misc Photo du Jour 305 Matt Jalbert, who snapped the shot above, says, "The redeveloped area along Mission Creek just gets better and better as the landscaping grows in and the construction mess recedes. This is a great
misc Tied Up, Burned Body Discovered in Berkeley Responding to a fire in Berkeley at 7 a.m. this morning, emergency crews found a dead, burned body at East Bay Parks land, west of I-80 between Gillman Street and University Avenue.
SF News Day Around the Bay Best meals of the year. [Eater] Chronicle admits defeat? [SFGate] There's more to Sonoma than wine? Technology, says Nathan Halverson. [The Daily Geek] Depression foreshadowing, anyone? [AP] Cut your hair, hippie. For free.
SF News Two Drivers Sought in Deadly Richmond Hit and Run Good grief, what is going on in the city of Richmond? First, some pigs gang rape a woman because she had a rainbow flag stick affixed to the back of her car. Then,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight COMEDY: One of the greatest human beings on Earth, Patton Oswalt, will delight the drunken masses at Cobb's Comedy Club tonight. Although he's much admired by the McSweeney's set -- he cut his
misc Why Are You at Work Today? Really, why are you working this week? Because, let's see, we have two work days (today, tomorrow), one kinda work day (New Year's Eve), and another alleged work day on Friday. But if
misc Shiba Inu Puppy Cam, Top Pet Moment of 2008 The much-loved and much-missed Shiba Inu Puppy Cam -- which, at the risk of missing a moment to brag, SFist was the first to report onback in October -- came in at number
SF News Gaza Strip Silent Vigil at Feinstein's Office Anti-Zionists, cranky over Israel's brazen smack down in the Gaza Strip, which left 220 people dead, will have a whisper-quiet protest over at DiFi's office later this afternoon at 5 p.m. Co-Sponsored
SF News SF Police Commission to Hold Public Hearing for New Chief Pretending it will make a difference, the SF Police Commission will give San Franciscans the chance to voice their feelings on what they want from their newest, yet-to-be-announced Chief of Police. San Francisco
SF News SFist Blotter MISSION/SATURDAY: Showing no signs of slowing down, crime in the Mission will leave 2008 with a bang. Or, rather, a bloody stab. Take, of example, the incident that went down at 2
misc Fire Torches Apartment Building Near USF A three-story apartment building at 41 Barcelona Avenue went up in flames early this morning. No word yet of any injuries or deaths to residents, or why the place went up in smoke.
misc Week Around the Ists Photo by rjseg1 Chicagoist started the week with bitter cold, explored a video game based on its transit system, celebrated a fantastic year of local music and food & drink, and finished the
SF News Day Around the Bay Panhandle bike path turned evening water slide? [SFCitizen] The Chron's skewed notions of: Water and rights. [SFBG] Waiting tables, behind the scenes. [Eater] Redwood City, lock your jail cells. God. [SFGate] Slow post-
Arts & Entertainment Film du Jour: A Queer Nativity [NSFW] A Queer Nativity from Princeton Sound System on Vimeo. Well, this looked like festive fun. A Queer Nativity, a 15 minute play that happened at Dolores Park on Saturday night, was a holiday
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight THEATER: Jackie Mason, Pontius Pilot, Bacchus, Mother Theresa, Mohamed, Mary Magdalene, Phil Silvers, Satan, and more come together to throw shade at Our Lord and Savior Jesus H. Christ. Conceived by locals Howard
Arts & Entertainment Hey, What's Going on for New Year's Eve? While SFPD announces their annual, benign "No Tolerance" enforcement policy against New Year's Eve mischief (no public intoxication, sexual assault, groups of teenage boys, drugs, etc.) and fireworks will go off at the
SF News Entombed East Bay Body Identified Remember how Hassan Ben Ali committed suicide in front of Berkeley police last week? Then, after doing a search of Ali's Ashby Avenue apartment, the police found an entombed body at his residence?
SF News Tatiana the Tiger Sculpture Unveiled Yesterday, as Carlos Sousa Jr.'s family mourned the one-year anniversary of their son's death, a sculpture of Tatiana the tiger was unveiled. Halfway up Telegraph Hill, a pleasant yet odd location to
