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Yahoo Secretly Created Spyware To Scan All Incoming Email For Feds

At the request of the US government, Yahoo engineers last year secretly built custom software to scan all of its users' incoming email in real time — and then made that data available to

Arts & Entertainment

Beatbox To Be Reborn As Halcyon, A Nightclub And Multi-Purpose Venue

Beatbox, the former gay nightspot on 11th Street that called it quits after five years in July, will get new life under the ownership of longtime SF impresario Gina Milano, formerly of Bambuddha

Alaska Airlines To Lay Off SF-Based Virgin Employees, Likely Vacate Burlingame Headquarters

When news of Alaska Airlines' planned purchased of Virgin America first broke in April, fans of the Burlingame-based airline were despondent at the likely watering down of all the amenities that made Virgin

After Mid-Market Beating Victim Dies, SFPD Arrests Suspect In His Slaying

It was August 23 when Evaristo Rocha-Rodriguez was badly beaten in a Mid-Market altercation. Three weeks he was dead, succumbing to his injuries the following month. And about two weeks after that, police

Arts & Entertainment

Now Disney's Talking About Buying Netflix, Which Would Be Good For Both Of Them

The latest merger rumor, first floated Friday and continuing into Monday, is that Disney is in discussions to possibly buy Netflix outright, in a deal that would provide the media giant with its

Zeitgeist Ejects Men Wearing Trump T-Shirts For Sexist Comments, Attitude Problems

Getting kicked out of Zeitgeist is super easy — especially if you do it on purpose. The ever-popular, punk-leaning Mission District bar and beer garden is, after all, well-known for its gruff, no-nonsense service

SF Residents Arrested For Allegedly Distributing Child Porn

Three San Francisco residents have been arrested following a wide-ranging child pornography investigation, police said Monday, with an additional two suspects busted in Sacramento and Los Angeles. According to a press release sent

Tuesday Morning Roundup: Barry Bonds Gets The Boot

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Day Around The Bay: Ten Robberies In The Mission

Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here. The DMV will no longer allow after-hours parking at

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Nob Hill Fly Bar Closing Sunday

Fly Bar on Sutter Street had it all: Food, drinks, a bar, more drinks, and even food. As of Sunday, all that will be gone. Yes, Tablehopper reported in August that the establishment

Loma Fire Evacuees Welcomed At Nudist Resort As Containment Date Gets Pushed

As the Loma Fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains continues to scorch almost 4500 acres, an 80-year-old clothing-optional resort in the area that has previously provided refuge for earthquake and fire victims and

Report: Bay Area Traffic Up 70 Percent In 6 Years

We get further confirmation today that traffic on Bay Area freeways has jumped a staggering 70 percent since 2010. A report released by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission brings us the unwelcome truth, along

Fashion Crime: Union Square 'Rainbow Crew' Robbers Finally Busted

The retail bandits once known as the Rainbow Girls and later rechristened the Rainbow Crew have been busted after six years at large, District Attorney George Gascón reports to KRON 4. Originally consisting

Fleet Week Starts Today: Complete Schedule, Where To Watch The Blue Angels, And A Reminder To Hide Your Pets

Hey everyone, it's that time again! Fleet Week begins today, bringing countless sailors and throngs of tourists to our city by the bay. As (almost) always, that means the Blue Angels will be

Again, Don't Try Driving Through SoMa: Dreamforce Kicks Off Today

Salesforce's answer to Oracle's Openworld conference, which itself recently shut down/effed up traffic in part of SoMa as it annually does, happens all this week, and given all the rest of the

Arts & Entertainment

Photo Du Jour: Jane Kim Does Drag

Juanita MORE!, Polly Tickle (a.k.a. Jane Kim), and Glamamore. Photo via Shot In the City At the Powerblouse party at Powerhouse (link semi-NSFW) on Saturday night in which drag mothers Juanita

Dogs (And More) Have Their Day At Grace Cathedral's Blessing Of The Animals

The occasional bark during yesterday's services at Grace Cathedral didn't disturb the Very Rev. Dr. Malcolm C. Young. After all, the blessing of the animals is a tradition that dates back to the

Another Hacked 'YOGABUT' Road Sign Appears In The Sunset

Actual sign in #sanfrancisco #goldengatepark tonight #yogabutt #yogaeverydamnday pic.twitter.com/6bcNHJZCPV— Ashley Hayes (@asheshayes) October 3, 2016 Perhaps providing drivers stuck in traffic with an ounce of (admittedly false) hope, some trickster

Muni Bus Collides With Parked Truck, Catches Fire, Injuries Reported

Several people injured when #Muni bus plows into parked truck in Pacific Heights neighborhood of SF , @Artguy1 https://t.co/gdGDUzh1kU— Bill Hutchinson (@bill_hutchinson) October 3, 2016 A 3-Jackson bus plowed into

Cell Phone GPS Helps SFPD Nab Tenderloin Pickpocket

A robber who swiped a cell phone from an unsuspecting victim's pocket ended up in handcuffs this weekend, after police used the phone's GPS to find the thief. The 22-year-old male victim was

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Market & Fourth Trader Joe's Delayed Until 2017

We spoke too soon in August in relaying the news that Trader Joe's earlier announced plan to move into a below-ground space at Fourth and Market Streets, underneath Old Navy, would be seeing

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Find Luke's Diner-Styled 'Gilmore Girls' Pop-Ups This Wednesday In SF, SJ, And Oakland

While a legion of die-hard Gilmore Girls fans are going to tell you emphatically that Luke is the worst, the Gilmore Girls marketing team at Netflix are using his fictional Stars Hollow diner

Startup VotePlz Is Registering #Millennials By Printing Their Forms And Sending Them Stamps

Goshdarn Millennials! The inscrutable age cohort that's broadly defined as people between 16 and 35 who likely struggle with internet addiction could easily rival the Boomers as a voting force according to an

Dolores Park Skateboard Beating Sends Man To Hospital

A man was the victim of a brazen afternoon beating near Dolores Park Friday, hit with a skateboard hard enough to send him to the hospital. According to the San Francisco Police Department,

Details Of Google's New Pixel Phone Accidentally Leaked

Jumping the gun on an October 4 official release date, Canadian retailer Carphone Warehouse posted technical specs and photos of the new Google Pixel phone to its website over the weekend. Although CNet