misc Ask SFist: Inaugural Celebrations? So, you know what's-his-name will be our President in, oh, a few days, right? Well, SF is certain to be filled with parties, hooting, hollering, and spontaneous choreography breaking out in the streets,
misc Hulu Pulls Episodes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia We've heard is all the rage for those of you into relentless comedy (e.g., Arrested Development, Seinfeld, etc.), so this news might sadden you a bit. That is, if you don't already
misc Stanford Mobile Phone Orchestra Performs "Stairway To Heaven" Stanford Mobile Phone Orchestra Plays Stairway to Heaven from Scott Beale on Vimeo. Scott Beale goes to all of the adorable geeky things we're too agoraphobic to attend. (Unless said events are at
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Theresa Andersson recorded her latest album, Hummingbird, Go!, in a New Orleans kitchen using everything from soda bottles to homemade water vases to her soulful yet sunny voice. Check out the singing
SF News Greenfield Man Accused of Selling Daughter for Cash, Beer, Meat Located in the heart of the Salinas Valley, a Greenfield father is accused of trying to sell his 14-year-old daughter into marriage. And how much was his nubile daughter worth to him? $16,
misc Map of San Francisco Gay Porn Locations Just in time for your post holiday meltdown, The fine folks over at The Sword have conveniently packaged together a Google map (NSFW!) of public and semi-public locations that have been used as
SF News Oscar Grant Killing and Gays = Wha? In an effort to dilute itself into irrelevance, Join the Impact, a grassroots No On 8 site, has now taken on Our Patron Saint of BART Police Oppression, Oscar Grant. In its most
SF News Carol Bartz named New Yahoo CEO Former Autodesk CEO Carol Bartz, 56, has accepted Yahoo's offer to becoming their brand spanking new CEO, at least according to the Wall Street Journal. This comes after Yahoo has seen a sharp
SF News UPDATE: San Jose Amber Alert Issued 8-year-old Kayla Montez was kidnapped today from San Jose. She is a Hispanic girl, 4-feet tall, 45 pounds, has brown hair, and was last seen wearing a white jacket, a light blue shirt,
SF News Smatting of Tuberculosis Hits Castro Bars Get ready to panic, gays. Bars in Bevan Dufty's district are brimming with tuberculosis. Or so alarmist reports tell us. But according to the esteemed Bay Area Reporter, San Francisco health officials have
SF News FAQ About the BART Shooting Investigation Say what you will about BART, they appear to be on top of their game PR-wise. Take, for example, their ultra-handy FAQ section on the shooting at the Fruitvale Station. While their nifty
SF News SF Zoo Gorilla, One-Month Old, Surrogate Training Still a baby, still (arguably) precious, here's a look at the San Francisco Zoo during a surrogate training session with the infant gorilla and her potential surrogate mom -- Bawang. If you recall
SF News Carbon Monoxide Kills Geary Street Resident, Prompts Evacuation Although a carbon monoxide alarm beeped since Sunday, a 77-year-old man was killed and eight other people injured Monday night after the dangerous gas flooded 816 Geary Street. The victim, only known as
SF News Non-Terror Wreaks Non-Havoc at Civic Center BART Protest Remember how there was supposed to be a protest cum riot at Civic Center tonight? "The kids in Oakland know how to party. Let's show them they are not alone," they puffed chest-ily
SF News Day Around the Bay Details on the Valencia Street American Apparel hearing (NSFW). [Mission Mission] An interview with David Chiu and his thoughts about a car-free Market Street -- care of one of our favorite new local
SF News Lawsuit Over Negative Yelp Review Settled The lawsuit professional back cracker Steven Biegel filed against Christopher Norberg, all over one measly, negative Yelp review, has been dropped. According to Norberg: "A misunderstanding between both parties led us to act
SF News BART Done with Grant Shooting Investigation BART announced this afternoon that they finished up their internal investigation into the shooting death of Oscar Grant on New Year's Day. The results haven't been made public, but they were handed over
SF News Grandpa Rove Now On Twitter With an astounding 2,566 followers, Karl Rove is up and running on Twitter. (Get ready for luddites to declare Twitter over. They love declaring things over. It makes them feel like they're
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight THEATER: Theatre of Yugen presents Nikolai Gogol’s Overcoat, where a ghost ("corpse") goes around stealing overcoats. Of course, this Russian lit classic is about much, much more, but we recommend it for
misc Photo du Jour 312 OK. We totally failed and posted an image from September of last year. Um, oops. So, anyway, yeah, to make up for it, here's a smurfy image of a forest creature shot by
SF News Water Main Bust at Santos & Brookdale Muni lines are being rerouted after a water main broke at Santos and Brookdale, near Cow Palace. There seems to be lots of rushing water and onlookers, or so we see on the
misc Alexander Co. Books Window Display Shot by TUSK81. Flick photog TUSK81 came across this curious window display. He says: this really caught me off-guard. three books prominently displayed, two are by the president-elect barack obama, and the third
SF News Hans Reiser Attacked Clearly not willing to take on the "bitch" role in his new home, wife killer and former Linux computer programmer Hans Reiser was attacked in prison the other day. According to reports, Reiser
SF News SF Surveillance Cameras Fail According to research done by the UC Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society, surveillance cameras installed around the city in 2005 have failed to reduce serious crimes like murder
