SF News Video: Newt Gingrich Says He Met A San Francisco 'Transvestite' Polyamorous former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, remarkably still campaigning for the GOP presidential ticket, was in the Bay Area this weekend to speak at the California Republican convention in Burlingame. Before giving a
SF News Downtown SF Plays Host To Fatal Hit-Run At around 4 a.m. Sunday morning at the corner of Battery and California Streets, a hit-run incident occurred, one that resulted in a fatality. According to BCN (via SF Appeal), "Police were
SF News Day Around The Bay: How Much For A Coffee Shop On Valencia? Looking for a classy or offbeat iPad case? Here are 16 of them. [TechCrunch] How much does it cost to rent a coffee shop on Valencia? [Uptown Almanac] Livermore teacher accused of sex
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Meanwhile, Outside Dear Mom... The divine Helen Tseng of Mission Mission draws your attention to the corner of 16th and Harrison, just outside white-hot heterosexual Mission bar Dear Mom, which is in dire need of more bike
Arts & Entertainment Photo: Manny Ramirez And Wife Make Out At Spring Training Seeing as how we give the Oakland A's little love on SFist (though we did kinda like Moneyball!), here is a photo of newly acquired power slugger Manny Ramirez and his wife, Juliana,
SF News Breaking: Suspicious Package Evacuates SFO Terminal [Update] Part of San Francisco International Airport was evacuated a little before noon today after authorities discovered a suspicious package in a screening area. The closure shut down Terminal One, boarding area C, the
SF News Yet Again, More Oakland Shootings The crime-ridden state of Oakland continues unabated after two more shootings rocked the East Bay town overnight. First, a man walking on the 1300 block of Campbell Street in West Oakland "heard a
Arts & Entertainment James Franco Loves Fellow Palo Alto H.S. Alum Jeremy Lin GO LIN.GO PALY! @JLin7 say.ly/Oqj1txM— James Franco (@JamesFrancoTV) February 24, 2012 Noted actor and infamous Academy Awards cohost James Franco sent some Twitter love to fellow Palo Alto High School
Arts & Entertainment Watch SF Giants First Full Spring Workout Live We feel terrible teasing you over the last two days about the wonderfully warm weather while you sat tired to your cubicle, checkout stand, or whatever job kept you from enjoying our early
Arts & Entertainment Looks Like A Pump, Feels Like A Tacky Giants Heel For the San Francisco sports fan who has everything, we present to you the SF Giants heel by Herstar. This staggering platform pump, representing San Francisco Giants team colors and logo, comes in
SF News Gay Texas Judge Refuses To Wed Straight Couples A Texas judge made her staunch stance on gay marriage publicly known on Tuesday, and her position might surprise you. Judge Tonya Parker of Dallas County made the bold decision to no longer
Arts & Entertainment Union Square: Wait In Line In Your Underwear, Get Free Suit Looking for a new, free two-piece suit? Here's how you can get it: Wearing only your underwear please head down to Desigual in Union Square (101 Powell) after midnight on Friday, March 2;
Arts & Entertainment Oscars This Sunday! Our Picks For The Best Places To Watch In SF It's that time of year again where stylists dress actors to within an inch of their true personalities for the red carpet and product endorsement deals. That is to say, it's Academy Awards
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink 7 Scenes From Last Night's: Zagat SF 30 Under 30 Last night at Charles Phan's Wo Hing General Store in the Mission, scads of gastronomes and food writers met at Zagat SF's 30 Under 30 party. What is 30 Under 30, you ask?
SF News More Gorgeous Weather Set To Ruin Your Work Day Just a friendly reminder that today, like yesterday, will be a gorgeous day littered with sunlight, gentle breezes, springtime romps, butterfly kisses, and pretty people who managed to get the day off walking
SF News Around 50 Homemade Bombs Found In Sonoma County Car During a routine traffic stop in Sonoma county on Tuesday, Robert Justin Vasseur, 22, was taken into custody after cops found him driving with a suspended license. Cops also found 49 homemade bombs
Arts & Entertainment Nancy Pelosi Flip-Flops, Appears On Colbert Report On last night's Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert welcomed House Democratic Leader and California's 8th congressional district representative Nancy Pelosi. Although she had previously told Colbert she would never appear on the show, Pelosi
SF News Day Around The Bay: Au Revoir, Elizabeth Falkner! Beloved chef Elizabeth Falkner relocates to New York. Sob. [Grub] Watch the Oscars (and, ugh, Billy Crystal) on the big screen at the Balboa Theater this Sunday. [Richmond Blog] Sharks, it seems, can
Arts & Entertainment Confessions Of A San Francisco Parent: I Don't Mind When My Kids Curse A few weekends ago when San Franciscans were enjoying unseasonable Dolores Park weather, my husband and I threw an impromptu deck party for our friends with kids. At one point in the day,
Arts & Entertainment Meanwhile, On Brian Wilson's Face... As the risk of sounding too Gay Eye for the Straight World Series Champion Closer, Brian Wilson needs to trim that thing. He looks like Santa's evil twin, Serena Claus.
Arts & Entertainment Behold The First ACT UP Flyer That Started A Revolution ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) did more than just unleash a cutoff jeans, t-shirt, and black leather jacket with boots fad. It started a revolution. In March, the organization turns 25.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Happy Margarita Day! Our Picks For The Best Margaritas In SF Today, February 22, is National Margarita Day, one of the most sacred days for Marina cougars and Jimmy Buffett fanboys living in Sausalito. While San Francisco's artisan bar scene desperately wants to make
SF News Oakland Elementary School On Lockdown [Updated] Maxwell Park Elementary (4730 Fleming) in Oakland is on lockdown, with students being evacuated, after a neighbor reported seeing a man with a shotgun roaming around the area. No reports of any injuries