SF News Obama Announces Plan for Ten High-Speed Rail Designations Across U.S. The Obama Administration made an exciting announcement today regarding Obama's vision for a new era of high-speed rail for U.S. travelers. Obama's Strategic Plan will rebuild existing rail infrastructure and develop a
Arts & Entertainment Photos from the Weekly "Nitelife" Series at the California Academy of Sciences The California Academy of Sciences' weekly Nitelife event has been a smash hit since its launch in February. It's hard to beat the $10 cover (as opposed to $25) and the adults-only setting,
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Acme Chophouse Hosts Weekly Thursday Happy Hour When Giants Away Starting tomorrow night, Acme Chophouse (24 Willie Mays Plaza) will host a weekly happy hour on Thursdays when the Giants are out of town. Each week will feature $3, $4, and $5 dollar
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Tax Relief Party: Free Glass of Wine Today at Bin 38 Wine Bar Via City Dish, FuncheapSF, and Eyes on Blogs: Get a free glass of wine in the Marina this afternoon from 4 to 8:30 p.m. at Bin 38 Wine Bar (warning audio)
misc Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Note Behavior of Dolores Park Litterers Mission Mission posted this appalling photo of the trash left behind at Dolores Park on Easter Sunday, which was taken at 7 a.m. yesterday morning. Nearly 3,500 people were still hanging
Arts & Entertainment <em>Mommy and Daddy Do It Pro Bono</em> Book Launch Tomorrow Night Pro bono work seems to be all the rage in the current economic climate, and the Taproot Foundation is at the forefront of this inventive new business model. (SFist is currently about to
Arts & Entertainment <em>Everything Strange and New</em> at SF Int'l Film Festival The San Francisco International Film Festival starts a week from Thursday. Get your tickets now! Everything Strange and New, which is set in Oakland, features a married protagonist (Jerry McDaniel) with two kids
SF News State Imposing Questionably Legal Rules Against SF All-Ages Clubs The Chronicle came out with an article on Saturday, which was described by The Bay Bridged as a must-read, regarding the Alcoholic Beverage Control's (who are currently hiring, BTW) threat to shut down
Arts & Entertainment "How Eureka Valley Became the Castro" Panel Discussion on Tuesday Tomorrow night, the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society will host a panel discussion on the history of the Castro District at the Metropolitan Community Church at 7 p.m. In its first
misc Live Footage from the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake The above video is a collection of live footage captured during the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake in San Francisco, which was created by the U.S. Geological Survey. Be forewarned that it's a
SF News Suspect Arrested in Sandra Cantu Case Sunday school teacher Melissa Huckaby, a neighbor of the Cantu family, was arrested on suspicion of the kidnapping and murder of Sandra Cantu yesterday. The family had been under investigation during the past
SF News California Returns Paintings Stolen by Nazis to Oppenheimer Family Yesterday in Sacramento, the State of California returned three paintings to the heirs of Jakob and Rosa Oppenheimer, which were recently discovered to have been the subject of a “judenauktionen,” a coerced sale
misc Fort Mason at Dawn It's not very often we see anything at dawn. It almost makes us want to live in the Marina.
misc Recycling Your Mattress A good question was posed the other day about how to get rid of your old mattress. SF Recycling considers mattresses bulky items, which they will pick up for free once a year
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink BevMo! 5-Cent Wine Sale Ends Monday Stock up for Easter and the impending apocalypse (you can use the wine for bartering with looters) during BevMo!'s "Buy One Bottle Get the Second for $0.05" sale this weekend. The
Arts & Entertainment <em>D tour</em> to Screen at SFIFF This May D Tour Trailer from dtour on Vimeo. The San Francisco International Film Festival starts in less than two weeks! SFist will highlight various films in the line-up during the days leading up to
Arts & Entertainment Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Celebrate 30th Anniversary The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence will be celebrating their 30th anniversary with two big events this weekend. Tomorrow night (Good Friday), there will be an opening party at Yerba Buena Center for the
Arts & Entertainment Bonjour: Vintage Couture for a Cause Tonight at Torso Vintages We apologize for the last minute heads-up about tonight's charity event at Torso Vintages. We just read about it on SFIndieFashion.com. Shop for vintage clothing and accessories, while enjoying some light treats
Arts & Entertainment Bay Area Easter Egg Hunts There are all sorts of Easter egg hunts going on throughout the Bay Area this weekend. Below are just a few. Sunday in San Francisco The 18th Annual Union Street Spring Celebration and
Arts & Entertainment <em>American Hwangap</em> at Magic Theatre Through May 3 American Hwangap, a world premiere comedy written by Lloyd Suh and directed by Trip Cullman, is currently showing at Magic Theatre. The play tells the story of a Korean immigrant returning home to
SF News BYOBWers Told to Big Wheel at Own Risk SF Chronicle and Laughing Squid informed San Francisco's quirky event enthusiasts that unless the organizers obtain a permit, SFPD will be issuing tickets to anyone participating in Sunday's Bring Your Own Big Wheel
misc Where to Properly Dispose of Electronics Instead of kicking your passé electronics to the curb, be kind and recycle them properly. (We can think of several such items we're currently hoarding in our closets.) SFenvironment.org's front page has
Arts & Entertainment Bach to Bach: Four Free San Francisco Chamber Orchestra Concerts Here's another great heads-up from funcheapSF.com. The San Francisco Chamber Orchestra will be performing free concerts in downtown San Francisco, Berkeley, and Palo Alto this weekend. The concerts feature Anja Strauss, soprano,
misc Oakland's Shopseen.com Simplifies Shopping Locally Shopseen is a new beta site that enables users to post and rate photos of their favorite fashion and household items for sale in the Bay Area. (We wonder if any users ever
misc Commenter Blog Spotlight: Generic Generic's blog features lots of interesting local anecdotes. For instance, this man looks perfectly presentable, yet he's talking to himself. He's also wearing an AC Transit pin -- even better! Sadly, a local
