SF News Teen Shot Dead Near Alamo Square Last Night A little after 11 p.m. last night, two men were shot in the McAllister and Webster area of Alamo Square / Western Addition. A teenage boy, 17-year-old Xavier Gillette, later died at a
SF News Giants Throw First No-Hitter in 33 Years Former wallflower Jonathan Sanchez, a 26-year-old left-hander who, according to SF Chron, "was the personification of pitching promise unfulfilled," pitched the SF Giants first no-hitter game in 33 years on Friday night. Sanchez,
SF News Day Around the Bay More pretty, pretty crosswalks pop up in dangerous, dangerous neighborhoods. [Streetsblog] A (drunken) night at the San Francisco Giants county fair. [Oopsie Daisey] Wasting food and almost getting away with it. [I Know
SF News Uh Oh: New Tiger Exhibit Opens at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Yesterday, way down in Vallejo, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom opened up at new big-cat exhibit. It's called "Odin's Temple of the Tiger," featuring the headlining, "internationally acclaimed" Bengal tiger named Odin. Odin, it
SF News WalkScore Scores San Francisco No. 1 When It Comes to Walking Walk Score, a site that tells you just how "walkable" your city or hood is, ranked San Francisco the top spot for those of us who get by on foot exclusively. Eating San
Arts & Entertainment MikeJames Clothing: Area Code T-Shirts For CA and Beyond Can't decide which Muni shirt to wear to show off your, ahem, hyper-local pride? Fret not! LA-based MikeJames Clothing offers an even better chance to boast about your favorite city with their Area
Arts & Entertainment The Rural Alberta Advantage @ Bottom of the Hill by Moses Namkung Having recently kicked off their first major tour in the States and fresh off the official release several days ago of their underground hit Hometowns on Saddle Creek, the Rural
SF News Two Men Shot Inside North Beach Nightclub Two men were shot inside Impala, a Broadway nightclub frequented by types who still think bottle service is cool, at around 1:15 a.m. this morning. According to , "two men were each
SF News Jan Wahl Slams <i>Bruno</i> Jan Wahl, the greatest wide-brim hat wearing Bay Area on-air talent of all time, gives Sacha Baron Cohen's , the film version of his popular fictional gay Austrian fashion reporter, a dismal review. Claiming
SF News Vote Pablo Under the impression third baseman Pablo Sandoval was David Archuleta, San Francisco Giants fans voted en masse to get him a spot in the All-Star game. Alas, it proved fruitless. But in the
SF News Good Morning, Furlough Friday! Part of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to reduce state employees' pay an astounding 14 percent (ouch!), today kicks off July's Furlough Fridays, which will affect 169 Department of Motor Vehicle offices, including branches
SF News Plane Makes Emergency Landing at SFO A Northwest flight going from San Francisco to Tokyo had to turn back to SFO yesterday afternoon after one of its engines stalled. Yikes. "The A330 Airbus took off from SFO around 1:
SF News BART Strike Averted The looming BART strike was nipped in the bud. For now, at least. According to CBS 5 / BCN, "[a]fter a marathon round of negotiations, Larry Gerber, the chief negotiator of Service Employees
SF News Day Around the Bay Oakland wants tall buildings. [East Bay Express] Phillies' Shane Victorino beats out Pablo Sandoval for All-Star spot. [SFGate] Another day, another hit and run in the Mission, this time at 23rd and Capp.
SF News Who Is the Most Stylish Person In SF? Oh, God. The ladies at opened up nominations for their "2009 style council." That is to say, you get to vote from this pool of candidates for most stylish person in San Francisco.
SF News MS-13 Proves To Be Scariest, Slowest Gang In SF MS-13 sorority sisters Danilo Velasquez,, 28, and Luis Herrera, 18, were arrested yesterday in connection with the shooting death of Moises Frias Jr., a Daly City college student. It seems the two members
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Photo du Jour 451 Happy pig face shot at 18th and Mission market by Mission Mission's newest official contributor, photographer Ariel Dovas.
SF News Shooting / Drug Dealing / Assault Hotspot Masked by Pretty Crosswalks In an effort to appear more quality of life-ish, the intersection at Eddy and Taylor received a makeover. (Taylor and Ellis got the same design yesterday too.) This Tenderloin spot, best known for
SF News Catholic Group Slams Leno Bill Defending Marriage As some of you know, Marc Leno's pushing a bill that wouldn't change any same-sex marriage laws, just clarify existing ones. See, Leno wants the state of California to recognize gay marriages taking
SF News Sick Boy's Wish: Riding SF Trolleys Some boys would request a trip to Disneyland. Some would like a shiny, red Ferrari. Some would want to touch a perky boob. Eleven-year-old Henry Mulvey of Massachusetts, however, wanted to ride the
SF News Day Around the Bay Marlins kill Giants 7-0, secret desires unlocked. [AP / SFGate] SF clubs and the ABC crackdown. [SFBG] New complaints filed against four taxi medallion holders. [KGO] Scott Weiner uses YouTube to announce D8 Supe
misc SFBG Nude Beaches Guide Arrives! More than any other issue of any print publication in town, we most look forward to 's Nude Beaches Guide. Why? Because, well, naked pics. This year marks the issue's 35th anniversary of
SF News What's Going On Here, Bernal Snake? Oh, holy hell. A snake! Eeps! Somebody KILL IT! KILL IT NOW! SLICE ITS HEAD OFF and BURN THE THING!! Oh, look, nature found its way to the parking lot near Bernal Hill
