Arts & Entertainment Photo du Jour Beach Blanket Babylon welcomes visitors at SFO. Photo by Jay Barmann.
SF News Week Around the Ists Seattlest notes that Mayor McGinn’s agenda is the continuing battle over child prostitution with local Village Voice Media paper, the Seattle Weekly, at week’s end, neither party has budged, with McGinn
SF News Video Shows Graphic Scene Moments After SFPD-Involved Bayview Shooting Death With shouts of "fuck the police" filling the background, the following (very graphic) video shows SFPD officers just moments after they shot and killed armed 19-year-old Kenneth Harding on Saturday. You can see
SF News After Casey Anthony Acquittal, California Introduces Caylee's Law For those of you who haven't been following the saga of Casey Anthony and her allegedly filicidal ways, good for you. (Actually, too bad for you. Because, murder of a child aside, it's
SF News Prop 8 Play Coming to Broadway Dustin Lance Black, Academy Award-winning screenwriter of Milk and a board member of the American Foundation for Equal Rights, will bring California's same-sex marriage brouhaha to the Great White Way. His new Prop
Arts & Entertainment 1920s Sign Exposed During Third Street Demolition in S.F. During demolition to expand the Bayview library on Third Street, a 1920s sign for Boss of the Road work clothes was exposed. "The sign dates from before 1921, based on San Francisco Assessor's
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Sunday: Watch Women's World Cup Finals at Public House This Sunday is the Women's World Cup Finals featuring the USA versus Japan, which will be screened at Public House on their 27 massive TVs. Perfect, right? Also, Sunday brunch will be served.
SF News Speeding Cyclist Almost Kills Pedestrian A careless bike rider speeding at Embarcadero and Mission Street in San Francisco this morning ran a red light and hit a pedestrian. The Chronicle reports: "The victim, who is in her 60s,
Arts & Entertainment What's Going On Here, Disney's California Adventure? What's Disney commercialization of a beloved local landmark and why does it -- what's that word again? Suck. Yeah, anyway, we're a bit late getting around to this Anaheim-based copycat of local treasure
Arts & Entertainment 'GQ' Declares S.F. 20th Worst-Dressed U.S. City Billed as the key reason why romance novelist Danielle Steel skipped town, the city has no sense of high style. In fact, GQ just declared San Francisco the 20th Worst-Dressed U.S. city.
SF News Google Plus Slowly Takes Off Tired of blocking followers who post relentless political campaign-related gibberish or blatant Gilt-esque advertising? We don't know about you, but we sure are. (Side note: if you're a campaign director who's hired a
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink S.F. Hookah Lounges Done, Banned Over the past year, the San Francisco Health Department has tirelessly worked to shutdown the scourge known as hookah lounges. For those not in the know, hookah lounges are a rite of passage
SF News Day Around the Bay YBCA brings SF's porn history from past to present. [SF Appeal] Emmy nomination arrive with a resounding meh. [Chron] Where does Gavin Newsom vote? [SFBG] Backlash against bad "street artist" begins. [Mission Mission]
Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: 'Can't Keep Johnny Down' by They Might Be Giants The guys who wrote the Malcolm in the Middle theme song, or whatever have a new song out. It's called "Can't Keep Johnny Down" from their upcoming album Join Us. Also, it's animated.
SF News Ca. Schools Must Teach Gay History, Says Jerry Brown California Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation today that would require state schools in include gay history in the curriculum. "The legislation, authored by Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, was approved in the Legislature
SF News Octavia Reopens After Fatal Accident All streets in the vicinity of Octavia and Oak have reopened after this morning's fatal multi-vehicle accident. At least one person was killed in the accident, which involved a big-rig vehicle transport carrying
Arts & Entertainment Photo du Jour "Cocktails and Terrines" (at Presidio Social Club) by Jason Rodman.
SF News Pacifica Bar Brawl Starts After Eyeglass Theft Scrappy Bay Area beach town Pacifica played host to a good old fashion bar fight early Wednesday. It all started at Winters Tavern (1522 Francisco Blvd) after a man patron "stole the eyeglasses
SF News John Madden Slams Brian Wilson's ESPY Outfit SFist was the first to bring you the now-famous spandex suit Giants closer Brian Wilson wore at Wednesday's ESPY Awards, and it was glorious. We don't know about you, but our appreciation for
SF News Day Around the Bay Necessary Conversation heads to SF Gay Pride to interview local politicos, gays and... your SFist editor. [HuffPo] Michael Stabile creates a smut encyclopedia of San Francisco. [Bold Italic] Google Plus... and minus. [eWEEK]
Arts & Entertainment Look at Brian Wilson's ESPY Outfit Right Now, Please! The ESPY Awards (the Oscars of sports) are underway right now in Los Angeles. This is what beloved Giants closer Brian Wilson wore to the formal affair. Brilliant. As always, our love for
Arts & Entertainment Dan Savage Makes Stephen Colbert Break Character Sex advice columnist and It Gets Better founder Dan Savage stopped by The Cobert Report last night to discuss monogamy in marriage. Profiled in the New York Times recently, he "argued that sometimes
misc Run With The Bus: Race The 22-Fillmore Bus Next Week According to Muni, the 22-Fillmore route from the Marina Green to Geary takes anywhere between 22 just 17 minutes. You'll need strong legs if you want to run beat that time. See, on
