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Muni Experiencing Delays

Might want to rev up the Lexus or Prius today, readers. According to Appeal, the J, K/T, L, M and N lines are all "'experiencing rolling delays in the subway because of

Arts & Entertainment

<i>Star Wars</i> Concert Coming

Hey, fans! Listen up. Yet another way for you to enjoy that sci-fi story about Princess Leia and those adorable Ewoks is coming. A touring production of George Lucas' famous and much-loved films

Grandfather-Granddaughter Fast Food Outing Foils Possible Predator Arrest

Earlier this week, a retired Daly City police officer witnessed an "elderly man" in his 60s talking to a 2-year-old girl at a McDonald's on Redwood Highway. Deciding something fishy was afoot, said

Whole Foods Wine Robbery Stopped

Plug 1 of What I'm Seeing came across this scene at the Whole Foods located a block away from SFist HQ, over on Fourth Street and Harrison. He explains: According to one of

Day Around the Bay

Note to LA: Gavin doesn’t need Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s help to get to Sacramento. Find out why. [Sweet Melissa] Only you can stop PDFs, people. Please read what could be the

Street Plaza for the Richmond?

While looking for more lofty loft images just like this one over at Curbed -- seriously, we view this awesome SOMA pad at least twice a day; just look at that bathroom! --

Create Your Own Map of San Francisco Neighborhoods

We adore stuff like this, things that boil down the complicated and tenuous class, race and sociopolitical tapestry of San Francisco into convenient sweeping generalizations. And, which ever rapscallion took a black Sharpie

Photo du Jour 464

This is no way to treat Knotts-Berry Farm memorabilia. Would you do this to your Splash Mountain photo from Disneyland? We should hope not.

Google Honors ComicCon

ComicCon, the other annual gathering of comic stars and fans, is taking place this very second in San Diego, starting today and ending on Sunday. Never one to shy away from all things

Chris Daly Moves Family Out of SF

East Coast transplant and D6 Supervisor Chris Daly might soon be headed for safer, more affordable pastures. Daly, it seems, has bought a home in Fairfield, the East Bay (North Bay?) city where

Fire Torches South South SF Columbus Salami Warehouse

A massive four-alarm fire on Cabot Road near Allerton Avenue torched the San Francisco Sausage Company building, the Columbus Salami company's slicing plant. Luckily, all 30 overnight employees escaped unharmed. The blaze went

Knife-Wielding-Schwarzenegger Video Brouhaha Missed the Obvious

So. The MSM has been atwitter this morning about the above video, which shows Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger holding a Crocodile Dundee-esque knife (in his unusually youthful hands) before launching into a diatribe about

BART - Oakland Airport Connector Closer to Reality

by Chris Jones Yesterday, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission voted 10 to 3 to approve $140 million to help pay for the long awaited automated people mover between the Oakland Coliseum BART station and

Mom Kills Son, Then Self at Mt. Diablo

The bodies of a Walnut Creek woman and her son were found on Friday at the top of Mount Diablo. Their deaths appears to be the result of a mother-son murder-suicide. Judith Williams,

Day Around the Bay

Jack London Square Mega-Market to be "three times the size of the Ferry Building." [Eater] Dennis Herrera goes after rogue strip clubs, Heaven and Pink Diamonds. [SF Weekly] Getting to know your SF

Muni Crash Video

Update: SFAppeal has the embeddable code. Why? Because some people understand the internet and online reporting. Anyway. Matier & Ross, who know their way around a police newsletter but not the magic that

Photo du Jour 463

"Start and end of work shifts" by Darwin Bell.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

SFist Eats: "Small Bottles / Small Bites" at the Ritz Bar

That's right. SFist classed up its act last Friday when we jumped into a cab, threw our hair back, and deadpanned to the driver, "Take us to the Ritz." Yes, we went to

Newsom Goes to L.A.

Hello there, So Cal brethren! If you're in the Los Angeles area tonight, you might want to head over South Los Angeles Town Hall to catch our famous, Prop. 8-hating, named-dropped-on--boasting, inarguably sexy

Board of Supervisors Pass $6.6 Billion Budget

by Chris Jones Yesterday, the city's Board of Supervisors voted 9 to 2 to pass a $6.6 billion budget. Lonely dissenters, Supervisors Elsbernd and Chu rejected the budget as totally retarded. Young

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Michael Bauer Goes to the Bathroom

There are two ways to best judge a restaurant's quality: the soup and the bathroom. Both signify a venue's subtle, yet overall, attention detail. Visiting a new restaurant's bathroom is one of the

Breaking: Some Hot Dogs Cause Cancer

A Washington D.C. group called Cancer Project has filed a lawsuit in Superior Court today in Newark, New Jersey. On behalf of three cancer-ridden residents, the lawsuit claims that hot dog manufacturers

Oakland Approves Tax On Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Part effort to generate revenue and part Bay Area-esque statement, Oakland voters passed a tax on medical marijuana joints, making it the first taxed pot dispensary in the U.S. While the tax

Man Killed After Walking Into I-80 Traffic

Kristian Valmadrid, a 29-year-old Roseville man, according to CBS 5, walked into the path of a big-rig on eastbound Interstate Highway 80 Wednesday morning, just south of the Carquinez Bridge," resulting in his

Day Around the Bay

UC Regents vote to end the 24-hour study halls in university libraries during finals. [Daily Clog] Strip clubs thrive during recession. [Appeal] Liberal humor in your ice cream ads. [Eye On Blogs] Major