SF Restaurants, Food & Drink New Mediterranean Spot Tawla Coming To Lower Valencia A delicious looking new Eastern Mediterranean spot think more Turkish and Lebanese than Greek or Italian is set to debut in the next couple of weeks from former Delfina chef Joseph Magidow, and
Arts & Entertainment Sorry, You Can't Get Gwyneth's $15K Dildo At The Union Square Goop Pop-Up. We Asked. "Hi, I'm looking for a $15,000, 24-karat gold massager," I asked an attendant at the Union Square pop-up shop for Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle brand
SF News Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood Shooter Robert Dear Found Unfit For Trial Not shockingly, the man accused in the killing of three innocent people last November in Colorado Springs, as he attempted to storm a Planned Parenthood location there and be a "warrior for
SF News Etiquette Week: Do You Have To Line Up For BART Doors? It's Etiquette Week at SFist, in which SFist's editors dole out some prescriptive advice for how to behave in this city we all share in order not to overly
Arts & Entertainment Video: Riley Curry Is Watching You As Dad Gets MVP Trophy Don't mess with Riley Curry. https://t.co/0NuhU1WVdi — Alex Kennedy (@AlexKennedyNBA) May 10, 2016 Of course, basketball legend-in-the-making Steph Curry had to be upstaged by his adorable
SF News Cyclist Suffers Major Head Injuries In Great Highway Collision A woman riding a bicycle along San Francisco's Great Highway suffered serious injuries Tuesday evening, when she was struck by a driver. According to the San Francisco Police Department, it was
SF News Mission District Mural Defaced With 'Latino Art Only' Graffiti A recent defacing of a Mission District mural has raised questions of art's role in gentrification, as well as questions of the vandal's motives. The mural of 10 sea
SF News Former Police Union Pres. Defends Allegedly Racist Cop As Community Calls For State Investigation Of SFPD Yesterday, news broke that a 17-year veteran of the San Francisco Police Department serving in the Bayview Station was reported by his colleagues for allegedly highly racist remarks. The content of those
Arts & Entertainment Immersive Theater Piece <i>The Speakeasy</i> Returns This Summer In Permanent North Beach Home Boxcar Theatre's hit immersive theater experience from 2014, The Speakeasy (see SFist's review here) is being revived this August in a new space in North Beach/Chinatown and like
SF News Wednesday Lunchtime Links: Oakland Cops Accused Of Sexual Misconduct * Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here. * When the [New York Times] wrote "Facebook’s
SF News Here's The Condo That Will Replace One Fire-Destroyed Building On Mission A site that has sat empty since a 2014 Mission Street fire destroyed local discount store Big House Inc. may soon be home to a mixed-use condo and retail space. SocketSite reports
SF News Pedestrian In SF Crosswalk Struck And Killed By Motorcyclist An elderly man was killed yesterday, after a motorcyclist struck him as he walked in a San Francisco crosswalk. According to the San Francisco Police Department, a 78-year-old man was in
Arts & Entertainment Ask A San Francisco Native: What's The Best Depiction Of SF In A Movie? (Part Two) Last time in Ask a San Francisco Native, I answered a question about the best depiction of San Francisco in a movie, and I decided to go decade by decade, starting with 1940s,
SF News City Clears 100-Person Homeless Encampment On Cesar Chavez Homeless camp swept from #SF's Cesar Chavez St. https://t.co/7NcILnIAMU pic.twitter.com/7sSq6x3zZd — SFChronicle (@sfchronicle) May 11, 2016 A large and "complex" tent city centered around
SF News Door-Banger Snarls Wednesday Morning BART Commute A man who was allegedly making a fuss on BART as it traveled through San Francisco has been detained this morning, after his disturbing behavior delayed trains and sent police to the scene.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Blondie's Pizza On Powell Shut Down For 'Severe Cockroach Infestation' Downtown slice spot Blondie's Pizza was shut down Monday by the Health Department, with the Chronicle reporting that inspectors cited "an imminent health issue" as the reason for the
SF News [Update] Part Of Mission Street Closed Downtown By Large Sinkhole Giant sinkhole swallows part of San Francisco street https://t.co/QETXgYqZq1 pic.twitter.com/folEQCSUsU — ABC30 Fresno (@ABC30) May 11, 2016 A pretty significant, SUV-sized sinkhole opened up beneath an Uber
SF News Wednesday Morning Link Dump: Google Bans Loan Ads * Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here. * How do dating apps make money? [SFist] * The arraignment
Arts & Entertainment Thursday Nights At The Asian Art Museum It's Thursday night and you're ready for adventure. Luckily, the fun's just getting started at the Asian Art Museum. For only $5 after 5 PM through September
SF News Day Around The Bay: AAA Says Marijuana DUI Tests Are Bunk * Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here. * A study commissioned by AAA's safety foundation
Arts & Entertainment The SFist To-Do List: 11 Cool Things To Check Out This Week First thing's first:This Sunday is Bay to Breakers, so open up the old costume closet and pick out something cozy, because the weather for the annual race/general morning shitshow
SF News Two Sheriff's Deputies Charged With Felonies Following Mission District Beating Two Alameda County Sheriff's Deputies were charged today for their alleged role in last November's Mission District beating of Stanislav Petrov. According to a press release sent out from
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Bernie Sanders Stops By Sightglass Coffee Following Impromptu Oakland Rally Remaining Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was in the Bay Area today, and while in town he did what anyone in his shoes would do: The 74-year-old Socialist Democrat held an
SF News Self-Assured VCs Argue 'Dumb Money,' Not Venture Capitalists, To Blame For Tech Bubble Sure, we're likely in a tech bubble. But hey, that's only because wannabe tech players and foreigners are dumping "dumb money" into the startup sphere, and not
SF News Deplorable Teen Beats 63-Year-Old Woman On 14-Mission Bus A teenage girl knocked an unidentified 63-year-old woman to the floor of the 14-Mission bus last night at around 5:50 p.m., according to the Chronicle. The teenage girl,