SF News Poll: Will Newsom Resign? Rumors are percolating that Gavin Newsom might, as a SFist commenter Manys pointed out, pull a Sarah Palin. That is to say, he could very well resign. Or not. No one can say
misc Photo du Jour 508 Twilight fan Gianna DiGulio, 6, of San Francisco is about to explode with glee outside The Twilight Saga: New Moon premiere in Westwood. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Meet the Winemakers at the End of Harvest Celebration at Press Club Do you hold your wine glass by the stem, shove your fat nose in the glass, and snort? Which is to say, do yo have a serious interest the the art of wine
SF News Muni Derailment Update While there's no word yet why a L-Taraval train derailed in the tunnel this morning, more than 20 bus shuttles are currently carrying Muni passengers between Van Ness and West Portal stations. All
misc Photos: Twitter's New Office Moving out of the LoRi (Lower Outer Rincon Hill)/South Park neighborhood, the folks at Twitter moved up Third Street to a sweeter, swankier pad. CEO Ev Williams's wife, Sara Morishige, reportedly aided
SF News Carsonist Torches Three More Autos The carsonist -- or a copycat carsonist, or a copycat copycatting the copycat carsonist -- stuck three times in the Easy Bay last night. Three evening car fires hit San Pablo, and authorities
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink David Chang Was Right Maybe New York chef David "Fist Bump" Chang was right? Scroll down, folks. If you recall, Chang got all reality show contestant on San Francisco food, saying, "Fuckin' every restaurant in San Francisco
SF News Newsom Speaks Finally. Mayor Gavin Newsom was cornered by spoke to reporters yesterday outside his office. While the Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam visited City Hall last night, Newsom stayed inside his office, hiding from
SF News L Taraval Derails; K, L, M Delays Abound After "the second car of an L Taraval derailed in the Twin Peaks tunnel between Castro and Forest Hill stations," reports SF Appeal, the entire Muni system is chaotic this morning. No injuries
SF News Day Around the Bay Photos and film from the Skirtchaser 5k race. [Richmond Blog] Bauer gripes about Top Chef host's spokesmodel duties for the world's greatest beverage. [Bauer] More on Nate Ballard's departure, including commentary from Chris
SF News MTV Remote Control' Host Ken Ober, Dead Brace yourselves, Gen Xers. Ken Ober, host of MTV's beloved Remote Control, was found dead at his home in Los Angeles. "No cause of death was immediately known," reports CNN. In addition to
misc Bag Lady: The Seventh Heart at 1592 Market by Ryan Robles Times are tough. Or so we've been told. So, in this economy it’s ideal to know where to go to get the most omph for your buck, especially if
SF News Nate Ballard Quits Newsom Administration Witty and wise Newsom spokesman Nathe Ballard made a choice decision today: he quit Newsom's (sinking?) ship. To the press release: San Francisco, November 16, 2009 — Today Mayor Gavin Newsom announced that Nathan
SF News Regency Ballroom Shooting Suspect Sought The rapscallion who shot eight people outside KMEL's House of Soul concert at the Regency Ballroom has yet to be apprehended by authorities. Last night, if you recall, a fight between two men
misc Map: Another Amusing View of San Francisco We've seen this map of San Francisco make the rounds this morning, which makes sense. It is most amusing. We especially enjoy the "Forests of Mystery," "Streets Upon Streets of Silence," and "You're
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews: Annie by Moses Namkung Five long years after she burst onto the indie music scene with Anniemal, a debut universally embraced by indie music critics, Annie is finally releasing her much-delayed sophomore effort, Don't
SF News A's Andrew Bailey Named 'Rookie of the Year' Oakland A's pitcher Andrew Bailey has been named the American League Rookie of the Year this morning. Bailey is a Gemini who was born in Voorhees, NJ, way back in 1984. He stands
misc Photo du Jour 507 This pan at Luna Park was brought to you by Ed, who sent it to Mission Mission. The pan, it seems, looks like a Folsom Street bear tucking his penis into his thigh
SF News Capture This Winter's Rain Water With SFPUC's Rain Barrel Program Seeing as how this winter promises to be a wet one, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is offering big ol' barrels in which to catch precious rain water. San Francisco Sewers Blog reports,
SF News Carjacking Ends In Crash KRON 4, in between a slew of easy-entry-walk-in-bath commercials, reports that an early morning carjacking at Sutter and Polk ended in a crash. No word yet as to the condition of the vehicle's
misc Week Around the Ists Chicagoist occupied itself with Twilight and pillow fights. Seattlest reminded us that we don't watch Mariners baseball for the game, we watch it for the player-on-player bromance. Phillyist got personal this week, calling
SF News Day Around the Bay Check out this wildly amusing array of No Parking signs in San Francisco. [Streetsblog] Man arrested in Berkeley aquatic park homicide. [CBS 5] SF veterans feel slighted by poor parade turnout. [Appeal] Annie's
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Just Say No to Santa Cruz County-Sport Harvested Shellfish, Says CDPH The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) sounded the alarm today, warning "consumers not to eat Santa Cruz County sport-harvested shellfish because the clams, mussels, scallops or oysters may be contaminated with domoic
misc Hacker Hits Electronic Sign at Lincoln <s>Blvd</s> This Morning We have no idea what's going on here, exactly, but it sure looks exciting!
