SF News Day Around the Bay Why Internet fame, well, isn't. [Valleywag] Gourmet Mexican food and piñatas? Count us in. [Eater] Celebrating the Challenger Space Shuttle disaster's anniversary. [Spotswood] Ridge Vineyards president found dead. [SFGate] A divided Mission comes
SF News Help Find Violent North Beach Assault Suspect(s) A cherished, brilliant SFist commenter, whose name will private unless told otherwise, was assaulted with a deadly weapon at a busy intersection in North Beach last week. He told SFist the following. This
SF News Berkeley to Become Nuclear Zone Temporarily You know how Berkeley prides itself on, among other things, being a nuclear-free zone? Well, not so much these days. See, the Berkeley's city council voted today to let the Berkeley public library
SF News LoRi Neighborhood Plastered with Dog Poop Flyers Yesterday morning, Lower Rincon Hill -- i.e., more or less everything west of Second Street between Townsend and Harrison, stopping at Fourth Street; and yes huh, it is so a new neighborhood
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Karl Blau, Painted Cakes, Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment, and DJ Odd Nosdam of Anticon all perform ion Hayes Valley. But Washington-based Karl Blau is the main attraction tonight, at least according
misc Photo du Jour 325 Photo by Whole Wheat Toast A (German?) film being shot at Broadway and Taylor. Anyone know its title?
Arts & Entertainment Get Ready for Puppy Bowl V This coming Sunday, a group of American football players called the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals will come together to have a sporting match entitled Superbowl XLIII. If you will allow SFist
misc UPDATE: Bart Gun Shirt Matthew Williams, created of this controversial-ish Bart gun shirt, talked to SFist today. One thing Williams wanted to point out is that all the proceeds from the Bart shirt are "being donated to
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Calling All Teen Chefs! by Tiffany Maleshefski Having your local teenager cook dinner might evoke images of macaroni and cheese and pot brownies, but at the Art Institute of California's annual Best Teen Chef Competition, high-school aged
misc Neon Signage of San Francisco We came across this image of the Sherman Clay & Co. sign, and felt propelled to search for other colorful, neon signage adorning the streets of San Francisco. We know you've seen this
SF News Duraflame Sues Over Winter Spare the Air Days Concerned about your right to feel toasty, Duraflame has filed a lawsuit against the Bay Area Air Quality Management District for their 'Spare the Air' days, which bans the burning combustible materials (i.
SF News Mythbusters truck broken into, goods stolen Not cool. The Mythbusters truck, which was full of tools and equipment, was broken into on Monday night! According to Adam Savage's Twitter feed, he lost $3,000 worth of tools. So be
SF News Missing Bay Area Teens Found in Colorado Mall A 14-year-old Los Altos boy and 13-year-old Saratoga girl were found safe today after sending authorities on a mad hunt for the two after the duo bolted from home on Sunday. James Palmerson
SF News Seen Any Presidentially-themed Pastries? Gothamist reports on popular Greenwich Village bakery Lafayette French Pastry's latest sweet treat, a "Drunken Negro Face" cookie in "honor" of President Obama. Actually, bakery proprietor Ted Kefalinos calls them "Drunken [N-word] Face"
SF News Day Around the Bay ShotSpotter proves a spectacular failure. [SFGate] Haight store feline our of a job. [CBS5] Protesting budget cuts at City Hall [SFBG] "Asperger" and "ass burgers" [Spotswood] New neighborhood alert: Mission Rock, aka Seawall
SF News Spanish Speaker Assaulted in San Jose White San Jose resident Scott Pontzious was arrested and charged with a hate crime yesterday. The 28-year-old, English-only zealot was pinched after allegedly attacking another man because he was speaking Spanish on his
SF News SFist Watches: KRON 4 Picks Up On American Apparel Controversy We'd hate for a day to go by where we didn't bring up American Apparel. So: the mainstream media KRON 4 has finally picked up on the ongoing American Apparel-on-Valencia Street controversy. Kate
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight CLUB: There's no one sexier or more alluring that bar workers. Barbacks and bartenders are typically hired for their good looks and friendly Cheers-like dispositions, and El Rio celebrates them at the Fourth
SF News Animal Care & Control Needs Help Finding Kidnapped Chihuahua Puppy Some horrible human beings stole a chihuahua puppy stolen from Animal Care & Control this past Friday, January 23, between the hours of 4 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. How mean!
SF News Obama Tips His Hat to SF While this shouldn't be news, it is. President Barack Obama mentions San Francisco in his most recent blog post honoring Chinese New Year. Eeee! See, it's been, let's see, about eight years since
misc Photos of a Baby Giraffe from SF Zoo The American Apparel thread. Bart rage. Abortion. Amateur food critics. Everybody seems so angry lately. Gosh. Blame it on the holiday comedown. Blame it on the return of winter's chill. Blame it on
SF News BART Police Facing Backlash by Childish, Self-Absorbed Riders According to Bart spokesperson Linton Johnson, Bart officers "have been spit upon and yelled at by an angry public." Even though the transit agency has promised a "vigorous investigation" into the shooting death
SF News Man Shot to Death in Hunters Point An 18-year-old Oakland man was shot and killed in a Hunters Point public housing project. (Speaking of where to dine in SoMa, which is several bus stops away from Hunters Point, we recommend
SF News Oakland Police Chief Tucker to Resign In a humiliating week for Bay Area police forces, Oakland Police Chief Wayne Tucker announced his resignation yesterday. His last day will be at the end of February. According to reports, "Tucker said
