SF News Working At Google: Now Better Than Ever Before Google employees have much to smile about today after it was announced that all company employees will receive a tasty pay bump. AP reports, "Google Inc. is showing it still knows how to
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: S.F. Bike Expo Trickery Last weekend's S.F. Bike Expo had a nifty showcase featuring cycling acrobatics. Matt Baume captured flips, tricks and racers on the course. Skip to 0:35 and 1:18 if you just
SF News Scene from a Child's Happy Meal Toy Joy Three-year-old Henry Tonts of Hayward eats fries from his Happy Meal at a San Francisco McDonald's on Monday. Cute, huh? That being said, we're now the first major American city that requires fast-food
SF News Another Sex Abuse Lawsuit Hits Oakland Diocese In addition to "at least five other lawsuits stemming from allegations of abuse," the Oakland Diocese faces yet another lawsuit for sex abuse. A woman claims that she was abused by a monsignor
SF News BoS President David Chiu, Your Ideal Interim Mayor We asked who you wanted as the interim San Francisco mayor yesterday. A decent pool of 560 responded to our unscientific poll. The winner? David Chiu. Behold: 1) Board of Supervisors President David
SF News Alameda Woman Attacked By Raccoons After slipping and falling while walking her dog, an Alameda woman was attacked by a gaze of raccoons on Sunday along Central Avenue toward Eighth Street. "I was trying to calm the dog
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: The Streets' "San Frandemonium" Lovely lyric-less tune and shots of San Francisco (and more) by The Streets. [via Uptown Almanac]
Arts & Entertainment The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 11/9 - 11/14 By Kevin Meenan A huge week of shows with dancey Barcelona quartet Delorean at Great American Music Hall Wednesday, Colorado gem Woodsman at Milk Thursday and drum-centric electronic act Publicist at Mezzanine Friday.
SF News The KPFA Morning Show Ends Bay Area baby boomers took a hit to the black felt beret this week after The KPFA Morning Show was yanked from the air. Why? Well, for starters, radio is a dying industry.
SF News Oakland Police Shoot, Kill Unarmed Man The Oakland Police will have to answer to the public after fatally shooting an unarmed "popular store owner" on Monday. The man, identified as 37-year-old Derek Jones, was killed by officers after responding
SF News Haight Voters Rejected Sit/Lie: But Money and Votes from City's Richest Hoods Made for Successful Measure L While Haight residents rejected Measure L -- election 2010's divisive sit/lie law that, after passing, will now keep city sidewalks sparkling clean, or whatever -- loads of cash and plenty of votes
SF News Photo du Jour 734 Troy Holden snapped this shot of a scruffy Ryan John Seacrest who stopped by Twitter headquarters this week.
SF News Former SF Police Chief Fagan Dead At 60 Former San Francisco Police Chief Alex Fagan, best known for his role in the “Fajita-gate” brouhaha, died on Monday in London. He was 60."Fagan reportedly suffered a heart attack while walking his
SF News Fire Damages Neil Young's Warehouse Around 2 a.m. this morning, a fire at a San Carlo warehouse destroyed around $750,000 worth of Neil Young's stuff. The blaze occurred at 593 Quarry Road west of Highway 101
SF News Day Around the Bay Here is the winner of the two-pounds-of-noodles-&-two-pounds-of-meat Pho Garden Challenge. [Richmond Blog] SF Giants, America's Cup tussle over piers. [Matier & Ross] Who aren't bikes allowed on BART escalators? [Mission Mission]
SF News Poll: Select Your Interim S.F. Mayor Did you hear? Mayor Gavin Newsom will be your next Lieutenant Governor. (Who knew a complex city like San Francisco, one balancing precariously on a precipice, could also make for a perfect rung
SF News Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Brian Wilson and Christ Warning: This video might act as a buzzkill for many elite San Franciscans who like their idols self-consciously ungodly and ungodly hip. (Shield your eyes and ears, 826 Valencia!) During a 2009 fellowship
SF News Russian Hill Murder Suspect 'True Predator,' Says Kamala Harris Gary Scott Holland, 43, was arrested in connection with the October 29 bludgeoning murder of Kathleen "Kate" Horan. District Attorney Kamala Harris labeled Holland, currently being held at the psychiatric ward of the
Arts & Entertainment Here's Your Chance To Be A Porn Extra Have you always wanted to be an extra in a gay porn cinema? Well, call your parents and tell them the good news! On Tuesday, noted pornography thespian Chris Porter will perform with
SF News Man Hit By Amtrak Identified A train bound for San Jose near the Albany-Richmond border early Friday morning struck and killed Samuel Rausenbush, a 20-year-old Piedmont resident. According to BCN (via SF Appeal), Rausenbush was "considered trespassing on
SF News Oakland Mayoral Race: Quan Takes Lead Over Perata Although they won't name a mayor until later this week, it seems likely that we'll be typing "Oakland Mayor Quan" for the next four years. According to reports, Oakland Councilwoman Jean Quan might
misc 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 Shooting Kills Berkeley High School Student A sad tale here, folks: Berkeley student Larry Malik Grayson, a 14-year-old Berkeley High School student who was shot in the head on last week, died on Thursday. He was shot by his
