SF News Michele Le's Killer Giselle Esteban Gets 25 Years to Life Giselle Esteban, the one-time BFF of murdered nursing student Michele Le, was convicted in October of first-degree murder in the killing of her friend. Her defense attorney had never tried to deny the
SF News Vallejo Parents Freaking Out Over Bullied Fifth Grader Who Contemplated Suicide Two fifth-grade girls in Vallejo claim they were severely bullied by two brothers, including being called tramps and sluts and getting punched in the stomach, and their parents that the school didn't do
SF News S.F. Gay Men Warned About Meningitis Risk If Traveling to New York for the Holidays San Francisco gay men are being warned of an outbreak of bacterial meningitis in the gay community in New York, specifically in Brooklyn. There has yet to be evidence of the outbreak outside
SF News Supreme Court Agrees to (Maybe) Rule on Prop 8 Case, One DOMA Case [Updated] In their conference today, the Supreme Court has agreed to review the legality of California's Proposition 8, both its merits and whether or not the proponents had standing to appeal the federal court
SF News Obama Administration Considers Weed Crackdowns in Colorado, Washington Following on the statewide crackdown by the Justice Department on medical marijuana in California, the Obama Administration is signaling that they're not going to sit by and watch while the entire states of
Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: A Terrible Holiday Tour Hits the Roxie Curators of all things VHS, tacky, awkward/ironic, and marvelous, Everything Is Terrible, are doing two simultaneous holiday tours with their show Holiday Special 2012: Cataclysmic Transformation. They'll be screening it at the
SF News John McAfee Arrested in Guatemala, Blogs Crazy Stuff From Jail As Gizmodo notes today, "John McAfee is basically liveblogging his jail stint on a Central American murder rap from the personal computer of a Guatemalan jail warden." Yep. McAfee was detained yesterday in
Arts & Entertainment Video: See the New Light Installation on the Bay Bridge Getting Tested Installation has begun on the new light sculpture thing we told you about in September on the cables of the Bay Bridge. It's an LED art installation by artist Leo Villareal, and it's
SF News BART Contemplates Raising Parking Rates BART is taking a survey to see how the public feels about demand-based parking pricing at BART parking lots. The majority of parking lots at BART stations charge only a dollar or two
SF News Hibernia Bank Improvements Discussed at Historic Preservation Commission Today There is still no tenant or specific use being talked about for the long vacant pigeon's nest known as the Hibernia Bank, at Jones and Market, but it's on the docket for today's
SF News Yay! Another Tall Tower In The Works For Transit Center District This week we get some renderings of a new skyscraper planned for 181 Fremont Street, between Mission and Howard, which would be a slightly boxier, 52-story complement to the under-contruction Transbay Tower. The
Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: 'Wait' by M83 This new video, the third in a trilogy of videos for the band M83, from their album Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, by French art directors Fleur & Manu, just dropped today. It's sort
SF News Oakland Dog Owners Debate Dog Park With City Council; Four People Shot Near Lake Merritt On a night that saw four people shot near Lake Merritt and no arrests made, a legion of passionate dog owners occupied most of the evening's public comment at the Oakland City Council
SF News Nudity Ban Approved, for Real, By Same Six Supervisors; One Protester Arrested The Board of Supervisors once again got an eyeful of ass, breasts, balls, and bush today in the Board chambers, and they once again voted to approve the citywide ban on nudity, which
Arts & Entertainment 'Hoarders' Comes to Lower Haight Next Week Ladies and gentlemen of San Francisco, Hoarders (a.k.a. SFist Brock's favorite show, after Intervention) is returning with a new episode that was shot in the Lower Haight, and it airs next
SF News Netflix Says FU To Pay Cable, Strikes Exclusive Licensing Deal With Disney Netflix has just struck a major deal in a coup that's sending shockwaves through the pay-cable establishment. Under a new multiyear agreement, Netflix will have the exclusive right to stream Disney movies starting
SF News Big Oakland Pot Dispensary Gets Reprieve From Fed Crackdown Harborside Health Center, which is the Bay Area's, and the nation's, largest medical marijuana dispensary, has been under threat of eviction and government seizure since July, when U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag served
SF News Muni Underground Melts Down at Rush Hour; Also, an F-Line Car Hits a Pedestrian at Church and Market Tonight was yet another bad night for the SFMTA, as the Muni metro suffered a total and complete meltdown at 6 p.m. due to an alleged blown transformer at Van Ness Station.
Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: 'Enlightened,' the Season 2 Trailer "Maybe I'm a little pissed but that has nothing to do with this," says Laura Dern in the upcoming second season of Enlightened, the HBO show we think you all should be watching.
Arts & Entertainment Mike Tyson To Appear Live on Stage In S.F. In One-Man Show Directed by Spike Lee Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth is a one-man show that features the infamous boxer and convicted rapist live on stage talking about himself, and it's coming to San Francisco's Orpheum Theater for a week
SF News Central Subway to Extend to North Beach? Amid lawsuit threats and much hemming and hawing from local businesses, Muni chief Ed Reiskin has a new proposal for the Central Subway. Rather than opening up the subway tunnel at the Chinatown
SF News Dead Body Found at Third and Mission Rock Saturday A dead man was discovered on the Muni platform at Third and Mission Rock on Saturday morning, and he has been identified as 57-year-old Bradley Gainous. Gainous's body was discovered just before 8
Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: '8 to Go' Curl up with a blanket and some popcorn, cat lovers. This little (parody) film is just for you. It stars comedian Heather McDonald and Acatemy Award winner Captain Cuddles in a tale of
SF News Supreme Court Says Nothing Yet With Regard to Gay Marriage Cases Once again, we're left waiting to hear if and how the Supreme Court is going to address the various legal challenges to gay marriage laws around the country. At their meeting today, though
SF News Mirkarimi Recall Most Likely a Year Off, If It Happens Over at the Examiner, noted Mirkarimi critic Melissa Griffin lays out what she sees as the likely scenario surrounding the potential recall vote on Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi. She argues that recall supporters are
