SF News 24 New Castro Plaque Honorees To Include Maurice Sendak, Sally Ride, And José Sarria Meet the next batch of queer artists, athletes, activists, and more who will dot the Castro sidewalks in an LGBTQ Walk of Fame known officially as the Rainbow Honor Walk. Twenty are already
SF News [Update] Mayor Announces 57 (Not So) New 'High Priority' Vision Zero Projects Scroll to the bottom of this post for updates. Mayor Ed Lee announced today 57 new "high priority" Vision Zero projects in an effort to address some of the most dangerous
Arts & Entertainment Video: The Millennial Hippie Commune Of Your Worst Nightmares Fire dancing! Communal dinners! People cutting each others' hair and frolicking together on the beach! Chateau Ubuntu has it all. This 38-person (!), 10-bedroom house near Alamo Square rents spots for
SF News Oldest US Park Ranger Beaten In Richmond, Robbed Of Commemorative Coin Given To Her By President Obama The country's oldest full-time park ranger, 94-year-old Betty Reid Soskin, was recently robbed of belongings including a coin given to her by President Obama bearing his seal. KTVU
SF News Pets Of Homeless People Provide Huge Benefits, But Often Keep Them On The Streets "Rick is the only one who has ever really loved me," a man named Sam told me as he sat on a sidewalk at the end of Judah Street in the
SF News How The Closure Of Goodwill Impacts The Homeless, And More Stories From The SF Homeless Project As the week winds down, we have another wave of pieces from the SF Homeless Project, covering a variety of subjects. Here are some highlights: * KRON 4 has a piece about family homelessness,
Arts & Entertainment The 12 Best Public Art and Street Art Works in San Francisco San Francisco's vibrant street and public art scene draws tourists from around the world. Murals, sculptures, and hidden gems abound, and there are numerous paid tour offerings that promise to show
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Presidio Social Club Hosting Weekly Fort Point Beer Garden With Barbecue All Summer On Wedesday nights this summer, Presidio Social Club executive chef Wes Shaw becomes pit master Wes Shaw and the patio at his restaurant becomes a beer garden from Fort Point Beer Co. The
Arts & Entertainment Apartment Sadness: $2400 For Crap House In El Cerrito Yay! Even parts of the East Bay that can't even be called hip are trying to charge absurd prices for terrible apartments. A tipster called our attention to an ad, since
Arts & Entertainment Eight Great Bay Area County Fairs And Festivals To Venture To This Summer There is nothing more American than a demolition derby at a county fair, or a small town Americana festival named after a fruit or vegetable, or an over-the-hill pop band performing
SF News Thursday Lunchtime Links: A House Flips In Oakland * The great Susie Cagle on Oakland's flipping epidemic. [Curbed] * Notorious Silicon Valley VC company Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has raised $1.4 billion to invest in tech companies. Good luck
SF News Should SF Streets Get Speed-Enforcement Cameras? San Francisco already has red-light cameras, but should we add speed cameras to the mix? Following the tragic deaths of two cyclists last week, the Chronicle's C.W. Nevius picks
SF News After Mission Fires Displace 200, Supervisor Campos Stokes Fears Of Arson 161701875, WF, WORKING FIRE, 4TH ALARM, 3312 MISSION ST, SF, pic.twitter.com/OGpSEDeyOk — SF Firefighters 798 (@SFFFLocal798) June 18, 2016 After a devastating fire at Mission and 29th Streets forced out 58
Arts & Entertainment Go Do This Thing: Alan Cumming Sings At The Castro We told you about this when it was announced, but tonight's the night that actor Alan Cumming brings his one-man cabaret act, Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs, to the Castro
SF News Stanley Roberts Shames Tour Buses That Still Circle Alamo Square A ban on tour busses clogging the four streets that ring Alamo Square took effect in 2013, however that hasn't stopped some operators of smaller but still illegal short busses from
SF News Golden Gate Bridge Toll Goes Up Ahead Of Holiday Weekend Because nothing says America like usage fees, the toll to cross the Golden Gate Bridge is set to go up just ahead of the Fourth of July weekend. And it's not
Arts & Entertainment R-Rated <i>Sausage Party</i> Trailer Screens Before <i>Finding Dory</i> And Concord Parents Flip Out This is pretty funny, at least if you're a non-parent: There's a totally dark and adult-themed animated feature coming out called Sausage Party, the trailer for which
SF News Fire On SF Tracks Snarls Thursday Morning BART Commute, Empties Glen Park Station Up to 20min delays on BART after a debris fire on the tracks this morning pic.twitter.com/6iFmIIEAJ0 — Matthew Zamudio (@neutralcolored) June 30, 2016 BART travel ground to a halt in San
SF News Thursday Morning Roundup: Elizabeth Warren Drubs Google * 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 comedy lineup for this year's Outside
SF News [Updated] Google Calendar Struggles To Return To Active Duty Google calendar down, if you have a meeting with me today I probably won't be there... pic.twitter.com/tX3lVxU50D — Julie Dilger (@JulieDil) June 30, 2016 Please scroll down for updates
SF News Day Around The Bay: #HeterosexualPrideDay Can Go Eff Itself More from the SF Homeless Project: * A look at how the issue of homelessness has been addressed by the local business community, and how it impacts local business (especially tourism) via the [SF
SF News New Homeless Czar Jeff Kositsky Pens Chronicle Credo As a day of devoted homelessness coverage draws to a close — though there will be more articles to come this this week and for many more to come — heads might naturally turn to
SF News Puff, Puff, Vote: Recreational Marijuana Will Be On California's November Ballot Californians will once again have the chance to legalize marijuana for recreational use. The Sacramento Bee reports that the Secretary of State’s Office yesterday verified that supporters had turned in the required
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink New 'Fast Fine Dining' Spot Corridor Debuts On Van Ness The guys from Hi Neighbor Restaurant Group (Stones Throw, Trestle) just opened their latest project in the base of the 100 Van Ness tower on Tuesday evening, and it's called Corridor.
SF News Video: Go-Kart Police Chase On 880 Reminds Us What It Means To Be Free East Oakland ca 😂 pic.twitter.com/ZUjhW4VsJI — Tonka Dre (@Tonka_Boy_Dre) June 27, 2016 This past Sunday something amazing happened. A pack of go-karters, no doubt fed up with how depressing
