misc Booty is in the Air Pirate booty, that is! Today, "tall ships" of the pirate variety are sailing into San Francisco. Billed as the Festival of Sail, these ships will be available for tours, a ride on the
misc Day Around the Bay No shit: Attorneys know how to work a Facebook. Hide your pics now! [Valleywag] You aren't a douchebag? Prove it. [Yelp] Gun-sniffing dogs brought to Pinole Valley High School. Someone hates summer school?
misc 30 Days in San Francisco What piece of San Francisco perfection should I experience before I move? I have about 30 days left and I will definitely be back and forth a lot between LA and SF, but
SF News Oak Groves Are the Least of Their Problems Seems that some guy (or different dudes?) have performed a couple of home invasions, resulting in burglary and sexual assault. With the weather being hot and bother-y, residents are advised not to leave
SF News On the Wrong Side of the Law We're not sure if you've noticed, but as of yesterday, the new cell phone law has gone into effect. That's right: no more talky while driving, unless you've got a hands-free device for
misc Good Idea, Bad Idea The man was taken to the UC Davis Medical Center and has a skull fracture and is labeled in critical condition. The brother and girlfriend were then arrested on suspicion of public drunkenness.
SF News Day Around the Bay Levi's may go Oakland. [Curbed] Pamper your ass, after kicking some. [SFBG] Bitterness goes online. [Valleywag] You can get laid on Craigslist? [East Bay Express] David Beckham in three questions. We didn't exfoliate
misc Really, It's Just Another Reason to Add in Roller Coasters What better reason than dipping attendance to add in roller coasters to boost visitor numbers! Worked for another animal sanctuary in the Bay Area. There's nothing like the screams of children and the
misc How To Nap, In Case You Were Wondering We begged our boss for a nap room (or contemplated sleeping beneath our desk) while working in the cubicle jungle, but now this is scientific proof that we are predisposed to naps in
misc Gus Van Sant at Milk Club Dinner Now, Van Sant is set to be speaking at the Milk Club dinner on June 17th. Today's the last day to purchase tickets, so head over to the Milk Club site if you'd
misc Money Can't Buy You Love, But It'll Buy a Museum Although the Presidio Trust and park officials support the plan, the Presidio Historical Association is opposing the plan. Problems include traffic problems for the Presidio/Cow Hollow and not preserving the "feel" of
SF News Vallejo Would Like to Use Alcohol as a Lifeline Part of the Tesco chain of grocery stores (currently in Southern California, Arizona and Nevada), Fresh & Easy will be opening a total of 3 locations in a city of 130,000 people.
misc Ha! Sucks To Be You, Los Angeles! Sure, our water is colder and we've spilled a ton of oil and garbage around here but despite this all we have the cleanest beaches in California. What the hell is LA doing
misc Alright, Alright: We're Bored For instance, did you know that maybe, probably, most likely, it seems that the next president, whomever it may be will be "gentler on pot clubs"? And, that eliminating a pot farm found
Arts & Entertainment SFIFF: <em>Just Like Home</em> That is the central premise of Just Like Home. A man is seen walking around at night nude and the repercussions this man has on the lives of some of the townspeople. A
misc Your Recycling Bins Are Showing Last month, 189 people were fined, which comes out to (according to our mad super blogger math skillz known as a calculator) $18,900 bucakroos. One complaint is that some residents don't have
misc Try Legal Weed! --<em>What? You're Talking About Beer?</em> Dillmann says the Mary Jane reference is to the town where the brewery is located: Weed, California. In fact, Dillmann "scoffs" at the notion that people think he's talking about la Ganja. He's
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink <em>LA Times</em> Makes Us Hate San Francisco Some were classic dives that refused to acknowledge the passage of time. They were cash only and served up Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra standards on chrome jukeboxes. Others were upscale bars attached
SF News SF Govt In Ur Lawz, Overlegislatin' Its Peeps Our friends over at Eater SF pointed out this item in the New York Times: an article pointing out several of the ways in which San Francisco is making an impact on our
Arts & Entertainment Nothing Says "Guilt" Like "Earth Day" Cleanup Events: Ocean Beach Mount Tamalpais Angel Island Contra Loma Regional Park Less cleanup, more celebratory events: Earth Day on the Bay 2008, Marine Science Institute John Muir Earth Day Festival, Home of
SF News Twitter is Finally Useful for Something Buck was in Egypt doing a project on Egyptian bloggers who tend to be, according to The Mercury News "mostly leftist, anti-government bloggers." When photographing a demonstration, Buck and his translator, Mohammed Salah
misc Cab Ride from Hell In a story recounted to the site, a woman called a cab from Kilowatt to take her back to (presumably) her apartment. The woman was severely drunk, but the cabbie threw her out
misc Flickr Gives Us Video, Donuts Matthew Rothenberg, a worker at Flickr, recently posted the following on the Flickr boards: While you have not yet reached your goal of 20K members, we at FlickrHQ have heard of your noble
SF News Wednesday Shooting on 280 from Road Rage At the family's home on Thursday, Solari's youngest son, 7-year-old Lorenzo, matter-of-factly recounted what happened to his dad. "I saw three guys in a car," said the boy, his mother at his side.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: San Francisco band, Halou, will be headlining tonight at Cafe Du Nord to help celebrate the release of their latest 6-track EP, Sawtooth. The hypnotic lounge sound of Halou will be causing
