SF News Cable Car Crashs Into Van, Injures Four A cable car collided with a van near Washington Street near Mason Street last night, injuring four. According to SF Appeal, "The crash happened at about 5:15 p.m." And "two passengers
SF News Day Around the Bay Today's guest blogger? Why, it's Melissa Griffin of Sweet Melissa and SF Examiner. Melissa was kind enough to do this for us during the Labor Day holiday. Thusly: we now owe her 657832112
misc Angry Clarion Alley Mural Project Letter to Incite Taggers? Oh oh. Also, remember when San Francisco artists used to know that they lived in a city with grime and/or grit? Granted, Valencia Street is, for better or for worse, an affectedly
SF News Wall Street Journal and The New York Times to Print SF Editions Here's some days-old news for you to chew on, folks. In a move that has some editors at The Chronicle defecating in their hermetically-sealed bubble, both The Wall Street Journal and The New
SF News Bay Bridge Tuesday Reopening: Will It or Won't It? After an inspector discovered a crack in the eastern span of the Bay Bridge over the weekend, crews plan to hysterically work overnight in an effort to reopen the Bay Bridge on Tuesday
SF News Naughty Bay Bridge Worker Graffiti Spotted in Hi-Res Photo While the bridge has been shutdown over the Labor Day Weekend, they've been publishing images of their work in progress, using high-resolution photos. Much to our delight. Otherwise, one would never have spotted
misc Week Around the Ists Torontoist covered the aftermath of a horrifying cyclist-car confrontation—between a bike courier named Darcy Allan Sheppard and Ontario's former Attorney General Michael Bryant—that left Sheppard dead: they covered a mass memorial
SF News Day Around the Bay On San Bruno Avenue, massage parlor are OK. But pot clubs? Not so much. [SF Appeal] 11-year-old boy stabbed, critically-wounded on his first solo Muni bus ride. [SFGate] Pet wars. [Spotswood] More layoffs
SF News Behold the Empty Bay Bridge Spectacular, isn't it? Although work crews have hit some minor difficulties -- SFGate reports that "crews were having a difficult time setting free pins from the old structure, delaying their ability to slide
SF News Meanwhile in Berkeley... SHE (Sexual Health Education and Empowerment) was a campaign created by the California Young Women's Collaborative "to advocate for the importance of sexual health + communication."
SF News Afghan Embassy Guard Party or Folsom Street Fair? The Project on Government Oversight sent Mother Jones and Gawker some delightful snapshots of a festive party hosted at Camp Sullivan, the home to the ArmorGroup guards folk who protect and serve nearby
SF News Newsom Announces Free H1N1 (Swine) Flu Shots In our continuing will-we-live-or-will-we-die H1N1 (swine) flu coverage, we just got word that Mayor Gavin Newsom is handing out free H1N1 shots. According to the Mayor's Office, "San Francisco will be organizing free
SF News Thrilling Police Chase Climaxes with Potrero Hill Crash Early this morning, at around 3 a.m. on Kearny and Market, a street robbery occurred, resulting in an exciting police chase throughout the streets of San Francisco. According to CBS 5/BCN,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight THEATER: Jarringly different from the , this re-telling of deaf-blind Helen Keller has Annie Sullivan speaking only in Japanese throughout the play, which "leads Helen to discover her abilities to communicate reach beyond her
misc Whast's Going On Here, Nova? Heh. Also, for reals, you should try their tartar. Most of their menu, actually, is tasty. It's also a pretty good place to get tanked, especially when 21st Amendment is too loud and
SF News Dustin Lance Black's Harvey Milk Day Sentate Testimony This is our last chance to make the Harvey Milk Day bill law. Now that the Assembly has approved Mark Leno's bill to make Harvey Milk Day a state holiday, it will be
SF News Japan Launches Earthquake Packs for Your Pets Manufacturer Oyagokoro, based in Japan, just launched a new line of earthquake packs, ones "designed to keep dogs and cats safe during such events," reports The Examiner. The kits come in three sizes,
SF News Day Around the Bay Today's guest blogger? The decadent, divine Daisy Barringer of Oopsie Daisy, A Dollop of Daisy, and Please Don't Eat the Daisies. Most recently, she came this close to fisticuffs while waiting in line
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Quote du Jour: Tripe This quote has been making the rounds this week. So, of course, we feel the need to bring it to your attention. Nate Appleman -- A16 chef, James Beard Award winner, San Francisco
SF News Final Notice: Bay Bridge Closes at 8 p.m. As Labor Day Weekend creeps to a dramatic opener, getting over the Bay Bridge will come to a halt in, oh, less than six hours from now. In addition to completing the $6.
SF News KTVU's Ross McGowan to Retire Next to La King, Ross McGowan is one of our favorite local on-air personalities. Why? Because he smolders. Also, that low, appropriately condescending voice of his makes "Mornings On Two" that more special.
