Arts & Entertainment Tomorrow: <em>Glee</em> Season Premiere at AT&T Park's Mijita Are you a fan of FOX's teen musical comedy Glee. (We're not, but you should be. Among other things, it has Jane Lynch in it. And bombastic musical numbers, if that's your bag.
misc The Only (PARK)ing Day 2010 Photo You'll Ever Need Starting out as a way to reclaim private space for the public, this year's (PARK)ing Day in San Francisco seemed more commercial, if you will, than years prior. On the event's site,
SF News New Rules for Bay to Breakers Just like last year and the year before that, Bay to Breakers organizers promise to enforce new rules. These stricter rules will, hopefully, stop non-registered participants (like Gavin Newsom) from crashing the course
SF News Man With Gunshot Wounds Found On Treat Street After officers "responded to the 1000 block of Treat Avenue just east of the 24th Street BART station after receiving a call at about 3:25 a.m. of shots fired there," a
misc Red Devil Lounge, the iPhone of Nightclubs Red Devil Lounge owner Jay Siegan sent us this shot of the marquee outside his Polk Street nightclub. Well played, sir.
misc Week Around the Ists LAist inspired a lively debate when they reported that gubernatorial candidate and millionaire Meg Whitman has now spent more of her own money on her campaign than any other politician in US history
SF News Day Around the Bay Some straight talk about bikes and cars. [Ice Tubes] Chinatown restaurant workers getting screwed on pay. [SF Appeal] Gas odors before blast? More rumor than fact. [SF Chronicle] Praise Jesus, school is back
Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Please Quiet Ourselves' Fun Just Slacking Off Fun Just Slacking Off from Allan Hough on Vimeo. Pal of SFist Allan Hough (founder/editor of Mission Mission) created this whimsical music video for "Fun Just Slacking Off" by Please Quiet Ourselves,
misc 'Free Mehserle' Sentiment Displayed at Last Night's Giants Game At last night's victorious Giants game, someone displays their (misguided) affection for Johannes Mehserle, the BART cop convicted of killing Oscar Grant on a Fruitvale platform on New Year's Day 2009. Photo by
SF News Third School Evacuated Over Gas Leak Scare San Bruno's Crestmoor Elementary School, located neat the explosion and fire site, has been evacuated this morning. This comes on the heels of two other school evacuations (at Galileo High School in San
SF News Giants Leap Into First After Thursday night's 10-2 win over the Dodgers, LA's notoriously trite team, the SF Giants leaped into first place. "With 15 games to go, the Giants are all alone atop the National League
SF News Day Around the Bay Be sure to check out (PARK)ing Day tomorrow. [SF Appeal, N-Judah, Curbed] Utility group alleges SmartMeter sparked San Bruno explosion. [Examiner] Also, PG&E never performed repairs on risky pipe. [Bay
SF News What's Going On Here, Galileo High School? For the second time today, another local school was evacuated over a reported "natural-gas like smell," and just like the first time no leak was found. "At least 15 teachers on the second
SF News Man Who Threatened Pelosi Pleads Guilty Lee Giusti -- the man who called up Nancy Pelosi's office and home, and threatened harm and property loss if Nancy didn't vote against the health care bill -- pleaded guilty today to
SF News Stabbing, Mugging In Potrero Hill Last Night Last night on the 2200 block of 18th Street, a man stabbed and then robbed a woman shortly before midnight. "Police said a 36-year-old woman was walking down the street when a male
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Happy Birthday, 6502 Microprocessor Laughing Squid points out that today marks the 35th birthday of the 6502 microprocessor, introduced in San Francisco during the 1970s. What is the 6502 microprocessor, you ask? Sean Kelly explains: The 6502
SF News Cargo Ship Hits Whale Oh jeez. A cargo ship at the Port of Oakland hit a whale this morning. Researches aren't sure yet if the whale was already dead before the collision. ABC 7 grimly notes that
SF News Gas Leak Scare Prompts San Bruno School Evacuation A gas leak scare at Portola Elementary in San Bruno forced an evacuation this morning. Fortunately, according to the fine folks at KRON 4 Morning News, no leak was found. Whew.
misc Photo du Jour 693 "Night Work" by Darwin Bell. (Also, that's Mr. Jake Shears of the Scissor Sisters wooing the crowd at Sunday's show at the Fox Theater in Oakland.)
SF News More Taxicabs, Please According to a report in today's Examiner, taxi providers are asking for more cars on the road. (Hallelujah.) Some 25 percent of people who call Yellow Cab for service, it seems, are never
SF News 4 San Bruno Fire Swindlers Arrested In a failed effort to get "free food and other aid," four people were arrested on Tuesday after allegedly posing as San Bruno explosion victims. SF Chronicle reports: "The four submitted driver's license
SF News Day Around the Bay Whitman gets mixed reviews at Yelp. [Sacto Bee] Still no answers in San Bruno explosion and fire. [ABC 7] Around 1,400 Masonic residents receive 9/30 meeting notice. [Bike NOPA] And the
SF News Two Bay Area College Students Make <em>Playboy</em> Cameos As if getting into the country's top schools didn't make their parents proud enough, UC Berkeley's Ophelia Shallot (the best name ever) and Stanford's Kristen Elizabeth Gura are set to appear (nude!) in
