Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: A 2000 Foot Long Hot Wheels Race Track This is like the Hot Wheels Race Track we had as a kid, only not nearly as long or rad, and it doesn't jump off the track every five seconds. O the envy,
Arts & Entertainment From The Inbox: To The Women Of SF, We Apologize In Advance For This Letter We receive tons--tons!--of reader fan mail. We also receive the occasional piece of hate mail. It comes with the territory of having your name out there and writing for a wildly successful
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink The Ringmaster: Straw's Death-Defying Donut-Bacon-Fried Egg Hamburger The resplendent Tamara Palmer at The Feast recently stopped by Straw in Hayes Valley. Noted for their spin on carnival food favorites, they recently allowed her to film them making The Ringmaster, a
Arts & Entertainment Behold the Very Unnecessary Dual iPad Case Because not every man's penis can be above average in size, ZooGue presents the double iPad case, a case that holds two iPads for maximum tragedy. Who needs it? Nobody. Nobody needs two
SF News Mayor Jean Quan 'Must Resign,' Says Keith Olbermann Noted TV personality and political donor Keith Olbermann says that Oakland Mayor Jean Quan needs to resign. Now. Why? Because of her mishandling of Tuesday night's Occupy Oakland assault care of OPD. In
SF News Suspect Sought in Sexual Assault at Skyline College Police are searching for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman inside a vacant classroom at Skyline College on Tuesday night. "The female victim told police she was alone in a classroom
Arts & Entertainment Photo du Jour Dolores Park from above by Castle Numbskull, via Mission Mission. (Click pic to enlarge.)
SF News Scott Olsen Attacked for Using First Amendment Rights, Says His Uncle As most of you know by now, Scott Olsen, 24, who has survived two tours in Iraq, was seriously injured on Wednesday after the city of Oakland turned on Occupy Oakland protesters. Specifically,
SF News Jon Stewart On City's Response to Occupy Oakland "What the fuck happened in Oakland?" Jon Stewart asked during last night's Daily Show. "Seems a little heavy handed... unless some of the protesters were Godzilla," he went on to quip. The comedian
SF News 3.6 Earthquake Hits Berkeley Following Thursday's small quake, another slight yet significant earthquake rattled the East Bay at 5:36 this morning, centered in Berkeley. This was the latest tremor to hit the Hayward fault in Berkeley
SF News Minor 3.2 Quake Rattles East Bay A small JELL-O Jiggler of a quake hit the East Bay this afternoon. It struck at 3:44 p.m. and measured 3.2. We didn't think much of it until CBS 5
SF News Meanwhile, In Oakland... Workers clean Frank H. Ogawa plaza on Wednesday after the city of Oakland removed Occupy Oakland's encampment during an early Tuesday morning raid. After last night's melee with OPD, Occupy Oakland folks plan
Arts & Entertainment 5 Truly Spooktacular Halloween Videos Boo! Did we scare you? No? Well, just you wait. What with Halloween around the corner and a crisp feeling in the air, it's that time of year where chills and thrills are
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Citing Denise Hale, Bauer Says "Appearance Is Important" When Trying to Snag a Table So much has been said, shouted, and ballyhooed about the 99%, so let's talk about the 1%, shall we? Specifically, the de-lovely Denise Hale. For those of you not in the know, Hale
SF News Daylight Savings 2011: When Do We Turn the Clocks Back? Soon! But not until after Halloween. In two about weeks, to be exact. But why, you might be asking yourself, do we fall back? Well: "The notion of shifting clocks to better take
SF News Car Hits Pedestrian at Divis and Fell Yikes. A man walking across the street at Divisadero and Fell this morning was hit by a car. The incident happened a little after 7 a.m. "The pedestrian's injuries did not appear
SF News Oakland Police Fling Flashbang Grenade Into Crowd Helping Ailing Man [Video] As a woman man lies crumpled on the ground after a beanbag assault by Oakland police during last night's scuffle between the city of Oakland and Occupy Oakland, several bystanders and protesters came
SF News Cyclists Fume as City Allows Taxis to Use Bike Lanes Infamous for their lack of vehicular finesse (and numbers), taxicabs will now be allowed to legally use bike lanes to pick up and drop off passengers. Taxi drivers who used to use the
SF News City of Oakland Tear Gas Occupy Oakland Protesters Into Submission [Video] The city of Oakland sent billowy plumes of searing tear gas into the eyes and determination of Occupy Oakland protesters tonight. Alas, when the gas settles by late evening, conversation will turn to
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Michelin 2012 Stars Announced The 2012 Michelin stars are slowly trickling in today. Chefs and restaurants are given the news via a phone call (similar to the ones semi-finalists receive on America's Next Top Model). So far,
Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Scarlett Johansson for Dolce & Gabbana Imagine if La Dolce Vita crashed head-on with a tweaked out Dairy Queen cashier. Viola, Dolce & Gabbana's head-scratching The One film/perfume ad, "revealing the provocative yet effortless femininity of the eternal
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 that mere words. Each Tuesday, we present to you 7 Reasons. (Our sister site LAist does
SF News Occupy Oakland "Not Finished" After this morning's temporary disembowelment of Occupy Oakland by the city of Oakland, the group sent out a strongly worded message in which they claim a) "it's not finished" and b) that they
