Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Madeon's Pop Culture Dancing? Pop Culture? Martin Starr? Feels Good.
SF News Kayaker Rescued from Frigid Bay Waters A woman was rescued Wednesday morning when the San Francisco-destined Golden Gate Ferry saw her clinging to a Larkspur channel marker. The woman, missing since Tuesday afternoon when her kayak had drifted from
SF News New BART General Manager Ready for "Fun" Meet your new BART General Manager, Grace Crunican. She’s replacing the interim GM, Sherwood Wakeman, who is probably really, really happy to be off duty. She comes well-pedigreed from the Clinton Administration
SF News Golden Gate Bridge Reopening Separate Bike Lane Ahead of Schedule Good news for bicyclists navigating the bevy of Golden Gate pedestrians: the Bridge will reopen the west side bicycle throughway sometime in early to mid-September. Closed since May for retrofitting, the east side
SF News Facebook Pays Hackers to Break into Facebook Two weeks after hacker group Anonymous threatened to "kill" Facebook for releasing private information of some of their 750 million users to the federal government, the social media monolith has taken to paying
SF News Startups Move to Mid-Market Seeking Tax-Cuts Last week, the first San Francisco startup moved to the Mid-Market area under the tax break revitalization efforts approved back in April. The Company, Zendesk, has taken advantage of the no-payroll tax backed
SF News Former Giants' Employee Charged with Embezzling Player Salaries The payroll manager for the San Francisco Giants is being charged on counts of embezzlement, most of the $1.5 million fraud coming from the players themselves. Robin O’Conner’s scam was
SF News Bay Area Red Cross Asks for Help With Urgent East Coast Blood Shortage Due to Hurricane Irene, word has hit that an urgent blood supply shortage is now officially rampant on the East Coast. The Red Cross is asking Bay Area residents to donate as soon
Arts & Entertainment 'Please Touch Garden' Launch Party TONIGHT! After much awaited suspense and buzz, the Please Touch Garden in Civic Center is finally opening up to the public. And better still, the launch party is tonight at Swig! There will be
SF News Virgin America's Latest Canine Rescue Effort: "No Chihuahua Left Behind" San Francisco is currently serving as a temporary refuge to some much desired East Coast chihuahuas. Arguably the cutest victims of the Hurricane Irene flight delays, Virgin America has launched “Operation Chihuahua” to
SF News Guardian Angels Attacked by Keys, Prostitutes Unharmed The Guardian Angels have landed on colorful 7th Street in SOMA. Their mission: prostitute wrangling. In their own words: "We ran into two women that [were] showing off there [sic] body parts so
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Meanwhile, in Berkeley: Alice Waters Groupies Act Unruly, Get in Trouble Berkeley police were called to the scene on Saturday when a motley assortment of Berkeley residents gathered for a 40th anniversary of Chez Panisse at the Cheese Board Collective next door. At 10pm,
SF News Two Arrests Made During Monday's Relatively Uneventful BART Protest Dual efforts were made last night to maintain BART service by both the police and the protesters. As a result, this Monday's BART protest -- the third this month -- was the first
SF News Remembering Tupac: Chicken Wings and Blunts Not necessarily local, but in breaking OG West Coast news, friends of behemoth rapper Tupac Shakur have just come out with the details of Tupac’s memorial. According to rapper Young Noble: “[We]
SF News SFist Blotter: One Man Shot in the Mission District; Three People Injured in Two Richmond Shootings Mission / Shooting: At around 12:30am this morning, a 22 year old man was shot in the Mission District as he was leaving his work. The attack took place near 19th St. and
SF News Craigslist Rental Scammer Pleads Guilty 30-year-old Rachael Marie Smith pleaded guilty yesterday to a rental scam that nabbed her $110,000 from hopeful renters. The woman, Rachael Marie Smith, allegedly posted her Outer Richmond apartment on Craigslist, and
SF News Taxi Road Rage Becomes Violent Assault Two cab drivers were part of a violent argument Friday night when one driver allegedly struck the other driver with a tire iron. The attack occurred in North Beach at around 9:30pm
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Bauer Has Your Dinner Itinerary Hearing our solo whines as we rip open another Amy's Organics paired flatly with our Sutter Home companion, Michael Bauer's new series “Five Places to Dine This Week” takes the pressure off decisions.
SF News GOP Presidential Candidate H8s on Equality, Polls Rise Texas Governor and “States' Rights Stalwart,” Rick Perry, signed the National Organization for Marriage’s Pledge in an attempt to further endear his presidential campaign to the rightest voters of 2012. By signing
SF News Hackers Take Over Kreayshawn's Twitter Account, Leak Possibly Underage Nude Photos in the Process In more child porn news: while local rapper Kreayshawn was hosting the VMA red carpet last night (looking like a boss), some do-badders hacked into her Twitter account and stole some personal mementos.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink San Jose Chef Sentenced for Child Pornography Renowned Bay Area chef Emile Mooser has been sentenced to ten months in jail for possession of child pornography. In 2009, The former owner of Emlie’s Restaurant in San Jose was discovered
SF News Yosemite Wildfire Rages after Motor Home Fire Forces Evacuations Approximately 70 homes and two campgrounds outside Yosemite National Park were evacuated this weekend following a motor home blaze that began Thursday. The "Motor Fire", as they're calling it, has torched 4,700
SF News BART Protests Continue, Anti-Protestors Counter Protest In keeping with Monday tradition as of late, BART is expecting another protest today beginning at Powell station at 5pm. As usual, expect this to interfere with the evening commute, slowing service and.
SF News SFist Blotter: Two Men Shot in SOMA; Father Shot in Front of Son in Oakland SOMA / Shooting: Around 2:15am Sunday morning, police responded to a shooting near 5th and Mission that injured two men. The target, a man in his 40s, is thought to have been walking
