SF News Early '08, New Tiger Security at SF Zoo Goes Into Effect As seen in the graphic above (pulled from the LA Times), and because of last week's fatal attacks, tiger security improvement is needed. Soon. In 30 days, according to the Gate, SF Zoo
misc Last Minute New Year's Eve Picks In Your SF Neighborhood So, it's the eleventh hour and you've decided against crushing up a couple of Ambiens into a mug of fume blanc and calling it a year. Instead, you've turned that frown upside down,
misc Ask SFist -- Subprime? In our inbox this week, we received this profanity-laced inquiry. Ahem: I know I'm not the only one, so what the fuck does "subprime" mean anyway? Still confused. No, potty-mouthed reader, you are
misc Body Dysmorphia-Inducing Mannequins Gone Wild Wasn't "wardrobe-malfunction" a runner-up for Word (Phrase?) of the Year a few years back? (We have neither the energy nor patience to look for it. We're in the midst of a Walgreens discount
misc San Jose Toddler and Grandmother Attacked by Dogs Another mauling, y'all. This time in San Jose. A toddler, 20-month-old Anna Leigh Cinco, and her grandmother, 48-year-old Elizabeth Cinco, were sent to the hospital with serious wounds after being mauled by the
misc Radiohead Serves Up NYE Performance of <i>In Rainbows</i> on Current TV Moby must be sick with envy over this one. Tonight the "unconventional young network," Emmy Award-winning Current TV, will air a taped, private, hour-long Radiohead concert on New Year's Eve (and on New
SF News Sen. Don Perata Carjacked in Oakland, Car Found Safe/Sound California State Senate President pro tempore Don Perata's car was recovered today in Richmond after Saturday's carjacking. The auto theft happened while he as en route to Oakland City Councilman Ignacio De La
misc Tatiana the Tiger's Official MySpace Memorial Page What's more, the page has already garnered some choice testimonials: "THIS TIGER IS 100% innocent. PEOPLE SUCK!!!" -- +AVENGING ANGEL+ "You were my favorite tiger. =( R.I.P." -- Kenna "Prayers & Blessings"
SF News SF Zoo Tiger Attack Victims Released Behold, the tight-lipped duo who, at this point last week, couldn't have imagined the death and subsequent big-cat madness in store for them today. Under supervision at San Francisco General Hospital, due to
misc Photo du Jour 24 Well, he has our vote. The shabby minimalism of his campaign poster here is the work of a political mastermind. For sure. Image credit: Flickr user Omega it's jameth.
misc Week Around the -Ists SFist saw Christmas Day turn tragic after a Siberian tiger escaped from her pen at the San Francisco Zoo, killing a visitor and mauling two others. Phillyist counted down the top ten items
misc SFist Tonight Laughing Squid’s Last Minute Unholiday Party: Scott Beale and the gang will be having a most splendid post- and un-holiday party/experiment with social media. Although LS will be "providing some beer
misc Ride Muni for Free All Night Long On New Year's Eve Mayor Gavin Newsom says that one of his "top priorities is to ensure that every San Franciscan has a safe and happy New Year. Riding Muni is a smart and green way to
misc BART Sets New Holiday Record Via Noisy Children Compared to the same time last year, this week BART saw a 20% jump in riders traveling to SFO during the Christmas week. How was this done? Well, according to reports, the dramatic
SF News Favorite Headline in SF Zoo Tiger Attack Brouhaha Chortle. Image captured by Chicagoist's Laura Oppenheimer.
misc The Real Drama Queens - <i>Marie-Antoinette</i> One of the greatest misunderstandings in the history of US cinema -- oh please, as far as repeated viewings go, Ordinary People is a superior and more devastating film than Raging Bull --
SF News Emergency 911 Tapes of SF Zoo Tiger Attacks Released Less than a week after the fatal tiger mauling at the SF Zoo, much of the news that has (slowly) unraveled from the Christmas Day tiger attacks has been disheartening. From the downplayed
misc Loosest Bay Area Screw Victor: Ed Jew Former District 4 SF Supervisor, rumored florist with a flair, __________ resident, charming fibber, and triple-threat criminal fatal optimist Edmund "Ed" Jew takes this year's title for Loosest Screw of 2007. Congrats, Ed! Velvet
misc Day Around the Bay School buses to run on waste grease from local restaurants. [SF Sentinel] 2007, as Chrissy from Newport Harbor: the Real OC might say, is "o-v-e, but the 'r' is not there yet." Totes,
SF News SF Zoo Emergency Procedures Not Followed, Says the Chron Uh oh. According to the cats over at the Chron, an "18-page 'Emergency Procedures' manual, written in 2006, spells out what zookeepers, guards and even the receptionist in the main office are supposed
misc Hayes Valley Wins Neighborhood of the Year And the Curbed Cup award goes to: Hayes Valley. San Francisco's top hood took the crown with 262 votes (52.8%) over second-place Mission's 234 votes (47.2%). Total burn, Valencia Street! And
SF News Attacking Tiger Attack Victims - (Un)just? (Ah, the year of the tiger. OK, month of the tiger. But still.) A reader brings up an interesting point -- thanks, reader! -- who asks, "The boys had it coming. True, but
misc SFist Tonight No Single Left Behind: Depressed at the thought of being single for the rest of your life? Then, go get a cat or eight. Sheesh. Or, better yet, attend this seminar where,according
misc Geek Love: Marriage Proposal Via iPhone Ad Parody While cruising over at ValleyWag -- their editors are kinda cute, yes? -- we came across an iPhone ad parody that is, in fact, an actual marriage proposal created by one "Claude M"
