SF News 'Wired' Writer Explains Why He Quit Instagram When we last caught up with Wired scribe Mat Honan, he was going through Douglas Sirk-ian dramatic hell after getting hacked. Now he's quitting Instagram. Why? Well, in a response to the company's
Arts & Entertainment Watch 5-Year-Old Sarah Redden Rap About The 49ers! What your editor knows about football and rap music could fit into the dish of a contact lens. But what we do know is that 5-year-old Sarah Redden, who raps about the San
SF News Report Of A Gunman Closed San Jose City College Last Night On Tuesday night a 911 call regarding a possible gunman looming around the San Jose City College campus prompted an immediate lockdown. According to the Mercury News, "The hullabaloo followed a call placed
SF News Day Around The Bay: Blue Fox Come for Tablehopper's gift guide, stay for the guy in the Blue Fox shirt. [Tablehopper] Behold, a map of the 25 most expensive homes for sale in San Francisco. [Curbed] Give your warm
Arts & Entertainment Meanwhile, On A Crane... ...a Christmas tree of light was born. (Photo by Mark.2000.)
Arts & Entertainment Go Do This Thing Tonight: Standup Comedy & Beer At Roxie Theatre Ease you pain away, troubled souls worrying about Instagram using your visage in the next Doritos Locos Taco ad, with some top-notch comedy and free PBR at the Roxie Theatre in the Mission.
SF News BREAKING: Instagram Withdraws Policy Change Less than 24 hours after announcing a controversial policy change, Instagram has now withdrawn the policy change. Which is to say, they will not put users' photos in ads. Instagram hastily released the
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Bar Bambino To Close By Year's End Cherished but troubled Italian restaurant Bar Bambino announced that it will close its doors on December 31st. A bit of a surprise that, since it opened in 2006, it was much-loved by fans
SF News Semper Fidelity: Marine Makes First Gay Marriage Proposal In The White House U.S. Marine Corps captain Matthew Phelps sparked the envy and ire of gay men across the country after proposing to his boyfriend, Ben Schock, in the White House on Saturday. This effectively
SF News Columnist Urges Drones To Make Oakland Flyovers For years now, Oakland Police and the Oakland Mayor's Office haven't been able to come up with a solution (much less work together like adults) on the city's glaring crime problem. In 2012,
SF News Day Around the Bay: In Comes Company Bowl in 2013 at Mission Bowling Club! [Mission Mission] Why you need to know about Ron Cohen and Sig Sauer. [Gawker] Oops. The Chronicle, writing about a freeze on Valencia Street restaurants, forgets
Arts & Entertainment Last-Minute Gift Guide For SF Kids Tis the week leading up to Christmas. But don't panic. For the remainder of the week, we will post last-minute gift ideas ripe for the plucking, wrapping, and giving. Starting things off? A
Arts & Entertainment Listen To An Entire Year Of The Grateful Dead Tuning Up Before Shows While the thought of listening to an entire year of the Grateful Dead tuning their instruments on stage doesn't sound like much, it is (much to our surprise) a fascinating thing to behold.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Go Do This Thing Tonight: Egg Nog & Ugly Sweater Party You know it's that time of year. You know what to do: drag out that fugly sweater from the closet and wear it with pride. And at what better place to where than
SF News Brilliance In Advertising: 'Welcome To SF! Please F*ck Safely' [NSFW] Stop AIDS, San Francisco's live-saving nonprofit that helps prevent HIV transmission among all gay, bisexual, and transgender men in San Francisco, unfurled this blunt sign in the Castro over the weekend. You like?
Arts & Entertainment Gallery: SantaCon Invades Union Square, Peace Of Mind Thank the Lord above that your fragile SFist editor was stuck in OC last week and not here in SF. Why? SantaCon, that's why. Like a holiday-themed Bay to Breakers going from village
SF News Early Morning Home Invasion Rattles SF Family Early this morning on Sloat Avenue near the San Francisco Zoo, three men broke into the home of a family and robbed the place. The suspects tied up the occupants with electrical tape
SF News Day Around The Bay: Gay Republicans Spread Gay CA Republicans look to expand their Republican-ness. [BAR] Our second favorite middle initial-using writer in the Bay Area has some dirt on Google. [SF Appeal] The Chron hates Ammiano's homeless bill. [SFBG]
SF News This Is What Bank Loot Looks Like After The Dye Pack Explodes Super sharp CHOW editor John Birdsall tweeting the following item late Thursday afternoon: "Holy Crap! Bank next to our shop in Oakland got robbed today, guys tossed the cash out of their car
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink And Now, Tyler Florence On 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon' Tyler Florence is one of the few celebrity chefs in the Bay Area to make it big and remain in the Bay Area. (So many leave for NYC or LA, alas.) The noted
SF News Hate Crime In The Castro On the evening of Friday, November 30, two people were pistol-whipped while being called "fags" by unknown assailants. The victims had just parked their car at Hartford Street and 18th Street when they
