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Coin-Op Game Room, A New Arcade Bar, Debuts In Former Drake/Orson Space Next Week

We heard about it back in April, and it has finally arrived: Coin-Op Game Room, an arcade bar mini-chain launched in San Diego that opened a second location in Sacramento in 2015, will

Tuesday Lunchtime Links: Google's Cuba Connection

In response to the Ghost Ship fire, a new organization has been formed to build a coalition between artists, community leaders, activists and policy makers. [Bay City News] Google has partnered with Cuba.

Woman Who Gave Birth In Golden Gate Park Didn't Realize She Was Pregnant

The homeless woman who gave birth early Monday morning in Golden Gate Park didn't think she was pregnant, despite the insistence of her partner to the contrary. So reports Bay City News, which

Arts & Entertainment

SF Symphony Cancels Spring Shows In North Carolina Over Anti-LGBT Law

Following in the footsteps of multiple corporations, Bruce Springsteen, and the NBA, the San Francisco Symphony is giving the middle finger to North Carolina and its pro-LGBT-discrimination law known as HB2, and canceling

SFPD SVU Busts Alleged 'Escort Service' Boss For Rape And Child Molestation

A San Francisco man who allegedly committed multiple sexual assaults, including at least one on a child, while running an escort service that advertised on multiple online platforms is behind bars today, arrested

Instead Of Making Its Own Driverless Cars, Google Will Use Chrysler Minivans

With regard to plans for the development of its own driverless car, Google parent company Alphabet is putting its foot on the brakes, although that idiom doesn't really apply because the company's original

Uber Staff Allegedly Enabled Stalking And Accessed Beyonce's Trip Data

Fresh on the heels of an update allowing Uber to track users' location data for up to five minutes after they've been dropped off, the ride-hail giant now faces allegations that some of

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Marlowe/Park Tavern Team Takes Over Les Clos In SoMa, Will Transform It Into Petit Marlowe

After two years in business at 234 Townsend, Les Clos is going to close in January and get a major makeover at the hands of Anna Weinberg and her Big Night Restaurant Group,

Tuesday Morning Roundup: Today's The Billion Buck Raiders Vote

Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here Jay has had it with this awful year. [SFist]

Arts & Entertainment

Three Small Cities To Visit In 2017

With the New Year just around the corner, it’s wise to start drafting that 2017 bucket list. Whether it’s cuisines to taste, personal goals to achieve or journeys to undertake near

Day Around The Bay: Alexandria Theater Could Become Alexandria Swimming Pools

Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here. This Bay Area photographer's images of fog waves are

[Update] Overloaded Electrical Lines Named As Cause Of Ghost Ship Fire

The East Bay Times, which has been doing a bang-up job staying on top of the Oakland fire story and its many narrative branches, has just reported the breaking news that, according to

[Update] Man Found Stabbed In Chest Outside Of Castro Post Office

A man was found fatally stabbed this afternoon outside of the Castro post office, and officials say that he had a knife sticking out of his chest. According to the Chronicle, police arrived

David Talbot Reveals Notable Bernal Neighbors In First Chronicle Column

As announced the other week, noted local scribe David Talbot of Season of the Witch fame is temporarily taking over columnist duties for now retired Chronicle curmudgeon C.W. Nevius. And, as expected,

Arts & Entertainment

One Hundred San Francisco Strangers Just Wrote A Book Together

Many of us (*cough*) have literary aspirations, but, as the creator of The Book by Strangers correctly points out, "writing a book is hard." It was perhaps this realization which gave birth to

Following Homicide On South Van Ness, Residents Are Left To Clean Up Blood Themselves

A pool of blood belonging to Lisa Williams, 21, who was shot and killed in the early morning hours of Wednesday December 7 on South Van Ness Avenue between 18th and 19th Streets,

Mayor Doubles Down On Enforcing Quality-Of-Life Citations

City officials determined in June that enforcing quality-of-life citations is both expensive and ineffective, costing $20.6 million annually without reducing the number of homeless on San Francisco's streets. Having sat on this

Letter From The Editor: 2016, You Are Literally Killing Us

I've struggled mightily, as most of us have in the Bay Area, with how to address the close of this terrible year, and the aftermath of a suicide-inducing election, and to make some

Baby Born In Golden Gate Park

A 33-year-old woman gave birth in the chilly predawn air of Golden Gate Park early Monday morning according to a spokesperson with the San Francisco Fire Department who spoke with Bay City News.

Someone Projected A Giant Game Of Super Mario Onto The Side Of A Lower Haight Building

We all need a little harmless distraction, especially right now, and for many people that need is met by video games. One resident of San Francisco, however, apparently required something a bit bigger.

San Francisco Ride-Hail Driver Kidnaps Drunk Passenger

Police are seeking a ride hail company driver, after his passenger says he briefly kidnapped her instead of taking her to her destination. Police say that the incident happened at 2:23 a.

Disbanded: Stanford Marching Band Suspended Through End Of School Year, Will Be Reconstituted Under Professional Director

Stanford University's band, an irreverent group of musicians and entertainers known for marching to the beat of its own proverbial drum, has predictably been chastised once again by university officials, but this time

Gang Of Three Shakes Down Inner Sunset Pedestrian

A woman walking down a quiet Inner Sunset street got an unpleasant surprise Friday, when she was suddenly mugged by a trio of aggressive miscreants. The 47-year-old victim was walking near Ninth Avenue