Arts & Entertainment Go Do This Thing: 'Puttin' On The Titz' at The Strand Drag fans and regulars at Oasis may have caught the House of MORE!'s terrific command performance of their eclectic, 1930's-inspired cabaret experience last fall, when Juanita MORE! and her gang took over
SF News 81-Year-Old Retired Oakland Police Captain To Be Charged In Celeste Guap Sex Scandal Retired 81yo @oaklandpoliceca capt charged by @ContraCostaDA w/soliciting Jasmine Abuslin, but no charges against any other cops 12p @KTVU pic.twitter.com/QPg28MtvOC— Henry K. Lee (@henrykleeKTVU) November 4, 2016 The Contra
Arts & Entertainment 'The Hard Problem' At ACT Is Dramatically, and Academically, Muddy The "hard problem" of this play's title refers to the very nature of consciousness, and spoiler alert, Tom Stoppard — a playwright whose beloved Arcadia and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead have masterfully illuminated
SF News Where Should Transit Companies Drop Off Their SF Passengers? Opponents of headlines with question marks in headlines should probably stop reading now: There's not a great answer to the query within. We already know that it's dangerous for transit company drivers — that's
SF News BREAKING: Puppy Cafe Proposed For San Francisco A rare ray of sunshine breaks through the election haze today with the news that San Francisco could soon have its very own puppy cafe. Yes, you read that correctly: A puppy cafe.
SF News Will San Francisco Burn On Tuesday No Matter Who's President? If there's one thing we know from the last three World Series wins by the Giants, San Franciscans like to break things and light stuff on fire even when they're happy. (And this
SF News Sen. Al Franken Takes Uber And Lyft To Task Over Bias Report Following up on a National Bureau of Economic Research report released last month which found that Uber and Lyft drivers in Seattle and Boston discriminated against passengers with African American-sounding names, Senator Al
SF News Rigged Election? San Francisco's Greatest Vote Fraud Cases Through the Years This year’s election has not yet even taken place yet, but we already have a chorus conspiracy theories claiming that the process will be rigged and a presidential candidate who’s threatening
SF News Friday Lunchtime Links: Remembering Gwen Araujo Vile and sexually harassing remarks made by UC regent aren't against the rules, UC says. [SF Chronicle] Mount Sutro site approved for 29 luxury homes could be yours. [SocketSite] Ten years later, the
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Anthony Bourdain: SF Beer Nerds Are Like 'Invasion Of The Body Snatchers' Anthony Bourdain, a fan of San Francisco's "two-fisted" drinking culture — "Anyone who doesn't have a great time in San Francisco is pretty much dead to me" as he once said — has found one
SF News None Of SF's Public Housing Is Publicly Owned Anymore, As Of This Month It's a story that's playing out in various ways in many corners of the country: Because of severe cuts in federal housing funds that began under President Reagan three and a half decades
SF News Sunday's 'Extra' Hour Of Sleep Cold Comfort To Those Who Despise Daylight Saving Time It might be easier to stomach the August fizzle of a bill intended to kill off Daylight Saving Time in California given the extra hour of sleep the annual shift back to Standard
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink This Smokeless Indoor Grill Is The Secret To Year-Round BBQs Oh, is summer over? Excuse us, we’re too busy getting our grill on to hear what you’re saying. Who says grilling season is over? This Smokeless Indoor Grill lets you enjoy
SF News Housing Protesters Shut Down Mission Street Thursday @jrivanob Some 150 people here at 22nd and Mission listening to poetry on gentrification, eviction pic.twitter.com/jY5I5F1CDu— Joe Rivano Barros (@jrivanob) November 4, 2016 Traffic came to a halt last night
SF News One Quarter Of California Isn't In A Drought Anymore San Francisco's newly verdant hilltops don't lie. According to a weekly national report from the US Drought Monitor issued yesterday, 12 percent of California had normal or better moisture and another 12 percent
SF News Six Complain Of Injuries (Maybe?) After Driver Strikes Muni Bus Six people complained of minor injuries Thursday afternoon, after the driver of an SUV struck a Muni bus traveling through the Mission District. According to San Francisco Fire Department spokesperson Jonathan Baxter, the
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Local Chef Michael Chiarello's DUI Arrest Came One Day After Settlement In Harassment Suit The story about local celebrity chef Michael Chiarello (Coqueta, Bottega) getting arrested early Wednesday morning for driving under the influence and possession of a controlled substance has taken on an interesting new twist,
Arts & Entertainment 'Doctor Strange' Is A Superhero Movie On Peyote Having suffered this year through both and Suicide Squad, I went into Doctor Strange with some trepidation. Yes, both of those disasters were DC flicks, and Doctor Strange is the latest entry into
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Donald Trump Quarter Discovered Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here Speaking with the Executive Director of Oakland's Center for
SF News Day Around The Bay: Body Found On Sonoma State Campus Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here. Human remains were found in a shallow grave in
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Sajj Brings Falafel, Wraps, And Fast-Casual Mediterranean Bowls To SoMa The taker for the recently vacated Merigan Sub Shop space has just been revealed by Eater, and it's called Sajj a previously truck-based Mediterranean concept that's opening its first SF location in the
SF News SFist Interviews: Oakland's Malkia Cyril On '13th' And Social Media Surveillance One major theme of Selma director Ava DuVernay's powerful documentary 13th is the protean way that systems of oppression can change to cling to power. The film's name, for example, is a reference
SF News BART Balks At Station Ads Referring To Underwear As 'Pussy-Grabbing-Proof' A company marketing "menstrual-proof" underwear it's underwear that absorbs and wicks away moisture and is meant to back up and/or replace conventional menstrual pads has a provocative ad campaign they're planning to
Arts & Entertainment An 'Escape Alcatraz' Ride Just Opened At Fisherman's Wharf There *might* be a new reason for locals and native San Franciscans to go to Fisherman's Wharf, and it's an "Escape Alcatraz" amusement ride that does not have anything to do with the
Arts & Entertainment Elon Musk Has Stopped Discussing Theories Of An AI-Simulated Universe While In Hot Tubs Here's a little break from the election and the apotheosis of the Chicago Cubs: Vox made this video summarizing Elon Musk's (and others') theory that we are, all of us, our doughnuts, delusions,
