SF News Farewell, Captain Corrales: SFPD's Colorful Weed Busting Cop Retires Well, it's over, guys. Captain Greg Corrales, the SFPD stalwart known for his colorful turns of phrase and his obsession with pot busts, has left the building. Corrales, who retired from the force
SF News Owner Of Walking Service Leaves Eight Dogs In Van Outside Nordstrom After San Francisco Animal Care and Control was called to the pet-packed van of a San Francisco dog walking service parked for hours in the mid-day sun, you might think that the owners
SF News Monday Morning Roundup: Evil Elmo Migration Central Subway boring hits major milestone. "It's like giving birth," says man who works for the SFMTA. [SF Examiner] SF Giants fan catches home run ball with one hand, is holding baby with
SF News San Francisco On US Shortlist For 2024 Olympics Bid San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Boston have been named as the US Olympic Committee's short list of cities under consideration as the host to be named in a US bid
Arts & Entertainment Goodwill Blowout: All Clothing $2 At Local Stores, 50% Off At Boutiques It seems like everyone in SF has an opinion on thrift store shopping, from "that's how I spend my weekends," to "there's no good thrift store shopping in San Francisco, you need to
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Starbucks Charger Disappointment Woman buys purse at Buffalo Exchange, finds diamond ring. [ABC7] Mission District tenants turn 14-unit building into co-op to avoid eviction. [KPIX] Another one of those companies that seems to exist only to
SF News Map Shows What Muni Stops Will Be Shared With Tech Shuttles Though the pilot program to allow corporate shuttles (AKA "Google Buses") to share Muni stops got its final OK in April, the SFMTA has moved in its own considered pace to figure out
SF News Ambulance For Toddler Killed By Toppling Statue Was Significantly Delayed When a statue in front of a Fisherman's Wharf business toppled onto vacationing toddler Kayson Shelton, SFPD officers and San Francisco firefighters arrived on the scene almost immediately. However, perhaps the most important
SF News Thursday Morning Roundup: Haunted iPads Mr. and Mrs. Harbaugh are now pimping Dockers. [99.7 Now] In the apparent nick of time, City College of SF won't be forced to close, might get more time to comply with
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight: Youth So Educated Are Dangerous Young people! On the bus yellin', with their Snaptweeing and Tinderbooking...in MY day kids cared about something, we stood for something! OK, Grandma and Grandpa, calm down. Tonight we have an event
SF News Mustang Driver Allegedly Responsible For SF Hit-And-Run Rampage Out On Bail Watch out! The man who allegedly struck (in this order) the Parc 55 hotel, a Muni bus, and two pedestrians before fleeing to his Hayward home is out on bail, and has yet
SF News Wednesday Morning Link Dump: $3 Billion GoPro San Francisco isn't the only city struggling to find a way to preserve historic/iconic restaurants and bars. [The Guardian] Here's a San Francisco priest from the late 1800s. [Orthodox History] UCSF researchers
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight: A Tribute To Vico Magistretti Hey there, fancy pants. Of course you know that we're on the brink of SF Design Week, and with that comes a whole slew of stylish events. Like one tonight, "a tribute to
SF News Authorities Combing Woods For Missing UC Berkeley Student/Rapper MC Thor A search for Vernon "Cody" Matthews has entered its fourth day, following the UC Berkeley student/rapper's disappearance during a hiking trip. According to El Dorado County Sheriff's Department spokesperson Lt. Tim Becker,
SF News $3.75 Million Dollar Settlement In The Works For Local Musician Mowed Down By Street Sweeper Local musician Jay Korber was dragged about 41 feet by the San Francisco street sweeper that struck his as he rode his bike in December, 2012. A year and a half later, the
SF News Tuesday Morning Roundup: The Houseboat Dwellers Of Mission Creek The houseboat dwellers of Mission Creek. [KCBS] SF is less LGBTQ friendly than Seattle, according to [Nerdwallet], a site that seems to exist solely for the purpose of listicles. Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg sued
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight: The Terminator The Terminator is my favorite movie. I am dead serious about this. But out of the zillions of times I have watched it (on VHS, on laser disk, on my many different collector's
SF News Not Unlike Your Bus, Muni Drivers Union Fails To Show Up (For Contract Arbitration Meeting) Though Muni seemed to be running at its usual level of C+ to B- level activity this morning, all is not hearts and flowers following last week's commute-crippling sick-out. Instead, we're told that
SF News $40 Million Raised For Super Bowl 50 Expenses, SF Gets Bupkis Though the host committee for Super Bowl 50 has touted $40 million in private gifts to support the event, none of that money will go to pay San Francisco's costs as (ostensible) hosts
SF News Monday Morning Roundup: Everybody Loved Prop B Neighbors of the old San Francisco Reservoir want a park, others say that the spot should be used for housing. Who will win? [SF Examiner] SF synagogue defaced, police investigating as hate crime.
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Weekend: Yerba Buena Art Walk Friday: Todd Trexler: A Solo Exhibition of His Legendary Posters Reiterating what Jay told you on Tuesday, tonight's the opening reception for this truly remarkable solo show of work by poster artist Todd
Arts & Entertainment SF Zoo Animals Dominate Your Television Tonight Set your DVR, or fire up your internet streaming machines, or whatever else it is you do to consume televised content: tonight not just one, but two of the SF Zoo's animals will
SF News Muni Drivers Pony Up Excuses For Sickouts As Union Leader Pleads Case In The Press In the words of one Muni operator, this week the transit agency's drivers were "sick of disenfranchisement, discrimination, deceit, and disrespect,” leading to a three-day "sick-out" that left passengers stranded, crushed, and angry.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Things Parents From SF Never Say [Our Urban Playground] writes a list of "Things Parents From San Francisco Never Say." Agree? Speaking of parenting, here's what [SF Gate] thinks every SF kid should do before they grow up. Twitter
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight: Opening Night Of The SF Documentary Film Fest DocFest, "the film festival that provides a manageable amount of the truth," (ha!) kicks off tonight. The fest runs through June 19 (here's their schedule), but tonight has a real treat: a screening
