SF News Google Unloads Loads of Temp Workers Due to the ongoing recession, Google, who can do no wrong in our eyes, has let many of its temporary workers go. The Mountain View-based company, according to Business Week, has an estimated
SF News Photos from BART Police Shooting Riot in Downtown Oakland, 1/7 Scenes from last night's BART shooting protest turned riot in Downtown Oakland.
SF News Protest Over BART Shooting Turns to Riot Several hours of violence erupted Wednesday night as demonstrators at "smashed storefronts and cars, set several cars ablaze and blocked streets in downtown Oakland." The riot started after a protest was held at
SF News Day Around the Bay Remembering Oscar Grant. [SFGate] Idiotic moments of 2008. [SFBG] Macworld '09 pics. [Laughing Squid] Gavin Newsom, reformed Catholic. [SF Weekly] A fine idea -- putting the 20 Questions Ball in charge of TEP.
misc Fat Cat Protest Returns! Photo by Dave Schumaker. Joyous news, folks! The fat cat protest doll (doll?) is back. Not sure what the protest is about; in fact, we don't even care. We just love this greedy
SF News BART Update "Date: Jan 7, 2009 3:41 PM -- There is a station closure at Fruitvale Station in both directions due to civil protest." Oh dear. (Oh, and to get BART updates sent to
SF News BART Officer Quits In what's beginning to look like an unfortunate accident, BART officer Johannes Mehserle resigned today after fatally shooting Oscar Grant at the Frutivale BART station on New Year's Day. Johannes Mehserle was supposed
SF News Angry BART Police Poster Posted on Train SFist reader Jennie H. sends us this image she snapped up, telling us "I saw this while riding the train yesterday afternoon. I got on in Dublin and off at 24th & Mission.
SF News SFMTA to Eliminate Market/Octavia Bike Lane Because this infamous intersection isn't dangerous enough, the SF Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors have "unanimously endorsed its traffic engineer's plan to eliminate the eastbound bike lane on Market Street at Octavia
SF News Who Will Be Our Next BOS President? Ripe with cigar smoke-filled rooms of tension and drama -- because all the board members hate each other, etc. -- the Board of Supervisors will soon vote for their new president. The drama
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight CLUB: Digital rights defenders Electronic Frontier Foundation, an organization "working to protect fundamental rights regardless of technology," celebrates it's 18th birthday with a party featuring DJ Spooky, Adrian & Mysterious D, and Kid
SF News Mission Stabbing An unidentified, fortysomething-year-old man was stabbed in the Mission this morning. The attack was reported at around 4 a.m. in the 2000 block of Mission Street, according to reports. The victim was
SF News Logitech Layoffs With corporate offices in Fremont and Mountain View, Logitech announced it will hand out 500 pink slips to employees this week. The cuts will affect middle management and higher, effectively cutting 15% of
SF News Suspects in Richmond Gang Rape/Hate Crime Charged The alleged human beings who assaulted, kidnapped, and raped a random Richmond lesbian were arraigned in Contra Costa Superior Court this week. Josue Gonzalez, 21, and Humberto Hernandez Salvador, 31, appeared in court
SF News Death Threats Sent to BART Police Officer Sadly, Matier & Ross have word that the BART police officer who shot and killed Oscar Grant on New Year's Day is now receiving death threats. It seems the BART officer in question,
SF News Day Around the Bay Photo by subtlet. Box Dog Bikes is one of SF's best bike shops. Find out why. [Mission Mission] Behold the 8-wheeled electric Eliica, which can hit speeds of up to 230mph. [Inhabitat] Reform
misc Mick LaSalle Feeds the Trolls Chronicle film critic turned amateur psychologist Mick LaSalle has a lot to say about those filthy peons known as commenters. Mainly, that they suck. Hard. In his post "The Real You is the
SF News Scene from a Macworld Expo Photo by Steve Rhodes Long gone are they days when obese Mac users fainted in line while waiting to see Steve Jobs shake his hips at Moscone. No more Sinbad gracing the floor
SF News Watch Aaron Peskin's Last Day as President of BOS Live! Goodness gracious, how time flies! Today, for those of you who don't care, is Aaron Peskin's final day as Board of Supervisors President. (Also, it's Jake McGoldrick's last day too.) Sniff. Peskin was
SF News Stacey's Demise Regardless what you think about print publishing, Stacey's Books was a favorite. (Its foreign section alone seemed endless!) So after months of guessing when it will close its doors, Stacey's finally told its
misc Please Excuse Our Dust: Commenting Yes, we are still have a wee bit of trouble with commenting. We promise you, however, we are working on it. In the meantime, in lieu of acting like a petulant grandpappy in
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FOOD: For a mere $20, you can enjoy a three-course meal at OPENrestaurant with Slow Food Nation, a "socially engineered informal dinner created by a collective of restaurant professionals" where participants enjoy a
SF News Bart Police Protest At Fruitvale BART Tomorrow Eh. We still think many folks are acting premature on this one, getting exciting about an exciting protest for the sake of protest, which might fatally dilute the original meaning. (What else is
SF News Prop. 8 Backers Attack CA Attorney General Brown Humanitarian Efforts Anti-gay marriage supports blasted Attorney General and former Governor of California Jerry Brown for rightfully declaring prop 8 invalid. According to dean of Pepperdine University, Kenneth Starr (yes, that Kenneth Starr), "We will
