SF News Gavin Announces Free Wi-Fi for Sunnydale Housing Development San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced today free Wi-Fi to all the residents of a Sunnydale housing development. This is part of the city's "Network of Community Networks" plan that makes free wireless
SF News Alice Waters Helps Save Choking Cookbook Author Soft spoken Chez Panisse and SFM founder Alice Waters is a genius. Really, who minces garlic with the tines of a fork so as not to bruise the oil? Alice does, that's who.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Famed stoner, tax evader, and country crooner Willie Nelson takes away your Monday blues. (Performs until 1/20.) 8 p.m. // The Fillmore (1805 Geary Blvd) // $55 LIT: Come hear fiction and
SF News Unidentified Man Shot in Face at Hayward BART Station A 23-year-old man took a bullet to the visage on Saturday at the Hayward BART station. The incident happened just outside the East Bay station on Saturday. And although the police are investigating
SF News San Jose City College Starts Campus-Wide Smoking Ban Initiating one of the toughest city college smoking bans, San Jose City College has kicked off an extreme no-smoking ban. In addition to the typical smoke-free rules inside of all buildings, the ban
SF News Sully Nixes NBC Interview Well. Looks who's got a big ego now. My word. Pilot hero Chesley Sullenberger, who saved passengers of Flight 1549 by flying in to the Hudson River and currently being hailed as the
SF News Where to Watch the Inauguration: Starbucks Sure, there are lots of parties going on tomorrow night, celebrating Barack Obama's swearing in, but what about when he's actually handed the baton? Well, you can check out the live ceremony tomorrow
misc Week Around the Ists Photographed and discovered by Val Dodge Torontoist scoured Toronto to find the city's finest punny business names. Gothamist was stunned when a plane with failed engines landed safely into the Hudson River. All
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misc Photo du Jour 317 Photo by Christopher Pepper Laughing Sal at the Musee Mechanique, which houses a vast collection of vintage mechanical games.
SF News Day Around the Bay Are you ready for SF Beer Week? [Alcademics] Motorcyclist crushed under school bus. [SFGate] Why the Market & Octavia bike lane should go. [Streetsblog] Circuit City pulls the plug. Heh. [KGO] Pinkberry opens
Arts & Entertainment To Do: San Francisco Open 2009 Rubik's Cube Competition, Sunday Puzzle fans and '80s fanatics, listen up. On Sunday the San Francisco Open 2009 Rubik's Cube Competition goes down at the Exploratorium. The competition is open to competitors of all skill levels, and
SF News Photos: Rally to Save Market & Octavia Bike Lane, 1/16 Today's rally to keep the MTA from removing a bike lane on San Francisco's main strip went well this morning. Leno, Ammiano, Dufty, Mirkarimi, Campos -- the usual suspects were in attendance. Loads
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight COMEDY: In Living Color alum, Tony nominee, and all-around funny guy David Alan Grier takes the stage tonight. Laughter? Will ensue. 8 p.m. // Cobb's Comedy Club (915 Columbus) // $20.50-$25.50
SF News BART Ride Leads to Tolerance, Hand Holding, and Apologies Earlier this week, NY Times Styles section had an unabashedly uplifting article ("The New Face of Race Relations") about cross-racial discussion, post-Obama win. It brings up tasty issues like the rippling effect of
SF News Breaking News: San Jose Police Surrounded Gas Station San Jose police have surrounded the USA Gas station on McLaughlin Ave. at the Capitol Expressway. According to CBS 5's alarming 'breaking news' box atop their homepage, one armed suspect is at the
SF News Oakland to Fire Fibbing Cops Two sergeants and nine officers in the Oakland Police Department will be looking for fresh new careers soon. Why? It seems said law enforcement officials lied on sworn affidavits in order to get
SF News Contra Costa Pilot Hero of Flight 1549 SF Citizen has a glowing review of local pilot Chesley Sullenberger, who is being branded a hero after keeping Flight 1549 afloat long enough for all passengers to get out before it sank.
SF News Mehserle Pleads 'Not Guilty' Johannes Mehserle, the ex-BART officer who shot and killed Oscar Grant on New Year's Day, pleaded not guilty yesterday to murder. During a "tense" hearing, Mehserle "entered court for about three minutes ... spoke
SF News Day Around the Bay Cubix slashes prices! [Curbed] East Bay man piloted Flight 1549. [CBS5] Frightened prop 8 backers want to hide donors' info. [BAR] Muni drivers and cellphones. [Muni Diaries] Media placing blame on victim in
SF News U.S. Airways Flight 1549 Crashes into Hudson River All over the news today -- KRON 4 reported that geese were injured in the accident -- a plane has crashed in the Hudson River over in NYC. After taking off, the plane
SF News 'Spare the Air Day' In Effect Today Resident in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, southern Sonoma and southwestern Solano counties are forbidden -- forbidden! -- to burn wood or fire logs in fireplaces, wood
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