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City Hall Power Player And Infamous SFist Sock Puppet Peter Ragone Reportedly Returning To SF

Hey, do you guys remember Peter Ragone, the former communications director for then-mayor Gavin Newsom who became of figure of San Francisco fun after it was revealed that he was posting sock-puppeted, trolly

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Amorous Horse Falls Into Bathtub And Can't Get Out

Think about the dumbest, most embarrassing thing that you ever did while trying to attract the attention of a romantic/sexual partner. Whatever it was, it pales (I hope, for your sake) compared

Did Mayor Ed Lee Just Make A Joke About Pubic Lice (And Measles)?

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has never been known for witty, off-the-cuff remarks. But at a San Francisco Fisherman’s Wharf Merchant’s Association crab feed Thursday night, Lee reportedly "made light" of

Friday Morning Constitutional: Swatch Takes On Apple

Look out, Apple Watch: Swatch is getting ready to crush you. [Bloomberg] Mission district landlord dumps non-profit that helps cancer victims to make more room for tech company. [Capp Street Crap] 115 unit

Fatal Shooting Means That Five Weeks Into 2015, San Francisco Has Had 11 Homicides

San Francisco suffered its eleventh homicide of 2015 Wednesday, when a thus-far unidentified person was shot and killed on a Bayview street. At 10:06 p.m. Wednesday, San Francisco Police Department officers

Big Bad Winds Threaten To Huff, Puff, Blow SF Down Friday

After a completely rainless January in SF, we're happy to see that a storm is coming through the area as soon as later today. But with that rain, the National Weather Service warns,

Thursday Morning Roundup: New $52 Fee For California Drivers Proposed

The I-80 Fremont Street off-ramp has been closed to make way for Transbay Transit Center construction. [KRON4] Now [SF Gate] has Willie Brown "writing" listicles? How the mighty have fallen. CAL-OSHA rules are

Man And Woman Fatally Shot By Police Within Minutes Tuesday

Two people, both reportedly armed, were shot and killed by Bay Area police officers in separate confrontations at nearly the same time Tuesday. In one case, a Contra Costa County Sheriff's deputy shot

Golden Gate Bridge Suicide Rate Drops, Net To Catch Jumpers Expected In 2019

A year after the Golden Gate Bridge saw more suicides than it ever had before, that number has decreased, according to a group devoted to preventing people from taking their own lives on

Mysterious Dead Body Fished Out Of Lake Merced Belongs To As Yet Unidentified Female

Hey, remember that mysterious dead body police fished out of Lake Merced last month? Today we have a few more details on the deceased, including gender and skin color. Christopher Wirowek, speaking for

Wednesday Morning Link Dump: Uber And MADD, Sitting In A Tree

Anti-drunk driving non-profit writes glowing press release about Uber after Uber donates to them. [Valleywag] [Slate] reminds us that the Silk Road trial isn't just about drugs. [Wired] says more and more "techies"

Bizarre Home Invasion Wave Sweeps Across SF In Last Four Days

What a time to live in San Francisco! 2015 has brought us even more growth and prosperity, skyrocketing property values...and a violent crime rate that continues to rise and rise. We've had

Bomb Threat, Empty Box, Jumper: Emergency Responders Juggle False Alarms Across SF

Man threatening to jump off SF Ferry Terminal shuts down Golden Gate ferry service. Cops trying to talk him down. pic.twitter.com/0DmbAlG1Ln— Doug Sovern (@SovernNation) February 2, 2015 Monday was a

Tuesday Morning Roundup: Startup Seeks Executive Assistant/Nanny

CEO for San Rafael-based startup posted (then removed) ad for combined Executive Assistant/Nanny for a 9-month-old. Since it looks like both jobs involve caring for someone with a brain that's not fully

[Update] Sunday Stabbing Is San Francisco's Tenth Homicide Of 2015

A fatal stabbing this weekend in the Bayview is, at present, listed as San Francisco's tenth homicide of 2015, but details otherwise remain very hazy. According to the San Francisco Police Department, officers

Election 2015: Former Homeless Hater Fibs About Mayoral Pow-Wow, Lee's War Chest Grows And Grows

President Obama might be struggling to raise dough, but I can think of one guy, a man who's facing a lot less opposition, who isn't. You guessed it! I'm talking about San Francisco

Democratic Fundraisers Struggle To Fill 'Intimate' SF Dinner With President Obama

Oh, what a difference a few months makes! Just a few months ago, fans of President Barack Obama ponied up over $32K to bask in his glow. Fast forward to today, and fundraisers

Monday Morning Roundup: Don't Get Too Excited About A Second BART Tube

Joe and Jennifer Montana appear to have a remarkably successful marriage. [CBS5] Don't get too excited about all this talk about a second BART tube. If it happens (and that's a big "if"

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Video: Allow This Frolicking San Francisco Hippo To Wash Away This Terrible Week

Hey, everybody! It's been a rough week, hasn't it? Poor Cookie Dough has left us, The Addition might be screwing ticketholders, a terrible fire in the Mission left a man dead and scores

Take A Look At San Francisco's Gold Nugget Stealing Smash-And-Grabbers

If you take a look at the above and below photos of the masked bandits who crashed a stolen SUV into the Wells Fargo History Museum, will it help officials track down the

Friday Morning Constitutional: Obama Insider Counts Homeless People In SF

Google delivers another earnings letdown, and as a result their stock sinks even further. [Associated Press via Yahoo] Prosecutors say they've traced $13.4 million in bitcoin from the Silk Road to Ross

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Upskirt Oopsie: Magazine Cover On Silicon Valley Sexism Called Out For...Sexism

This week's cover. Will post first thing in the morning. pic.twitter.com/UIgR97sHS9— jim impoco (@jimpoco) January 28, 2015 Alas, poor Newsweek. Once the Pepsi to Time's print newsweekly Coke, in recent

SFPD Has 'Distinct Description' Of Suspect Who Left Suitcase Stuffed With Human Remains In SoMa

ICYMI amid fire updates: SFPD says more remains found near suitcase filled with body parts. http://t.co/n5833pd4sF pic.twitter.com/KJyAC1Niqj— SFGate (@SFGate) January 29, 2015 The San Francisco Police Department

Thursday Morning Roundup: Facebook's Making More Money Than Even They Expected To

A water main has broken at Oak and Baker. [KRON4] More information on the mother of three killed in the crossfire during a gun battle in SF. [SF Chronicle] [ABC7] [KTVU] Does [Rincon

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20 Questions With SFist: Project Runway Star/Local Designer Emily Payne

If you watched the most recent season of Project Runway, you're likely familiar with Emily Payne, the 80s/Space Oddity-influenced talent who was often the voice of compassionate reason on the show, even