A reaction out of New York to the Weekly's piece on SF Pride: Pervy Leather Party Gives More to Charity Than SF Gay Pride. [TheAwl] In baseball: Lincecum has been launching rockets consistently

The Weekly believes reports of increased bike theft on Muni have been greatly exaggerated. Muni's Paul Rose says the agency hasn't seen a spike in thefts at all, but he also wants you

If you ride Muni with your bike on the front rack - keep an eye on that thing. There's been a rash on bikes stolen off of buses. [MuniDiaries] So who was the

A cute English girl became a princess today. But she had to marry that toothy guy with the long face first. The Official Royal YouTube Channel has all the highlights.. [England] BART moves

The Examiner has two perspectives on our new police chief: Ken Garcia thinks we've finally found our perfect top cop. While Brent Begin reminds us layoffs are on the horizon and the FBI

Blast from the past: A 1972 KPIX Eyewitness News report from San Francisco's Garden of Eden strip club in North Beach where the Lady Barker out front gives reporter Ed Arrow a lesson

You say "High-Speed Rail Ridership Study", they say "NIMBY tactic to derail the bullet train." [CalStreets] 14 Serial Killers Who Were Never Captured, In Order of How Frightening Their Media-Created Names Are. Oh

Over the Weekend: Video of an assault against a transgender woman in a Baltimore McDonald's went out over the Internet. The victim eventually came forward to speak out against the hate crimes. [Gawker]

Playing with the numbers on John Avalos' mayoral campaign - can he win a citywide race? [CityInsider] We're still cringe a bit when we hear the term "microhood", but this one we can

Temporary Mayor Ed Lee cracks down on the City's Geek Squad. [CityInsider] Down in Santa Cruz, rains put a damper on their yearly 4/20 smokeout in Porter Meadow, but likeminded heads at

With all the other "World Class" things San Francisco has to offer, we often forget about Golden Gate Park's status as a destination for internationally renowned fly fisherman. [SFRec&Park] If our

Rockies and Giants fans can't agree on anything. Except that Colorado's stupid purple dinosaur mascot shouldn't be dancing behind home plate like a jerk. [McCoveyChronicle] Asterisk Magazine's meaty map of San Francisco left

Your San Francisco Giants were on the road this weekend for a series against the Diamondbacks. The boys picked up two wins on Friday and Saturday, but couldn't pull off the sweep through

BurritoJustice has the San Francisco Panorama photo to end all San Francisco Panorama photos. Shot from the Farallons, it's a side-scrolling 26,000 pixels wide. [BurritoJustice] Planning on trying out for Big Brother

Big contributions from Jonathan Sanchez, Pablo Sandoval, Sergio Romo and Brian Wilson as the Giants came back to beat LA last night. [McCoveyChronicles] Dorothy Duggar, BART's General Manager, is on her way out

Temporary Mayor Ed Lee postponed last night's Entertainment Commission hearing to discuss increased security at nightclubs. Lee wants further analysis. [SFEx] The Giants bounced back after the Monday's loss to the Dodgers, beating

The Mayor's question time in front of the Board of Supes is probably going to be boring. (File under: duh.) [Chron] Scott Wiener's Off-Leash Dog area proposal will be heard by the Board's

There's a strong chance the federal government could shut down if Congress doesn't work out a budget deal today. Mother Jones explains how condoms are to blame for all this. [MoJo] Or, if

Bad news in books: A Different Light bookstore in the Castro going out of business. [BayCitizen] Good news in books: It Gets Better, the Dan Savage-curated essay collection hit the New York Times

Today's the last day for paper Fast Passes, so take a trip down memory lane with the Muni Diaries Fast Past Retrospective [MuniDiaries] Read the story behind the story as the Examiner explains