SF News Cyclists: Let the Backlash Begin (or Not) Scott James of NYT Bay Area did something a bit crafty. He perched a camera at Duboce and Steiner, capturing cars and cyclists during their morning commutes. While not the busiest or most
SF News Car Thief Steals Vehicle To Get To Auto-Theft Trial Now this? Is our kind of criminal. With no way to get to his auto-theft trial in Vallejo, tenacious Oakland resident Samuel George Botchvaroff did what comes naturally to him: he stole a
SF News So Much For That Plastic Bag Ban Well, well, well. What do we have here? Plastic bags. At the Masonic Lucky's supermarket. Destroying the environment. Making Ross Mirkarimi vomit. Actually, these bags, which have appeared at supermarkets since Halloween, are
SF News Saturday Is Burl Toler Day Gavin Newsom, according to SF Examiner, has officially proclaimed Saturday as Burl A. Toler Sr. Day in San Francisco. Who is Burl A Toler Sr., you ask? Well, Toler was the "first black
SF News Richmond HS Gang Rape 911 Tape Released Yesterday, Richmond police released a recording of the 911 call made on October 24 by 16-year-old Margarita Vargas, who reported the now infamous Richmond High School gang rape. In the call, Vargas --
SF News Feinstein : Will She Or Won't She? Now that Gavin Newsom has dropped out of the governor's race (welcome back to work, Gavin!), rumors are swirling that Senator Dianne Feinstein might take a stab as the new "it" Democratic candidate.
SF News Muni Ticket Agent Arrested After Assaulting Juvenile An unidentified male Muni ticket agent was arrested yesterday afternoon after allegedly punching a young woman. "[T]he incident started as a verbal altercation but developed into a fight in which the ticket
SF News Day Around the Bay Just because: Princess Leia and her stunt double sunbathing on Tatooine while filming Return of the Jedi. [Laughing Squid] Downtown ice skating rink opens next week! [7x7] U.S. attorney targets white-collar crime.
SF News Lincecum Busted for Pot According to Columbian.com, Giants star Tim Lincecum was busted on October 30 for smoking and possessing marijuana. "The amount was 3.3 grams, [Washington State Patrol trooper and spokesman Steve] Schatzel said,
SF News Newsom Mainland Watch: Gavin Returns Tonight Breaking news, folks. It looks like Newsom will return to San Francisco tonight, and be back to work come tomorrow morning. The mayor, if you recall, vanished from San Francisco and City Hall
SF News Please Welcome the Bay Area's Newest Congressman, John Garamendi Filling the void left by Ellen Tauscher, former Lt. Governor John Garamendi was sworn in today "as a new representative in the House for the 10th district representing parts of Contra Costa, Alameda,
SF News Photos: Last Night's Gay Marriage Rally Last year at this time, the gay community (and then some) lost their collective shit over the passing of Prop 8, a pro-discrimination measure that effectively pruned the rights of gay married couples.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Grilled Cheese Coming to South Park We'll try to write this through he tears of joy streaming down our face and pooling on our laptop. Eater has word that a store devoted solely to the fine art of grilled
misc Photo du Jour 500 "Gentryfier go Home!" by Darwin Bell. Shot in NOPA/Western Addition. Also, where does a gentryfier call home? Gentrislovia? Please advise.
SF News Newsom Mainland Watch: Still Munching On Pineapples and Poi Is Newsom back home yet? Of course not. His ego is bruised -- for Gavin, dropping out of the California gubernatorial race is a bit like losing an Oscar, only not nearly as
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Pi Bar Keeps It Real In the Mission Over in the elite section of San Franciso's Historic Mission District, Pi Bar opened its doors last month. And it's garnering rave reviews. Well, SFGate's Janny Hu liked it, anyway. The vibe? " More
SF News Ocean Avenue Books Owner, Not So Nutso After All? Earlier this week we told you about the owner of Ocean Avenue Books who, after receiving a less than glowing Yelp review, went crazy on Yelper "Sean C.," showed up at his front
SF News 'Citywide Operation Safe Muni' Results in <s>900</s> 400 Citations, 9 Arrests SFist brought you this news yesterday, but somewhere around "100 police officers, Muni inspectors and sheriff's officials were involved in Citywide Operation Safe Muni," conducted between 1 p.m. and 8:30 p.
SF News Day Around the Bay Fauxnique/Monique Jenkinson nabs coveted SFBG Goldie award. Find out who else won! [SFBG] How the Department of Correction did everything wrong with Philip Garrido. [SFGate] Scene from last night's Dennis Herrera victory
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Copia, Food Network's West Coast HQ? Eater has word that the Food Network -- home to the world's only living genius, Sandra Lee -- might be looking for a West Coast office of operations. The gastronomic TV network, it
SF News Beware: Undercover Muni Cops Checking Fares Today SFist just received the following bit of information, one you Muni freeloaders should read. A reader, who we'll keep anonymous, tells us that there are "[u]ndercover pigs checking for fares around the
Arts & Entertainment SF Views Talks About the Election, Starting at 4 Still in its embryonic stage, please join SF Appeal's Eve Batey and your SFist editor at 4 p.m. today for SF Views, live from the stained heart of SOMA! It's an interwebs
SF News Maine Gay Marriage Repeal/Prop 8 Anniversary Rallies Sweep SF, the Nation After today's profoundly disappointing news that gay marriage was repealed in the state of Maine -- alas, unadulterated hate wins again -- rallies will be held across the country starting tonight. To find
SF News Photos: Richmond High School Gang Rape Vigil Yesterday, somewhere around 500 students, faculty, and community members showed up at a vigil at Richmond High School, where a 15-year-old girl was beaten and gang raped over over a grueling two-and-a-half-hour ordeal
