SF News Schwarzenegger Orders National Guard to Border In effort to "deter drug trafficking and illegal immigration along the border with Mexico," Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ordered up a large serving of National Guard troops (224 Guard members, to be exact) to
Arts & Entertainment Photowalk: SoMa On Sunday July 18, the fine folks at CaliberSF (co-founded by Photo du Jour regular Troy Holden) and a slew of photographers will gather at SOMArts Cultural Center and walk through the streets
SF News Stepdad Charged with 9 Counts of Child Molestation Darren Hayes, 36, will be charged with 9 felony counts of alleged sexual assaults on his underage stepdaughter, Kamala Harris announced today. Hayes faces 4 counts for aggravated sexual assault of a child,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight: Open Post New mom and SFist editor Leanne Maxwell is out for the day doing worldly things, so we're trying to tackle "Tonight' today. Our pick? Go see Inception. It looks like it could be
misc Gwyneth Paltrow Does San Francisco Pointy actress Gwyneth Paltrow has a lifestyle newsletter called GOOP. Why does she call it GOOP? Because she's an actress, and thus crazy. Her most recent newsletter is about San Francisco. Some of
SF News Community Meeting to Yell About Proposed Target The greatest thing that will ever happen to San Francisco, Target, will have a community meeting held in its esteemed honor on Wednesday, July 21. The Facebook invite chirps, "Target is definitely interested
SF News You Can't Compost Sperm According to the city's Department of the Environment, you cannot compost sperm or blood in the green bins. Nope. You can, however, compost snot. Read all about it. Please excuse us as we
misc Ghostbusters Mural Pops Up at Bryant and 8th Street A Simpsons-esque mural of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man and other characters from '80s sci-fi comedy Ghostbusters popped up at Bryant and 8th Street this week. Pretty cool, but no love for the
SF News Cupertino HP Office to Close Hewlett-Packard announced on Thursday that they will close their Cupertino campus while "transferring thousands of workers to its Palo Alto headquarters over the next two years." An estimated 3,000 to 3,500
SF News Day Around the Bay Home point alert! Do you have apartment envy at the Presidio Landmark? We do. [SF Appeal] Sorta hipster blog from East Bay school bemoans "hipster gentrification" in The Mission. [Mission Local] 12-year-old children
misc Adoptable Pets of Week: Petey & Gwen Gwen 2-year-old female Look deep into my eyes. Try to resist me. You can’t. You will try, but you will fail. Meow. Purr. Anyway, I’m gorgeous, soft, cuddly and ready to
SF News Oakland Police Offer $1K Reward for Looter IDs The Oakland Police Department is offering an reward up to $1,000 for anyone helping identify these suspects accused of looting several downtown Oakland businesses (Foot Locker, Sears, sushi restaurant, etc.) following the
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Three Vegan Dishes Worth Creaming Your Culinary Pants Over by Laura Beck 1. Cinnamon Rolls at Cinnaholic Okay, just wrap your heads around this: a shop where you can design your own cinnamon rolls, with flavors like butterscotch and pumpkin spice, and
misc Photo du Jour 672 Local photographer Travis Jensen had the pleasure of snapping a shot of former Secretary of State under Bill Clinton, Warren Christopher. Jensen explains to Caliber SF: The other day, I had the fortunate
SF News Golden State Warriors Sold; Ellison Out Former front runner Larry Ellison is out. According to CBS 5, "The Golden State Warriors have been sold for an NBA record $450 million to a group led by Mandalay Entertainment CEO Peter
SF News Jennifer Siebel-Newsom: Facial Spokeswoman San Francisco treasure Leah Garchik reported last week that actress, filmmaker, philanthropist, Stanford MBA recipient, mother, San Francisco First Lady Jennifer Siebel-Newsom gets to add another comma to her resume. See, the fine-boned
SF News Did Police Use Excessive Force at Merhserle Verdict Protest? Some members of the National Lawyers Guild and a smattering of community activists claim the Oakland Police Department "used excessive force in responding to a large protest after the verdict in the trial
SF News Apple to Hold 'Special Press Conference' on Friday On Friday, Apple will hold a Vouturi-like press conference at its Cupertino headquarters for a select crop of journalists. Gulp. According to The Loop (via Valleywag): Apple on Wednesday invited select press to
SF News Day Around the Bay Trouble at Twitter? [Valleywag] Local designer Christopher Collins to appear on next season of Project Runway. [SFGate] "Try to remember the kind of September / When life was slow and oh, so mellow..." [SF
SF News Mehserle Sentencing Date Changed According to the LA Superior Court, the sentencing date for convicted BART police officer Johannes Mehserle has been changed to November 5th, 8:30 a.m. Mehserle's sentencing was originally scheduled for August
misc SFist Asks a French Expatriate What France Does for Bastille Day? In an effort to get inside the mind of French citizenry, SFist asked our very own opera critic, Cedric Westphal - an openly French-born and French-speaking person living right here in San Francisco!
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Map: Fancy SF Coffee Shops View SF COFFEE MAP in a larger map Behold! A map showcasing artisan, if you will, coffee shops in San Francisco. Ooh la la, is right. We plan on making it a life
SF News S.F. Board of Supervisors Approve Hunters Point Redevelopment EIR Early this morning, the Board of Supervisors signed off on the environmental impact report on a gargantuan $8 billion re-imagining of the old Hunters Point Naval Shipyard. The redevelopment plan, as conceived by
SF News Gray Davis > Arnold Schwarzenegger According to a new Field Poll (pdf), California voter give Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger "the lowest rating for a sitting governor in more than 50 years," trumping Gray Davis as one of California's worst
