Arts & Entertainment Little Otsu Says Good-bye Oh drats, this is too bad. Little Otsu, that charming store on Valencia Street that sells equally charming stuff (comics, wallets, DIY stuff, vegetable-based ink publishing), is closing its doors. "Eight years seems
misc Penguin Knocks Over Camera Well, this is downright adorable, these penguins walking down a hallway at the San Francisco Zoo. Warning: Excessive amounts of unbridled waddling. Brace yourself.
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 Bocce Ball Coming to Justin Herman Plaza Curbed reports that Justin Herman Plaza might get swanky new bocce ball courts. "The Recreation and Park Department has been asked to build it, and the Laborers Local 261 Community & Training Foundation
SF News Man Found Stabbed to Death Inside Haight Residence Haighteration has word that a 35-year-old man was found dead inside his apartment on the 100 block of Hermann Street, between Buchanan and Webster. The victim, whose name hasn't been released, was found
SF News S.F. Might Expand Plastic Bag Ban After San Francisco banned plastic bags in supermarkets and retail chain stores, it now may "expand that ban to all retailers, including hardware stores, bookshops, clothing boutiques and department stores." Which is fine
SF News Johannes "Doing Okay" Behind Bars, Says Mehserle's Father During a tearful interview with KTVU at San Jose City Hall, Todd Mehserle, father of convicted BART cop Johannes, said that his son "is in the wrong place" and that "it's a very,
SF News Whitman Unloads $99M In Governor's Race Meg Whitman has spent a record-breaking $99 million on her California gubernatorial campaign, according to AP. In her effort to buy the esteemed title of California Governor, Whitman spent most of her own
SF News Day Around the Bay Guess who was waiting for tourists getting of the cable car? [Muni Diaries] Food stamps go organic. [NBC Bay Area] Evil writer exposes SFist's editor's fondness for the occasional Andrew Lloyd Webber ditty.
SF News Popular Twitter Abbreviations Business Insider (via Valleywag) has a list of the 21 most used/obnoxious abbreviations used on Twitter. Let's see, they've got RT (Retweet), HT (hat tip), IRL (in real life), FML (fuck my
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Fire Dancer Practices for Burning Man in Dolores Park While Wearing Cycling Pants The indefatigable Allan Hough of Mission Mission brings our attention to this video, shot by claydiva, showcasing a fire dancer practicing for Burning Man in Dolores Park while wearing the tightest outfit imaginable.
SF News Early Graves Vocalist Dies In Oregon Car Crash A van carrying members of Early Graves, a San Francisco-based heavy metal band, crashed on I-5 near Medford, Oregon early Monday morning. 28-year-old Makh Daniels, the vocalist for Early Graves, was killed in
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Digests: DIY Sushi, Ceilings, and Happy Endings A daily review of local food-related musings. Let's Roll, a new sushi outfit in the Sunset could be the city's first "roll your own" sushi restaurant. Isn't this why we pay sushi chefs,
misc Guide On Not Becoming a "Fag Hag" Is there any relationship as gratifying and exhausting as the gay male-straight female friendship? But, according to a brilliant article in the satirical ChristWire ("The Fag Hag: How a Girl’s Misguided Friendship
SF News Need a Little Extra Money? Grow Pot. Young, twentysomething Californians with advanced degrees are figuring out what Nancy Botwin has known since her husband died: growing and selling marijuana on the black market in a down economy is a swell
misc Photo du Jour 682 "Barreled" (which looks frightfully dangerous, so please be careful while riding a bike while snapping pictures; Lord knows we worry!) by Dylan Bigby.
SF News Man Wearing Body Armor Shot 16 Times The Tenderloin acted like The Tenderloin early Sunday morning after playing host to a jarring bout of gunfire on Sunday morning. According to SF Weekly, "a 33-year-old Oakland man who was wearing body
SF News Dolores Park Plays Host to Saturday Morning Robbery, Stabbing Early Saturday morning at 1:30 a.m., an 40-year-old man was beaten, robbed and stabbed several times in the torso while walking near 19th and Church streets in Dolores Park. According to
misc Week Around the Ists LAist explored the issue of immigration reform and deportations--and the fact that California is home to one quarter of the nation's illegal immigrant population. Torontoist invited readers to come up with a new
SF News SF Examiner's Colorful Crime Reporting Is hell frozen over? If we here at SFist are wondering if one of San Francisco's major dailies is going to end up sued for calling suspects "goons" and "thugs" -- and describing
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Digests: Zero Zero, Donut Holes, Julia Roberts A daily review of local food-related musings. Carey Sweet at Inside Scoophad much to say about "mini donuts" being "all the rage" at the moment, "even in wedding proposals." You know what else
SF News Woman Cons Would-be Tenants with Inner Richmond Apartment Using an Inner Richmond apartment and a Craigslist ad as bait, Rachael Marie Smith, 29, bilked potential renters out of thousands of dollars each "by accepting their deposits and then spinning a tale
SF News Adoptable Pets of Week: Maggie & Crocket Maggie 4-month-ols female terrier mix This cutie girl is a true mixed bag of doggie goodness - a little of this, a little of that - and here you go - an adorable,
misc Gay-Friendly Airline's 'Bareback' Ad LAN Airlines, a "gay-friendly" airline that served as the official international airline for San Francisco Pride 2010, has a new ad campaign popping up at Muni stops all over San Francisco. Hmm. Do
