SF News Apple's Steve Wozniak to Appear at Roller Derby Event After getting a taste of fame on Kathy Griffin My Life on the D List and Dancing With the Stars, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak (AKA the nice one) can't get enough of the
SF News Seal Pupping Season Closes Part of Point Reyes Starting today, a portion of Point Reyes will close "while thousands of resting and pupping harbor seals come onshore in various parts of the park." Drakes Estero will shutdown for the pups until
misc Week Around the Ists Torontoist introduced the internet to a video of a pigeon riding the subway, just like a human! The internet took it from there. Chicagoist looked at the case of a student suspended from
SF News Day Around the Bay Waaaaverly, one of the houses used in the Joy Luck Club House is for sale. [Curbed] The cuts and cost of California education. [NYT] One of San Francisco's greatest food bloggers, Paolo Lucchesi,
SF News Angry Horde Arrives at SF MTA Board Meeting Scores of justifiably livid transit riders and supporters crammed into City Hall today to voice their outage over Muni fare hikes and service cuts -- which, if you recall, will. help close the
SF News Flash Pillow Fighters to Pay $35,000? See, this is why a brick fight would've worked so much better. The Department of Public Works is fuming after the clean-0up cost for this year's annual flash pillow night at Justin Herman
Arts & Entertainment German Gems @ The Castro by Rachel Brodsky German film isn't necessarily something in which you dabble. With its rich history kicking off during the Weimar era and expanding into the very controversial Third Reich propagandist movement, German
SF News Electronics Recycling Program for San Francisco Public Schools Need to get rid of a few electronics? Come on, no one uses printers these days. And you really don't need all of those computers stacked up high in your bedroom, do you,
SF News Video: Girl Arrested During UC Berkeley Riot Presumably moments before last night's rally / dance party flash mob at UC Berkeley, sparked by cranky tuition-hike protesters, gained momentum, this student protester was swallowed up by riot police. According to the this
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Alcoholic Beverage Control Crackdown on Infusion The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control is trying to kill your buzz, folks. Again. The most recent example is their cracking down on bars serving infused alcohols. Demian Bulwa of the SF Chronicle
SF News Jerry Brown Subpoenas Health Insurers California Attorney General Jerry Brown (and perhaps your next Governor?) subpoenaed the financial records from several health insurance companies yesterday. Why? Because he's he's worried that seven of the state's largest health insurance
misc Comment du Jour: Dreaming of SFist Today's comment of the day comes from SFist's tip section -- which, ideally, should be reserved for tips or news items; gripes and midnight meth-induced rants can be sent to [email protected]
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Newsom Eats! Now that Mayor Gavin Newsom has office hours where almost anyone can sign up to talk with and/or gaze at him for 15 minutes, SFGate's Charlie P. Cunningham (who describes himself as
misc Grossness Gains Steam In Ugliest SF Building Poll Continuing the saga of naming San Francisco's most vile architectural misstep, Curbed's Ugliest Building in San Francisco poll has some serious contenders -- the Metreon, Chinatown Hilton, One Rincon Hill (!) and SOMA Grand,
misc Meanwhile, In Berkeley... Vintage shot of girls feeding porcupine at Little Farm, Tilden Regional Park, Berkeley. (Check out two other vintages pics.)
SF News Warriors Host First-Ever Gay Night In a sport that has a significant homophobia problem, the Golden State Warriors will host their first-ever official Gay and Lesbian night at Oracle Arena on March 11, when the Warriors play with
Arts & Entertainment Video: The Silver Buff Anti-Graffiti Vigilante in Berkeley Since we touched on this Berkeley anti-graffiti vigilante yesterday, we thought we'd show you some of his other work, care of Vigilantefilm. See, while colorful and fascinating to many, graffiti and tagging is
misc Photo du Jour 581 "Grand Closing" by Dave Fayram. ("A Pontiac dealership that never really got started at all," he points out.) Hat tip: Uptown Almanac
misc Meanwhile, In Berkeley... Jim Sharp, Berkeley's anti-graffiti vigilante. (Check out more images of Sharp in action at vigilante vigilante.)
Arts & Entertainment Noise Pop Film Festival by Rachel Brodsky Noise Pop week is finally here! Brace yourselves for seven days of indier-than-thou bands, boozy industry mixers and a rockin' film series. And on that note, Noise Pop's film festival
SF News SPUR's District Walking Tours with Supervisors What better way to learn about another district than by kicking it for an afternoon with one of San Francisco's chatty supervisors. SPUR (San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association) will have monthly
SF News Academy of Art President Speaks Out About North Beach Student's Murder The Academy of Art University's famously prickly president, Elisa Stephens, spoke about the recent murder of Luis Armando Prieto, who was killed in North Beach last week be a car fleeing a shooting.
misc Adoptable Pets Of the Week: Baby & Jinx Jinx 1 year old tuxedo male No bad luck here! Nothing but love and purrs from this sweet fellow. He’s thrilled to be off of the cold rainy streets, and into a
