SF News Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Dan Savage's Webby Award Speech The Webby Awards, which are still alive and kicking, were held in New York City last night. Of the many winners, who are allowed to deliver a speech containing only five words, hilarious
SF News Republican Party Angry Over Michelle Obama's Calif. Visit First Lady Michelle Obama arrives in the Bay Area today to make several appearances, including a fundraiser dinner with Alice Waters. Some local members of the Republican Party, however, are shaking their fists
SF News Special Ed Teacher Arrested for Raping Student Aide Special education teacher Jerry Johnson, 56, of Vallejo was pinched by the police for allegedly raped an 18-year-old female assistant on campus during school hours. The "heinous" act reportedly took place at Loma
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Digests: Original SoupMan, Alice Waters Interview, Pizza at the Mall You have no reason to toss shade at Alice Waters. You don't. And if you do, you're probably a jealous virgin who can't drive. (Unless of course, Waters continues to refuse to answer
Arts & Entertainment Molly Ringwald Coming to the Marina, 6/14 Tomorrow night, Samantha Baker (AKA Molly Ringwald) will make a guest appearance in the city's Marina district. Why? Well, according to SFGate, "Molly Ringwald has partnered with San Francisco's Benefit Cosmetics to promote
SF News Man Attacked with Hammer After Home Invasion Robbery A robbery on the 3400 block of Geary Boulevard turned exceptionally grim this morning after a man was brutally beaten with a hammer during the home invasion. "Two suspects broke down the front
SF News Arrest Made in Sunnyvale Garbage-bag Murder Police made an arrest Friday in connection with slaying of a woman whose body parts were found inside a garbage bag in Sunnyvale earlier this month. "Feliciano Valencia-Santiago of Santa Clara was taken
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Top Chef Masters Menu at Jardiniere Tonight A few days before this season's finale of Top Chef Masters airs, Traci Des Jardins will serve some of the dishes that landed her in the final three. Made under pressure and without
SF News Harold Camping Suffers Stroke Alameda false prophet Harold Camping, who predicted a May 2011 apocalypse that never came to fruition, suffered a stroke on Thursday, June 9. According to reports, the founder of nonprofit Family Radio Church
SF News Johannes Mehserle Released from Jail Early this morning, former BART cop Johannes Mehserle was released from the Los Angeles County Men's Jail. He served just over 11 months of a two-year sentence for the death of Oscar Grant,
Arts & Entertainment Nine-Year-Old, ca. 1991, Lip-Syncs to Madonna's 'Vogue' [Video] Robert Jeffrey shared with the world this joyful lip-sync routine set to Madonna's triumphant "Vogue," which he performed in 1991 during a vacation with his parents. He was nine-years-old at the time. Jeffrey
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Digest: Mario Batali Puts Ice in Wine, Doggie Diner Doomed, PBR Tanks Former Doggie Diner in the Outer Sunset is set for demolition. Alas. [Ocean Beach Bulletin] Breaking news: Mario Batali enjoys an occasional ice cube in his rosé. Vindication? We feel you. And naysayers?
Arts & Entertainment Photos: Presidio Terrace, San Francisco's First White-Only Neighborhood At the risk of stepping on Sally Kuchar's esteemed toes, we sure do enjoy prime real estate. Who doesn't? Today, via the choice photography of Whole Wheat Toast, we bring you a series
SF News Funeral for S.F. Firefighters Draws Thousands San Francisco mourns the loss of firefighters Lt. Vincent Perez, 48, and firefighter-paramedic Anthony Valerio, 53, who succumbed from injuries they suffered during a blaze at a four-story home in Diamond Heights on
SF News Russell Crowe Goes On Twitter Rant Against Circumcision Noted hothead actor Russell Crowe came out against circumcision via Twitter on Thursday. It all started, according to the Daily Mail, with a question from a pregnant follower, who asked the actor if
SF News Suspicious, Partially-Burned Body Found Near Buena Vista Park While extinguishing a small brush fire near Buena Vista Park this morning, firefighters came across a "partially burned body." The body was discovered a little after 4:30 a.m. "Police are considering
SF News Day Around the Bay Ex-head of Your Black Muslim Bakery Yusuf Bey guilty of murder. [Chon] Water leak at Lincoln and Funston causes sinkhole. [SF Appeal] Beagles pups rescued from testing lab in South Bay. [SF Weekly]
SF News "Loving" and the Fight for Marriage Equality [Updated] Here's a little taste of the Proposition 8 hearing coming up on Monday in San Francisco -- high-power attorneys Ted Olson and David Boies (conservative and liberal, respectively) just released a video about
SF News SOMA Thief Beats Victim Using Baseball Bat Well, this is horrendous: A 32-year-old man was robbed of his watch by a hooligan using a baseball bat as a weapon. While walking near the intersection of Fourth and Bryant on Wednesday,
Arts & Entertainment Weekly Mayoral Candidate Cameos: Dufty Bar Crawl, Progressive Forum, Pancake Breakfast John Avalos: While the progressive's top choice for mayor won't be in attendance, you can check out the first in a series of (presumably pro-Avalosian) SF Bay Guardian-sponsored mayoral forums starting tonight. "The
SF News A's Fire Manager Bob Geren Due to a "horrendous stretch of the season" where the Oakland A's lost nine straight games, team manager Bob Geren was fired today. "Geren's season took a turn for the worst last month
