misc California Street Cable Cars Out Of Order Today While crews repair a damaged cable, California Street cable cars will be down for the count today, but could return to service by early tomorrow. Sad, isn't it? According to Muni spokesman Alan
misc Family <Strike>Missing</strike> Found! In The Sierras Can you believe it's been a year since James Kim died in the Oregon mountains? We're very sorry to pass along the news that another Northern California family is missing in what we're
SF News Good Riddance, Grapevine Never having to drive through this again? Sob. The East Bay and South Bay (more or less) are vying to be one of the destination points that will send travelers from SF to
SF News SFHomeless Yahoo Group Oh, this looks like fun. While hogging the Internet today, we came across this Yahoo group for the homeless, which bills itself as a "unique, independent, community based support group, moderated by anonymous
Arts & Entertainment SFist Finds: A Riddle Here's what Chris had to say about it: Funny thing is we knew the animal in question who was indeed not a dog or a cat, but a lost ferret. I think the
Arts & Entertainment Dennis Herrera Drops the Hammer on the Cosco Busan Getting the Busan ready for the long journey home. Most of the patching job should be done by now. San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera filed suit this morning against a host of
Arts & Entertainment SFist Photo: Ten Commandments of Strybing Arboretum Don't shred! Don't skate! Don't scoot! Don't walk! (transitive) Don't play! Don't pluck! Don't trample! Don't feed! (transitive) All that adds up to "DON'T LIVE!" according to at least one vandal. The rules
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink The Entree Is Dead; Long Live the Hors D'oeuvre Three square meals a day is finished. Heartiness plunged to its death from the Golden Gate Bridge. The entree, sadly, is dead. At least according Kim Severson of the New York Times it
Arts & Entertainment Kook Out Did you hear? Surfer, skateboarder, artist, and occasional Paul Frank designer Thomas Campbell has a new show. This one, it seems, highlights his brand-spanking new work, which he describes as "surf-centric doodles, sculpture,
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.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Clarify That Butter: Crab Season Begins Update: Gale Force winds and a small craft advisory will keep crabbers fisher(people?) off of the Bay. Clearly, God hates us. Bastard. After the Cosco Busan fuel spill brouhaha, tasty crabmeat and
SF News It's Official: SF Required to Issue ID Cards to Immigrants See what happens, conservative counties of California? Whenever you do something like this, we then have to do something like this. It's the way we balance things out. Tis the circle of life.
SF News Truck Man Saves the Day By day he's an Alight Electric employee. By night? A Ford F-350 Super Duty hero. It seems that last night on the Golden Gate Bridge, John Beatty of Mill Valley saved the day,
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Thanksgiving Wine Suggestions Here's what NOT to bring to Thanksgiving dinner: Cabernet Sauvignon (for the love of God, don't bring Cab) Merlot Petite Sirah Chardonnay (unless there is a crab dish) The varietals above are simply
misc Week Around the -Ists SFist witnessed a new apartment building tszuj the skyline with spectacular, gaudy turquoise aplomb, the (informal) renaming of the Mission/SOMA neighborhood border, the return of the Maltese Falcon, the Mayor Gavin Newsom
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SF News UPDATE: eBay HQ Evacuated Update: The "bomb squad determined the parcel was harmless," and all employees are back at work, helping to deliver us our three bottles of YSL M7. (M7 gets pulled off the U.S.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Watches: Project Runway -- Season Four If you're a fan of "Project Runway" you probably know that season four premieres tonight on Bravo at 10 p.m. (And if you're not a fan, what is wrong with you!) We'd
SF News Which SF Supe Is the Idiot -- Well, the Bigger Idiot We came across this wonderful blind item over at ValleyWag (via Overheard in the Office). It seems that someone on the Board of Supes doesn't know the difference between a placeholder name and
Arts & Entertainment SFist Photo: Update on Knife Attack Victim Loren Details of today's presser on the steps of City Hall, after the jump.
misc Thanks to This Week's Advertisers We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on SFist. Go Eight, a Hanukkah party on December 8th at The Independent. Truly CA, stories about California on KQED. Junkestra,
misc Lick Observatory Observes New Planet According to the Merc, "astronomers have discovered a fifth planet circling a star beyond our solar system -- a star that holds the record for the most orbiting extrasolar worlds." Using the Doppler
misc Blocker: 200 Front Exploring San Francisco through the lens of city blocks, Blocker is a weekly series by Charles Hodgkins. Look for it on SFist each Wednesday, around the lunching hour. View the map of all
misc Week Around the -Ists This past week, Phillyist got a little naughty, snapped a few pictures of Bigfoot (or maybe it was just a skinny bear...), and sized up the Sixers (the short version? Maybe next year)
