SF News ShotSpotter Gunshot Test Tonight in the Mission Much to Terry Child's dismay, there will be a ShotSpotter test tonight in the Mission. From the authorities at SFPD’s Mission Station (via Mission Mission): Please Note: On Thursday, December 18, 2008
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Aw, yeah. You know you want it: "A Jerry Christmas," featuring dead head holiday tunes sure to get you merry and high. Dig? Come listen to Workingman's Ed pay tribute to legends
SF News MillerCoors Responds to Marketing Allegations We just heard from MillerCoors spokesperson Julian Green, who tells SFist, "We respectfully disagree with their inaccurate allegations about the marketing and sale of Sparks," and would we please tell their other side
SF News Photos: Vigil to End Violence Against Sex Workers Yesterday was International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. Regardless of your stance on prostitution, violence against sex workers, while rampant, is unacceptable. Last night there was a vigil/procession starting at
SF News MillerCoors Discontinues Boozy Energy Beverage Sparks City Attorney Dennis Herrera, along with 13 other state attorneys generals, helped rid store shelves of MillerCoors' "Sparks", an energy drink containing caffeine, taurine, ginseng, and guarana. Oh, and some alcohol too. And
SF News Heroic Cable Car Collides with Double Parked SUV Service was disrupted after a cable car rammed into a sports utility vehicle that was double parked. (Tsk, tsk.) The "accident," which happened yesterday afternoon a little before 5 p.m., occurred on
SF News Berkeley Suicide Leads to Grim Discovery Berkeley resident 60-year-old Hassan Bin Ali shot and killed himself on Monday night, leading to the discovery of an entombed body inside his Ashby Avenue residence. After police officers responded to a report
SF News Day Around the Bay SF local Burnell Holland deserves a place in the Obama Administration. Help him get there, won't you? [Usual Suspects] Need a job? How about being a census taker. [CBS 5] Bomb Squad action
SF News Scene from a City Hall Toilet Stall Josh B. snapped up this scene from inside a toilet stall in the bathroom outside the Board of Supervisors chambers. Which leads us to ask: Who did it?
SF News Craigslist Founder Reverts to Old Media to Find Lost Pair of Glasses Found over at Page and Divisadero, Craigslist founder Craig Newmark uses antiquated means of finding a lost pair of eyeglasses. (The phone number handwritten on the ad matches the business card posted at
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: The Guaraldi Project performs the score from "A Charlie Brown Christmas" at this concert benefiting Raphael House (a shelter that provides family support service and shelter for homeless families and children in
misc Giant Squid Up for Grabs on Craigslist? Found over at Laughing Squid, appropriately enough, somebody is (allegedly) offering their giant squid to anybody who wants it. For free. It can be your newest, least cuddliest pet, or you can turn
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Morton's Takes Over Disney Store Space Fantastic news: Morton's -- the steakhouse that eschews infusions, Amy Winehouse-looking hostesses, cramped seating, and square and small plates -- is officially taking over the now-closed Disney store on Post and Powell. Eater
SF News Map du Jour: Concert Info Now in Google Maps View Larger Map Bandloop, a site that allows you to keep in touch with your favorite bands' whereabouts, is now in Google Maps. And it's actually quite helpful: each little blue point reveals
SF News Weather Report: Still Cold Well, it's still chilly, with some Bay Area cities seeing temperatures dip into the 20s. Fortunately, we'll see another break in the rain today. (While the rest of the state is seeing some
SF News Code Pink Holds Farewell Kiss Shoe-In Protest in Berkeley Code Pink is having yet another Bush/war protest today. This time they're using the shoe -- made popular last week by Iraqi journalist Muntader al-Zaidi, who hurled his footwear at President Bush
SF News Green Light for Justice Center? It looks like the Justice Center, Gavin Newsom's quality-of-life pet project, will, in fact, get the chance to bust people for public urination, aggressive panhandling, and open-air drug use. Supervisor Chris Daly's attempt
misc Wish Your Were Dead Pool: the Winner We asked you to decide on what Bay Area institution you would like to see die in 2009, and you overwhelmingly chose the Church of Scientology to go bye-bye. (Please don't kill us,
SF News Jennifer Siebel Sports Very Expensive Diamond Some sort of world famous diamond made a pit stop in San Francisco this week. It's called the the Chrysanthemum Diamond, and SF First Lady and sometime actress Jennifer Siebel got to wear
misc Fun with Photoshop: Gavin's Hair Welcomes You to San Francisco Ha! Jameth found this and sent it our way. And sure, it's fake. But it's stuff like this that would have us flat on our back for Gav -- well, more than any
SF News Day Around the Bay Stock market's fear: Steve Jobs is dying. [Valleywag] More Sue Lee angry signage. [Curbed] Drunk trash on the 5 Fulton. [Muni Diaries] Rain break. [SFGate] UBC cunnilingus article impaled. [SF Weekly]
