misc update: DO NOT RIDE MUNI THIS WEEKEND (or do) Update: The SFMTA informs us that they've beefed up service with nearly forty buses -- NEARLY FORTY, people. Plus, the Bike Coalition is coordinating a bunch of bike parking, which is awfully kind
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misc Interview: M. Ward How much time have you spent in San Francisco? I think I’ve performed at great American music hall more than anywhere else anywhere. What should people expect from you at the Outside
misc Your Friday Muni Delay According to the L train driver this morning, there are switching problems right now in the subway. This means that trains to downtown from West Portal are s...l...o...w (ten minutes
misc Interview Redux: Two Gallants Although tickets might be scarce, try your darndest to get to the show. Hey, you’ve gotta love any band that wants to set themselves up with the Mayor, apparently constantly prowls the
misc Day Around the Bay Pink Slip, Trannyshack's Tuesday night "replacement" at the Stud, debuts. [SF Weekly] Bernie Ward's recommended sentence? Nine years. [ABC 7] Breaking news: Advocate still in circulation to go monthly. [BAR] More on today's
misc American Football Spectacular: Of The Sex Cannon And The Neckbeard When the 49ers drag their rotting fool-hardy monstrously-depressing shambles of a wreck of a display of a quarterback contest to The Windy City today, they'll be providing the backdrop for another team's quarterback
misc SFist Poll: HuffPo, Yea or Nay? It happens every day -- we get to the Huffington Post folder in Google Reader and see some sort of horrifying three-digit figure after the feed name. Like, today, it was (166). 166
misc Pierre the Rapist Caught Pierre Anton, of France, was arrested last night in connection with the brutal rape of a local woman along the San Lorenzo River early Saturday morning. In the states via a non-profit organization
misc Major Muni Accident at Third and Evans T-Third Line affected, two hour delays on inbound trains. Third Street is closed at Fairfax. Several people are injured. More to come! Yay, Muni!
misc Fashion Disaster: Diane Dwyer P.S. Sorry for the poor quality pic. You actually might want to thank us for sparing you a clear picture of the poo-colored zip-up leather vest with a dog-ear collar that Ms.
misc Interview: Matt Nathanson Matt Nathanson has had an interesting couple of months. Appearances in the Bay Area alone have included San Jose's Evening in the Park series, opening for Pink at the Fillmore, and tomorrow he’
misc Wall St. Journal Weighs In On San Francisco's Bike Plan San Francisco's bike lanes were on the front page of The Wall St. Journal today, as reporter Phred Dvorak asks, "Could Bike Lanes Cause Pollution?" The story is mostly a profile of Rob
misc West-Coast Puppet APB Issued The theft happened in Oregon, but there's no Portlandist so we're just going to have to post it here and try to get the word out. Tell your friends to be on the
misc Interview: Joe Rogan Joe Rogan, yes he of the chameleonic career changes, is performing at the Fillmore this Friday night. We know you’ve got a lot of options this weekend, but given the promises Joe
misc Photo du Jour 202 The Judge & the General's Elizabeth Farnsworth, Patricio Lanfranco, & Chilean Judge Juan Guzmán. Read, see, and hear all about it here and here and here and here.
misc Finally, a Bike Post We Can All Agree With Our neighbors to the south seem to be playing a hilarious practical joke on bicyclists here. Or is it like a guns-for-toys program, where you bring in timepieces and get a bicycle in
misc Film du Jour: Albino Alligator Arrives at California Academy of Science Did you climb up on your chair? We did. The above footage was taken today at the CAS, which opens at the end of September. Here's just a taste of what they'll have
misc Pee Here? Melissa Griffin of Sweet Melissa just sent us this bit of whimsy she found at Market between 10th and 11th. Hope she watched her step. What is...yeah, we really have nothing to
misc Rockin' Out at the Renaissance Faire We checked out the Renaissance Faire on Sunday in Golden Gate Park, and...it was a complete and total blast. We saw live jousting, a group of people re-enacting The Merry Wives of
misc Photo du Jour 199 2007 SF Air Guitar Champion Ricky Stinkfingers. (Read SFist's Emily Cox's interview with him here.) He's Air Guitaring here at the San Francisco Giants game.