[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

Nationally-syndicated TV critic learns that that "Comcast Doesn't Give a F*ck" video is actually a documentary. The hard way. [SF Chronicle] Treasure Island is chock full of radioactivity and toxic waste, this

Teen who allegedly set other teen on fire ordered to stand trial, waived right to prelim "to avoid having bus surveillance video of the incident to be played in court." [AP/KPIX] That

Getty Images (founded by, local angle ahoy, a nephew of the SF Gettys) made headlines yesterday when they announced that their archives would be available for free, commercial use. Here's why that might

Humphry Slocombe's Ferry Building location opens at 11 today, get a jump on things with this slideshow of their new digs. [Zagat] A pretty cool gift for the transit buff in your life:

You think you're tired? Here's a 102-year-old doctor still working at UCSF. [SF Chronicle] Could all our Safeways become Krogers? It might be happening. [SF Business Times] Apple's CFO retires after ten years

SFMTA chief Ed Reiskin pens op-ed, says that rumors of "handshake agreement" with tech buses are BS. Believe him? [SF Examiner] Feel thirsty? After you look at the pictures this guy got (by

Top female architect Jeanne Gang is designing something new for one of the Transbay lots in SoMa. [John King/Chron] District Attorney Gascón wants a "modern justice system" with a special attorney just

Specchio in the Mission to become Piattini, a Venice-inspired Italian place. [EaterSF] Corrupt former city supervisor Ed Jew could get out of the rest of his jail sentence. [SFEx] Knife crime: a man

The details of the behind-the-scenes bidding war that got WhatsApp $19 billion. [Valleywag] Sara Kreuger and Ryan Scott Warner, accused of murdering Kreuger's 3-year-old daughter and storing her in a freezer for days,

Venture Capitalist Tim Draper insists his Six Californias proposal is totally serious. Also, he looks like he hasn't updated his headshot since the mid-90s. [Chron] Talking to celebrated chef and sometimes interior decorator