SF News SF $1.1 Billion Cash Stimulus Wish List Revealed Matt Smith has word that Mayor Gavin Newsom has begged for a piece of the federal stimulus package pie -- a $1 billion slice of it, in fact. What does the city of
SF News DiFi Elementary School's Neighborhood Brothel Busted Again Trouble has popped up in the Sunset district, with sexy results. It seems the Vicente Fitness and Health Care Center, at 1202 Vicente, which is a half a block from Dianne Feinstein Elementary
SF News American Apparel Poll Results An issue first brought up by the folks over at Mission Mission, the effort to stop American Apparel from opening shop on chic Valencia Street is awkwardly taking shape. SFist posted a highly
SF News Obama to Become First Quitter? Anti-smoking gestapo are asking President Barack Obama to "provide a teachable moment and become the 'First Quitter,'" by getting help for his nicotine addiction. While not a pack-a-day kind of guy, Obama
SF News Day Around the Bay Fancy defense attorney to represent Ex-BART cop. [CBS 5] Fix your buildings, folks. [Curbed] VVM responds to LikeMe.net controversy, accuses The Stranger of "seed[ing] their own online comments." [SW] Scenes from
Arts & Entertainment Rally for Reproductive Rights & 5th Annual Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco, Sat. 1/24 Abortion enthusiasts? Listen up. This weekend will be the abortion weekend to end all other abortion weekend. In this corner we have the anti-abortion's '5th Annual Walk for Life West Coast,' which
misc Frank Chu Extra A lot of you have sent SFist photos of this "Adios Douche Bag(s)" poster with former President George W. Bush. A lot. And we relent. So here's the most interesting one we've
SF News SFist Tonight FILM: Depression and suicide has never been more amusing ("French fries, French dressing, French bread.") than in Savage Steve Holland's Better Off Dead (1985). The '80s teen comedy / ski competition screens as part
SF News VVM Promotes Advertisers Via Social Networking Site Jonah Spangenthal-Lee at The Stranger investigates the craftiness between Village Voice Media, which owns SF Weekly, and the Yelp.com-like site Likeme.net, in which VVM owns a majority stake. It seems most
SF News Market & Octavia Bike Lane Removal Request Denied by Judge The controversial plan to remove the bike lane at Market & Octavia was denied by Judge Peter Busch. At least for now. According to Streetsblog: In a hearing that lasted for more than
SF News Microsoft to Delete 5,000 Jobs Oy. Citing an economic downturn, Microsoft plans on pruning up to 5,000 jobs in the next year and a half, or 5.5% of its global workforce. They will 'cleanse' over 1,
SF News KRON Parent Company Skips $6M payment Even more bad news for local news station KRON. It seems Young Broadcasting Inc., which owns KRON, skipped out on a $6.125 million interest payment that was due Jan. 15. The interest
SF News 'Stop American Apparel' Meeting Tonight In struggle, the Stop American Apparel coalition will meet at The Makeout Room at 7 p.m. tonight to discuss their plans at stopping the clothing store from opening in the Mission. They'll
SF News <i>Milk</i> Nabs 8 Oscar Nominations Gus Van Sant's Milk, the biopic about slain San Francisco supervisor and gay activist Harvey Milk, was nominated for eight Oscars this morning. In addition to a Best Picture nomination, Dustin Lance Black
Arts & Entertainment Warhols Needed by the de Young Museum Because there's no artist San Francisco museums love to recycle more than Warhol, the de Young Museum is looking for a few good Andys. Dede Wilsey's rusty nail will hold a Warhol Live
SF News Man Murdered <s>in</s> Near Alamo Square A man killed this morning in the Alamo Square neighborhood, according to reports. Leo Jia Jian Yu, 23, was shot and killed near the corner of Pierce and Turk streets a little before
SF News SF Murder-For-Hire Plot Foiled by Dame Emerson Portillo, 24, of San Francisco, and Deonte Bennett, 24, of Oakland were arrested yesterday in connection with allegedly planning to kill Portillo's ex-girlfriend for $5,000. The failed hired hit almost happened
SF News Day Around the Bay Photo by Jennifer Yin SPQR's Nate Appleman is hot. [Eater] More Fell/Masonic madcap fun! [Streetsblog] Thank You For Being A Friend Necklace. [ESTY.com] Interview with a fibber. [Rumpus] Multiple Warhols needed
SF News Williams-Sonoma to Cut 1,400 Jobs Due to the sickly economy, San Francisco-based Williams-Sonoma plans on cutting a whopping 1,400 jobs. The gourmet cookware store -- where you can buy wildly expensive waffle irons, potato ricers, bowls, asparagus
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Quote of the Day: Anthony Bourdain Slams Alice Waters Chef/crankypants Anthony Bourdain, the male flip side in the Rachel Ray world of food stardom, has made it a habit of slamming other celeb chefs. Brilliantly so. During an interview with DCist,
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Dining Bargains by Tiffany Maleshefski To quote our new President, "What is required of us now is a new era or responsibility." We here at SFist are fully committed to helping you usher in this
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight CLUB: Get ready to feel even older than you already do, GenXers. Lookout Weekend presents "Heart Shaped Box," a tribute to '90s grunge. Also, remember that proudly declaring "I remember seeing Nirvana live!
SF News Sully Coming Home Celebration This Saturday, 1/24 Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the man who is credited with saving the lives of 155 passengers when he deftly landed U.S. Airways Flight 1549 into the Hudson River, is coming home on
SF News Is the Mission Really Up in Arms Over American Apparel? Mission Mission, the one true voice of the Mission district as far as we're concerned, brings up the American Apparel brouhaha. If you recall, American Apparel is dropping a spore smack dab on
