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Jay Barmann

Jay C. Barmann is a fiction writer and web editor who's lived in San Francisco for 20+ years.

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NIMBY Watch: A Battle Over a Vintage Coke Sign Turns Crazy

Over in Bernal Heights a battle is being waged over a vintage Coca-Cola ad that typifies all we know and love about San Franciscans. The fight pits neighbor against NIMBY neighbor, preservationist against

Afternoon Palate Cleanser: The Chinese Guide to the Bedroom Arts

Are we still celebrating Chinese New Year? This little piece of VHS joy comes to us from Everything Is Terrible, who obviously took a few liberties with the editing. We ask you, will

Drunk Guy Almost Drives Car Into Pond in McLaren Park

And today on our favorite beat, namely the Drunks Behaving Badly beat, we find one obviously [read: allegedly] drunk dude who drove his car into McLaren Park around 2:20 a.m. this

It's Not OK For Shooters to Follow Gunshot Victims to the ER at Oakland Children's Hospital

Cal-OSHA has fined Children's Hospital Oakland for not adequately protecting their employees against workplace violence -- namely, against the invasion of the hospital by gun-wielding criminals who have caused several dramatic incidents in

Things Aren't Looking Good for Mavericks This Year

The big-wave surf competition known as Mavericks (a.k.a. The Jay at Mavericks) looks like it won't be happening this year because the window of time for the contest closes February 28

KQED Covers the Redevelopment Battle in Sacramento

"The California Report" on KQED today takes on the subject of redevelopment and Jerry Brown's plan to eradicate hundreds of redevelopment agencies in the state. We've already wondered if the cuts are going

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

SFist Drinks: The Frankmoon Jean at Clock Bar

Clock Bar, inside the Westin St. Francis, updated their drink menu for spring in the last week or so, and Alcademics shared the full details. The drink that caught our attention was a

Those Buildings on the Cliff in Pacifica Are Slipping, Still

Those not-so-smartly placed apartment buildings atop the cliff in Pacifica are making headlines again as one gusty rain storm like the one we had today could be enough to prompt more erosion, and

Snow Spotted in South Bay!

Some weather, huh!? In addition to some down trees and power outtages in various parts of the outer Bay, ABC 7 reports that snow has been spotted on Highway 9 down south, at

Body of 45-y-o Man Pulled From Carquinez Strait, Near Vallejo

The second body in two months has been recovered off the shores of Vallejo. Police have not yet determined the cause of death, but today they identified the body as a missing Vallejo

We Read the Weekies: February 16, 2011

In case you had to use your copy of one of the print weeklies to shield yourself from pelting pellets of hail this morning, we've dutifully toured through all three to provide you

Jude Law Spotted at Sports Club L.A.; Also, His Character in <em>Contagion</em> Is a Blogger

Over the twitwires we spotted this mention of Jude Law this a.m., from a patron of the Sports Club L.A. at the Four Seasons: "Ran into Jude Law at the club

Well Then: Hail!

The heavens just dumped a major load of hail on central San Francisco (as they also did last night). It appears to have melted almost instantaneously and everyone has gone back about their

This Is Why People Hate San Francisco: Volume 8

We return again for an installment of this ofttimes confusing feature, in which we ask those ensconced too cozily in your SF bubbles to take a step back, summon your inner C.W.

The Bold Italic Writes a Valentine to S.F.

The clever kids at the Bold Italic have done it again with their graphic design/illustration prowess and given us (via designer Jon Adams) this lovely Valentine's card detailing how San Franciscans share

<em>Contagion</em> to Shoot Wednesday at Candlestick

Hollywood comes to visit for such brief, fleeting moments, right? Well, all the Twitterers atwitter about Jude Law being in town will come to an abrupt halt later this week as director Steven

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

SFist Drinks: The Valentino at Cotogna

We're not fans of Valentine's Day menus, or Valentine's-themed cocktails, especially if they involve raspberry purées or some crap like that. But we like that Cotogna barman Jason "Buffalo" LoGrasso already had a

<em>SF Weekly</em> Makes Breakup Song Playlist for Mubarak

Ian S. Port over at the Weekly's All Shook Down blog put up one of those 10-song playlists they've been doing, this time a list of breakup songs to "help get Egypt President

Woman's Body Found in Lombard Street Hotel Possibly One Half of Missing Riverside Couple

A married couple who disappeared from Riverside County and abandoned their car near Devil's Slide on Route 1 yesterday appear to be connected to a dead body found in a Lombard Street hotel

NYT Reporter Tours Pixar Campus, Wets Herself

The New York Times sent Carpetbagger writer Melena Ryzik on a tour through Pixar in Emeryville, and she gushes, "Pixar's about as a cool a place to work as anyone can imagine!" Why

Nevius Takes On the Nudists

Chuck Nevius has penned his latest semi-conservative, grumpy old man screed about the damn nudists in the Castro, and you know what? He's not gonna take it anymore! Nudity is just not right

Natural Gas Explosion in PA Damages More Than 20 Homes

A very similar-seeming explosion to the one in San Bruno has occurred in Allentown, Pennsylvania, quickly leveling two homes and destroying six more in the resulting inferno. The explosion occurred just after 11

Robin Williams Drops Off 'Motherlode' of Designer Bear Fashions at Thrift Town

Over at GayCities, Matt Slusarenko puts out a Lavender Alert about a "motherlode" of size-large and XL designer clothes that just appeared at the Mission Thrift Town, courtesy of a closet cleaning at

Meanwhile, In Berkeley: They're Opening Their Big Liberal Arms Wide for Guantanamo Detainees

Continuing in their quest to become caricatures of themselves (anyone want to write a Portlandia-like spoof?), the Berkeley City Council is voting next week on another vanity resolution to invite any and all

Supervisor Malia Cohen Loses Condo to Foreclosure

Another nugget from Matier & Ross this a.m.: Newly seated District 10 Supervisor Malia Cohen is one of the many in the country who was the victim of predatory lending, and her