Giants drop game one of the NLCS. McCovey Chronicle frets that Madison Bumgarner may be broken. [McCoveyChron] Giants fans are giving playoff pride a new look. Which means fewer beards and panda hats.

The Giants advance to the NLCS, here are some assorted thoughts and .gifs. [McCoveyChron] The Chronicle releases it's annual Bargain Bites list. [Chron] Accused Black Bloc protester speaks to SFWeekly. [TheSnitch] Coming soon

Pacific Heights residents have been dealing with a wet sidewalk next to Alta Plaza park for 30 years now. [Chron] Take a look around the new Metreon City Target. [LiveSOMA] Speaking of beer

Park Tavern now has a slick upstairs cocktail lounge. Fictional movie star Vinnie Chase was there to check out the preview event. [Tablehopper] SFMTA wants you to help hack Muni. [MuniDiaries] Artists in

The race for Richmond District Supervisor has the most bizzarre campaign attack ad we've seen since that Nancy Pelosi thing with the goat sacrifice. Even the candidate it is supposed to support has

Unsurprisingly, BART hit a new high for weekend ridership. Some 319,484 people rode Bay Area Rapid Transit on Saturday, beating out that time the Bay Bridge was closed for Labor Day weekend

Reminder: your pets don't think the roar of jet engines overhead is as cool as you do. Kindly bring them inside. [BCN/Appeal] With all the amazing tourism-friendly events these days, San Francisco

A BART maintenance vehicle broke down on the tracks in Oakland this morning, in case you were wondering about those residual delays. [BCN/Appeal] Rooting for the A's [McCoveyChronicles] Facebook hits 1 billion

Giants eliminate Dodgers. Sure it was a meaningless game, but it felt good, right? [McCoveyChron] Tyra Banks dropped in to American Grilled Cheese Kitchen in South Park for breakfast over the weekend. Repeat:

Bummed your new iPhone is lacking transit directions? MuniDiaries rounds up a list of the best transit map alternatives for iOS6. [MuniDiairies] Obama loses coveted Creed frontman endorsement. [Gawker] Take a look around

Cable Car Clothiers is one of the last outlets of "traditional" San Francisco, and probably the only clothing store in Union Square where you can purchase a pith helmet. [Chron] Despite the numbers,

The city could be on the hook for $29,000 a day in fines if certain America's Cup venues aren't ready by March 1st, 2013. Still, the City's spokesperson for the A-Cup project

The Preservation Hall West is looking good, but still has a long way to go before opening on October 4th. [Previously] [UA] What effect did 50 Shades of Grey have on this year's

In addition to Space Shuttle Day and iPhone 5 Day, it's also PARK(ing) Day around the country. Get outside and enjoy some parklets. [Streetsblog] Fleet Week, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass and the next

UC Police are seeking a flasher posing as a maintenance worker at UC Berkeley family housing. [OaklandTribune] How urban coyotes survive in Golden Gate Park. They apparently don't mind you golfing on their

Board of Supervisors will decide Sheriff Mirkarimi's fate on October 9th. [BCN/Appeal] Audit says City College is nearing bankruptcy. [Chron] UCSF just picked up a $20 million donation for their new Mission

Former Hyphy Short Bus now doing service signing up new voters in the Bayview [SFAppeal] Ta-da, the Mission Playground is now (re-)opened for your kids' enjoyment. [MissionLocal] People actually want to eat

Emeryville woman robbed at gunpoint in Vallejo. Yikes! [Oaklanf Tribune] Gloria Allred coming to SF Hall of Justice this morning. Uh oh! [SF Appeal] Village Voice Editor Tony Ortega quits to pursue Scientology

Here's adorable pastry chef (and Top Chef winner) Yigit Pura all dolled up for the opening of his new Tout Sweet Patisserie. [SFWire] Updates on the NIMBY drama in Lafayette Park. [CurbedSF] Where

Can you help SFPD solve this Divisadero Street homicide? [SFAppeal] The Coffee Nomad's Dolores park coffee cart is so adorable, who could be mad at it? [GrubSF] What's happening at the Odd Fellows

San Francisco Firefighters remember their experiences at Ground Zero. [KTVU] Yesterday's Giants game had . [McCoveyChron] Top execs are fleeing Zynga as the social games maker starts to lose its shine. [SFEx] Even more

Nineteen museum workers arrested at de Young Museum demonstration. [SFAppeal] Muni is getting 45 new hybrid buses, probably still going to be late all the time. [Chron] Some folks want to make In-N-Out

This year's Cable Car bell ringing contest was "a humdinger." [Chron] NFL Teams are now moving to iPads for playbooks. [AP] What's happening at the lot near 9th and Irving? A La Boulange

Forbes magazine rates the San Francisco 49ers as the Ninth most valuable NFL team worth $1.175 billion. The Raiders, meanwhile, were 30th. [Forbes] Even under that glorious double rainbow, the Giants couldn't