SF News McCovey Cove Body IDed as Missing Brazilian Paulo Netto The body found floating in the water near McCovey Cove six weeks ago has been identified as that of 23-year-old Brazilian man Paulo Netto. Netto went missing on October 28th after making a
SF News Alameda County Is So Hot Right Now As everyone's neighbor, friend and coworker packs up and ships out, overwhelming anecdotal evidence that everyone is moving to Oakland is now confirmed by hard numbers. Alameda and Santa Clara counties gained more
Arts & Entertainment Photos: Farewell, Candlestick Park It's been a good run for San Francisco's elderly stadium, which after tonight's game will most likely pass on to become nothing more than a parking lot-shaped constellation in the night sky. But
SF News S.F. A Glutton for Punishment, Bids For Next America's Cup The ink is barely dry on the $5.5 million lost in taxpayer dollars incurred in the just-concluded America's Cup, but hindsight is 20/40: San Francisco is already entering a new bid
Arts & Entertainment Photo Du Jour: Roller Santa This is how we do Christmas in San Francisco. Jealous? Spotted by Tom Hilton
SF News Trashpuppies and Catnappers: Your Animal News Roundup The holidays can be stressful for everyone, but somehow most of us manage not to throw puppies in the trash. Not so for the persons now wanted by the Animal Care and Control
SF News Publicist Was AWOL for Duck Dynasty Star's Homophobic Rant Atop an ATV An unfortunate publicist is now caught in the crossfire following Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson's homophobic remarks. TMZ reports that, according to sources familiar with the situation, a publicist did accompany Robertson to
Arts & Entertainment In Which We Interview the City's Ice Rink Expert: The Zamboni When it comes to the holiday's most treasured traditions, ice skating with friends and family is high on the list. Nothing beats imagining oneself as a graceful Olympic-level skating expert, dancing effortlessly across
Arts & Entertainment SFist Gift Guide: S.F. Underwater, In Poster Form Are your loved ones stressed by tech sniping, local rent wars and political posturing? There's no better gift that soothes and relaxes the worrywart in your family than a reminder of just how
SF News Seriously, Who Is Naming These Bank Robbers? Our interest in local petty bank robbers is matched only by our ongoing and perverse fascination with whomever at the FBI issues their nicknames, and here's another for the books: the FBI is
Arts & Entertainment SFist Gift Guide: The Many Faces Of Kaepernick Toys What to gift that hard-to-shop-for parent, employer, or recent romantic conquest? It's a tough nut to crack (side note: perchance this 49ers nutcracker might suffice?), but SFist is here to help. This year
SF News 'Lemon Skunk' Triumphs At Pot Competition The nation has waited with bated breath, and the results are in: a strain of weed called Lemon Skunk has taken the gold at the 10th Annual Emerald Cup, the only outdoor organic
Arts & Entertainment Photos: SoMa Art Installation Boasts 12 One-Ton Pianos Defenestration, Brian Goggin's longstanding "falling furniture" art installation at Sixth and Howard Streets, may be coming down, but the artist is busy raising another new piece of architectural public art. On Feb. 23,
SF News Have You Heard? Bicycles Are The Next Big Thing A new report by the SFMTA confirms what every driver, cyclist, and pedestrian in the city already knows: there are hella bikes on the road, and that number has risen precipitously in the
Arts & Entertainment Video: Watch Conan, Ice Cube and Kevin Hart Try Out Lyft Bay Area ride sharing service Lyft has apparently hit the mainstream, attracting the notice of late night's Conan O'Brien, who enlisted pint-sized comedian Kevin Hart and the multi-talented Ice Cube to assemble on
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink In Which We Interview Bi-Rite's $50 Fruitcake "An elegant organic one-pound fruit cake, perfumed with port and brandy." - The New York Times "I had to make a special trip to BiRite just to see the $50/lb. fruitcake I
Arts & Entertainment SF Sketchfest 2014 Lineup Announced It's already felt like a long, hard winter here in San Francisco, with temps hovering at cruel lows for over a week (a week!). But let's not forget that there are months of
Arts & Entertainment Go Do This: Monday Night Band At SFJAZZ When is the last time you classed it up, even the tiniest smidge ... lost the post-work sweatpants, took a shower, maybe went to a museum or read a book? Yeah, neither have we.
SF News Video: Watch Nelson Mandela Give Props To Oakland, Bay Area The death of inspirational anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela has prompted an international response as communities around the world remember his legacy. Here at home, Mandela forged a special relationship with the Bay Area,
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Go Do This: The Bay Brewed at Public Works It's frigid out, holiday commitments are weighing heavy, but you still have weeks of your regular work schedule to contend with before the festivities really kick in. It's almost too much for a
Arts & Entertainment Go Do This: The Golden Girls Christmas Episodes December is rife with charming holiday traditions, but there's a special joy in ones that are singular to San Francisco. Thankfully, one of the city's beloved December traditions is back with tonight's premiere
SF News 'Sports Cap Bandit' Sought by FBI For Menlo Park Bank Robberies Months after the "High Jumper Bandits" acquired their adorable nickname for a string of San Francisco bank robberies, the FBI is on the hunt for another local bank robber: a female suspect who's
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Go Do This: 6th Annual Slow Crab Dinner [Updated] Photo: Yuichi Sakuraba/Flickr [UPDATE 12/4: The dinner has been cancelled.] It's officially winter, and that means—you guessed it—SantaCon is just around the corner. But don't despair yet: you can
SF News 'Starving Student' Uses BART Station QR Code To Panhandle For Bitcoin In what must be some sort of cosmic sign, a cash-strapped entrepreneur has taken to posting QR codes in BART stations requesting Bitcoin in exchange for "good karma." Verge reporter Casey Newton spotted
SF News Billy Beckwith of HGTV's 'Curb Appeal' Killed In S.F. Motorcycle Crash A fatal collision between a motorcycle and a vehicle Monday night at the intersection of Oak and Steiner left the motorcyclist dead from head trauma. Today, Haighteration brings word that the victim was
