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We're Going to Need a Bigger Boat

Just in time for the kiddies as they go back to school, the Monterey Bay Aquarium (or the Sausalito Aquarium for you Trekkies out there and yes, that's our second Star Trek IV

Arts & Entertainment

Josh Wolf Receives Bail

The 'Gate is reporting that Josh has been granted bail by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, to wit:In a brief order, two judges of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of

Our Little Nancy In Profile

So this week, Time Magazine has a big feature on our very own Congressperson. Wonkette already summed up the gist of the article, but they did miss the fun fact that she likes

Ohmeed Popal -- The Latest

Ohmeed Popal's parents had apparently been very overprotective of him throughout his life, to protect him from America's "evil society." Popal got in a big argument with his parents starting over the weekend

Tragic End To The Missing Baby Story

For those of you who thought something about this case didn't sound right, consider yourselves vindicated: the father is now considered the main suspect in the murder. (We knew those Mission hipsters going

Hit-and-Run Driver, Day 2

The police are continuing their investigation of Ohmeed Popal and his deadly series of hit-and-run accidents in Fremont and San Francisco yesterday. Here's the latest: The Chron's put together a chronology of events:

The Warriors: Looking Forward in the Rearview Mirror

Holy crap Warriors, not again. It's the off season. The Warriors went with the safe pick in the draft. Mullin has made only one inconsequential trade all summer. No quick fixes, but no

Driver Hitting Pedestrians

The police caught a driver in a black Honda SUV in Laurel Heights, at Laurel and California Streets, where he'd hit two people (one who died). A child was also struck and suffered

Do You Know Who Else Loves the 90s? The Warriors Do!

Look, we love the 90s as much as anyone. We loved the Smashing Pumpkins and the whole grunge thing and we loved Pubic Enemy and watching "BH 9'er" and "Melrose Place" back-to-back and

Who Loves the 90's? The Raiders Do!

Let's go to the rap sheet, shall we? At his first stop in Indianapolis he was let go after making obscene gestures at the coach during a game. At his next stop in

East Bay: Animals Gone Wild

Contra Costa Times columnist, Sarah Jacobson, writes about a raccoon cocktail party on the front porch of her Pittsburg home in the wee hours of the morning.And while we would disagree with

Does Ken Macha Matter?

And yet, we utter his name among baseball denizens and they shrug their shoulders and continue imbibing a cold, frosty one. Macha does little to capture the imagination of A's fans in general.

East Bay News

First, the quick and dirty: the Oakland Tribune reports: one dead, two injured, 3 alarm fire at a 6 story residential hotel in downtown Oakland early Friday morning . In the Berkeley Daily Planet,

Copper Thieves In The Mission?

Last night, it was weird to see an unmarked white work truck show up on our street after 10 p.m. We have long held fantasies about being a private investigator or lately,

Step Lively, SF

There's a totally fascinating article about this year's traffic deaths in San Francisco today, by the inimitable Rachel Gordon. At about the 2/3rd mark for the year, we've had 29 traffic collision

Your Commute: Two BART Accidents

At around 1:25 p.m., BART was informed that the body of a man was seen under a train at the Union City stop. BART halted all trains from South Hayward to

Iwo Jima Photographer Dies

Joe Rosenthal, the man who took the famous picture of the troops raising the flag at Iwo Jima died on Sunday at the age of 90. Rosenthal was born in DC, but moved

The Chron Behind Bars

If life were a Monopoly game, Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada just rounded the Free Parking corner -- the next roll might put them in jail. Do not pass go, do not collect

Prurient Interest

We assume you know all the lurider and lurider details about this, so we're not going into it here. But what's the local angle? Karr used to be a substitute teacher in San

Talking Trash

In other garbage news, the City of Oakland is complaining about the trash accumulating in the DIY Bordertown Skatepark, built by skateboarders and legitimized by CalTrans last year. Bordertown is now faced with

When Did You Stop Beating Your Wife?

The story of the ex-spouses running against each other for city council in Daly City re-ups the sordid factor as Frank Berlanga, whose ex-wife Leah accused him of running for the seat in

Waiting For The Other Shoe To Drop (On Our Reduced-Price Floor)

Although the real-estate bubblewatchers got a head start on the festivities some time last year, we have been waiting until there's a whole lot of data before we begin the "Woe is us!

All Together Now

The case becomes even more intriguing because Walker, who as far as we can tell is not now nor has ever been a Texas Ranger, has already told the Feds that they can

The Political's Getting A Little Too Personal In Daly City

Leah Berlanga claims that Frank had repeatedly threatened to run for office against her to embarrass her, and to use the public forum as an excuse to violate the restraining order she currently

SFist Officially Breaks Up with the Giants

Deep down we knew this team sucked from the early goings, but we had problems dealing with it. We finally dealt with it. In fact, you can look at our postings over the