SF News Schwarzenegger set to send layoff notices on Tuesday Budget or not, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is all set to send layoff notices (warnings) to 20,000 state workers. According to the Sacramento Bee, "those with the least seniority among the approximately 100,
SF News Day Around the Bay Rain ravishes region, closes golf tournament. [SFGate] Possible state budget today? [SF Weekly] Probably not. [KNTV] A "very nice meal" at Piperade. [Eater] Quitting for your pooch. [Examiner] Chicken John's tools. [Mission Mission]
Arts & Entertainment Noise Pop 2009 Noise Pop 2009 is just around the corner. A few highlights: Anthony & the Johnsons, Goblin Cock, Monument to Masses, A.C. Newman, No Age, Clues, Ryan Auffenberg, Ex-Boyfriends, and Martha Wainwright (Not-Judy's
SF News Hug a Journalist Day: Winner Yesterday was Hug a Journalist Day. Yes, we know, we are a bit late getting back to you all on this. Forgive us. Anyway, we have decided to nix the poll because, as
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC/CLASSICAL: Vocalist, composer and SF-native Lisa Bielawa, who has been part of the Philip Glass Ensemble for seventeen years, will be part of tonight's "Music in Twelve Parts," featuring the entire Glass
misc Photo du Jour 342 Amgen Tour of California: around 9 a.m. this morning at Ocean Beach along the Great Highway at Judah.
misc Gay Men and Uppers SFist received the following hot tip this morning. 'Gay men and uppers''just the way God wanted it'!!!! Gay men and uppers are two things that God most certainly does not want. Thankfully He
SF News Metreon's PlayStation Store and SonyStyle Store to Close Coming as a surprise to no one, Sony plans on shutting down the PlayStation Store and SonyStyle Store at the Metreon complex. As near to the heart to PlayStation fans as the Apple
SF News Berkeley's New Sculpture Includes Dogs Pooping, Fornicating, and Butt-sniffing Last year Berkeley paid realist artist Scott Donahue "$196,000 to install two sculptural groups at either end of a new pedestrian bridge across the freeway on the city’s waterfront." Donahue came
SF News 7x7's Tackles Valencia Street 7x7 Magazine's Ert O'Hara and Jessica Battilana take on San Francisco's pricey yet independent Valencia Street. They tackle such topics as where to get the best coffee (which they describe as an "intensely
SF News Images: Great Valentine's Day Pillow Fight, SF Even with perilous weather looming overhead, Saturday's Great Valentine's Day Pillow Fight was an explosive success. Here are some scenes from the annual pillow fight at Justin Herman Plaza.
SF News SFist Blotter USF / THURSDAY: Alleged USF rapist identified, arrested. MISSION / FRIDAY: Four people were sent to the hospital on Friday night in two "apparently related" shootings. The first incident, happening at around 10 p.m.
misc Week Around the Ists LAist watched with the rest of the city as a man in a white Bentley led cops on a 3-hour chase that ended with the driver--no, not Chris Brown, and not DJ Khaled--fatally
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight: XO Edition "Museum of Broken Relationships" Popular Croatian art exhibit featuring love-stained artifacts from anonymous folks who failed at love. The exhibit showcases objects of heartbreak such as teddy bears and photos, but also bizarre
Arts & Entertainment Great Valentine's Day Pillow Fight Tonight It's on. Tonight is the annual Great Valentine's Day Pillow Fight. Going down at Justin Herman Plaza at 6pm sharp, simply grab a soft pillow and start clobbering strangers until feathers and fluff
SF News Suspected USF Rapist Identified Ryan Caskey, 21, a politics major and cadet in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program at University of San Francisco, stands accused of raping four students over the last few months. If you
SF News Day Around the Bay Zoinks! This post was left all alone in our queue yesterday without getting published. Sorry for Day Around the Bay's tardiness. Sign o' the times: Googlers might start paying to ride company shuttle.
SF News Reward Increased to $75K for Info on Portola Fire Members of the community (i.e., Mitchell Engineering, Michael Byrne, Platinum Advisors, Webcor Construction Company, Boston Properties, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco Fire Commissioners, PG&E, and American Airporter Shuttle) have
SF News Sousa Family Settles with SF Zoo over Tiger Killing This just in. Carlos Sousa, Jr.'s family, who sued SF Zoo over their son's 2007 Christmas Day tiger mauling death, has agreed to a settlement. According to today's release: The parents of
SF News KRON 4 (Young Broadcasting) Files for Bankruptcy KRON 4's parent company, Young Broadcasting, (finally) filed for bankruptcy today, according to sources. KRON, once the Bay Area's NBC affiliate, has been for sale since last year. Most recently, Young Broadcasting Inc.
Arts & Entertainment Haiku Giveaway: AMC 2009 Best Picture Showcase Need to catch all of the Best Picture nominees before Oscar night? We can help. SFist is offering one (yes, just one) ticket to a screening of Milk, The Reader, The Curious Case
SF News $25K Reward for Portola Arson Info Authorities are offering a $25,000 reward for info leading to the arrest of the person(s) who set fire to a two-story Portola apartment building. The fire injured six firefighters, with two
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight CLUB: Black Valentine's Masquerade brings together the peanut butter-and-chocolate tastes of Valentine's Day and Friday the 13th. SFBG reports that tonight's bash boasts "UK electro weirdo James Lavelle of UNKLE and DJ duo
Arts & Entertainment Photo du Jour 340 "Inside the ice cave" by Darwin Bell, who was just up in Tahoe, where he captured the above shot. Local mountains, by the way,are covered in snow. So this is the weekend
