Arts & Entertainment Interview: Three-fer So whats with the name? As it is explained on the website: Read on for the SF scoop from three of the nicest women weve ever interviewedWhen it's being used as
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink A Little Wednesday Tuna Decadence For the freshest, creamiest sushi-grade ahi, your best bets are Tower Market on Portola in Twin Peaks or Piedmont Grocery on Piedmont Ave. in Oakland. Get one piece of tuna, as thick as
SF News Senate Leadership Stays by the Bay Yesterday the Democratic Caucus of the California State Senate voted to replace termed-out senator John Burton [D-San Francisco] with Don Perata [D-Oakland] as the new President Pro-tempore of the senate. Considered the 'second
SF News Bay Gold SFist loves us some women's beach volleyball. Sand, sun, world-class athletes and hot girl-on-girl action [Ed. Note: We really hope this doesn't get us filtered out of our own site at work.]. Our
SF News Sausage King on Trial SFist's coworker spent weeks in Oakland's jury pool waiting to find out if he would have to serve on a jury for five months. He couldn't talk about the case until he finally
SF News Oye, Futbol! Things aren't looking good for professional sports in San Jose. It seems that because of dismal attendance and the lack of a new stadium, the Anschutz Group is looking to sell the San
SF News Your Commute SFist hasnt seen "The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3," but after Mondays East Bay BART commute trauma, the flick described as "the Godfather of subway hijacking movies" is definitely moving to the
SF News Caltrans Must Be Loaded...Part Deux SFist first brought this story to you last week...Bay Area bridge costs are way over budget. We aren't talking a few hundred or thousand dollars here. The San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge
SF News Touchdown! SFist is not the biggest football fan in the world, but we definitely love video games. And while many have tried, nobody is taking John Madden Football's spot in the starting lineup. With
SF News Down In the Mouth-Bling The ice is a little less shiny these days, with these reports that the Bay Area gold teeth market has come upon hard times. The Bay Area is a nationwide center for mouth
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Chicken and Waffles Make Triumphant Return to Oaktown Soul food options just haven't been the same since Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles closed up shop in Oakland a couple of years ago. The bay area offshoot of the L.A. institution was
misc Someone told me it's all happening at the zoo SFist has had zoos on the brain lately. We're three-fourths of the way through A Carnivore's Inquiry, where in which the heroine (or is she an anti-heroine? We haven't finished the book yet,
misc The Sweet Science Andre Ward, born and raised in Oakland, is currently in Athens, Greece getting ready to take on the world in the boxing ring. America's best shot for gold as a pugilist, he is
Arts & Entertainment Something for your Ear Being able to afford vinyl records is one of the things that keeps SFist coming in to work every day instead of laying on the couch and scratching inappropriate places. There's nothing like
SF News Binding Nemo? But according to the East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE), the city didn't go nearly far enough in asking for concessions from Pixar in terms of contributing to the local community.
SF News Caltrans Must Be Loaded Caltrans threw SFist for a loop this weekend. The Chronicle reported that retrofit costs for the bridges are soaring...even though Caltrans hasn't exactly been forthcoming with this information. The San Francisco/Oakland
Arts & Entertainment Indy Mag Ping Pong Face Off SFist has proudly subscribed to Berkeley based ReadyMade since their first issue. If you haven't ever read it, definitely check it out, as it's chock full of great craft ideas and cool articles.
SF News Chuck Johnson, Oakland Original SFist sadly notes the passing of Charles "Chuck" Johnson today. He will be truly missed by friends, family and the larger Oakland community. Mr. Johnson founded Soul Beat TV as a cable station
SF News Orange Leads to Yellow Every Time SFist can hold it for a long time, which is why we never even knew there were bathrooms at BART stations. Our understanding was that you were supposed to pee in the elevators
Arts & Entertainment All Hail the Parkway Theater Beginning this Friday, August 6th, the Parkway Theater in Oakland will be presenting The Animation Show, a collection of animated shorts curated by Mike Judge, the creator of "King of the Hill" and
Arts & Entertainment Esseff Private Eye This Saturday, SFist was browsing the Sunset Branch library new books section, when we came across Fade to Clear. We were intrigued enough by the jacket copy to check it out, and we
SF News Get Well Soon Today Apple employees received an e-mail from their CEO, Steve Jobs, who is laid up with pancreatic cancer. We here at SFist have loved Apple computers since we played King's Quest on our