Arts & Entertainment Anjelah Johnson, Cobb's Comedy Club, 4/2-4/5 San Jose native and former Raiderette Anjelah Johnson is something of a cult phenomenon. A couple of years ago, the local cheerleader turned stand-up comedian saw her videos "go viral." Big time. Her
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Ban Foie Gras in SF? Not learning the lesson Chicago had to after it attempted to / failed at banning (delicious) foie gras, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi told SFGate about a new legislative idea dimly blinking in his noggin. Ahem:
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight CLUB: The Transfer closed down, and in its placed popped up the Bar On Church (via the makers of Bar On Castro). Elderly gays cried foul. Why Because they like bars that smell
SF News New Oakland Bishop Named Magic-believing crazy person Pope Benedict XVI announced today a brand spanking new Bishop. Salvatore Joseph Cordileone has officially been announced as America's Next Top Bishop of Oakland, "making him the principal voice of
Arts & Entertainment The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts by Moses Namkung Random music musings to start off the week: of all the days of the week, does Saturday have the best songs about it (Sam Cooke, Chicago, the Cure, Elton, Bowie)
SF News Former San Francisco's KGO Radio Host Found Dead, Homicide Suspected George Weber, 47, former KGO Radio host, was found dead in his NYC apartment with a stab wound to his neck, according to reports. Police have declared Weber's death a homicide. He most
SF News School-Aged Boys Hiding the Pickle? As Mission Mission reported last week, Mr. Pickle (beloved mascot of Mr. Pickle's Sandwich Shop's) was stolen. But according to Eye On Blogs, the has thickened. Diane, employee at said shop, tells EOB
SF News Gavin's Day On Twitter In today's GDOT, we set you up with a mysterious reply from the Gav. GavinNewsom @JeffBurrow public/private -- sfusd-- sfstate-- ccsf-- foundations-- philanthropyabout 22 hours ago from TwitterFon in reply to JeffBurrow
SF News Mixon's Cop Murders Push Back Mehserle Court Hearing Due to Saturday's "deadliest day" in Oakland Police history, disgraced BART cop Johannes Mehserle's preliminary hearing, which was scheduled for today, will be postponed. According to CBS 5, "attorneys Alison Berry Wilkinson and
SF News NorCal Plane Crashes, Kills 14 Taking off from Oroville, CA (about 20 or so miles from Chico), a single-engine private passenger plane traveling to a ski trip crash crashed over the weekend, killing all 14 passengers. The plane
SF News Indybay's Fetishization of the African-American Male Continues Oh, Indybay.org, you know we like you. Why? Because you're so hot-headed and loopy; the flipside to zombietime, if you will. But this takes the soy-based vegan carrot cake. Your most recent
SF News "He's Not a Monster," Says Oakland Cop Killer's Family New information is coming out about Lovelle Mixon, the man accused of shooting four Oakland police officers during a routine traffic stop Saturday afternoon. The Oakland parolee, according to SF Chronicle, "was a
SF News Four Police Officers Shot, Killed in East Oakland A routine traffic stop in East Oakland on Saturday afternoon resulted in the violent shooting deaths of four police officers. According to reports, "a 26-year-old gunman shot two motorcycle officers after being pulled
misc Week Around the Ists Chicagoist watched a video of a group of Guardian Angels detaining a graffiti tagger and a debate raged as to whether the Angels used excessive force. Phillyist really digs roller derby. Shanghaiist saw
SF News Day Around the Bay Skeletor is none too thrilled with Obama's Special Olympics joke. [Chronicle] The one person left on earth who still uses the Yellow Pages. [Spotswood] San Francisco's employment report: things could be worse. [The
SF News Google Honors Eric Carle's <em>Very Hungry Caterpillar</em> OK, we know it's no longer cool to coo over Google's logos anymore -- we're sure most of you would prefer a post on the series finale Battlestar Galactica, a show we simple
SF News $5,000 Reward for Toilet Torcher The person(s) responsible for immolating porta-potties over the last few months may see his or her days come to an end. Oakland-based Clorox is offering a sweet $5,000 reward and a
misc Film du Jour: Puppy Odysseus Puppies and Homer collide in this downright adorable Cliff Notes version of a Greek classic.
SF News SFist Tonight FILM: A pre-bloat Val Kilmer shines in 1980s teen comedy Real Genius. You remember, it's the one where (SPOILER ALERT) laser energy hi-jinks result in a massive volume of popcorn popping. Good stuff.
SF News Sacramento Tent City Coming Down With coverage on Oprah, followed by countless other media stories on the Third World-ish homeless camp, Sacramento's 'Tent Camp' will officially close over the next few weeks. Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, who's clearly
SF News Gmail Unveils 'Undo Send' Feature The benevolent folks over at Google have been kind enough to add a nifty new Undo Send feature to Gmail. To turn on the new feature, go to 'undo send' in Gmail Labs
SF News Obama Offers $535 Million Loan Guarantee to Fremont's Solyndra, Inc. According to a White House report, "Energy Secretary Steven Chu today offered a $535 million loan guarantee for Solyndra, Inc. to support the company’s construction of a commercial-scale manufacturing plant for its
