SF News Thousands Line Up to Score Dalai Lama Tickets Thousands of students lined up in Berkeley on Wednesday to get tickets to see professional celebrity and sometime activist, the Dalai Lama, scheduled to appear April 25 at the Greek Theater. According to
SF News "Pink Friday" Protests Teacher Layoffs With over 26,000 teachers getting pink slips in the mail, the California Teachers Association has organized Pink Friday, "a day of action to protest mass layoffs and drastic cuts to public education.
SF News Hunters Point, Hayward Teens Murdered Yesterday it was revealed by SFPD that a 17-year-old boy, who was shot Friday in Hunters Point neighborhood, died at the hospital Sunday. This makes the 11th murder in San Francisco for 2009.
SF News Day Around the Bay Stanley Saitowitz's Howard Street "urban masterpiece." [Curbed] Sue Kwon, major tuna muncher. [CBS 5] Mmm, delicious criticism. [Your blog is bad and you should feel bad] Attorney, alleged serial con man, art consultant,
SF News Water Rates Going Up? The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission surprise-attacked the city with a new plan to"increase water and sewer rates for both residential and commercial customers at its meeting Tuesday," according to reports. The
SF News Baby Gorilla Named The SF Zoo's baby gorilla, whose mother abandoned him soon after birth, has bee christen. After a baby naming contest has the entire city holding its breath in anticipation, the winning name is.
SF News C.W. Nevius Published On Tenderloin Billboard SFist commenter Oskarv sent us the above image taken from that famous billboard at Larkin and Turk. Why? Because weblog naysayer and SF Chronicle scribe C.W. Nevius's golden nuggets of wisdom made
SF News Gavin's Day On Twitter A light day over on GavinNewsom. Other than the San Francisco Mayor mentioning his morning appearance on KGO 810, here's what we have so far today. GavinNewsomVideo of conversation at Twitter with @EV
SF News Michael Phelps Cereal Donated to California Food Banks After Kellogg's foolishly dropped gold medal Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps' endorsement contract -- if you recall, he was caught taking a hit of mary jane earlier this year -- the lanky sports star
misc This Branch is Now a Home: Girl Seeks Vacant Tree by Lisa Hix Like many people, Cari Zinter is looking for a place, a nice flat in the East Bay except she would prefer that flat to be a platform in a tree.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Luis Bunuel's Belle de Jour (1966) is a sumptuous, albeit totally pretentious, piece of French eye candy. Fresh off of Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (1964) -- AKA, the greatest movie in the
SF News Apple Unveils Smaller iPod Shuffle Those crazy kids down in Cupertino unveiled a "minuscule" new iPod Shuffle on Wednesday. It's so small, in fact, that those of you who aren't anal retentive or born under a Virgo sun
SF News SF Entertainment Commission Wants More Control SF Entertainment Commission, the mafia-like overlord of entertainment permits, wants more control over San Francisco nightclubs. This time, though, they want club owners to take more responsibility for the trash that lingers outside
SF News Images: Pro-Tibet Protest, 3/10 Yesterday in San Francisco, a free Tibet protest march was held, ending at the Chinese consulate. The protest marked the 50th anniversary of the failed uprising that sent the Dalai Lama into exile.
Arts & Entertainment EXIT Theater Cancels Banned Paul Lynde Show Well this just tears it. EXIT Theater announced today that it will replace the staged reading of Sean Owens’ Center Square, a one-man show based on the life of late comedian, Bye Bye
SF News Murder on I-580 in Richmond A 21-year-old man, Marcus Russell, was shot and killed on I-580 yesterday afternoon. His female passenger was also hit, but managed to survive. According to Richmond police, the 19-year-old passenger claims "two men
SF News House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Flies With Too Much Style House Speaker Nancy Pelosi fancies herself a star more than an elected official, at least according to a NY Post report that claims team Pelosi has been "berating military officials to get the
SF News Day Around the Bay Suriya shutters. [Burrito Justice, Mission Mission] Hundreds lineup for affordable housing. [NBC Bay Area] More on Market Street's makeover. [Curbed] UC hikes tuition. [Daily Clog] Indie radio threatened. [SF Weekly] Justin Juul gives
SF News Our New Favorite Newsom: Chloe Just how she's related to San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom isn't clear. She might be his first cousin. What we do know is that Chloe Newsom thinks "books are fer fags!" -- and
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight KARAOKE: Sure, there are loads of literary things going on tonight. Be we here at SFist would prefer you get drunk and sing your heart out. Preferably to a Gershwin or Arlen tune.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Absinthe's Asparagus Recipe Challenge Word has it that Absinthe chef and Top Chef cheftestant Jamie Lauren has been stung harder by the fame bug more than she has arugula's peppery tang. (Fame is fleeting, Lauren! Your palette
misc Insane Sale at the McSweeney's Store At these prices, Dave Eggers should be institutionalized and brutalized Frances Farmer-style. See, the McSweeney's Store is having a crazy fucking sale. Seriously. For the next three days everything, everything on their store
SF News Prop 8: State Equally Divided on Inequality According to a Field Poll of 761 registered voters, "48 percent of those surveyed would support a new ballot initiative repealing Proposition 8, while 47 percent would favor keeping the ban in place,
