SF News Actress Lynn Redgrave Dies at 67 Lynn Redgrave, the Oscar-nominated actress famous for her roles in Georgy Girl and Gods and Monsters, died at her home Sunday in Connecticut, her family announced this morning. The 67-year-old actress was battling
SF News Bayview Plays Host to Saturday Stabbing At around 9:15 p.m. at Keith Street and Quesada Avenue on Saturday night, a man was stabbed, resulting in his hospitalization. He is in stable condition. What's more, the man accused
misc Week Around the Ists LAist was delighted to report that Hugh Hefner came to the rescue with a bundle of cash to help stop developers from digging into the land near the iconic Hollywood Sign. Chicagoist saw
SF News Day Around the Bay Is this the end of the offshore drilling boomlet? [Calitics] Business Yelps back on blog. [Eye On Blogs] Who, exactly, is the real fake Bruce Brugmann? (Hint: no one associated with SFist.) [SF
SF News Turnabout is Fair Play: AZ Immigrant Law Supporters Boycott CA and SF In the continuing saga of West and East: Civil War 2.0, Arizona immigrant law supporters have called for a boycott of California -- which is downright impossible; like God, the Golden State
SF News Reminder: Critical Mass Tonight Before you head home for what is supposed to be a gorgeous weekend of sun and leisure, the fine folks of Critical Mass will be in full effect during the evening commute. Just
SF News Lake Merritt "Emergency" Prompts BART Delays Serious delays will persist throughout the morning on BART. According to SFGate, today's "major delays" are due to a mysterious, but not yet identified emergency at the Lake Merritt station in Oakland. [via
SF News SFist Reviews: Newsom for Lieutenant Governor - State Convention Video The video begins in full bullshit mode similar to an episode of Barefoot Contessa (e.g., the one where Ina Garten pretends to break into her gay male friends' tacky Hamptons home to
SF News Day Around the Bay Is north east San Francisco the "Northeast" of San Francisco? [Ice Tubes] If Arizona irks you, avoid Mexico. [Melissa Griffin] The best breakfasts in San Francisco. [Chronicle] Is the new Nightmare on Elm
Arts & Entertainment Bag Lady: A.OK + The Seventh Heart Party Tonight by Ryan Robles Hello from the Bag Lady! It’s been a while since we’ve been out on street, but with the weather warming up and flowers unfurling, it’s high time
SF News SFPD Arrest Knife-Wielding Bank Robbery Suspect Jason Dunlap, 35, was arrested in connection with a Wednesday afternoon bank robbery in downtown San Francisco. According to police, the incident, which happened at Borel Private Bank and Trust at 433 California
SF News Anti-Straight Discrimination Alleged at Mission Police Station A former SFPD cop is claiming anti-straight discrimination at the Mission police station, and now she's taking action. Mission Local reports that openly heterosexual Lori Dutra, a former patrol officer, "alleges she suffered
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Fior D'Italia Celebrates 125th Anniversary with Original Menu, Prices Be sure to heard over to Fior d'Italia (2237 Mason) tomorrow for veal sauté for a nickel, linguine and meatballs for a dime, and eggplant parmesan for $.20. Why such sanity-free prices, you
SF News <em>LA Times</em> Endorses Newsom for Lt. Governor LA Times endorsed SF Mayor Gavin Newsom "without hesitation," not hometown girl Janice Hahn, for Lt Gov. in the Democratic primary, while tipping its hat to Abel Maldonado on the GOP side. Why
SF News Oakland to Join Arizona Boycott Oakland will join San Francisco in boycotting Arizona over anti-immigration/anti-illegal alien law SB 1070. Oakland Council President Jane Brunner, Vice Mayor Jean Quan and Councilman Ignacio De La Fuente will "join clergy
SF News Day Around the Bay California receives one -- one! -- slot on this year's 'World's 50 Best Restaurants' list. [CNN, via LAist] Sup. Alioto trying to kill popular F-line extension. [Rescue Muni] Wife and baby watch as
misc Webcomic About SF Startup Scene Launched by <em>Twitter Wit</em> Author Nick Douglas, former Gawker and Valleywag scribe/Twitter Wit author, created a glorious new comic about a nascent online internet e-web venture in San Francisco. It's called Big Damn Deal. Douglas kicks things
SF News Jerry Brown Nets $400 Million for California Enron Victims Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate and Jerry Brown revealed today that $400 million in refunds are heading to California consumers who were "victimized by market manipulation and exorbitant prices during the energy crisis
misc Adoptable Pets of Week: Dinah & Regina Dinah 5-year-old female black lab Ready for adventure, fun and activity? I am a high energy lab who loves my tennis ball!! I will play fetch with you all day to help burn
SF News Your Top 10 Google Searches Are... In March scores of people used Google to find "yahoo," which was the seventh most searched word of the month. Gee, that's rich. Anyway, the top ten words were gmail (10), yahoo.com
SF News Esta Noche Vandalized with Swastikas We missed this completely earlier this week, so...here it is today. This past Friday, Latino gay nightclub Esta Noche was defaced with several Nazi swastikas. The bar's manager, Edgar Lopez, "came to
SF News City Programmer Found Guilty of Felony Computer Tampering Terry Childs, the SF City Hall's network engineer who almost brought the city a stand still after withholding crucial passwords, was found guilty of felony computer tampering on Tuesday. KTVU reports: "After nearly
