SF News Giants Drop Into Second Place Good grief. After a 2-0 loss in Chicago last night, and after San Diego's 3-1 victory in Los Angeles, the Giants have (temporarily, please) dropped to second place. "The 2010 Giants will be
SF News Day Around the Bay Still number one. Keep it going, gentlemen. [SFGate, SF Weekly] San Bruno death toll now confirmed 7. [Chronicle] Delightful Muni typo. [Muni Diaries] Live at 6:15, Watch the SF Young Democrat's District
SF News Man Attempts To Lure Walnut Creek Boy Into Car Walnut Creek police are asking residents to be wary of a man who allegedly tried to lure a 13-year-old boy into his car yesterday. "The boy was at the Encina Grande Shopping Center
SF News Feinstein and Boxer Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Pipeline Safety and Enforcement In the wake of the September 9th San Bruno natural gas explosion, Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer introduced legislation to "strengthen oversight of the nation’s pipelines and increase the penalties for
SF News Ocean Beach Dead Whale Buried Beached whale buried from k9sound on Vimeo. Either an endangered fin or endangered sei whale washed up dead on Ocean Beach this week. The whale was buried yesterday. SF Appeal reports: George Durgerian
misc Meanwhile, In Marin County... Ticklefight found this irie license place in Marin County. (Thanks goes out to Allan Hough for sending this our way.)
Arts & Entertainment Folsom Street Fair Week Events to Savor The Folsom Street Fair fills the nooks and crannies of SoMa this Sunday. It's the other time of year, next to Up Your Alley, when gays and straights (but mostly LGBT ilk) come
SF News Cal State East Bay Gas Leak A gas leak has been reported at Cal State East Bay. A backhoe tore into a gas pipeline, which caused the leak. "A Hayward fire department spokesman said it was a 3-4 inch
SF News Newsom Vetoes Alcohol Fee Mayor Gavin Newsom vetoed the fee on alcohol, Supervisor John Avalos' plan to charge booze wholesalers to help cover the city's costs to care for dunkards. The mayor's office sent out a press
SF News Day Around the Bay Arson fire at Concord High School. [Claycord] More on PG&E's pipeline map. [SFBG] Jacques Pépin's 75th birthday events in the Bay Area. [Bay Area Bites] Fans fear for varsity status of
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: How to Move an Anaconda The San Francisco Zoo's keeper staff moving their giant green anaconda to his new home in the South American Tropical Forest.
SF News Republicans Block 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal Well, that was quick. Even after Lady Gaga held some sort of quirky rally in Maine, Republicans successfully blocked the senate bill that would've ended the bizarre military policy that won't allow gays
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Digests: Cocktail Week, Pig Trotters, S'Mores Tacos Calling all alcoholics artisan cocktail aficionados! San Francisco Cocktail Week kicks off today, and there's no one finer, more knowledgeable, or more likable than Alcademic's Camper English. Allow the noted cocktails and spirits
SF News Daisy Does the 49ers: Losing to the Saints by Daisy Barringer Albert Einstein defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” After watching the 49ers lose 25-22 to the Saints in last night’s
SF News Another Point-by-point Takedown of National Organization of Marriage's Lies Deja vu. National Organization of Marriage (NOM), an anti-gay group with strong ties to the Mormon church and icky thoughts about men having anal sex, unleashed another ignorant (or intentionally misleading) ad about--you
SF News De Young Ranks Fifth In Attendance Let's face it, museums are dull. They're quiet, full of old photos and paintings, and demand an attention span that isn't rife with ADHD tendencies. The San Francisco's de Young Museum, however, is
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Gary Danko Tops, Says Zagat We just received the 2011 Zagat Guide this morning from our friendly Fed Ex man, and once again Gary Danko takes top honors, with Zagaters ranking his spoon as the best joint in
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 Two Women Sexually Assaulted Near Lake Merritt Oakland police are warning women around Lake Merritt about two recent assaults. On Sunday evening, two women were robbed and sexually assaulted "in relatively secluded areas." Both attacks happened within hours of each
SF News Day Around the Bay PG&E releases list of riskiest pipeline stretches . [SF Appeal, PG&E] Controversy over Jane Kim campaigning at Tenderloin Housing Clinic SRO hotels? [Bluoz] Dead whale washes ashore at Ocean Beach.
misc Map: Race and Ethnicity, San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley Eric Fischer created this map (click to enlarge!) based on race and ethnicity. He explains, "I was astounded by Bill Rankin's map of Chicago's racial and ethnic divides and wanted to see what
SF News Prison Guards' Union Endorses Jerry Brown Jerry Brown scored another coup (not that it will matter) when the state's prison guards' union endorsed him for governor. Sacto Bee reports, "California Correctional Peace Officers Association President Mike Jimenez said in
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: The Unseen Sea The Unseen Sea from Simon Christen on Vimeo. Check out another time lapse video of San Francisco. Very beautiful. It's called The Unseen Sea by Simon Christen, who described it as, "a collection
