SF News CHP Seeks Witnesses To Creepy Bay Bridge Scene The California Highway Patrol is seeking the public's help to find a group of folks who passed through the Bay Bridge this weekend, after a toll taker witnessed a disturbing scene inside their
SF News Bizarre Vandal Caught On Tape At Mission District School Why vandalize a school? And if you're going to vandalize a school, why have your vandalism take the form of theft of some worthless light bulb covers? That's what officials at the Children's
SF News Man Accused Of Attack On 5-Year-Old Might Not Face Charges After All The man accused of attacking a 5-year-old girl as she walked with her mother on Union Street might not face criminal proceedings after all, as his mental competency has been put into question.
SF News 5-Year-Old Injured In Unprovoked Marina District Attack A homeless man has been arrested after allegedly attacking a 5-year-old girl as she passed him on a Marina sidewalk. According to San Francisco Police Department spokesperson Officer Carlos Manfredi, 31-year-old Adras Kosdi
Arts & Entertainment SFnopes, Vol. 1: Which Of These Seven San Francisco Urban Myths Are True Or False? Everyone knows that Mark Twain never uttered the “coldest winter” quote and that Lombard is not really the crookedest street. But what other San Francisco lore that’s commonly bandied about happens to
SF News Fleeing Mission Robbers Might Have Left Little Kid Behind In their haste to flee police during a Mission District robbery gone wrong, two suspects made a lot of mistakes. Their biggest one, however, might have been to bring a four-year-old child with
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Ask the Foodinista: Is There Kid (And In-Law) Friendly Dining Downtown? My in-laws will be joining my wife and I plus our one year-old daughter for dinner in the city for a Friday night out. This is not a crowd that wants Applebee's or
Arts & Entertainment Video: GoldieBlox Debuts Thin, Blonde, And White 'Anti-Barbie' In Not That Kind of Girl, Lena Dunham recalls some maternal advice: “Barbie’s disfigured. It’s OK to play with her just as long as you keep that in mind.” In that
SF News Video Footage Shows Woman Who Allegedly Stole Money From 8-Year-Old Surveillance video from a Western Addition corner store might be the undoing of a woman suspected of robbing a tiny 8-year-old as the child sold candy for a school fundraiser. According to San
SF News $7,500 Reward For Capture Of Tattooed Man Who Sexually Assaulted Six-Year-Old A $7,500 reward is being offered for information leading to the capture of a man who sexually assaulted a six-year-old girl after luring her from an Oakland school. The Oakland Police Department
Arts & Entertainment Batkid NOT Snubbed By 'Spider-Man' Star At The Oscars [Updated] Update: According to Andrew Garfield, the Oscars are to blame for crushing the hopes of Batkid. "The reps say Garfield DID contribute to the presentation script, but he had nothing to do with
SF News Oops: Apple Forced To Refund Purchases Made By Kids For Second Time In a first-of-its-kind settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, Apple. Inc. has agreed to pay out $32.5 million in refunds to parents who say they were not properly informed that their children
SF News Safe Passage, Group That Helps 4,000 Kids Get Home Safely In The Tenderloin, Needs Volunteer Oh hey, remember how happy you were cheering along Batkid on Friday? Want to feel that feeling EVERY DAY? Safe Passage, a group that helps 4,000 unaccompanied kids walk home from school
SF News Barack Obama's Special Vine For Batkid How about that. Today's transformation of San Francisco into Gotham City for five-year-old Miles—now known as Batkid—promoted a lot of attention, earnestness, and tears. (Some of them right here at the
SF News SFPD Chief Plays Along, Issues Urgent Message To Batkid Ugh. We're getting choked up upon choked up over here. ABC 7 and "Gotham" police chief Greg Suhr earlier today aired this urgent message to Batman, a.k.a. the Caped Crusader, a.
SF News Photos: Batkid Saves Gotham City, Wins San Francisco's Heart You can breathe a sigh of relief, San Francisco, as young, yet oh-so strong, Batkid Miles saved the day. Here now are pics showing what went down after Make-A-Wish turned Baghdad by the
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink The 9 Best Restaurants For When Your Family Is In Town Great. Mom and dad are in town. They won't walk up all those hills. They insist on staying at your place. And they won't eat anywhere weird. "You're not taking us to that
SF News Here's How You Can Help Make 5-Year-Old Miles' Wish Come True On November 15th, 5-year-old Leukemia patient Miles will don his super hero outfit and take to the streets of San Francisco to fight crime as Batman (Or "Batkid," as it were). Although we
Arts & Entertainment 10 Best Place To Bring The Kids In SF We here at SFist feel confident enough to tell you what to do with your little blessings. So much so that, notwithstanding day care centers, we have the top 10 spots to bring
Arts & Entertainment LEGO To Make Mars Curiosity Rover In Ultimate Nerd Dream Crossover Rejoice, interlocking block enthusiasts and fans of infamous NASA mohawk guy: LEGO has just announced that it will be producing a Mars Curiosity Rover replica that children and lovable nerds can erect in
SF News Calif. Elementary School Offering Toy Gun 'Buyback' Program While police departments in Oakland and San Francisco have seen success by offering cash in exchange for firearms, one Bay Area school administrator found a new opportunity to reduce gun deaths. This Saturday,
SF News Boy Scouts Vote To Allow Gay Youths, But No Gay Leaders With 60% in favor, the Boy Scouts of America voted on Thursday to allow openly gay youth in the Scouts. The 22-year-old ban was based on a quote from the organization's oath, which
SF News Missing Autistic Girl Found Dead Near Family's Vacation Home After a massive four-day search, nine-year-old Sunset Elementary School student Mikaela Lynch was found dead in Cache Creek near her family's Lake County vacation home. The search for Mikaela, who was autistic included
SF News Yahoo's Marissa Mayer Births New Maternity Leave Policies At Yahoo, where CEO Marissa Mayer famously bailed on her own maternity leave and then immediately told everyone to start getting their asses to work, the company has plopped out a new set
SF News Toddler-Kicking Woman Too Volatile For Court Sabryna Bell, 24, the woman who stands accused of kicking a two-year-old in the torso in Golden Gate Park on Monday, didn't appear in court on Thursday. Why? Because she's mentally unwell. To
