SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Good Places to Eat Near Fox Theatre in Oakland? The Decemberists are playing a sold-out show at Fox Theatre in Oakland tonight, which we hear is lovely, and SFist commenter periqueblend (currently Top SFist User #9) posed the question on Twitter regarding
misc Congratulations to this Year's Best of San Francisco Winners Hot off the presses is SF Weekly's annual Best of San Francisco issue. Here are some highlights. Everyone's favorite, Mission Mission, came away with Best Neighborhood Blog. SFist Richard, aka Sparkletack nabbed Best
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight LIT: Canteen magazine, which was edited and launched in San Francisco, is celebrating their fourth issue and the new semester of canTeen, their creative writing tutoring and publishing program in Harlem. Canteen asks
SF News Novato Doctor Will Go on Trial for Molesting Patient Dr. Horace Bixby Newhard, 78, was ordered yesterday to stand trial for allegedly penetrating a 60-year-old patient during a gynecological exam, who had been a patient of Newhard's for several decades. During an
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: During a time in which the military is desperate for new recruits, unless you're openly gay, Ask Not exposes the tangled political battles that led to the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy
SF News Openly Gay Student Wins Lawsuit Against Vallejo School District View more news videos at: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video. NBC Bay Area reports that Rochelle Harrison, who has been openly gay since the age of thirteen, was ridiculed on a daily basis
Arts & Entertainment Film Noir Double Features at Roxie Theater All Week Roxie Theater has been having a film noir festival, I Wake Up Dreaming: The Haunted World of the B-Film Noir, which started last Thursday and runs through this Sunday. The best part is
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight BENEFIT: The Eighth Annual Cabaret to Fight AIDS features the Company members of the San Francisco production of Wicked, including Kendra Kassebaum, Natalie Daradich, and Angel Reda. The cast will perform favorites from
SF News Abusive Teen Slaps 60-Year-Old, Spits in Face, on J Church Muni Diaries just came out with this appalling account via the Noe Valley Voice about Noe Valley resident R. La Rose's encounter with an abusive teen on the J Church on the morning
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight DANCE: Liz Roman and Dancers, who were recently featured in SFist's Photo Du Jour, present their newest building romp At Play. Roman and her dancers/collaborators will move audiences through the halls, stairwells,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: The San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery presents On Your Mark, featuring Bay Area artist Leslie Shows, courtesy of Jack Hanley Gallery. Small bites and cocktails have been donated by local Bay Area
misc Deciphering Muni's Bay to Breakers Schedules/Routes Be sure to check out Muni's Bay to Breakers schedules and routes before the inebriation sets in. The lowdown is after the jump. And remember, the below buses will cost you a special
SF News Elderly Lake Merritt Woman's Brutal Death Increases Oakland Residents' Fears The murder of Ivarene Lett, Oakland's oldest homicide victim in history, in a secure, high-rise apartment building in the Lake Merritt neighborhood earlier this week, not to mention the recent, notorious Lovelle Mixon
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Guest curator Pete Gowdy and Oddball Films present Slapstick Follies (and Other Fine Messes). The line-up will features shorts and a few silent films, including the rarely seen or screened Down Memory
Arts & Entertainment Photos: Bike to Work Day Today was a great day for biking. Did you participate? How was it?
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Portland's Pierced Arrows brings their cult, raw, scratchy, "high-desert country gunslinging" sound to Bottom of the Hill. The Sermon and Burnt House will provide '60s garage rock and maxed-out rhythm and blues.
SF News More Laws Protecting Renters, a Good Thing? There have been four new laws proposed this year that would make it harder for landlords to raise rents and evict tenants. Three of the laws would increase the rights of rent-controlled tenants
SF News Subtracting a Cash Lane, Adding a New FasTrak Lane on Bay Area Bridges Proposed Drivers without FasTrak, be sure to get one within the next year to avoid further cash bridge toll headaches. In an effort to decrease toll-collection costs, ease congestion, and encourage more drivers to
Arts & Entertainment Bike to Work Day Is Almost Upon Us Tomorrow's the 15th Annual Bike to Work Day! Cycling activists anticipate 150,000 participants tomorrow. If we had a bike and worked at an office, we would most certainly be participating. Also, if
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Bring your bike, a cushion/blanket, and a radio for the Disposable Film Festival's first ever bike-in screening (as opposed to a drive-in). Immediately following the movie, there will be a party
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews: Richard Edwards of Margot and the Nuclear So & So's Epic Records' epic, eight-member, chamber, folk-pop band Margot and the Nuclear So & So's will be headlining the Great American Music Hall on Saturday night, with Telekinesis and Everything Now opening. Margot has
SF News Former Gang Member Could Get First Federal Death Sentence in SF in 60 Years A federal jury found former Page Street Gang member Dennis Cyrus guilty of drug racketeering and three counts of murder, including the killing of federal witness Ray Jimmerson in 2002. The Obama administration's
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight SCIENCE: At the monthly Ask a Scientist series, Dreamworks engineers will walk the audience through the building blocks of a CG animated project, explaining the science and math behind the transformation of tiny
misc Yelp Still Freaking Users Out Here's yet another story on how Yelp are bullies, via Eater. Robert, a coffee blogger in Vancouver had signed up for a Yelp account a few weeks ago, but didn't do anything with
SF News San Francisco Wastewater Treatment Facility Becoming Popular Tourist Destination Last year's ballot measure to change the Oceanside Wastewater Treatment Facility's name in honor of George W. Bush is undoubtedly partially responsible for the influx of tourists checking out the inner-workings of the
