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National Department Store Bloodbath Leads To Closure Of Another San Francisco Macy's

After a holiday season that left major retail chains reeling with disappointment, department store giants Macy's, Sears, and Kmart have announced a massive wave of real estate sales, closures and shutdowns, including one

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Cafe Flore's New Owners Hope To Turn It Into A Cannabis Cafe (Eventually)

So much for keeping things the same. The new owners of the Castro's historic Cafe Flore hope to eventually shake things up at the indoor-outdoor restaurant — partially by turning the corner spot into

Seven Feet Of Snow Falls In The Sierra, With More On Its Way

After years of mostly disappointing winter snowfall totals in and around Lake Tahoe, the winter of 2017 is looking to be a sweet one for local skiers and snowboarders some of whom may

Google Bus Driver Hits And Kills Pedestrian In Saratoga

The driver of a Google bus struck and killed a pedestrian Tuesday evening as she crossed a street in Saratoga near West Valley College. KRON 4 reports that the bus is owned by

SFFD Rescues Possibly Intoxicated Man Pinned At Waist Between BART Cars In SF

Witness tells me man hit by @SFBART appeared to be intoxicated & slipped btwn train & platform. #ABC7now 24th & Miss pic.twitter.com/Olf4SlOQEE— Katie Utehs (@KatieUtehs) January 5, 2017 A man

Thursday Morning Roundup: East Bay Animal Shelter Seeks Adopters

Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here Did you know about King Norman? [SFist] Police are

Day Around The Bay: NextMuni Predictions Off Even More Than Usual

Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here. Snow and low visibility led to I-80 closures through

Tech-Friendly San Francisco Comes Up Short On Cell Service Coverage

Smartphones are seemingly a vital part of everyday life in tech-friendly San Francisco, and yet when it comes down to it the city's cell service coverage leaves something to be desired. So reports

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Nine Ways To Kick Off A Cleanse, Juice And Otherwise

It's that time of year. You feel disgusting. Hopefully your New Year's weekend hangover has worn off by now hopefully!! and it's time to take stock, regroup, contemplate the direction your life has

SF And Oakland Hold Community Forums On Warehouse And Live-Work Spaces

The landlord of an arts space brought together tenants and city officials to discuss fire safety Tuesday night https://t.co/XqrPx9uiiT pic.twitter.com/KWOWrNe2qp— Mission Local (@MLNow) January 4, 2017 On

Bay Area Company Unveils Two-Foot-Tall Robot Nanny

As robots continue their relentless march into our daily lives, a Redwood City-based startup is banking on the fact that parents around the world will be all too happy to pass off basic

Arts & Entertainment

Local Toy Store Owner And Children's TV Show Host 'King Norman' Has Died: Long Live The King!

PHOTOS: #KingNorman, #BayArea man know by many Baby Boomers for children's 1950s TV show, dies at 98. https://t.co/WhyjARq0mr— ABC7 News (@abc7newsbayarea) January 4, 2017 Norman Rosenberg, royalty to a set

Friday The 13th Will Mark The Arrival Of Muni's First New 'Fleet Of The Future' Train

The first of 64 brand new Muni Metro light-rail trains will arrive in San Francisco on Friday, January 13th. It's not the most auspicious date for a transit system known for its poor

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

After Terrible Review From New York Times Critic, Locol Founder Roy Choi Takes The High Road

Chef Roy Choi does not clap back. Of course the team behind the ambitious, healthy-but-still-cheap-and-supposedly-tasty fast-food venture Locol was going to respond when New York Times food critic Pete Wells panned not just

Study: Ride-Hail Carpooling Could Cut Traffic By 75 Percent

Traffic around the Bay Area has jumped 70 percent since 2010, with San Francisco reported as having the third worst traffic in the country. With those frustrating figures in mind, a new study

Twitter In The Time Of Fascism: Lindy West Calls It 'Unusable For Anyone But Trolls, Robots, & Dictators'

Much like Mark Zuckerberg, in a quest to defend his utopian vision of friends sharing birthday candle photos with friends, has struggled to accept that he now runs the world's biggest group-think and

Man Sets Himself On Fire Near The Exploratorium

A man ended 2016 with a bang, as police say he was caught in a fire he started near the Exploratorium Friday. Police say the they were called to the 1000 block of

Wednesday Lunchtime Links: Serial Arsonist Targets Palm Trees

Time is running out for Faraday Future’s ambitious plan to crack the U.S. auto industry and take on Tesla. [Wall Street Journal] Meanwhile, Tesla has missed their fourth-quarter vehicle delivery target.

Mid-Afternoon Mugger Knocks Out Mission Victim

A man was knocked out Tuesday during a brazen mid-afternoon mugging on a busy Mission District block. According to the San Francisco Police Department, the 39-year-old victim was walking on the 2000 block

Demolition Of Long-Vacant 'Home' Restaurant Finally Starts Next Month

A site at the flatiron corner of Market, Church, and 14th Streets where a single story restaurant space has been vacant since 2011 — save for squatters, lots of squatters — was active with construction

Driver Runs Over Pedestrian Who Fell In Tenderloin Crosswalk

A pedestrian who fell down while crossing the street was seriously injured Tuesday, when a driver ran him over as he lay on the ground. The collision happened at 4:20 p.m.

Oakland Hires Its First Female Police Chief, Anne Kirkpatrick

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf has hired the city's first female chief of police, as multiple news sources are reporting this morning, and that is Anne Kirkpatrick, a former chief of Spokane's police department

Video: Idiot Tourist Runs On Yosemite Cliff Edges 'For The Insta'

Millions of people visit Yosemite National Park each year, and as one of this country's great natural wonders the park draws average Joe's and political elites alike. Unfortunately, it also attracts idiots like

Wednesday Morning Link Dump: Uber Chopper Returns

Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here Ugh, why a Maserati? [SFist] It's still raining. [KRON

Day Around The Bay: Rob Schneider Wants To Buy The 49ers, Smash Mouth Approves

The sad fate of a Christmas tree. #Berkeley pic.twitter.com/bxaznDt3YA— Daniel McPartlan (@dancalbear) January 3, 2017 Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get