misc Tuesday Morning Breakfast Links We were so upset about Patti LuPone, we almost forgot to note Nicole Kidman was spotted spinning at Crunch on Polk. [Garchik] And while we're at it: Natalie Portman and "mate" (a polite
Arts & Entertainment Outside Lands Festival Returns to Three-Day Schedule, Will Hopefully Not Suck The Outside Lands Music Festival announced the festival's dates for 2011 today. No big surprises on the weekend it's taking place: August 12th-14th, 2011, but maybe some slight surprise to see the festival
SF News Poo Watch 2011: Haight Street Local Unloads on a Cop Car In this latest installment of what we'll be referring to Poo Watch 2011 from here on out, The Snitch takes us to the Upper Haight where a local man, well-known for his constant
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Gavin Newsom and the Awesome Hair Club on Real Time with Bill Maher Ep. 204: March 4, 2011 - Overtime Unfortunately, we can't share all of Gavin Newsom's performance on Real Time with Bill Maher because HBO subscriptions still cost money. So you'll have to deal
misc Hey, What's The Deal? Yelp Gets Excited about Armory Tours, Discount 7x7 Subscriptions and Singing Bowl Therapy Since you live in a classy major American metropolitan area, you've probably noticed an abundance of discount sites shilling for local businesses at deep discounts. We recognize you are a busy person with
SF News Wrong-Way Cyclist Struck at Haight and Masonic Saturday evening, a cyclist headed against traffic on Haight Street was struck by a car heading south on Masonic says Bay City News. It's likely the driver, who cooperated with authorities, didn't see
SF News Boehner Will Defend DOMA by Letting the Courts Decide Constitutionality Just two weeks after Obama's Department of Justice declared the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, the House Speaker with the snickering last name announced he's calling a meeting of the Bipartisan Legal Advisory
misc Monday Morning Clearance Links AT&T Park may be empty, but Cactus League sounds like it's going well, yeah? The Giants scored 6 runs against the Mariners yesterday, Lincecum is getting his pitch count up, Wilson
misc Day Around the Bay Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook Pro-Pooch Group Plans Rally, Protest of Proposed Dog Ban [SFAppeal] Crazy Frenchman on why he loves Sofia Coppola [MissionMission] The Party
misc This Week in Willie Brown [With a Video Appearance] Sounds like Willie Brown had a busy week this week. So busy, even that he couldn't write us an Inside Scoop column. Maybe he's still exhausted from having to venture all the way
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Let's All Just Agree to Support a Chicken Store in the Mission The foodies on their food blogs have been humming on about the forthcoming Mission location of Pollo Campero for awhile now and (for once) there seemed to be some actual support, excitement even,
SF News Will No One Give Jerry Brown a Present? The Chronicle dug in to a 23-page report from the Fair Political Practices Commission that discloses roughly how much money in stocks and holdings our government officials have and shocker: Gavin Newsom is
SF News Another Pride Committee President Resigns Nikki Calma, who has been behind the wheel at the SF Pride Committee since the former board president and executive director both stepped down back in October, announced that she is also leaving
misc Video: Peninsula Cat Burglar Caught on Tape Stealing Women's Underwear, Children's Toys Seriously, it's a cat who steals things. Night-vision brassiere theft footage at 1:37. [ABC7]
SF News Bay to Breakers Registrations Running Out Maybe that 50,000 participant limit imposed on Bay to Breakers paid off because according to Bay City News, 41,000 of them have already been sold. That makes the 100th running of
misc Morning Link Smattering SFist attended a mayoral campaign kickoff party last night. Not important which one it was, but we can tell you it was at Alioto's restaurant. And that it smelled like seafood and catholic
SF News Ross Mirkarimi Wants to Get the Western Addition in on Fillmore Revitalization In Pac Heights, the problem is too much empty retail and not enough restaurants, but down in the [ahem] Lower Fillmore area District 5 Supervisor and potential sheriff Ross Mirkarimi sees a different
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Internet Publishing Intern Bummed to Learn Attractive Restaurant Workers Read Her Yelp Reviews Over on the SF Business Times Bay Area BizTalk blog (five times fast), Biztern Bridget Riley has written up a review of her thoughts on a recent interaction between Yelper and Yelpee. After
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink San Jose to Get Bay Area's First Soon-to-be-Picketed Chick-Fil-A Restaurant Start painting those protest signs and reserving your ZipCars now: a tipster has let us know that the forthcoming 40-acre retail village called @First appears to be the home to the first Bay
SF News Violent Nature of Cop-Slain Pitbulls Disputed by Their Adopted Owners In South San Francisco, a police sergeant shot down two off-leash and unattended pit bulls after he found them in an alleyway violently ripping a cat to pieces. The owner, who is understandably
misc Ed Lee's New Mantra "We'll meet for further discussions" - apparently what the temporary mayor told supporters of Mother Brown's Dining Room in Bayview after the Human Services Agency proposed slashing 60% of the soup kitchen's funding.
SF News SFPD, Mission Neighborhood Groups Huddle Up on Gang Violence According to KTVU this morning, that shooting in the Mission at 24th and Harrison yesterday was not only gang related, but was apparently retaliation for Saturday's fatal shooting of another known gang member.
misc Morning Link Dump You wanted to see it, but you probably forgot to: Sofia Coppola's Somewhere is showing at the Roxie. [MissionMission] The Chronicle caught wind of THQ's Balloon Stunt, briefly mentions the Internet. [Chronicle] Speaking
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Forthcoming Hayes Valley Ice-Creamery Sounds Like a Foodie Event Horizon This afternoon, EaterSF takes a look at the construction of Smitten, which could very well be the most densely buzzword-packed restaurant to date. Once you start reading the description, it becomes impossible to
misc Nobody Puts Willie in the Sunset "You're going to have to stamp my passport for coming all the way out here." - Former Mayor Willie Brown to District 7 Supe Sean Elsbernd, quoted by Catherine Bigelow during Sean's annual
