SF News Controversial Chihuahua Meets His Untimely End Tragic news: Gizmo, the chihuahua at the center of controversy surrounding a shooting at Fred's New Lite Supermarket at Haight and Masonic has been run over by a motor vehicle at the same
SF News Blinded Sea Lion Could Find a Friend at the San Francisco Zoo When last we checked in with Silent Knight, the sea lion left blind by a shotgun blast to the face on a Sausalito beach last December, veterinarians at the Marine Mammal Center were
SF News Marin Paper Interviews Victim of New Zealand Earthquake: She's OK, Just Shaken Tuesday afternoon (or Monday if you're on Pacific Standard Time like the rest of us) a 6.3 earthquake rocked the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. Luckily, the Marin Independent Journal found a
SF News Cliff House Street Vendors Don't Seem to Like Each Other Meanwhile out by the Cliff House, a "turf war" is raging between the (ahem) artisans who are fighting for sidewalk space from which to peddle their handmade jewelry, crafts and other assorted trinkets
SF News Rumors Say Muni Chief is Poised to Make Washingtonians Late to the Airport Back in September, rumors went around that Nat Ford had a pretty good chance of landing a top position with the the DC Metro - of course, that didn't amount to anything. Nat
misc Urbane Studies with the Tenderloin Geographic Society, Volume 8: The Cantankerous Tippler's Guide to Conversational Bars By: Tenderloin Geographic Society Beer Week is a magical thing, a gathering of those who have nurtured the ancient art of brewing into a well-deserved cult status. In ancient Mesopotamia, a type of
SF News Centennial Running of Bay to Breakers Looks Like the Last (Maybe) Ever since ING pulled out of their sponsorship of Bay to Breakers last year, there has been much hand-wringing over whether or not the streets of San Francisco will once again flood with
SF News Crooked CoCo County Drug Czar Walks Out of Lockup on Discounted Bail Norman Wielsch, the former commander of the Contra Costa County Narcotics Enforcement Team who was arrested last week on suspicion of trafficking drugs his team had confiscated, saw his $1 million bail reduced
SF News Cable Car Runs in to Thing That It Shouldn't Have, Minor Injuries Reported Late yesterday afternoon around 4 p.m. a Powell-Mason Cable Car collided with a 30-Stockton in North Beach at Columbus Ave and Chestnut Street. According to Bay City News over on the Appeal,
misc This Week in Willie Brown As a former Mayor - specifically, Da Mayor - Willie Brown exists in a unique space between celebrity and politician. We know that already, duh, but between Willie's usual San Francisco social dinners
misc Brad Newnam Returns with "Mancation II: Full Bore" In the sequel to yesterday's piece in which Brendan Francis Newnam attempted to spark some hetero manlove mischief with a blueberry vegan donut, the CNN correspondant returns with the second half of his
SF News Proposed Circumcision Ban "On Track" to Show Up On November Ballot Lloyd Schofield, Folsom Street Fair attendee and vocal advocate of child penile rights, told the Examiner that his proposed ballot measure to ban the practice of circumcision in San Francisco is "on track"
SF News Contra Costa Narcotics Czar, MILF-Employing Private Investigator Busted for Dealing Drugs Yesterday CBS5 reported on the arrest of Norman Wielsch, the commander of the Central Contra Costa County Narcotics Enforcement Team. Wielsch, who has 12 years in the California Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement (and
misc Mid-Market Beautification Continues with Removal of Old Navy "Supermodelquins" Good news for those of us creeped out by the horrifying, contorted faces of Old Navy's plasticene spokespeople: the boardwalk-themed clothing store has announced they're moving on to a more live person-focused ad
SF News A Very Broke Muni Mulls Potential Taxes and Fees The Chronicle peered in to Muni's financial future this morning and figured out that the beleaguered transit agency needs to "slash $30 million in spending and generate $50 million in new revenue" every
misc Urbane Studies with the Tenderloin Geographic Society, Volume 7: Chinatowns I Have Known San Francisco is home to a robust and vibrant Chinatown. We know this because people often complain about it. Or go to visit it. Or complain about the people who visit it. This
SF News Federal Budget Proposal Would Help Build Central Subway, BART to San Jose Obama's proposed budget has some numbers in it that local transit-o-philes will either love or lambast, depending on how quickly they want to get from Chinatown to the Ballpark and how they feel
SF News Tiger Taunting Suspicions Confirmed: Tatiana was Provoked It only took three years to get, but the Associated Press has finally gotten hold of reports from the government agency responsible for overseeing our nation's zoos - and they confirm what we
misc Local Man, Frustrated with 30-Stockton, Decides to Walk We've heard plenty of complaints about what a harrowing experience the downhill commute from Russian Hill and Nob Hill can be along the city's legendary 30-Stockton line. Recently, however, one local man (and
misc This Week in Willie Brown We already touched on Willie's restaurant wait time rant this week, so we won't dwell on how out of touch his InsideScoop column was this week, but someone should capitalize on Willie's sort
misc Meanwhile, Down Under: Australian AG Backs a Law Allowing for Sexual Orientation-Based Expulsions We're not going to claim to know how Australia works, it being the land of theives and tax evaders and all, but their Attorney General is supporting a law that, "exempts private schools
misc Meanwhile, Offshore: Orcas Spotted Hunting Near Golden Gate According to the Examiner and NBC Bay Area, local whale watching tours have spotted Orcas in the area. Noting how unusual it is to see schools of killer whales this far South, tour
misc We Read the Weeklies: February 9, 2011 If you notice extra shreds of pink paper littering the sidewalks this week it's not because you missed another Susan G. Komen powerwalk for the cure - it's just our local weekly rags,
SF News How's That Fundraising Going, District Attorney Hopefuls? We already got the campaign finance numbers on the folks who are gunnin' for the Mayor's office, but who's been asking for handouts on their way to the DA's office? Former member of
SF News What's Up With the Supes? Tax Breaks for Twitter, Redevelopment Alternatives and a Possible Apocalypse on the Agenda today Board of Supervisors meetings haven't been quite as exciting after the 11th-hour fireworks that went down just before the class of snooze-thousand-eleven took their seats last month. Hopefully, the rookies will find their
