SF News Gas Leak Prompts Street Closure On Baker AlertSF reports that there's a "[s]treet closure on Baker between Bay and Richardson due to gas main break" in the Inner Richmond/Presidio Heights Marina neighborhood. [Map]
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Top 100 Wines Revealed SF Chronicle's Jon Bonné released the Top 100 Wines list for 2009. This year's angle was that more wines under $30 made the list. Which, of course, is fantastic news here at SFist
SF News Free Show In Union Square Today: Cirque du Soleil's OVO by Amy Crocker While doing your holiday shopping, watch the Cirque du Soleil OVO performers catch hypothermia in Union Square today. Dancers from OVO will put on a "spontaneous" public show. The event
SF News Bay Bridge Repairs Will Close Lanes Overnight For Next Three Weeks In lieu of shutting down the entire span of the Bay Bridge, the California Department of Transportation decided to close lanes to repair the crippled eyebar. "Work will begin Friday night, weather permitting,
SF News Barry Bonds' Son Arrested Not to outdo his father, who has his own share of legal troubles, Nikolai Bonds, 19, the son of former Giants great Barry Bonds, was arrested on Saturday night, booked on suspicion of
SF News Bay Area Freeze At around 4 a.m. this morning, moments after our dry skin-inducing heater turned off, we checked our iPhone's weather app and noticed a jarring number: 31 degrees. What? Yes, it was freezing
SF News Day Around the Bay Hail, sleet, snow blankets Bay Area. [SF Examiner, NYT, Danville Weekly] More unsuspecting folks realize that San Francisco is neither Oz nor an amusement park. Chaos ensues. [SFGate] Cycling, a feminist issue? [Appeal]
SF News Chocolate and Chiu At SF Bicycle Coalition's Annual Fund-Raising Party Last night was the SF Bike Coalition's Annual holiday fund-raising party. How did they raise much-needed cash? With an auction. Matt Smith has the details: A dinner with Board of Supervisors Prez Daivd
SF News Scene From A Snowy East Bay Hilltop Carlos Belasco of Livermore check out the SF skyline along Grizzly Peak Boulevard on the snow-covered ridge. Last night;s cold Arctic storm covered parts the Oakland-Berkeley hills with several inches of snow
misc Gift Guide: Caffeinated Comics by Amy Crocker Caffeinated Comics has posted this helpful holiday gift guide, suggesting specialized comic books for your entire list. Their recommendations include: Your Buddy Who Lives in the Mission: "The Graphic Bio
Arts & Entertainment Photo du Jour 522 One of the photos snapped by Gerald Ratto (who was profiled in this weekend's New York Times by Chloe Veltman) in the Fillmore district in 1952, while he was attending the California School
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight by Amy Crocker HOLIDAY: Oh come all ye faithful to the 80th Annual Golden Gate Park Christmas Tree Lighting. Put on by the San Francisco Parks Trust (sfpt.org), the free event will
SF News Daisy Does the 49ers: Seattle Kills Postseason Chances by Daisy Barringer What is there left to say? I spent all of last week worrying about yesterday’s game. I had anxiety nightmares every single night, including one where I had to
SF News Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger's Pilot Hat On Auction Block Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger -- the pilot turned hero who safely landed crippled US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River this past January, which resulted in saving the lives of all 155
SF News Meg Whitman To Testify In Craigslist-eBay Deal Today Meg Whitman, Former eBay Chief Executive and current Republican contender for governor is expected to testify in Delaware today about the original deal between Craigslist and eBay, both bay area based organizations. If
SF News Mavericks Surf Competition Update: Tuesday Off Due to forecasts of rain and wind, Mavericks will not begin tomorrow, as was hoped. But as surfers only get 24 hours notice, there's still a chance for waves this week, if the
SF News New Muni Service: Going "Smoothly" How did your Muni ride go? It should have been nothing short of seamless, at least according to a MTA press release. "Muni service is going smoothly on the first weekday of the
SF News SnowWatch2K9: White Stuff Falls From The Sky After last night's brisk chill, a winter weather advisory was issued for the East Bay Hills, Santa Cruz Mountains, and Diablo Range after -- get this -- snow fell in the Bay Area
misc Week Around the Ists Gothamist watched the State Senate reject gay marraige legislation supported by the Governor and State Assembly. The small silver lining was State Senator Diane Savino's impassioned speech -- "We have nothing to fear
SF News Day Around the Bay The 26 Valencia ends tonight. Sigh. [Burrito Justice, NYT] Newsom talks about taxes, bikes, and the city's future. [SFBG] The 11-year-old boy stabbed on Muni bus not sure suspect was his assailant. [Appeal]
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Happy National Cookie Day! Grab some milk, a sleeve of Oreos, and start observing kids, because today is National Cookie Day. (Eee!) Its name, according to Wikipedia, comes the Dutch word koekje or koekie meaning "little cake.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Hayes Valley Ramen Truck Debuts This Weekend On Saturday and Sunday be sure to grab a bowl of ramen while window shopping in Hayes Valley. Shirohige Ramen-Ya, a ramen truck, will be at the corner of Laguna and Hayes (across
Arts & Entertainment Annual Holiday Art Sale At Creativity Explored Tonight by Rachel Brodsky Since we're always scoping out ways to make holiday shopping a little easier, we'd recommend checking out the Annual Holiday Art Sale at Creativity Explored (located on 16th street and
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight by Amy Crocker FILM: Brando sings in Guys and Dolls at 2:15 and 7:00. And at 5:00 and 9:45, catch the 1944 film The Princess and the Pirate, starring
