SF News De La Plaza Death Ruled '100 Percent Homicide' by French Authorities A new twist on the stabbing death of Hugues De La Plaza: actualy crime fighting. It seems French police have humiliated SFPD after having ruling De La Plaza's death a homicide. If you
SF News Day Around the Bay Gavin smacks Quentin Kopp all the way from France, demanding downtown terminal for CA high speed rail. [SFCitizen] Shitting on Bart. Literally. [Muni Diaries] Want some bees? [Mission Mission] Porn description of the
misc Happy Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day Did you know that today is Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day? It is. And whether or not this is a holiday drummed up by the fat cats in the bubble wrap industry, we feel
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Investigates: Olive Oil Fraud by Tiffany Maleshefski Counterfeit handbags and Burberry scarves are pretty easy to spot, mainly because some dude doubling as a street performer on Union Square is the one selling the goods. The other
misc Get Your Bart Gun Shirt Today Local blogger Jameth posted his latest designer find today: the Bart gun shirt. It's quite lovely and makes a statement without saying a word. The shirt comes in all sizes and can be
SF News American Apparel Responds to Valencia Street Brouhaha Taking time out from from prying open young girls' legs for the camera, American Apparel finally answered Allan Hough over at Mission Mission, who asked for comment on the Valencia Street controversy. They
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: This year's Noir City, celebrating film noir from the days of yore, is titled "Films Black and White and Read All Over." Get it? This year's movies will be about death and
misc Film du Jour: Dr. Jang & Associates Yes, don't tell his wife. What can be said about the most excellent Dr. Calvert Jang that hasn't already been said? This local dentist, who provides the Bay Area with some of the
misc Floating Homes of Mission Creek While we're soft on retail chains opening shop on Valencia, there would be a hair-pulling match tot he death if someone dared suggest removing the houseboats that line Mission Creek. You know, right
SF News Alcatraz the New Guantanamo Bay? Still sniveling over losing the election, Republican leaders like House Minority Leader John Boehner are seriously suggesting opening up historical landmark Alcatraz as the new Guantanamo Bay. See, Obama (rightfully) closed down Gitmo,
SF News Man Robs Walnut Creek Gas Station Walnut Creek police are investigating an armed robbery at a Chevron gas station Sunday night, (Oh hey, speaking of Walnut Creek, did any of you catch Prayers for Bobby this weekend? It aired
SF News Silicon Valley Looking for First-Ever Poet Laureate In an attempt to compete culturally with more richly textured areas of California (i.e., San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, Buttonwillow), San Jose is looking to land its first poet laureate. According to
SF News New Footage Reveals Police Brutality Prior to Oscar Grant Murder New cellphone footage of the night of Oscar Grant's murder has surfaced. What does it show? It seems, according to reports, a second BART officer, not Johannes Mehserle, can be seen assaulting a
SF News Photos from the March for Life Rally, SF, 1/24 Well, it was quite a weekend for abortion, wasn't it? The anniversary of Roe v. Wade brought out all kinds of fruits and nuts to show their support for either side of the
misc Week Around the Ists Chicagoist hit Washington D.C. for President Obama's inauguration festivities. Phillyist wondered just how much a star ball player is actually worth. DCist is still recovering from all things inaugural, including bird's eye
SF News Photos from Today's March for Life Counter Protest, San Francisco, 1/24 The March for Life and March for Life counter protest are currently underway in San Francisco. Over 25,000 pro/anti ilk showed up today to voice their opinion on abortion. Here are
SF News Important Alert from AlertSF According to AlertSF: "Avoid the area of Webster/Union due to traffic restriction until at least 12:20 p.m." You might also want to steer clear for the Embarcadero and Marina Green
SF News Day Around the Bay TV networks prepare Steve Jobs's obituary. [Valleywag] Mission Street Food, getting better and better. [Mission Mission] Traci Grant, among a few thousand others, snubbed at Obama inauguration. [KNTV] Bay Area Sonic? [Merc] Murder
SF News Marin Breastfeeding Coalition's Latest Campaign Draws Looks A group that bills itself as the Marin Breastfeeding Coalition has started an unusual campaign in Marin County to get women to breastfeed their babies. In the next coming weeks, life-sized cardboard cutouts
SF News Exciting Police Chase Not Caught On Tape Do you miss the days of televised police chases? We sure do. You miss out on a lot of action-packed moments. Take, for example, today's East Bay police chase that ended in a
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight CLUB: A benefit for a What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? parody? Sure, we can get behind that. Head on down to SoMa this evening to catch drag and Burlesque performances by Matthew
SF News Power Outage in Cole Valley? A reader writes in declaring, "Wimpy rainstorm cuts power to 4,400 in Cole Valley, and...?" Your editor's power went out briefly, but that may be because he lives in a 100-year-old Victorian
