SF News Help One Woman and Her Family Find a Home While Gavin Newsom tours California to tout his successes as mayor of San Francisco -- not to mention spending the weekend at the insider-baseball-y Democratic Convention in Sacramento, along with practically every other
misc Week Around the ists DCist wasn't crazy about a local magazine cover that featured a Photoshopped, shirtless President Obama. Torontoist investigated reports of a man-eating caterpiller (or a man eating a caterpillar) in the city's west end.
SF News Day Around the Bay Parents foolishly fear the Pizzamatic at San Jose schools. Pft. [ABC 7] Kink.com article prompts some cranky citizens to ban SF Weekly. [SFW] Help Kelaya and her family. Please. [Tangobaby] Students angered
SF News Dalai Lama to Cause Traffic Nightmare On Saturday, the arrival of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, along with an Earth Day festival and "special farmer's market celebrating the elimination of plastic bags" (chortle), means that you'll want to stay
misc What Should Replace Crouching Spider? Louise Bourgeois' bronze spider sculpture is leaving the Embarcadero at Pier 14, ready to nest in Houston where it will be part of a private collection. Aw. While there's no word yet if
SF News Civil Rights Groups Ask Ninth Circuit to Reconsider Denial of Asylum to Gay Guatemalan After allegedly being beaten, sexually assaulted, threatened by a Guatemalan congressman, and chronically harassed by Guatemalan police, gay Bay Area resident Saul Martinez fled to the United States in 1992. Now, after years
SF News Price of Newsom's Penthouse Condo Slashed A month after being on the market -- with an initial asking price of $3,200,000 -- Mayor Gavin Newsom's penthouse condo at 1101 Green Street #2001 has plummeted in price. According
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink A Kinder, Gentler Bauer? Not on our watch, hopefully. But Eater came across 7x7's article concerning a critic's responsibility (namely, after a scathing re-review of Acme Chophouse, Michael Bauer's) in these trying economic times. Sara Deseran 7x7
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: Dan Deacon @ Great American Music Hall by Moses Namkung Right arm clad in a sling ("I dislocated my shoulder today while sweeping oil off the steps of the bus"), Dan Deacon brought his trippy green skull, table full of
SF News Teen Dies In South SF Skateboarding Accident Sixteen-year-old John Tagobo of South San Francisco died following a skateboarding accident in South San Francisco, according to reports. The accident occurred a little before 3 p.m. on Sunday while Tagobo was
SF News Day Around the Bay Ed Jew bribery caught on video. [Noyes] DOMA repeal unlikely in '09. [BAR] The Mommy Files attempt to tell you why 'Baby Shaker' isn't funny, rendering controversial iPhone app hilarious. [SFGate] RIP, little
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight COMEDY: Be sure to check out the Cartoon Art Museum's fifth annual "Comix for Comics," a pee-your-pants night of hilarity featuring stand-up comedy by Carlos Alazraqui of Reno 911, Mike Meehan, Harmon Leon,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: Britney @ Oracle Arena by Tiffany Maleshefski Heartbroken about missing the Britney Spears show in Oakland last night? Chin up. Because the only thing you missed was the tramp-y attire on the mob of tweens, teens, and
SF News Film du Jour: Nude Taser Brawl at Coachella Naked Wizard Tased By Reality from Tracy Anderson on Vimeo. First, this film is NSFW. It features full frontal male nudity. You have been warned. Second, "I'll tell you what," the cop says.
SF News Huckaby 'Person Of Interest' In SoCal Arsons Rape, murder, kidnapping, drugging, Ogilvie home perm disasters -- is there any crime Melissa Huckaby won't commit? Well, now we might be able to add 'arson' to her ever-growing list of felonies. The
misc Photo du Jour 293 This severed head made the rounds at SOMA Whole Foods yesterday. It was highly amusing for those of us who blow all of our income at the fancy store. Also, the people who
misc Behold the Frank Chu Sign Generator! Bored today? Then, if you must, check out the ACME ChuMaker. It generates a custom-made Frank Chu protest sign just for you. If you still somehow find Chu interesting, then this will tickle
SF News Craigslist CEO Feels Bad About the Craigslist Murders In response to the Craiglist Killer's murder spree -- a really unfair sobriquet; but nice try, MSM -- Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster told CNN that "the company feels 'terribly' that an accused killer
SF News Newsom Defends Miss California Perhaps in an effort to veer public opinion away from his decision to legalize gay marriage, San Francisco Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom defended homophobic Miss California winner and faux-Christian Carrie Prejean.
SF News Apple Approves 'Baby Shaker' Game, Then Removes It Perturbed parents groups are demanding answers from Apple after it approved, then dumped, a new 'Baby Shaker' app for the iPhone. The game, which delightfully promoted infanticide for $.99 on Monday, was described
SF News Day Around the Bay Giants win against San Diego, 1-0. [MLB, Examiner] Take a poll on SF Chronicle's new ($99/year!) E-edition. [SFA] Tom Ammiano for governor? [SFBG] Apple beats profit forecast with 15% boost. [CBS 5]
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Eats: Midi by Tiffany Maleshefski Now is not the time to move to Detroit, invest in a major bank, flip houses, or launch a magazine. And opening a restaurant in one of the most expensive
misc Film du Jour: "Flash Mob" Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) Here's a clip of a gaggle of ladies performing Beyoncé Fosse-esque routine to "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" in London's Piccadily Circus. Pretty nifty, right? Also, the Flash Mob zaniness doubles
