SF News Overturned Big Rig Stalls Westbound Bridge Traffic Westbound travelers going over the bridge, listen up: a Safeway big rig truck overturned on the Bay Bridge, which has since caused an INSANE amount of traffic back-up. According to KTVU, the big
SF News Water Main Break On Bay Bridge A water main broke, affecting the lower deck of the Bay Bridge. According to KRON 4, it's shooting water onto the two right lanes (fun!) heading east toward Yerba Buena Island. Expect traffic
SF News S-Curve Slowing Things Down On Bay Bridge Apparently not all S-curves are a good thing. Ye olde Chronicle reported today that "the drive time from San Francisco to Oakland during the evening commute has taken 57 percent longer, on average,
SF News Bay Bridge Expansion Update Over at Curbed, we came across Flickr photog sirgious' spectacular industrial age-ish photo of the new Bay Bridge expansion in progress. Above is the "temporary structure that will support the new bridge before
SF News Soon It Could Cost $5 To Cross Bay, Dumbarton, San Mateo Bridges State-owned bridges like the Bay and San Mateo Bridges may face a toll hike of a dollar (from $4 to $5) in the next year in order to cover costs for retrofitting bridges
SF News Bay Bridge to Close a Fourth Day Over Labor Day Weekend Caltrans will extend Labor Day Weekend's Bay Bridge closure by an additional day. The extra day is needed to seamlessly shove in a section of bridge bypass at the tunnel. So, the bridge
misc Photo du Jour 318 Have a great weekend and be sure to wear your sunscre-- oh, wait. Sorry. As of posting this gloriously chilly image, it's a cozy 49 degrees outside. So, are you enjoying this crisp
SF News Bay Bridge Shutdown Over Labor Day Weekend The Bay Bridge will close down over the Labor Day weekend. Again. CalTrans announced today that they will shutdown the bridge across the bay in both directions on Friday night, Sept. 4, until
misc Today In San Francisco History: The Emperor's Reign Ends On the reeking pavement, in the darkness of a moonless night under the dripping rain, and surrounded by a hastily gathered crowd of wondering strangers, Norton I, by the grace of God, Emperor
SF News Breaking News: Plane Crashes into SF Bay near Bay Bridge Construction "A small plane has crashed into San Francisco Bay near the new Bay Bridge construction. There are reports at least two people may have been rescued," screams CBS 5's homepage. (For a live
SF News BREAKING NEWS: Fire Affecting Traffic On the Bay Bridge According to KTVU's Gasia Mikaelian, a fire on Yerba Buena Island is affecting traffic on the Bay Bridge. It's on the west side of Yerba Buena just under the bridge. It is not
SF News Pilot of the Cosco Busan Charged In Federal Court Although the National Transportation Safety Board has yet to release its report on the causes of last year's crash, today the pilot of the Cosco Busan, John Joseph Cota of Petaluma, was charged
misc Muni's Guide to the Weekend But it's not all blocked onramps and gas stations this weekend! There's also some bus reroutes, courtesy of the delightful YMCA Chinese New Year Run on Sunday at the Chinatown YMCA (855 Sacramento
misc The Maze Catches On Fire.... AGAIN? They don't know the cause of today's fire yet, but it sounds like it's not too far from where the fire in May was -- again on the westbound 80 interchange, but this
misc Barge-Bridge Boink Update: Its Name is "Cascade" (Chortle) What a pretty name for a barge, yes? Morning fog, it seems, has temporarily delayed the investigation into yesterday's Richmond-San Rafael Bridge fender bender. Last night, while being guided by tugboats, the Cascade
Arts & Entertainment Huge Chunk of the Bay Bridge Floats to Half Moon Bay But you can't just put it back in place because the delta tower has already been fixed. Would some people like this semi-buoyant plastic to be a different color so that it will
SF News Gavin For Hillary, In Iowa Let's hope no oil tankers crash into the Bay Bridge this week -- Gavin's out of town again, this time bundled up for snow as he campaigns for Hillary Clinton in Iowa. Not
SF News Bye-Bye, Cosco Busan! Bon voyag-ee, Cosco Busan! And don't come back! The leaky Cosco Busan ship that contaminated our beautiful bay with oil is expected to get clearance to get the heck outta Frisco, setting sail
misc Meet Your Local San Francisco Bar Pilot Commission Our impressions after the jump, along with the detailed, five-page "accusation" that lays out a theory for the cause of the accident, and hey, is the Cosco Busan really heading back to South
SF News Bay Bridge Crash Exemplifies Song from <em>The Lion King</em> Due to the traffic backup caused by yesterday's fatal car crash on the Bay Bridge, it seems that a woman popped out a kid. According to the Examiner: As a result of the
SF News Update: Fatal Bay Bridge Accident Inconveniences Westbound Traffic Update: all lanes are now open. It seems that "a box truck, from a business called 'Diet to Go'...drove directly into the back of the big rig," killing the box truck driver.
Arts & Entertainment Your Oil Spillage Update Just what's up with our least favorite oil spill dilemma, you ask? Let's find out: -- After 29 years of military service, Coast Guard Captain William Uberti will retire after the oil-spill SNAFU
misc Week Around the -Ists Fun Fun Fun Fest 2007 Recap from Super!Alright! on Vimeo. Austinist attended a town hall meeting about proposed noise ordinances that could undermine the city's future as the Live Music Capital of
