The Feds want to double the size of two marine sanctuaries in Northern California, which "would restrict the movements of cargo ships, aircraft and personal watercraft, and close the areas to oil and

San Franciscans train to respond to an emergency. Are you ready? [SF Chronicle] Four SF runners explain why they'll be running in the Boston Marathon. [SF Examiner] Beth Spotswood memorializes Ron Smith, "kind,

Shoot for SF-based film 14 Mission is casting: they're looking for a man to play a photographer, and a woman to play a call girl (the photog is one of her clients). And

Antioch has outlawed the feeding of feral cats on public property. [Contra Costa Times] The SF Giants have tabled contract extension talks with Pablo Sandoval. Gosh, if he doesn't come back, what are

San Francisco's Archbishop co-signs letter urging every other bishop in America to promote an anti-gay-rights march to their congregations. [Good As You] According to Sue Lee of the Chinese Historical Society, though the

UCSF's brain registry opens today, which means that every user of a brain in SF is required to register their brains or risk fines and arrest. Just kidding! It's a volunteer archive of

Golden Gate Ferry's M.S. San Francisco is getting a $20 million renovation. [Marin Independent Journal] Best Buy has a hard time keeping their shit together long enough to get a San Francisco

Fred Blackwell has only been Oakland's City Administrator for a month, but he's already quitting to take a gig in SF. Wow, there sure is a lot of turnover in Oakland's top jobs,

Modesto runner lost in the snow for two days only wants to go to In-and-Out. I know the feeling. [AP/Fresno Bee] About 29% of the air pollution we breathe in the Bay

The strange, partially SF-based story of the International Business Times, an online news company that owns Newsweek. There's San Francisco-based employee exploitation, a cultish religion, and more! [Mother Jones] The [BBC] visits City

[Publishers Weekly] names Green Apple Books their Bookstore of the Year. Of course, we all already knew Green Apple is great, but it's nice to see them get national recognition, isn't it? Safety

The SF Zoo recently took in three rescued brown pelicans (photo above). "We're proud to be a leading institution in providing rescued wildlife a home," the Zoo says. You can see them at

Wednesday night's San Francisco Police Commission meeting sounded like a real mess. [Petrelis Files] Players for the San Antonio Spurs were terrified by supernatural events they recently witnessed at an Oakland hotel. I'm

Photos from the first MacWorld, in 1985. [SF Gate] PG&E wants to cut down thousands of trees on public and private property. People who live where the trees do are up

UCSF doctor warns against workplace hazards for those who manufacture e-cigarettes, others detail dangers the "powerful neurotoxins" used in e-cigs pose to children. [NY Times] If a restaurant's filthy, should it be included

You know those "lucky numbers" you get on the back of your fortune cookie fortune? A San Jose women played those numbers in the California Lottery, won $400 K. [KRON4] An interesting meditation

How did this guy end up in the water by the Ferry Building? Not even he appears to know. [KCBS] Maybe it's a trend! Because now here's an elderly driver who careened into

That giant dome you'll see in Union Square tomorrow is just pro-Canada propaganda. [KPIX] The [NY Times] weighs in on the whole "IS SF the new NY?" thing. OH MY GOD WHY ARE

"Things just got a little less lenient at Duboce Park," where surveillance cameras, skateboard stops have been installed. [Hoodline] Restauranteur is too overwhelmed by tax problems to respond to local writer's query, yet

Hey, remember when Oakland-based toy company Goldieblox used the Beastie Boys song "Girls," in a video, then ended up trading legal barbs with the rap group's lawyers? Well, they've settled. [Contra Costa Times]

Some folks complain that Mid-Market is gentrifying, some say it's not gentrified enough. Which one are you? [BeyondChron] It's amazing how [USA Today]'s list of the "10 Best Foodie Spots in San

We'll lead with a fond Friday farewell to Mike Billings, who is leaving the San Francisco Examiner after serving as its editor-in-chief since September of last year. He'll be heading to a copy

Officials want to chop down one of the of the rarest trees in the world, the beautifully named "albino chimera coast redwood tree." It's too close to a planned set of Northern California

According to this [OZY] article, "Eighty-five percent of all white students in San Francisco are in private schools." How did the Chronicle get that scoop on the confidential informants behind some of those

Good times for Barry Bonds! Not only is he back in an SF Giants uniform, but he finally sold his super fancy Beverly Hills mansion for $22 million (after a $1.5 million