SF News Pot Dispensary to Open in Rincon Hill Rincon Hill will get a bit more mellow soon (which is a good thing for some people in the area) when the tony San Francisco neighborhood gets its very own pot club. A
misc S.F. Neighborhood Gang Sign Chart Troy Holden brings our attention to this gem, How 2 Rep Suckafree, a chart that allows you to throw up your 'hood sign, and thus bask in OG glory. While it lacks proper
SF News Gunman Storms Children's Hospital in Oakland A man is in custody today after storming the Oakland Children's Hospital's emergency room around 3 a.,m. this morning. The unidentified man brandished a gun and took a female hostage before being
SF News Day Around the Bay Giants lose to Marlins. Alas. [McCovey Chronicles] What do you do when you assume one site stole your site's idea? Nothing. Because that probably wasn't the case. [SF Appeal] Transportation agency approves $5
Arts & Entertainment Central Subway Public Art Competition Winners Announced Director of Cultural Affairs for the San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) Luis R. Cancel announced the winners of the Central Subway art installation contest today. Six local and national artists were chosen to
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Peak of Season Tomato Sauce, Anyone? You know what time it is? It's the height of tomato season. Or, for some, it's approaching the height of tomato season -- depending on your area and climate. Anyway, with that we'd
misc Nob Hill Gazette's 'Best of Bay Area' Features Best Private Jet Company, Plastic Surgeon, More Following the release of SF Bay Guardian's Best of San Francisco guide, The Nob Hill Gazette ("An Attitude, not an Address") launched their own Best of the Bay Area guide as decided by
Arts & Entertainment Looking Back at Bimbo's 365 Bimbo's 365 is one of the Bay Area's finest music venues, period. Opened by Agostino Giuntoli, who moved it to its current Columbus spot in 1951, the name of the historically textured joint
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Three Vegan Dishes Worth Creaming Your Culinary Pants Over by Laura Beck Hand-held Pies from Bike Basket Pies In this war called life, you must pledge allegiance to either cake or pie. Actually, that's not true, we love both, but can you
SF News 19 Arrested During S.F. Immigration Rally Last night, 19 protesters were arrested during a sit-in on Seventh Street for immigration rights. Organized by the SF Bay Area Coalition for Immigration Reform, the majority of those arrested were clergymen. Last
misc Photo du Jour 680 Today's Photo du Jour boils over with controversy! Esteemed photographer Justin Beck, whose work is top-notch and often featured on SFist, snapped this alluring shot of Darrin from Bewitched, or whomever, walking in
SF News Breakdowns Prompt Hour-Long Caltrain Delays After a series of breakdowns, SFGate reports that Caltrian is experiencing delays of up to an hour this morning. "The latest problem happened at 7:50 a.m. when southbound train No. 314
SF News Day Around the Bay Two Jack’s: The best restaurant you’ve probably never been to. Yet. [Haighteration] "[T]he distinction between the brand 'iPhone' and the object 'phone' is basically nil, and from here on out
misc We're Honored... SF Bay Guardian's annual "Best of San Francisco" issue came out today. And? SFist won Best Local Blog in the Readers Poll category. (Aw shucks, San Francisco, thank you so very, very much!
SF News Mark Zuckerberg Stalked With a a movie about the 26-year-old Facebook CEO's life due in theaters this year, it makes sense that Mark Zuckerberg, a billionaire-cum-celebrity who made millions off of your privacy, would have his
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink How to Make In-N-Out's Double-Double Animal Style Lindsay William-Ross at LAist brings our attention to a serious gastronomic matter: making you own In-N-Out Double-Double Animal Style burger. "Using a serious of mathematical formulas, a care package shipped overnight from California,
Arts & Entertainment Kanye West Visits Twitter Headquarters In Twitter's continuing series of famous people visiting their Folsom Street office, a shard-dressed Kanye West stopped by this afternoon. He even had a bite to eat at their famously tasty kitchen. Photog
SF News Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues More Furloughs After laying off 200,000 state workers in June, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger revisited the policy, which will go into effect on Sunday. While the much-loathed Republican governor's order "requires employees take three unpaid
SF News Man Murdered In Buena Vista Park Buena Vista Park played host to a murder on Tuesday morning. According to SF Appeal, "a man was drinking at the top of Buena Vista Park when another man allegedly stabbed him to
SF News Cellular Telephone Industry Association Suing S.F. Oh dear. Folks from the Cellular Telephone Industry Association, a wireless "nonprofit" group established in 1984, is in the process of suing San Francisco over our (alarmist?) Cell Phone Right-To-Know ordinance, according to
SF News Farallones Scientists Report Having Same Dreams Biologists at the Farallones, a group of islands 27 west of the Golden Gate Bridge, have been documenting more than just endangered birds and sea life. According to a fascinating article in penned
SF News Board of Supervisors Approves Hunters Point Redevelopment Plan As expected, the S.F. Board of Supervisors voted to approve the massive Hunters Point redevelopment project on Tuesday. "After years of debate," SF Appeal reports, "the Board of Supervisors gave first approval
SF News Day Around the Bay Larry Flynt's adult club sends "stripper mobile" barreling down Market Street. [Caliber] Anti-Obama/Pelosi scene on Third Street outside HRD Cafe. [Meowmix] Talking to Francis Ford Coppola about his new restaurant, Rustic. [Inside