SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Q Restaurant Boasts Charming Buster Posey DL Mural As the Giants drop (ever so slightly and briefly!) to second place, we have something to cheer up irked fans. And Buster Posey too! Cartoonist Andy George created this mural in honor of
SF News East Bay Youth Group Help Police Sex-Shame Prostitute Customers The East Bay Asian Youth Center started a new program this week to stop sex workers from doing business in their neighborhood. According to KTVU, "Neighbors along International Boulevard in Oakland have long
SF News Apple iPhone 5 Set for September Launch? After June's WWDC failed to deliver any special phone gadgetry, we're now hearing word that Apple will launch the iPhone 5 in September. Probably. The new phone will allegedly come equipped with a
SF News Day Around the Bay Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant idea for Nat Ford’s severance package. [MrEricSir] From S.F. to L.A. via public transportation. [SF Weekly] Another take on World Naked Bike Ride, San Francisco. [Zombie] Major
Arts & Entertainment Great Horn Owl Spotted in Glen Park Canyon A great horn owl was spotted recently in the Glen Park Canyon (where?) by local park frequenter Steven Uchida. The retired U.S. Postal worker snapped these photographs of the owl perched on
SF News Thrasher Magazine Co-Founder ID'd as Man Who Committed Suicide at SFPD Station The man who shot and killed himself outside the SFPD Mission Station on Valencia Street was identified today as Eric Swenson, a 64-year-old San Francisco resident who was also the co-founder of popular
SF News Why Does the S.F. LBGT Center Endorse the AT&T/T-Mobile Merger? [Updated] One of the few (and perhaps only) remaining voices of untarnished activism in San Francisco, Michael Petrelis, interviewed LGBT Community Center executive director Rebecca Rolfe about the Center's unyielding support of AT&
SF News Pink Saturday Bans Booze In an effort to curb violence at the Pink Saturday festival in the Castro, the city has banned booze at the annual precursor to the Pride Parade. Last year, if you recall, a
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 or Wednesday, we present to you 7 Reasons. (Our sister site
SF News Dennis Knowlton Identified as Body Found Floating in Bay Police identified the body of the man who was discovered in the Marina on Tuesday as 20-year-old Dennis Knowlton. According to reports, police "have not released a cause of death, however police are
SF News Mom Accused of Microwaving Baby to Death Ka Yang, 29, of Sacramento was arrested on Tuesday, accused of killing her 6-week-old daughter by putting her in the microwave and pressing "start." On March 17, Yang had told authorities that her
SF News Day Around the Bay This is what gay men in America really look like. [Gawker] Castro's Pink Saturday celebration bans booze. Hahahhahahaha. Seriously? [SF Appeal] The city’s first residential parklet springs to life on Valencia. [Streetsblog]
Arts & Entertainment Happy Birthday, Tamale Lady! The Tamale Lady, noted purveyor of savory foods for the drunken sect, celebrates her birthday tonight. And you're invited! FunCheapSF has the important details: "It’s free to enjoy a live performance by
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink San Francisco Better Than New York, Says Alan Richman Grub Street picked up the latest issue of Gentlemen's Quarterly only to discover that Alan Richman, the most awarded food writer in history (14 James Beard Awards!), put his esteemed foot down in
Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: 'I Want It (You Love)' By Dirty Cupcakes Well, this is fun. Local trio Dirty Cupcakes just released a video to their parenthetically-enriched single, "I Want It (Your Love)," which, among other things, features boy-on-boy kissing. So Pride-y! What's more, Allan
SF News Make It a Soda Free Summer, Chides Mayor Ed Lee In a move the reeks of anti-soda bigotry, Mayor Ed Lee's office slammed "sugary drinks" and other tasty beverages as part of his Soda Free Summer initiative. Hateful! In part of a press
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink San Jose Has Nudie Coffee Shops Angry housewives have come unglued in the South Bay as San Jose continues to allow nearly-nude coffee shops to operate in full glory. Shameless! One particular coffee joint, Café Quyen, boasts "scantily clad
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Digest: Restaurant Bars, Bauer on Hecho, Fifth Floor Goes Northeast 7x7 picks up on what SFist has been saying for years. Restaurant bars soar above and beyond restaurant dining rooms. Yes, they do. Yes they do! And with that, here are a few
SF News Mini-Heatwave Prompts Spare the Air Alert Since temperatures have soared past the billion-degree mark (88 degrees, technically), a Spare the Air Day alert will be in effect for Tuesday. It wil be the first of the season. Second verse,
SF News Bryan Stow Beating Suspect Sentenced to Jail Giovanni Ramirez, 31, the man accused of beating Giants fan Bryan Stow at the Dodgers opening game this year, was sentenced to time in jail today. The parolee was given 10 months in
SF News S.F. Youth to Demand Affordable Housing Today at City Hall Speaking of kids and unaffordable housing, over 100 whippersnappers and whippersnapper advocates will gather at City Hall to discuss the urgency for an increase in housing for youth in transition. Which, yes, is
SF News Which S.F. Mayoral Hopeful Didn't Vote in 24 Elections? Venture capitalist Joanna Rees, that's who. According to an excellent article in the Examiner published today, one that "broke down the voting history of the mayoral hopefuls," the Jason Lewis-approved candidate missed most
SF News Shooting at the Beacon Courtyard in South Beach While a NIMBY tenants at the Beacon bemoan a nifty bowling alley that, most likely, would help enliven the dreary-and-depressing-after-7-pm neighborhood, an early morning shooting outside the noted condos just brought more pressing
