SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Sweet Relief: The Bathroom At Saison It is said, by some, that a chef can be judged by their roast chicken. The same could be said of a restaurant and its bathroom; the place where we find relief in
Arts & Entertainment 'Light Skin Sunlight Seekers' Group Perfect For Unfortunate Gingers Your SFist editor knows all too well the dizzy highs and painful lows of being a redhead. While our hair is, arguably, the standout in a crowded room, we can go from diaphanous
SF News Gas Leak At 24th & Bryant Prompts Street Closures, Evacuations [UPDATE] UPDATE: Streets are now open. A gas leak at 24th and Bryant, smack dab the ninth circle of San Francisco's gentrification techster hell, has prompted a temporary street closure this afternoon. According to
Arts & Entertainment 7 Reasons To Love San Francisco There are countless stories to tell in San Francisco, but sometimes a picture says so much more than mere words can. Each week we present to you 7 Reasons. (Our sister site LAist
SF News Cyclist: 'Driver Intentionally Hit Me' SFist received an email from cyclist Hunter Oatman-Stanford about his recent encounter with a car on Mission Street near Valencia. He claims that a vehicle hit him intentionally Tuesday night. We are reprinting
SF News Russian Hill Water Main Break Causes Flooding Over near Mason and Filbert, a water main erupted causing all sorts of havoc. Two blocks on Filbert were without water for a few hours this morning before being restored. The water department
SF News Day Around The Bay: Major Energy Refund? California energy customers could get $1.6 billion in refunds. [Sacto Bee] MTV is pathetic, over. [TechCrunch] Anchor Brewing Co. announces a new brewery in waterfront Mission Rock development. [Inside Scoop] More about
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Turtle Tower Closing Little Saigon Store On Feb. 27 Turtle Tower, described by The Tens as "the undisputed king of northern-style pho," will permanently close its the doors at 631 Larkin on February 27. But fret not! They will reopen a few
Arts & Entertainment Video: Trannyshack Star Search Champ Rides Ejaculating Donkey Speaking of drag competitions, Sue Casa won last week's Trannyshack Star Search competition. Her performance boasts, among other things, riding a large ejaculating donkey. Also of note: flag twirling! [via Marke B. at
Arts & Entertainment BREAKING: Snow On Mount Diablo!! Nice picture of snow on Mt Diablo #cawx #bayarearain RT @rhmimages: Mt. Diablo today. flic.kr/p/dWhjeN— NWSBayArea (@NWSBayArea) February 19, 2013 During this morning's chilly rainstorm, Mt. Diablo was dusted with
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink James Beard Awards Milk It With Semifinalist Longlist As expected the Bay Area did super-duper when the James Beard Awards announced their curious semifinalist longlist. Why a semifinalist longlist? Presumably to give PR people more jerk-off material. Who knows. Fetch San
SF News Police Discover Pot Grow House On Stillman We here at SFist are flummoxed -- flummoxed! -- by the idea that anything drug-related goes down on Stillman Street. See, after a suspected robbery call and a subsequent investigation on February 12,
SF News Video: Massive Brawl Breaks Out In North Beach The trash that collects in North Beach on weekend nights is a sight to behold. Take, for example, the fight that broke out early Sunday morning after the clubs closed. While no one
Arts & Entertainment Police Release Sketch UC Santa Cruz Rapist Santa Cruz police released a sketch of a man who beat and raped a visiting 21-year-old woman visiting the UCSC campus on Sunday afternoon. According to the Santa Cruz Sentinel, the suspect is
SF News Day Around The Bay: Red Man dies in stolen car after San Jose chase. [Chron] Why is your red different from my red? [VentureBeat] Teen activist calls on Pinole council to keep its promise to build a skate
SF News Woman Raped, Beaten On UC Santa Cruz Campus A 21-year-old woman survived being raped and beaten while visiting the UCSC campus Sunday afternoon. The suspect, described as "a white man in his 30s with pale skin and a round-shaped face," attacked
SF News Matt Cain: SF Giants Opening Day Starter After four season openers, Tim Lincecum will not open the first Giants game. Bruce Bochy announced this morning that Matt Cain (he of the perfect game) will score his first career Opening Day
SF News Bridge-And-Tunnel Loser Fight Ends With Injured Police Officers [Update] Two officers were seriously injured trying to break up a fight that erupted near the Powell Street cable car turnaround on Sunday afternoon last Sunday. (Yes, we are late to the story. Sorry,
SF News BART/Muni Presidents' Day Schedule During Presidents' Day today, BART will run reduced service throughout the day -- Saturday schedule, to be exact. BART will run every 20 minutes instead of every 15 minutes. Please be advised. Meanwhile,
SF News Meteor/Harmless Shooting Star Spotted Above Bay Area On the heels of meteor that landed in Russia injuring over 900 people, a streak of blue and green was spotted over San Francisco Friday night, believed to be a meteorite (or, more
SF News Day Around The Bay: Weekend Watching Last-minute date starters. [Eater] SF Giants prospect Angel Villalona declines to discuss murder charge. [SFGate] UC Berkeley math club president comes out as undocumented in growing campaign. [Mercury News] What to watch this
Arts & Entertainment 7 Scenes From Valentine's Day Pillow Fight Massacre In S.F. The annual tradition of holding massive pillow fight in Justin Herman Plaza on Valentine's Day brought out all sorts of festive and costumed types. This year's winner? They guy who brought his childhood
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Garaje Opens Along Third Street's Not-So-Gourmet Ghetto [UPDATE] UPDATE: Hours for Garaje from until February 28 will be form 11am-3pm. Regular hours begin March 1. Third Street between Folsom and King has turned into a choice spot for choice cheap eats.
