SF News Swarm of Bees Attacks the Mission Holy smokes, this is the most harrowing thing we've ever reported. Allan Hough over at Mission Mission reports (via Inhabitat's Mike Chino) that bees have descended upon the Mission district. And they're out
SF News Red Light Runner Hits Bicyclist at Polk and Pine Plug1 from WhatImSeeing just sent us these images of a cyclist after she was smacked by an auto "running a red light" early this evening. Ouch. And: scary. Be careful out there, folks.
SF News <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i> to Cut 125 Positions Employees were offered sweet buyout dealsa at the Chronicle today. The number we're hearing right now is that around 125 (as reports) jobs need to be pruned. Our sources tell us that the
SF News Scores and Highlights: That's Just Manny Being Womanny (By Joe Kukura) Despised arch-rival Dodgers acquire Manny Ramirez, who will hopefully just do shit like this. [LATimes.com] Preseason NCAA Football Top 25 is released. The only NorCal team in this fight
misc SFist Tonight FILM: The Exiles (1961) - a surprisingly enjoyable documentary "chronicling a day in the life of a group of twenty-something Native Americans who left reservation life in the 1950s to live in the
SF News You Park, You Pay: New SF Parking Fines Begin Today Parking fines increased today. Some of you care, some of you could not care less. We understand. But San Francisco expects to collect somewhere around $103 million in parking fees this year. From
misc Muni's Guide to the Weekend: SF Marathon, Poi SUNDAY: On August 3, the San Francisco Marathon gallops out of The Embarcadero and Mission at 5:30 a.m. (Load up on those carbs, runners.) The marathon route will wiggle along The
SF News Sam Adato's Drum Shop Wounded, Human Beings Unscathed After SUV Crash Sam and Janis Adato, whose SoMa drum shop saw a Ford Explorer smash through its front door yesterday morning, are unharmed. Yay! However, some "antique drums were crushed by the sports utility vehicle,
SF News SFist Blotter: Taco Truck Robbery Edition A little before 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, two people ended up in the hospital after being robbed and receiving gunshot wounds near the popular taco truck at Harrison and 20th streets.
SF News Day Around the Bay 2006 hit-and-run killer found to be insane. [SFGate] Meraki, Inc. sets its radar on the City's coffee houses. [Examiner] No, seriously, what is to be done about 1 Jones Street? [Curbed] R.I.
misc Everywhere Magazine’s <del>Call for Your Submissions</del> Out of Business Everywhere magazine, a user-generated travel publication, is calling out for your submissions. Local writer, Everywhere journo, and Cock T's member Tiffany Maleshefski brought to SFist's attention their need for San Franciscan's article and
SF News Modern Times Bookstore Claims Moth Spray Will, In Fact, Continue Contrary to what court rulings say about the halting of the light brown apple moth spray, Modern Times Bookstore's recent window dressing claims otherwise. According to our pals over at Curbed, "[T]his
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ECLIPSE: As we mentioned before, the Exploratorium is having a solar eclipse viewing slumber party. And for those of you non-agoraphobes who won't be watching it on Second Life, head over to Cow
SF News Tony Hall Running for District 7? From the far-superior-to-SFist blog Fog City Journal, Elaine Santore tweets, "Spotted: Tony Hall Hall filing papers for D7 at City Hall." Hmmm. Interesting, indeed. (elainesantore/Twitter)
SF News Hit-and-Run (?) Driver Crashes Into Sam Adato's Drum Shop Holy Cripes! A little over two hours ago, a big 'ol gas guzzler crashed right into Sam Adato's Drum Shop, the preferred drum retail venue for local percussionists, at Ninth and Folsom Street.
SF News Garamendi to Run for Governor of California Again In a move most everyone expected, Lt. Gov. John Garamendi announced this morning that he'll run for governor in 2010. The Democrat has been trying for years to get in that office, starting
SF News Photos: Minutemen Protest in San Francisco, 7/30 The always phenomenal Steve Rhodes seamlessly captured yesterday's Minutemen protest over on the steps of San Francisco City Hall. The Minuteman Project, as they call themselves, protested San Francisco's sanctuary policy on illegal
SF News #65: Early Morning Stab Death in SF Early this morning a teenage boy was stabbed to death in San Francisco's Excelsior district. The murder victim was strolling with a girl at around 1:30 a.m. "when they were confronted
SF News Muni Meltdown: N and J Service Disrupted Pics of the meltdown at Church/Duboce, with shuttle buses picking up frustrated passengers this morning. Why did it happen? Your guess is as good as Muni's. But according to Jameth: All outbound
SF News Racist Vandal(s) Attack Castro Flower Stand Again In the second time in two years, Guy Clark, the gentleman who sells flowers 15th and Noe Streets, had his stand vandalized. Yesterday, shit was smeared along the walls of Clark's makeshift flower
Arts & Entertainment Win Tickets to Litquake’s Tribute to Smut Local literary darlings turn vulgar this Sunday when Litquake, San Francisco's annual literary festival, hosts its final fundraiser: Dirty Words: Litquake’s Tribute to Smut. And the lineup is most spectacular. See, they've
SF News Day Around the Bay Barebacking comes to a halt at California prisons. (Aw.) [CBS 5] Governor Dianne Feinstein? [Calitics, SFGate] SOMA Grand gets some sort of food shack. [Eater] Internets drama: Charles Forman vs. Julia Allison. [Valleywag]
SF News Animal Care & Control Seeks Info on Stabbing Death of Puppy San Francisco Animal Care & Control needs your help, folks. Please - please? - take the time to read the following. The San Francisco Animal Care & Control is asking the public for
SF News The budget, she is signed Oh, what fun! Soon after smashing Siebel's hymen to smithereens this weekend, Mayor Gavin Newsom has signed the 2008-2009 budget. Yay! Moments after putting his John Hancock on it, Newsom declared, "Today, I
