SF News 22-Year-Old Cyclist Killed by Muni Bus A cyclist was killed Thursday night after a collision with the 44-O'Shaughnessy line at Sixth Avenue and Clement Street. The cyclist has been identified as 22-year-old Derek Allen, who, according to BCN (via
SF News Giants Win NLDS Game 1 Last night at AT&T Park, the Giants won their first playoff game in seven years in a 1-0 victory. The star of last night's show? Scrappy Dominant pitcher Tim Lincecum. "Lincecum
SF News California Budget Finished, Finally California lawmakers approved "the tardiest budget in state history this morning" after an epic session at the Capitol this morning. "The $87.5 billion spending plan relies on rosy assumptions about revenues from
SF News Day Around the Bay Remember to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Based on performance, decision made to leave Zito out. [Chronicle] Is Lybia the new Tyra Banks? [Valleywag] Sepia-toned Giants’ playoff guide. [Mission
SF News Meet the Neighbors Aw, this is cute: new homeowner Maureen Futtner seems excited to be moving in to her freshly-built home at 555 Bartlett, in the North SoCha neighborhood. So excited that she's throwing a Meet
SF News S.F. Giants Playoff Fever: Where Will You Watch? We've got a pennant to catch here, people, so tonight's the night to stake claim at your nearest watering hole to watch the playoffs alongside other fans. Now more than ever we need
SF News Prop Talk: Mayor Newsom Wants You to Vote No on Prop 23 by Andrew Dalton Despite his perma-slick hair, Mayor Newsom isn't exactly making friends in petroleum industry on his run for Lieutenant Governor by speaking out against Proposition 23 which will be put in
SF News S.F. Giants Playoff Fever: Pumpkin Giants at Jr. Field Photographer Frankie Frankeny spotted these adorable pumpkins (is it appropriate to use "adorable" when referring to such radical badasses as the Giants?) adorning the Willie Lee McCovey statue at the Jr. Giants field
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Three Vegan Dishes Worth (Temporarily) Ditching Meat/Dairy Over No Worries (1442 Franklin) It's VEGAN FILIPINO FOOD. Veganism and Filipino food go together like Sonny and Cher and Cher divorced Sonny and then he skied into a tree (RIP), you feel us?
misc Sarah Palin Event Banner at Castro Gas Station Oh gee, this is rich. It seems that the independent gas station at the Castro/Market intersection (opposite the Chevron station) put up this Sarah Palin sign today, one that advertises the Alaskan
misc SFist Attends: The Most Interesting Show in the World by Andrew Dalton Tuesday night a not insignificant number of people loosely packed Ruby Skye to celebrate (or perhaps mourn, it was kind of unclear) the Most Interesting Man in the World, who
SF News Turk Street Apartment Fire A deck fire at a three-story building at 2445 Turk Street last night at around 5 p.m. According to BCN (via SF Appeal), "Two trucks, three engines, two battalion chiefs, and several
SF News Local Con Artist Posing As Motown Legend Beware of this man, Bay Area residents. According to police, he has been posing as Motown artists in an effort to scam people for "thousands of dollars worth of cash, drinks, hotel rooms
SF News Day Around the Bay Remember to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Watching the Giants in the Mission. Also: Giants rule! [Mission Mission] Guy who grows pot at home gets prickly when his landlord
misc Traffic Problem on 280 A semi knocked over a traffic sign and is blocking 280 N entrance at Monterey, causing major issues. Thus: your evening commute might be a long one.
Arts & Entertainment Tonight Extra: Jerry Brown Fundraiser In SoMa Seeing as how Whitman has enough money to toss into an abyss, perhaps you'd like to donate to campaign Brown tonight while getting shit-faced drunk and nibbling on Top Chef Masters' creation? See,
SF News What's Up With All the Dead Whales? by Andrew Dalton Another Blue whale washed up on shore south of Half Moon Bay on Bean Hollow State Beach this morning, which makes three this season by our count. While it's always
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: RuBot II, The World’s Fastest Rubik’s Cube Solving Robot Scott Beale of Laughing Squid shot this footage at the World Maker Faire in New York of Rubot II, The Cubinator by Mechatrons. The robot can solve a Rubik's Cube in a little
SF News S.F. Giants Playoff Fever: Fair-Weather Fans, Lincecum, Status Updates Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy. It's in the air, excitement for the playoffs. Will you be attending Thursday's game? If so, we hate you with unbridled envy. (Consolation: We'll be perched at
SF News Malibu Mirkarimi Marks Historic Surf Spot by Andrew Dalton From the District 5 Newsletter comes a nice pat on the back for the smiley supe, seen here on a recent trip to Uruguay. In addition to being really excited
SF News Gubernatorial Dollar Count While Republican Meg Whitman has spent a jarring $140 million on her campaign, investing $119 million of her own money -- side note: $140 billion and you air that cringe-induclingly bad, "I say
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
