SF News July 4 Is Being Observed Today, July 5 Since Independence Day fell on a Sunday yesterday, the holiday is being observed today. Which is why most of you have the day off. While government offices are closed, Muni will run on
misc Week Around the Ists Torontoist continued its coverage of the G20 with a look at the 14 essential videos to come from it, and even tracked down the guy who was captured on video politely tackling one
SF News Day Around the Bay Please give a warm welcome to Jackie Jones and her tap dancing cat! [Mission Mission] Concord Lucky's store ban students from store. [Claycord] Target eyes Geary and Masonic. [SF Appeal] Rendering the street
misc Have You Seen This Lost Blanket? Oh, that tears it! If there's one thing we will not stand for, it's the loss of an heirloom security blanket. This guy, who left his great-grandmother-crafted blanket outside during a recent move,
SF News Scenes from Oakland Amid Johannes Mehserle Verdict Hoopla While we wait for the Johannes Mehserle case to conclude--for those of you who recently rose from a coma, the BART cop is on trial for the shooting death of Oscar Grant on
SF News Police Respond to Gay Pride Beating Video Yesterday, SFist broke the story of an enthralling, although possibly problematic, police scuffle caught on tape at Sunday's Gay Pride. See, a few revelers were out of line (assaulting police officers, drunk, wearing
SF News Pet Bird Advocates Want to Stop Proposed Pet Store Ban In an effort to stop the proposed animal ban at San Francisco pet stores--buying your pets at stores, as some of you know, is wrong, especially when one can adopt--a group calling itself
SF News SFist Blotter Police say that, early this morning on the Unit block of Plymouth Avenue in the Lakeview neighborhood, two suspects walked up to a 16-year-old man. Suspect #1, a man between 18-22, brandished a
SF News How Guilty, If at All, Is Johannes Mehserle? As the Mehserle closing arguments wrap up, on Thursday, the Chronicle reports, jurors "were told that the video-recorded killing during an arrest at BART's Fruitvale Station in Oakland was either an intentional act
SF News Day Around the Bay We really like this photo. That's all. [SFHaps] Although visiting it might prove fatal, would it kill you to say Tenderloin? [Tenderblog] Romeo and Juliet at the San Quinten Theatre. [Eye On Blogs]
SF News Apple Hit With iPhone Lawsuits Due to poor reception on the new iPhone 4, angry customers are hitting Apple with legal action "Apple is engulfed in at least four different federal lawsuits over reception problems with its new
SF News Oakland Riot Speculation Swirls as Mehserle Verdict Looms Oakland riots, will they or won't they happen? Johannes Mehserle, the BART cop accused of killing Oscar Grant at the Frutivale station, could face 2nd degree murder (15 years - life), voluntary manslaughter
SF News Mildly Entertaining Shouting Erupts at Noe Valley Plaza Meeting "This will make news if we have to call cops to a meeting in Noe Valley," Supervisor Bevan Dufty told the cranky audience at last night's Noe Valley plaza meeting. Yes, people lost
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Three Vegan Dishes Worth Creaming Your Culinary Pants Over by Laura Beck 1. Carrot Muffins at Mission Pie Yes, they have vegan pie and yes, it is very good, but it ain't got nothing on these muffins. They're tiny but pack a
SF News Police Ruckus Raised at S.F. Gay Pride It looks like things got a bit out of hand during an attempted arrest at Sunday's S.F. Gay Pride festivities. Shot by fckjulien1000 near the Orpheum Theater, the title of this video
SF News Dog Attack In Golden Gate Park Three people were attacked by two dogs in Golden Gate Park this morning, according to SF Appeal. While initial reports claim that the dogs were strays, we are now hearing that one of
SF News Day Around the Bay What weekday are you taking off for July 4, Monday or Friday? [SF Appeal] Brace yourselves for the worst news you will hear for the remainder of your life: Starz canceled Party Down.
SF News Man Trapped Under Train at Embarcadero BART Station The Embarcadero station was closed at 2:45 p.m. today due to an unidentified man being stuck under a BART train. No word yet on his condition. Reports confirm there will, of
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Secret to Getting a Good Restaurant Seat? Invest. Today, Lord Bauer gives us the lowdown on how to snag a seat at the "hottest" favorite restaurant. The secret? A mere $25,000. He says, "Generally, if you’re an investor (and
SF News Newsom Drowns Baby Seals In BP Oil, Twirls Moustache, Cackles Although Newsom touts an excessively green platform -- take, for example, his appointment of a Greening Director, the single most bullshit-heavy job title since Social Media Consultant -- Matier & Ross report that
misc Adoptable Pets of Week: Blue & Evette Blue 7-month-old female Great Dane mix I am a special girl! Not only am I gorgeous, but I'm clever too. I have a team of trainers who are looking for a great place
SF News Ray Ratto to Leave Chronicle for Online Realm Sports writer Ray Ratto is jumping ship at SF Chronicle. SF Weekly reports, "Word out of the San Francisco Chronicle newsroom is that Ray Ratto, the paper's longtime prolix sports columnist, is leaving
misc Gremlins' Gizmo Visits Central Market Corridor SFist reader (and Editorial Director of Frommers.com) David Lytle snapped these pics of Gizmo (the lovable, hungry-after-dark star of Gremlins) dotting a boarded building along the Central Market Corridor. Lytle explains: A
