell Moore headed to

This Week in Willie Brown

Having exhausted his quiver of dumb things to say about Arnold Schwarzenegger's infidelity, Willie took off for Vegas for his Memorial Day weekend. While technically still burdened with marriage himself, Da Mayor has

Your Black Muslim Bakery Owner Convicted on Three Counts of Murder

After nearly two weeks of jury deliberations, an Alameda Superior Court jury ruled Yusuf Bey IV guilty on three counts of murder for ordering the killings of Oakland Post editor Chauncey Bailey, Michael

Ed Lee Would Like a Word With Target Execs

Temporary Mayor Ed Lee is looking out for the concerns of San Francisco's budget-minded and politically-conscious shoppers. You'll remember that the city's excitement for house-brand hand soaps, Paul Frank bedding and one-off designer

Leland Yee Camp Responds to Tell Us Which Team He's On

After we questioned Leland Yee's voting record yesterday, the Yee for Mayor campaign reached out to us to provide some additional perspective on the story. Obviously, the BeyondChron story we linked to yesterday

Today's Traffic Alerts and Muni Delays: I-280 Closure, Lots of Muni Re-Routing

Today's funeral services for fallen SFFD fire fighters Tony Valerio and Lt. Vincent Perez are expected to draw crowds of up to 5,000 to St. Mary's Cathedral at Geary Boulevard and Gough

Friday Morning Constitutional

Giants skunked last night as Bumgarner takes the loss. The Cincinnati Reds took this one 3-0, exhausting a local sports writer's list of ways to say: "the Giants can't hit." [CBS5] [McCoveyChron] Anza

Google Maps Brings In Real-Time Transit Data

Edging ever closer to omnipotence, the big G has added real-time transit data to Google Maps. If you've ever tried to catch a bus or BART train based on Google's arrival in the

Leland Yee Not Entirely Sure Whose Team He's On

State Senator and shark fin soup slurper Leland Yee recently won an endorsement from the Sierra Club in his campaign for the top job in City Hall. It was a curious endorsement, given

Arts & Entertainment

So Temporary Mayor Ed Lee and Supervisor Jane Kim Walk Into a Bar...

...[finish the joke!] SFAppeal has the scoop on what went down at the Buck Tavern last night including Ed Lee's gift for the former supe and what Jane Kim ordered at the bar.

Let Jed York Take You on a Dramatic Tour of the New 49ers Stadium in Santa Clara

To drum up support and ticket sales before packing up the Niners and hauling them off to Santa Clara in a couple years, Jed York has built an entire website to showcase his

Data Point: Demographic Breakdown of Ross, CA

"8 Black people who live in Ross" - from the "Home, Swank Home" sidebar item that comes along with yet another reaction to news that Gavin Newsom would be moving up to Marin

Muni Operators Emphatically Reject Union Deal, Don't Like SFMTA's PR Flack

The tentative union deal between the Transit Workers Union and the SFMTA flamed out pretty hard yesterday. The Transit Worker's Union rejected SFMTA's proposal by an overwhelming margin, once again going against the

Thursday Morning Roundup

SCOREBOARD: Giants over Nationals: 3-1 last night. Bring on the "Cain is Able" jokes. [SFGiants] [McCoveyChron] Another update to the Gen X Bandit story: SFPD Chief Suhr says a plainclothes officer was approaching

Day Around the Bay

A must-read. important interview with Xandir, a queer teen who was shipped off to a for-profit "re-education school" (or more realistically: a school that "fixes" sexual orientation through brainwashing, abuse and dishonesty). Xandir,

Board of Supervisors Weekly Power Rankings for Wednesday, June 8th 2011

Eight hours and forty-two minutes. That's how long yesterday's Board of Supervisors meeting ran. In terms of man-hours, that pretty much negates any time off the supes might have taken last week. With

State Senate Redistricting Could Leave Portions of San Francisco Senator-less

As the California Redistricting Commission prepares to release their first draft of the latest district lines for state senate seats, the Examiner is wringing their hands over what could become of our two

What's Going on Here, Muni Training Bus?

A Muni Training bus has gotten stuck on a rock on the campus of SF State. Sure, we could use some new operators, but this does not bode well for the next generation

SoCal Bank Robber and 90s Revivalist Gunned Down Near Buena Vista Park

A suspect thought to be a man wanted by the FBI for two bank robberies in Irvine, CA was killed after a shootout with SFPD near Buena Vista Park yesterday evening. The FBI,

Steve Jobs Presents His Vision of Apple's New Campus to Cupertino City Council

While our own Board of Supervisors was busy dodging lobbyists and weighing public opinion on major developments like Parkmerced and Treasure Island yesterday, Cupertino City Council members were positively melting in their seats

Wednesday Morning Link Dump

Jinxed it - the Giants lost to the Nationals last night in a 2-1 game, and it turns out there's really only a total of four ways to provide post-game analysis of a