Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews: Artist Catherine Galasso by Amy Crocker It’s said you have a better chance of getting struck by lightning than winning the lottery. One man in history certainly found this to be true. Roy Sullivan never
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight by Amy Crocker SCIENCE: For the first time, California Academy of Sciences is adding Game Night to its weekly 21+ NightLife event. Brain teasers, puzzles and trivia questions will abound. This is your
SF News Hazmat Situation Closes Montgomery At California Action News SF is reporting that "Montgomery [is] closed btwn Sacramento and California. Hazmat on scene." The Hazmat truck, which you can see footage of here, and several emergency vehicles are at the
SF News Riot Police Arrest SFSU Protesters A total of 33 protesters were arrested this morning at San Francisco State University, one day after students took over the Business school building to protest fee hikes and budget cuts. University officials
SF News Power Outage Shuts Down Muni Metro (Updated) We're getting reports this evening that there's a subway power outage in San Francisco, resulting in Muni metro lines being "totally dead." According to MuniAlerts: "Subway outage may last all night. Shuttle buses
SF News Day Around the Bay Temporary Target arrives at Mint Plaza. [Curbed] Notorious 'BNE' tagger surfaces in NYT article. [SFGate, NYT] Orange County wonks go nuts over Pelosi. [Calitics] Bay Bridge tolls to end carpool culture? [NBC Bay
Arts & Entertainment SF Mime Troupe Celebrate 50th Anniversary This Thursday by Rachel Brodsky The San Francisco Mime Troupe aren't your every day mimes, as many of you know. They're a posse of political satirists that mimic while pointing out life's more absurd qualities.
Arts & Entertainment SF Views Talks About Vegans, Vegetarians, and the Holidays Do you like to eat sprigs of thyme and bowls of oats? Or whatever? Then tune in to find out more about a meat-free and dairy-free lifestyle during the holiday season on SF
Arts & Entertainment Noise Pop 2010 Acts Revealed Artisan musical treats like Magnetic Fields, Mark Kozelek, Rogue Wave, Atlas Sound, The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Four Tet, John Vanderslice, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Wallpaper, Zee Avi, The Limousines, and Foreign Born
SF News SF Society: Dede Wilsey Threw A Holiday Party, You Weren't Invited Great news: The joyous-to-read Catherine Bigelow returns to SF Chronicle to observe the bizarre and intricate rituals of San Francisco society. (Bigelow used to be a full-timer at Chron, then went to 7x7,
SF News AT&T To Improve Coverage In SF (Hopefully) AT&T announced they will improve iPhone and other smart phone coverage in New York and San Francisco's financial district. Those areas "are performing at levels below our standards,” according to Ralph
SF News Partial Derailment Of BART Train In East Bay According to KRON 4 News, a BART train partially derailed between the Lake Merritt and 12th Street BART stations. Passengers are being evacuated out of the tunnel. The derailed train was headed for
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight by Amy Crocker MUSIC: Tonight at the Great American Music Hall, tech professionals from Silicon Valley will loosen the collars on their mock turtlenecks, remove their Clark Kent eyeglasses, and turn into rock
SF News 'I Love SF Water' Video Contest Winner Announced This past July, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission announced their 'I Love SF Water' video contest. The winner? Alexis van Gelder for her first place video titled Shower Your Garden, which features
SF News Cold Weather Breaks Records The arctic chill, which should start to subside once the rain comes later tonight, broke weather records across the Bay Area. Early this morning, "San Rafael had a low of 28 degrees, tying
SF News Protesters Take Over SFSU Building Following on the heels of Cal students who occupied Wheeler Hall last month to protest fee hikes, students at San Francisco State University have taken over the school's business building. "The 20 or
SF News Day Around the Bay Murio's Trophy Room celebrates its 50th anniversary. (Sidenote: Your editor was in two earthquakes at Murio's. You've been warned.) [SFBG] Abortion restrictions terminated in Senate. [SFGate/AP] North Beach's Pickles down for the
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Recipe: DIY Starbucks Peppermint Mocha In September, Kathryn Hill of Apartment Therapy's "The Kitchn" brought to you a DIY Pumpkin Spice Latte, which was strikingly similar to Starbucks' famous autumnal treat. Now, Hill brings you a Starbucks-ish DIY
SF News What's Going On Here, Phil Bronstien? Oh, we see now. It was a mistake -- a horrible, frightening, skull-shatteringly awful mistake. Whew. You scared the holy hell out of us.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Hears: The Fresh & Onlys @ Amnesia by Taryn Harrington Saw what is, arguably, one of San Francisco’s hottest new bands at the moment, The Fresh & Onlys, at Amnesia on Saturday along with The Aerosols and Austin-based Woven
misc Photo du Jour 523 Wow, we're piling on the Newsoms today, yes? First, Jennifer makes a return to the glossies. Now, we have this ultra-charming picture found by Beth Spotswood. Snapped by Bill Wilson, Mayor Gavin Newsom
Arts & Entertainment Jennifer Siebel Returns To Camera's Lens In what could possibly be Jennifer Siebel's first fashion shoot post-Montana, San Francisco's first lady appears in the December issue of UC Berkeley's Bare Magazine, helping to promote local designers. And it's a
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight by Amy Crocker MUSIC: With Baudelaire-meets-Carl Perkins lyrics, The Aversions are a punk rock band for the thinking set. They also hail from Quebec, so now imagine all those rhymes with a French
