misc 8-8-08 = Lucky Wedding Day An auspicious day for the Asians, especially for Chinese, and here's a pic of two newlyweds getting married on one of the luckiest days of the year. According to AP: Jean Liu and
misc <i>Hot Bay Area Olympians:</i> Ben Wildman-Tobriner (By Joe Kukura) The 2008 Olympics kick off tonight, and SFist is all over it! We mean, like, really disgustingly all over it -- as in, people are going to be talking behind
misc China Consulate Acrobats Face Federal Charges Oakland resident Brihannala Morgan, 26, and Suisun City resident Nyendak Wangden, 22 - the two ladies who climbed up the Chinese consulate in San Francisco, with the latter dame falling 15 feet after
misc What's Going On Here, Film Crew? According to Flickr user Exxonvaldez, the film crew for the shoot above demanded all passersby not to snap any images of the filming procress. Of course, we then had to post the above.
misc Manicures on Muni: Y/N? While not nearly as rude as an uncovered sneeze, a loud phone conversation (unless it involves a girl crying over matters of the heart, which is a richly satisfying eavesdrop), a protruding backpack,
misc Day Around the Bay 12 Galaxies to close its doors for good. [Eater, via SFW] Cindy Sheehan still using her dead son's blood as a vehicle for personal stardom needs your signatures for something. [SFBG] LA Times'
SF News SF Police Shoot, Wound Old Lady A 60-year-old woman was sent to the hospital after SFPD officers shot her. Going down over at 15th and Dolores streets, officers were called to an apartment a little after 11 a.m.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight THEATER: Joey Price's starts tonight. The song-and-dace spectacle is a "new musical satire about angst-ridden teens facing adversity. Will Colin let his best friend Chaz be with his forbidden, cheerleading love? Can the
SF News SEIU's Downtown Protest Oh wow, it's a day full of protest fun here in Baghdad by the Bay. First, anti-uneven bars protesters, or what have you, are at Civic Center raising a ruckus. (Images to come.
misc Football Is Nearly Upon Us: 49ers Training Camp Intrigue (By Joe Kukura) Leadership voids -- who's gonna fill 'em? Leadership voids are the only thing these 49ers know for sure they have. Sure, Patrick Willis has a fucking "S" on his chest.
SF News BART Twitter Feed Now WIth .PDF! We have to admit we're not totally displeased with the Bart website redesign. (Yes, we visit www.bart.gov on a fairly regular basis, and what?) It features more "real-time info and interactive
SF News Another Oakland Restaurant Robbed at Gunpoint In a span of 24 hours, two Oakland restaurants were robbed by three armed men wearing masks and dark hoodies. Skyline Pizza, located at 4400 Keller Avenue, was hit around 9 p.m.
SF News What's Going On Here, LinuxWorld? Eeps! It's a scary tech skull. Actually, it's kind of the most awesome thing we've seen outside Moscone Center, ever. Also, who's nuttier: Mac users or Linux fans? Discuss.
SF News Anti-China Protester Falls From Chinese Consulate Roof In SF Oops. A lady who staged a faux hanging from the roof of the Chinese consulate in San Francisco today "to protest human rights abuses in Tibet" was taken to a hospital after she
SF News UPDATE: Westbound Lanes of the Masonic Tunnel Closed Temporarily According to AlertSF, "Be advised, the westbound lanes of the Masonic Tunnel on Geary Avenue have been closed temporarily. Timetable for re-opening unknown." Will update as soon as we know more. Plan your
SF News House of Shields Responds to Yelpers Unfortunate Night Out Goodness, it's been quite an enthralling day, hasn't it? The tale of the cheap patrons versus the cranky House of Shield bartender got many of us hot and bothered. And in an effort
Arts & Entertainment Mythbusters Needs 300 Volunteers to Conquer Romans Oh, hey! The new season of Mythbusters starts tonight at 9 p.m., featuring an episode called "Exploding Steak" wherein Adam and Jamie see if tough steak can be made tender via high
SF News Jazz at Pearl's <del>Opens</del> <del>Closes</del> <del>Opens</del> Closes Again After opening and closing several times over - well, what seems like several times over, that is - latest word on the struggling jazz club is that it's shutting its door. Again. For
SF News UPDATE: Kidnapping Mom Caught, Amber Alert Called Off Mom-on-the-run Enja Moore and her kids were found unharmed this afternoon. According to CBS 5, "It wasn't surprising to locate Moore at the check cashing store ["Oh my God, you racist bastards, CBS
misc Yelpers Attack House of Shields Bartender, Entertainment Ensues Internet drama of the hair-pulling, eye-scratching, and feline variety is always high quality entertainment. And today Yelp has it in spades. It seems some sort of Coyote Ugly-vs.-patrons fight went down over
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM/PARTY: Celebrating "the rebellious nature at the heart of all great filmmaking," SF Shorts (San Francisco International Festival of Short Films) starts tonight with dozens of bite-sized movies - perfect for the
SF News FBI Increases UCSC Firebombing Reward to $50,000! Holy cow! The Federal Bureau of Investigation (crudely known as the F.B.I.) added a cool $20,000 to the reward being offered for the arrests of the animal activists who injured
SF News What's So Hot About Bike Seats? Major - like, major! - alert from the SF Bike Coalition according to one SFist reader. It seems someone or some people are stealing bike steals "all over downtown." Check it: Bike Theft
