SF News Berkeley Police Agencies Denied Hippie-Stomping Armored Vehicle Over in Berkeley, the University of California Police Department's plan to use homeland security funds to purchase an armor-plated, riot-squelching monster truck, has been shot down by city officials and school administrators. In
Arts & Entertainment Gavin Newsom Fashion Updates: White V-Neck T-Shirt Our perpetually slick former Mayor celebrated yesterday's national holiday in classic American style: by watching the local parade with the wife and kids. Dressed to beat the heat in a white v-neck t-shirt
SF News Muni Is Not Moving Again Thanks to an overhead wire problem west of Castro Station earlier this morning, Muni Metro service on inbound L, K and M-lines has been halted since just before 11 a.m. While it's
SF News New Study Blames Spread of HIV/AIDS On Women, Sort Of Although the early stages of the AIDS epidemic saw more men infected with HIV than women, a new study from UC San Francisco suggests that certain factors unique to women could be contributing
SF News Thursday Morning Roundup: Locally Famous Bruise Deemed No Big Deal What is to become of shuttered landmarks like the Gold Dust, Fior D'Italia and Sam Wo. [Chron] Local inmates think Eliana Lopez's bruise is not even worthy of the misdemeanor. [SFWeekly] The Guardian
SF News Muni Updates: Back Door Boarding Going Really Smoothly, Everyone Enjoys It Have you guys tried back door boarding yet? As the Chronicle discovers today, this hot new craze (that everyone has been doing forever) is quite literally sweeping local public transit riders off their
SF News Parking Meters Will Cost Money Tomorrow Because SFMTA Hates America Keep an eye on the where you park your car while celebrating America's Birthday tomorrow: as the Examiner reminds us today, SFMTA hasn't considered the Fourth of July a meter-free holiday since 2009.
Arts & Entertainment That Other Thing That Happened In 1776: San Francisco Becomes A Place While we prepare to celebrate America's birthday tomorrow with explosives, grilled nitrates and light beer, we should take a moment to recognize that other big event that happened in the summer of 1776.
SF News Arson Suspect Arrested After Bayview Flophouse Erupts In Early Morning Blaze At least one home is destroyed and several others were damaged when a suspicious four-alarm fire broke out around 3 a.m. Tuesday morning in the Bayview. According to police, two women in
SF News Pre-Holiday Morning Roundup: Picnic Blanket Pizza Delivery The Sunset location of Patxi's Pizza will deliver to your picnic blanket anywhere in Golden Gate Park. Jasper the hedgehog gives the S.F. Zoo's new professor-in-residence a warm San Francisco welcome. (He
Arts & Entertainment Dave Chappelle Announces Latest Biannual 'Surprise' Shows At The Independent, July 3rd [Update] In what has become something of a ritual for the borderline reclusive, Bay Area-loving comedian, Dave Chappelle just announced two pre-Fourth of July shows at the Independent on Divisadero. Tickets for Tuesday night's
SF News Elderly Woman Attacked In Golden Gate Park For Scolding Bothersome Youth An 82-year-old woman landed in the hospital with a life-threatening head injury after a 40-something jerk pushed her to the ground near Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park on Friday. According to police,
SF News Knife Crime 2012: Man Stabbed After Wife Declines Crack Cocaine Last week, around 5 p.m. on a Tuesday evening, a 37-year-old man became the victim of a curious case of knife crime after a stranger propositioned his wife with an offer to
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Black Truffles Are The New Foie Gras, Says The French Laundry Despite reassuring reports that fattened duck liver would still find its way onto plates across California even as the state's ban on the stuff went in to effect July 1st, noted French Laundry
SF News Monday Morning Roundup: Gavin Newsom Praised The Gavin Newsom Show is "raising the bar for political TV," says Fast Company. [FC] A fleet of goats has been dispatched to protect the Bay Area's biggest airport. [SFEx] Exploring Hayes Valley's
SF News Day Around The Bay: The Gold Dust Lounge, Now With Patio Mirkarimi hearings heat up! A Building Inspection Commissioner has accused Mayor Lee of perjury. The relocated Gold Dust Lounge will feature patio seating, saloon doors. [InsideScoop] The final Ocean Beach Master Plan unveiled.
SF News BART-Crippling Fire Officially Ruled As Arson The four-alarm fire that stopped transbay service on BART for nearly 12 hours earlier this month has officially been ruled as arson, according to the team of ATF agents and local authorities tasked
SF News Family Continues Search For Missing Dodgers Fan Officials may have called off the search for Victor Murillo, a 27-year-old Dodgers fan who went missing after apparently falling into the water near AT&T Park Monday night, but the man's
Arts & Entertainment Muni Etiquette Update: How To Use Back Door Boarding For Everyone's Enjoyment On Sunday, Muni will finally lift their draconian ban on back door boarding. Based solely on the number of media outlets that have mentioned the new policy, this is the biggest development on
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Talented Women And Breakfast Pizza Meet the San Francisco woman who farts for a living. [Jezebel] While we're at it, you should also meet the Richmond District beer maiden who is vying to become the next Miss California
Arts & Entertainment Local Artist To Decorate Valencia Street With Easily Removable Art Starting Sunday July 1st, a local artist who goes by the frustratingly postmodern tag "_g", will either decorate Valencia Street with her artwork, or simply give it all away with a new guerrilla
SF News Bomb Hoax Scares Downtown Oakland With Menacing Lunchbox Four blocks around the police headquarters in downtown Oakland were evacuated earlier today after something looking like a bomb appeared on the loading dock of a Salvation Army location. According to the Salvation
SF News Two Shot Near MacArthur BART During Evening Commute Wednesday Around 5:20 p.m. yesterday evening, two men were shot while walking on Apgar street about a block and a half from the MacArthur BART Station in Oakland. According to police, two
SF News A Houseboat Stuck In The Mud Is Our New Favorite NIMBY Problem A local man who has spent the past 20 years building a houseboat that he hopes will become Pier 1's next great restaurant has suddenly found his plans literally stuck in the mud.
SF News Thursday Morning Roundup: Regarding Your Offensive Wine Glass Technique If you don't pick up your wine glass by the stem, you are a filthy person who deserves admonishment, implies Michael Bauer. [InsideScoop] All-door boarding on Muni begins Sunday, but you've probably been
