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Louis' Iconic Cliffside Diner Going Green

Louis' diner, the Sutro Baths-adjacent greasy spoon and a scenic spot to eat one's way out of a hangover, has been closed since late last year for renovations. After almost losing the location

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SFist Tonight Addendum: Kelly vs. The C-Word Benefit Show

As San Francisco's DIY Mama and founder of IndieMart and WorkshopSF, Kelly Malone can do a lot of things herself. But she can't beat cancer all on her own, so she's recruited a

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Embarrassing: Multiple Food Critics Review Same Hayes Valley Hotspot

Last week, we noticed both the Guardian Examiner and SFWeekly published reviews of Nojo - a new farm fresh, Japanifornian joint in Hayes Valley. The duplication isn't really anything to write home about

Heavily Armed East Bay Woman Claims She Killed 91-Year-Old Grandmother in Self-Defense

We're not even sure where to begin with this story of elder homicide, domestic disputes and alleged child abuse in Dublin, CA. Rosa Hill, a 36-year-old mother who lost custody of her child

Vallejo Hooker Updates: Local Police Go High-Tech With Real-Time Prostitute Surveillance Equipment

As part of ongoing efforts to curb the prostitution epidemic in Vallejo, the local police force has upgraded their hardware with the help of a local businessman. According to a KTVU report from

Arrest Made in Shooting of East Palo Alto Infant

Following up on Sunday's tragic news, the Chronicle reports that East Palo Alto PD have arrested a 17-year-old suspect accused of killing the three-month-old infant and injuring the two parents. The family of

Tuesday Morning Roundup

How about those Giants? Rallying from an 8-run hole to top the Nationals in 13 innings while Timmy's odometer rolled passed 1,000 strikeouts. Here's the clip of Freddy Sanchez' walk off hit

What's on the Agenda? Board of Supervisors Items of Interest for June 7th, 2011

Right back in to the swing of things after last week's recess, and we've got some looming unfinished business before the board: The results of CEQA's environmental study on Treasure Island are ready

Generous Souls Willing to Donate Millions to Glide, In Exchange for a Steak Dinner with Warren Buffett

Every year Warren Buffett, the richest person in America to make his billions on something other than software we all despise, auctions off the opportunity to dine with him and seven friends at

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MLB Draft Kicks off at 3 PM Today (But Does Anyone Care?)

We love our ragtag bunch of misfits, beards, muttonchops and Mitch Kramers, of course. We would love nothing more than to see all of them out there on the field, yukking it up

Funeral Services for Fallen Fire Fighters Scheduled for Friday

Funeral services for Tony Valerio and Lt. Vincent Perez, the two San Francisco fire fighters who lost their lives after sustaining critical injuries during last Thursday's tragic Diamond Heights fire, have been scheduled

Crisis Pregnancy Centers on the Hook for Misleading Ads

In today's consumer advocacy news, Bayview/Hunter's Point supervisor Malia Cohen is baring her teeth to go after misleading information from crisis pregnancy centers like First Resort or Alpha Pregnancy Center in San

Three-Month-Old Infant Killed, Two Others Shot after East Palo Alto Baby Shower

Early Sunday morning, two shooters attacked a Redwood City family as they left a baby shower on East Palo Alto's Wisteria Lane around 1 a.m. The 22-year-old mother riding in the vehicle

Monday Morning Roundup

Saturday was Cody Ross Bobblehead Day at the ballpark. McCovey Chronicles, um... chronicles how we got to this point. Starting with, "Cody Joseph Ross was born on December 23, 1980, in New Mexico.

Buster Posey, Stand Up Guy, Does Not Condone Smacktalking Scott Cousins

In a very sportsmanlike official statement released through the Giants' PR Team this afternoon, Buster Posey has spoken out against threats to Scott Cousins, the rookie Marlin whose railroading homeplate play put Posey

SFist This Weekend Addendum: California Academy of Sciences Penguins + Pajamas Sleepover (For Grownups!)

Last year when the California Academy of Sciences hosted some 300 kids at a sleepover event inside the museum, the 8-year-old inside of us felt some twinge of jealousy. We wanted to be

This Week in Willie Brown

The indefatigable Willie Brown is still struggling with the trials and tribulations of his friend Arnold Schwarzenegger this week. Oh, if only it were as easy to wrap one's mind about this complicated

Debbie Madden, Cokey SFPD Crime Lab Technician, Pleads Guilty to Felony Posession

In the ongoing case of Deborah Madden, whose proclivity for going klepto on the cocaine samples that crossed her desk as an SFPD crime lab technician led to the dismissal of hundreds of

Union Street Festival Side Party Taunts the Booze-Free Event

When we caught wind that this weekend's Union Street Eco-Urban Festival would be going dry for the first time (and without rock and roll, oddly enough), we predicted the Marina and Cow Hollow

Attorney Says Fisherman's Wharf Shooter Mentally Unfit for Trial

A public defender for Hong Ri Wu, the fisherman's wharf souvenir shop owner who shot and killed two neighboring shop workers back in January, has claimed that her client is not mentally competent

Friday Morning Constitutional

Your San Francisco Giants beat up Cardinals rookie pitcher Lance Lynn for a 12-7 box score last night. And how about that Aubrey Huff, everybody! Dual two-run homers and a solo run mean

Arts & Entertainment

Ten Brief Excerpts from the June Issue of the Nob Hill Gazette

Presented (mostly) without commentary and in no particular order, our favorite utterances from the June issue of San Francisco's most exclusive news magazine. This month's theme is: Fathers, Men, Weddings and Summer. Observe:

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Baby Swan Graces Palace Lagoon

From the Palace of Fine Arts this morning comes word of a new addition to the lagoon's swan family. According to the Examiner, Blanche and her fertile mate Blue Boy hatched a downy

Three Firefighters Injured in Diamond Heights House Fire [Updates: One Dead]

The Chronicle reports three firefighters have been injured while battling a blaze that broke out around 10:45 am this morning on Berkeley Way in Diamond Heights. According to an SFFD spokesperson, two

Larry Ellison Denies Plan to Gobble Up the Scenic Patios of Pac Heights

As a brief update to Monday's story, Team Ellison (legal team that is, not yacht racing team or Oracle softball team) has released Larry's response to news reports that he would be buying