SF News Baby, You Can Charge My Car That idea of congestion pricing in San Francisco, meaning charging people to drive in certain places around the city, has moved from crazy pipe dream stage to crazy pipe dream planning stage. Recently,
SF News Day Around the Bay -- Did you call your district supervisor to halt the Blue Angels today? Neither did we. [IndyBay] -- Obama was here, or something. [BeyondChron, Oakland Tribune] -- San Francisco's Next Top Transbay Terminal.
SF News SFist Blotter ...And that's not even the curviest part! A car chase that started in Marin County around 3:00 a.m. Monday morning ended abruptly when the driver, speeding at around 75 mph over
Arts & Entertainment CalTrain of Thought Other local trains featured in the book include MUNI's F-line and the famous cable car, with a cameo appearance by your very own Golden Gate Bridge, of course. (Yay! The next generation of
Arts & Entertainment SFist Watches: <em>The Bridge</em> We watched the movie on DVD recently, and that was the reaction we had during more than one scene. We also shed a few tears. The movie isn't for the faint of heart,
SF News Day Around the Bay -- Tzssss: Golden Gate Bridge gets branded. (They won't really have billboards on the bridge, but who would want to see tasty Pizza Rolls high above, or why Sally Field stays so ramrod
Arts & Entertainment SFist Photo: MUNI vs. Pedestrian, Park Presidio Update Yellow police tape and a blue glove from a first responder at the northwesteast corner of the intersection of Park Presidio and Balboa We still don't know the cause of the fatal accident
SF News Ask Not For Whom Doyle Drive Tolls The city's been trying to get the money to fix the road for ages, and have finally gotten the feds to agree -- but the feds will only kick in money if we
Arts & Entertainment We Read The Weeklies Next up, the East Bay Express: Letters about the bloggers fighting in small claims court. A Berkeley activist opposed to B-Town Dollar Stores, moves, says it's reverse racism. A fun-loving amputees' group called
SF News Fire And Mold At The Warming Hut More setbacks for those of you wanting souvenirs or a grilled cheese sandwich by the Golden Gate Bridge -- the Warming Hut's reopening after its devastating January 2007 fire has been delayed. The
misc No Whale News Is Good Whale News The authorities noted that a number of other dead whales have beached in the area recently, so it might not necessarily be our directionally-challenged cetacean friends -- and searches this morning have turned
SF News Day Around The Bay --Carnaval went well! --Jack Daly for mayor! Quote of the day: "Daddy, this party is no fun. Let's go to another party." Don't the progressives say that? Bonus tidbit: Sarah Daly says there
SF News Day Around The Bay --The Golden Gate Bridge opened 70 years ago today! The Golden Gate Bridge RULES. --Hilarious cartoons of vacations gone awry by Don Asmussen. (Even more in the print edition!) --M&R admit
Arts & Entertainment Don't Jump There's skeptics who don't think a barrier will help; but mental health pros, like The Psychiatric Foundation of Northern California, are in favor of a barrier. We'll hear more this week, when the
SF News I Can't Drive 55 Here comes the numbers: while the number of collisions are down, the number of pedestrian fatalities are up. So, in other words, drivers don't hit other cars anymore, they hit pedestrians. The number
Arts & Entertainment Up on High, In the Mix Feeling quite adventurous, a few weeks ago we decided to test our legs on Mix Canyon Road a bicycle ride located just on the western side of Vacaville. We've heard amazing things from
SF News News Roundup Also, the grandmother of two children whose mother was killed when the tire of a cab came loose and struck the mother filed suit with the cab company, Luxor Cab. The lawsuit claims
SF News Your Commute: One Dollar More While the extra money will go to retrofitting, the new snazzy Bay Bridge suspension bridge redesign is what triggered the increase in the first place -- you may recall that when Schwarzenegger tried
Arts & Entertainment The Otters are Coming! A mother Southern sea otter and her pup attract attention frolicking in the Pacific Ocean near Monterey. California's sea otters were almost wiped out due to the Great Hunt that started in 1742.
SF News Name That Bridge! Okay, before we all start screaming and shouting, it's more for the Golden Gate District than it is for the bridge as the district is about $87 million in debt. And even they
Arts & Entertainment Stage Fog: Monologue at Berkeley Repertory Theatre Never underestimate the power of silly. Besides, not all theater has to be Theater. Geoff Sobelle and Trey Lyford mix Laurel and Hardy, Buster Keaton and Samuel Beckett's existential
SF News Another Pedestrian Killed by Caltrain The rise in fatalities in recent years has caused people to call for better safety measures. The fact that most of the fatalities are due to suicide will probably call for other types
SF News Pink Jam Because nothing says potent political protest like causing traffic, the gals at Code Pink marched along the Golden Gate Bridge today disrupting traffic. Of course, this is one of those things that turn
