Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight COMEDY: Hooray! The annual SF Sketchfest is back. And it kicks things off tonight with Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!. Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim's titularly awesome show comes to town
Arts & Entertainment Emergency Rally to Save Market and Octavia Bike Lane, Friday, 1/16 We typically poke fun at coalitions. You know, for giggles. But not SF Bike Coalition. Because they do good work. Great work, in fact. Take, for example, the rally they're holding tomorrow to
SF News Pigs Plead 'Not Guilty' in Richmond Gang Rape Humberto Salvador, 31, Josue Gonzalez, 21 (at right), Darrell Hodges, 16, and an unidentified 15-year-old piece of prison meat all pleaded 'not guilty' in the vicious gang rape of a Richmond lesbian. The
SF News SFist Blotter TENDERLOIN / WEDNESDAY: A man was stabbed to death in the TL last night. At around 5:30 p.m. an unidentified man, according to the police, "the victim walked into a hotel in
SF News Google Prunes 100 Jobs In the throes of our failing economy, Google trimmed 100 jobs and close three offices this week. According to reports, 100 full-time recruiters were shown the door. Google also shutdown three engineering offices
SF News Homosexual Behavior On the Decline, Says Vatican Oh this is rich. A Vatican office reports that U.S. Roman Catholic seminaries are seeing "improvements in halting what they call 'homosexual behavior' among students." Many Catholics have blamed sinful homosexual clergy
SF News Something Exciting Happening at SF Israeli Consulate Oh boy. According to IndyBay, who is never one to disappoint, "over 1000 dead in Gaza." But wait, there's more! It seems there's also a "lockdown" going on at the Israeli Consulate over
SF News San Francisco to Archdiocese: "Pay Up" Since the Catholic Church is trying to shift property from one non-profit to another, San Francisco is now asking the ritual-heavy religious folks to pay up. Why? Well, according to San Francisco City
SF News Peaceful Oakland Protest Turns Mildly Irate Even though BART officer Johannes Mehserle was arrested and charged with the murder of Oscar Grant, violence hit the streets of Oakland last night as yesterday's protest ended. About 18 people were arrested
SF News Day Around the Bay Bevan Dufty sides with developers. Again. [Streetsblog, SFBG] Spots attends the supe roast, chats with Frank Chu, has Peskin tell her he's "an umpire." [Culture Blog] Steve Jobs health rumors. [Jameth] Google's cuts
SF News Scenes from a Gavin Newsom Press Conference Featuring a Kangaroo and a Qantas A380 Casting a spell at a Qantas A380 Press Event today, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom talked about Australians tourism, Summer Heights High, and Kylie Minogue. Or whatever. Needless to say, he looked smashing.
Arts & Entertainment $8 All-You-Can-Drink Beer Bust / Mission Fundraiser Sexpigeon reports that Truck, which does more than play host to man-on-man erotica, is hosting a Mission neighborhood cleanup fundraiser this Saturday. It goes from 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.. But
SF News Steve Jobs to Take Leave of Absence from Apple According to CNBC and MacRumors, Apple says CEO Steve Jobs is taking "a leave of absence," citing health reasons. Story developing. More info as it comes to us. Apple CEO Steve Jobs sent
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight COMEDY/READING/LAUNCH PARTY: Margaret Cho headlines tonight's "Progressive Reading Series," which doubles as a launch for TheRumpus.net, a site for local literati dipping their toes in the Interwebs. Former gay hustler
SF News Oscar-Grant-Free-Palestine-Zionism-BART-Cop-Bush-Fascist-Regime Angry Image of the Day Yeah. That seals it. LA is officially smarter than the Bay Area.
SF News Toilet Torcher Strikes Again The porta-potty arsonist has struck again, this time at at the 1200 block of Washington Street during the wee hours this morning, according to reports. No was was injured, no arrests have been
SF News BART Cop Update: Suicide Watch! Murder Charges! Nevada! In an amazing twist, murder charges were officially filed against Johannes Mehserle, 27, who (allegedly) shot and killed Oscar Grant on New Year's Day on the Fruitvale BART station platform. The amazing part
SF News BART Cop Protest Planned for Tonight Although BART cop Johannes Mehserle was arrested yesterday, another protest is planned today from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in front of Oakland City Hall (Frank Ogawa Plaza). But wait, there's
SF News Creepy Warm Weather Continues to Bombard Bay Area Sure, the weather over the past few days has been "nice." If you call "nice" oddly and dangerously warm. Also, our allegies have arrived unseasonably early since pollen capsules, or whatever, have been
SF News Obama to Get Rid of 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' Oh joy. President Obama plans on repealing that childish "don't ask, don't tell" policy that has prevented lesbians and straight-acting/-appearing queer men from serving openly in the U.S. military. "Don't ask
SF News BART Officer Arrested for Shooting, Killing Oscar Grant Johannes Mehserle was arrested in Nevada today in connection with the shooting and killing of Oscar Grant on New Year's Day. According the Chronicle, "Mehserle, 27, was taken into custody in Douglas County,
SF News Day Around the Bay Zombietime! [Zombietime] City Supervisor demands deference from journalists, blames alt weekly for pollution. [SFBG] More lights please. [Curbed] Breaking your Muni crash hymen. [Muni Diaries] Mac vs PC [Laughing Squid] 34 people took
