misc <i>7x7</i>'s Jen Siebel vs Vanessa Getty Photo Showdown We live for moments like this. Thank you, God. See, in yet another 7x7 Magazine article about how skinny rich women are saving/running/benefiting San Francisco in vague yet miraculous ways, the
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: The SF Electronic Music Festival gets underway, complete with synthetic bleep, bloop, blops sounds to entertain the masses, with Sharkiface, SF Sound Group, and New York-based minimalist composer Phil Niblock kicking things
SF News Info on Pogo's Killer(s) = Lots of Cash In Your Pocket Reward money for info leading to the arrest of the person(s) responsible for killing a three-legged foster dog -- who was swiped from Ocean Beach near Sloat on July 22-- skyrocketed from
SF News Sarah Palin, Book Burner? Sarah Palin, according to yesterday's New York Times, tried to get some morally bankrupt books removed from library shelves when she took office in Alaska as the mayor of Wasilla. Palin, it seems,
SF News "NADER PROTEST" Tomorrow Image found by Flickr user keriwest Yeah, at first glace we also thought it was a protest against Ralph Nader. Alas. Anyway, there's some sort of protest at the "My-Space" headquarters (?!) tomorrow about
misc First Arrests In Oakland Takeover Robberies After weeks of relative guilt-free robberies in the East Bay, two people were apprehended last night after nail salon was shook down. Last night "two men wearing ski masks, at least one of
SF News Day Around the Bay Slow Food Nation, all about the food? [Eater] Berkeley shooting outside barbershop.[Daily Cal] More on Lonni's Punani. (Oh, and you can listen to SFist Evan Roberts jarring interview with the waxer here
Arts & Entertainment Farewell, 12 Galaxies It is done. 12 Galaxies, the Mission club named after mentally unfit local color Frank Chu and that sign he carries, came to end this past weekend. Local indie rock outfits StitchCraft and
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Consider the Source ("Middle Eastern funk) and Blue Rabbit ("lyric-driven art rock" that features Celtic harp strumming) perform tonightin SoMa. 8 p.m. // Climate Theater (285 9th Street) // sliding-scale donation READING: Come
SF News Fairfield Councilman Matt Garcia Dies From Gunshot Wound? 22-year-old Matt Garcia, one of the youngest elected officials in the state, succumbed to injuries after taking a "single bullet to the back of the head" on Monday night in front of a
SF News Chrome Has Arrived Oh my word. Google, who can do no evil, released their new open source browser today. It's called Chrome. Have you downloaded it? No? Then, if the mood should strike, do so here.
misc Fascist Fare Inspectors? Oh boy. Are fare inspectors are out of control? In the above shot, captured in all its manic glory by Jameth late this afternoon, witness this guy flipping out on a female inspector
SF News Quote of the Day: You Gonna Get Mugged If we may add a teaspoon of alarmism to you afternoon coffee, you are going to get mugged and/or killed. And soon. And right here in SF. OK, not exactly. But today's
Arts & Entertainment Photos: Harrison Street Fair The homosexuals held yet another street fair honoring girth, body hair, leather, bare butts, or the eschewing of Speed Stick. We're not sure. But what we are sure of is that the fair
SF News Slow Food Nation Victory Garden Stays For Now That flower and vegetable garden at Civic Center -- the one that will, eventually, allow all of us to eat cake, or whatever -- gets a stay of execution. Since there has been
SF News SFist Blotter MONDAY, MISSION: A man was shot and killed "in the unit block of San Carlos Street" a little after 5:15 a.m. yesterday morning. The unidentified victim was taken to SF General,
SF News Week Around the Ists DCist reported live from the Democratic National Convention. Bostonist tasted the best heirloom tomatoes in the city. Torontoist featured some of their favorite photos of an extraordinary summer for the city's weather, with
SF News Muni's Guide to the Weekend: Getting Around the City This Wekend Will Blow TODAY: Critical Mass, 6 p.m. Bicycle ride will begin from Justin Herman Plaza and end all up in your face. You've been warned. SUNDAY: Hairrison Street Fair/Bear Week, 11 a.m.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Award-winning double bassist Lisa Mezzacappa throws down the jazzy beats in the Mission tonight. Her new latest music group, Before & After, featuring Aaron Bennett, John Finkbeiner, and Vijay Anderson, will have
SF News Cable Car Collision Two cable cars smacked into each other at California and Drumm streets. (Oops.) The accident happened around 8 a.m. this morning, injuring two crew members.(Cha-ching!) Sadly, due to the accident, all
SF News Obama Campaigner's Face Slashed in Downtown SF While working at Fifth and Market streets, an unidentified 35-year-old man was verbally accosted and then attacked by a passerby. According to the Gate: [T]he unidentified suspect approached and began to shout
SF News "It's Not Me, It's Newsom." He and Siebel were sure featured a lot during this week's Democratic National Convention, weren't they? Here just one of the many moments the camera panned to them, this one during Obama's acceptance
