Arts & Entertainment <i>Hot Bay Area Olympians:</i> Vicky Galindo Jesus! Will you look at that smile? How unbelievably disarming is she with that incredible cuteness? Union City native Vicky Galindo is the Roberto Clemente of adorable, petite girls with radiant perky smiles.
SF News <i>Hot Bay Area Olympians:</i> Natalie Coughlin She went to Cal-Berkeley, she holds eight world records, and she is notorious as one of the most babealiciousest swimmers alive. Concord native Natalie Coughlin has a ridiculous-busy schedule of swim competition in
misc <i>Hot Bay Area Olympians:</i> Ben Wildman-Tobriner (By Joe Kukura) The 2008 Olympics kick off tonight, and SFist is all over it! We mean, like, really disgustingly all over it -- as in, people are going to be talking behind
SF News Anti-China Protester Falls From Chinese Consulate Roof In SF Oops. A lady who staged a faux hanging from the roof of the Chinese consulate in San Francisco today "to protest human rights abuses in Tibet" was taken to a hospital after she
misc This Whole "Eclipse" Thing is Starting to Sound Like a Bad Idea At this point, we'd rather just stare at the unobstructed sun. But in case you can't make it to Second Life, there's also a real-life party happening at the Exporatorium, too. It starts
misc Quote of the Day: Sharon Stone Former Marin resident and current insane person, Sharon Stone, made the following Jerry Falwell-ish quip the other day. They're not being very nice to the Dali Lama, who's a good friend of mine
SF News Images of Today's Torch Rally at Embarcadero/Protest at Golden Gate Bridge Some images of today's torch relay/protest/insanity/Newsomness as the torch run turned into, well, complete chaos. Whew, what a day. Brian Brooks, Jessica Kraft, and Chase Tingley: thanks for the sharp
SF News Olympic Torch Switcharoo Pretty sneaky, Gavin. The torch, as of 2 p.m., is over at Pine and Van Ness. The run is taking place over there now. Only security people are there and lucky pedestrians
SF News Olympic Torch Relay Live Cam -- At Last! Watch live video from Olympic Torch - Live Feed 1 on Justin.tv Care of Justin.tv. Also, for more live blog coverage, visit studentsforafreetibet. Update: Torch relay over. Alas.
SF News Olympic SF Torch Updates Via Twitter Show is over, everyone. The torch is on its way to South America now. To check out images of today's flame switcheroo acrion--including "No MSG" man and more--go here. Whew. brochtrup: "no ceremonies.
SF News Olympic Torch Updates: Bus Running Over People, Protests, Boycotting, and More Earlier Also, still no sign of torch. SFPD motorcycles are seen zipping up Third and Second Streets. "No reports of serious violence," declares Barbara Rodgers of CBS 5. Eerie sensation of local on-air
SF News Marina Man Wearing "Free Tibet" Sign Commits Suicide According to KCRA 3, a 64-year-old man with a "Free Tibet" strung around his neck killed himself "late Monday night outside the Marina District home of his former landlord." It seems that the
misc Photo du Jour 98 The calm before the storm: McCovey Cove (just outside AT&T Park) awash in red flags, taken late this morning.
SF News Torch Route Although, according to fine Mayor Gavin Newsom, the torch route change at a moment's notice, the path is currently starting at AT&T Park (where confrontations are reportedly already taking place), running
SF News Images From Yesterday's Tibet Rally and Peace March Before today's Olympic torch run, check out some images from yesterday's Tibet Rally and Peace March, brilliantly shot by local photogs 37 °C, Jim Herd, Steve Rhodes, and Dave Schumaker.
SF News Live Footage of Today's Olympic Torch Relay/Chaos [Live cam view dumped from main page since Mogulus is testy on Firefox. Will replace shortly. In the meantime, visit NBC 11 or CBS 5 Blogs for live streaming action.] Above we have
SF News Olympic Torch Route to Go Through Berry Street? While we can say for sure where the torch route will go tomorrow--KTVU confusedly announced the "official map route" during today's noon broadcast and KPIX interviewed a fake Bono, so we can't be
SF News Watch Today's Tibet/Olympic Torch Protest/Rally/Star Sighting/Melee Live Watch live video from Olympic Torch - Live Feed 1 on Justin.tv Can't make it to today's Tibet rally? Well then, check out the live feed above, or head over to justin.
SF News Olympic Flame Arrives With Cool Insouciance The divisive Olympic flame arrived in SF today all the way from Paris (how chic!) under a shroud of security normally "reserved for head-of-state visits." It touched down at SFO with no protesters
SF News Et Tu, David?: Eggers Pens NYT Op-Ed Piece About SF Olympic Torch In our continuing Beijing Olympic-boycotting coverage, Dave Eggers--the scribe ever well-educated San Franciscan loves to hate (because he's successful at what he does)--wrote a piece in this Sunday's about the Olympic Torch's
SF News Give Us the SF Olympic Torch Route, Activists Demand Tibetan activists and the San Francisco Darfur Coalition (who, by the way, are trying to turn the holy day of "Casual Friday" into "Darfur Friday") are demanding to know exactly where the torch
SF News Rally at City Hall Protests SF's Hosting of the Olympic Torch A small protest was held at City Hall yesterday by 400-plus pissed off Tibetan immigrants, honoring the 49th anniversary of Tibet's uprising against China, but also San Francisco's hosting of the Olympic torch.
misc Week Around the -ists Torontoist spent its week uncovering who was behind mysterious ads for a drug called "Obay" that popped up across the country (Scientology? Frank Shepard Fairey?), first tracing them to an advocacy group called
