SF News Fires Sparked in Oakland, Watsonville A fire has torched 75 to 100 at least 500 acres in Larkin Valley of Santa Cruz County between the Watsonville airport and Seascape Golf course, according to ABC 7. Also, parts of
SF News Oakland Man Survives Multi-Shot Round Mimicking $.50, an unidentified Oakland man was shot several times last night at around 10:45 p.m. at Eighth and Willow streets, and lived to tell about it. According to AP, "[t]
Arts & Entertainment Do Container Cranes Dream of George Lucas? Laughing Squid brings up a rumor we've always, always, always wanted to know whether or not it was urban legend or hard fact. Namely, that George Lucas used the Oakland container cranes in
SF News SFist Blotter MISSION, SATURDAY: While driving along the Highway 101 exit at Mission and Duboce, with her twin toddlers in tow, 31-year-old Milika Fields was shot and killed this past Saturday night. At around 7:
SF News A's Division Rivals Outlaw Same-Sex Smooching (By Joe Kukura) We’ll admit, we’ve been aloof to the A’s and this season’s American League West proceedings, what with the Athletics getting ready to juke their hometown for
SF News Take Me Baby Or Leave Me Over in Oakland this morning, a premature newborn was found "unconscious and unresponsive" in a dumpster by a homeless lad looking for recyclables. The dead infant was discovered on the 600 block of
SF News Burglary Call In Leads to Major Buzz KiIll After the Oakland police were called to investigate reports of a "burglary" on Hannah Street in Oakland, 87 marijuana plants were discovered. After police arrested the intruder, they couldn't leave well enough alone.
SF News SFist Blotter FRIDAY, AT&T PARK: Anthony Giraudo, 19, was killed after a Giants game just outside AT&T Park. He died after receiving one punch in the head and then hitting, falling
SF News SFist Blotter Oakland, Monday: Two shootings that happened within minutes of one another--with one proving fatal--are being investigated by the fuzz. Last night at around 6 p.m., "a young man was shot and injured
SF News East Bay Restaurant Heists Continue at Scary, Steady Pace So far eight businesses in the East Bay have been held up by robbers in the past couple of weeks. Last night at around 9 p.m., two suspects hit Restaurant Furenzu on
misc Google Map Plots Out Oakland Murders of 2007, 2008 Your optimistic San Francisco Chronicle has decided that the best way for you to imagine how many murders take place in Oakland each year (and where) is to plot them out on a
SF News House Fire Kills Two Men In East Oakland After last night's fire in the Mission displaced over 50 San Franciscans, an early morning East Oakland blaze at 2640 74th Avenue proved fatal, killing two men. It seems that the two died
SF News Sheriff's Deputy In Fatal Bicyclist Crash, Asleep at the Wheel? Alas, it was not a good weekend for cyclists of the Bay Area. The sheriff's deputy that accidentally crashed into three cyclists in Cupertinio over the weekend -- a collision that killed Olympic
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight DISCUSSION/THEATER: Before Michael Bennett and Bob Fosse rose to fame with shocking original choreography, directorial genius, and having a penchent for abusing dancers, we had Jerome Robbins. The mastermind of steps behind
Arts & Entertainment Bay Area Girls Rock Camp Opens This Summer Boys, it looks like you'll have to start your own rock camp. Or wait until you're 50. But then again, your garage/basement is much more accessible. Additionally, for those of us ladies
Arts & Entertainment Getting to Know: Wallpaper Full given name: Eric Frederic Hometown: Pinole, CA MAC or PC? MAC for music makin. PC for email checkin. Favorite post-show meal: Mexican food/champagne/taking off sunglasses Pre-show rituals: Mexican food/champange/
SF News Day Around the Bay Did you hear? Matt Gonzalez was in the news today. [SFBG] Which seawall lot plan do you like best? [Curbed] Set in SF, ABC's uses faux cable cars. The nerve! [SFGate] Frozen yogurt
SF News Suspicious Box Found in Oakland Marina, Bomb Squad On the Scene Eeps! The bomb squad has been called over to the Oakland Marina this afternoon. It seems, according to Wendy Tokuda, that a box has been found, adorned with the text "81 millimeter mortar
SF News Chauncey Bailey Wins Posthumous Polk Award Chauncey Bailey, former editor of the Oakland Post who was murdered last August while investigating Your Black Muslim Bakery and the Muslim splinter group's shady dealings, received the prestigious George Polk Award last
SF News SFist Blotter What a care- and crime-free life SF is living right now,right? And we don't believe any of it. According to local media outlets, SF is safe and sound. But according to a
SF News Update: Missing SF Child Alert Update: Recent reports say that Mireya was seen leaving her family's apartment alone yesterday at 9:30 a.m., telling her four-year-old brother that she'd see him tomorrow. Mireya's mother was quoted as
SF News Oakland Woman Killed While Gettng Her Mail Just outside of her Montclair home, Laura Belkin, 58, was stuck and killed by a hit-and-run driver this morning as she was getting her mail on the 5900 block of Zinn Drive off
SF News <strike>Love</strike> Moth-Killing Spray Is In the Air This Summer The little-known proposal to wipe out the light brown apple moth, which if it became established could destroy the region's agricultural industry, has developed increasing opposition among some residents who fear for their
misc Unsightly STAR 101.3 Billboard Gone We just wish we could take some credit for the change. Oh well. At least she it is gone. P.S. Yes, we are shallow and mean. See the before shot after the
