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The Fillmore Would Like One Big New Sign, Please
Last Friday night on the way to see Kurt Vile at the Fillmore, a friend who hadn't yet been gestured to the iconic indie music temple, a bit baffled. "That&
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Another Day, Another Story Of A Tech Worker Living Out Of A Truck
I could save this for Apartment Sadness, but at this point, it's old hat! Business Insider catches up with yet another young employee at Google who's continuing the grand
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Craigslist Guy Wants to Pay You To Respond To Apartment Ads For Him
Finding an apartment on Craigslist is hard work, all the harder in a tight market. The endless emails that never seem to get returned, the weird phone calls, the showing up to a
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The SFist To-Do List: 12 Cool Things To Check Out This Week
This week, Halloween events are starting to gain momentum, but we'll devote a separate post to all the spooky goodness. For now, here are some hand-selected, "carefully curated"
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Michelin Guide 2016: Manresa Gets Three Stars, AL's Place, Californios, Octavia, Kin Khao, Mourad All Get One
Well, the Michelin Guide updates for 2016 just arrived ahead of schedule, and Inside Scoop jumped on the new star listings, which turn out to be a lot more newsworthy than I thought!
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Go Eat This: Octopus At Petit Crenn
At Dominique Crenn's three-month-old casual prix fixe spot in Hayes Valley, Petit Crenn, the star of the show is always a whole roasted fish. The restaurant is Crenn'
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Is San Francisco Rec & Parks Giving Your Dog Cancer?
Dog owners across San Francisco are gathering in opposition to the latest threat to face their furry companions — the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department. It seems the city department regularly uses an
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How The 'Twitter Tax Break' Cost The City $30 Million More In 2014 Than 2013
When the Mayor's office lauds the success of the still controversial 2011 "community benefit agreement," alternately referred to as a tax break and a tax incentive, which aimed to
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Alleged Washington Street Mansion Squatter Caught Stealing $300K Of Art
"Housing crisis? What housing crisis?" That's what I imagine 39-year-old Jeremiah Kaylor asked after taking up residence — for free — inside a gorgeous San Francisco mansion. According to
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Mission Gambling Club Shooting Comes On Heels Of Police Crackdown
It was only last Thursday that Supervisor John Avalos called a public hearing to address his Excelsior District constituents' concerns regarding the ongoing problem of illegal gambling shacks in the neighborhood. His
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Date Rape Joke On Kozy Kar's Box Wine Is Probably In Poor Taste
At the already seedy, boozy, and porn-themed Kozy Kar on Polk Street, where the slippery slope to muddled consent can come any night of the week by way of a few too
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Another Day, Another Cop Has His Gun Stolen From His Car In SF
Ask any cop the best thing you can do to avoid an auto break-in, and I promise that the first thing that he or she will tell you is "don'
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Video: Man With Machete, Death Wish, Hit Twice By Cars In Oakland Intersection
In an upsetting video you really, really shouldn't watch unless you're prepared for it, or interested in the kind of stuff that gets posted, like this did, on violent
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911 Call Over Body On 101 Prompts Overnight Lane Closures
After a caller to 911 reported what they said was "a body" on 101 in San Francisco last night, the California Highway Patrol learned that a collision on the freeway had
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[Update] San Jose Seafood Restaurant Sickens 93 People With Shigella
A restaurant in San Jose, Mariscos San Juan, appears to be the source of a Shigella outbreak that has "acutely" sickened more than 40 people in the last few days, as
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Tuesday Morning Roundup: Marina Pot Club Decision Looms
* Are you ready for the real (fake) Real Teens of Silicon Valley? Are any of us? [SFist] * Ex-DEA agent who conspired to steal buttloads of bitcoin during Silk Road investigation gets 6.
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Win A Free Month Of Rent! (Seriously.)
Free rent in San Francisco? That's something you don't hear everyday. Sounds crazy, but room.me is making it a possibility for one lucky California resident. Finding the perfect
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Day Around The Bay: Dede Wilsey Accused Of Financial Misconduct
* A jilted Sacramento bride decided to throw the reception anyway and feed the homeless, and multiple local TV stations covered it. [ABC 7, CBS 5] * Among several other incidents in the Mission over
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'Canned Parrot/Sky Rat' For Sale In North Beach, Neighbors Get Mad
'Canned Parrot' Display Baffles, Angers Some North Beach Neighbors: http://t.co/ebofFoD9CN by @gerikoeppel pic.twitter.com/4sYBvDH2DE — Hoodline (@HoodlineSF) October 19, 2015 In a somewhat clever, overall harmless joke
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Yes, Bourdain Had A Beer At Sinbad's, Ate At A Bunch Of Other Places On <i>Parts Unknown</i>
There's a whole lot about Brazilian jiu-jitsu in the Bay Area episode of Parts Unknown, because this is something that Anthony Bourdain is really into, besides eating and drinking that
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Black Man Asks Woman For Phone Number In Oakland, She Posts Flyer About It And Calls Cops
Gentrification 3.0 in the city of Oakland..Weak 'game' will get flyers posted and the police looking for u pic.twitter.com/WzgktEnFqt — Davey D (@mrdaveyd) October 19, 2015 What&
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<em>Felicity</em> Co-Creator Returns To TV With Silicon Valley Teen Drama <em>In The Wild</em>
"The Real Teens of Silicon Valley," a magazine profile from June of "the almost-adult lives of the [technology] industry’s newest recruits," took some cues from television, as
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Brace: First El Niño Storm Could Arrive In Two Weeks
You know how Southern California got that drenching last week? Well, it may be our turn as soon as two weeks from now, according to a climate scientist at the National Oceanic and
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SoMa Community Groups File Appeal Against Big 5M Development
Claiming that developers and the city have teamed up to fast-track a massive, improperly zoned SoMa development on 5th and Mission Street, a group of protesters gathered this morning at the San
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Daniel Patterson Buys SF's Oldest Steakhouse, Alfred's
The idea of Daniel Patterson dining at, let alone taking over, San Francisco's oldest steakhouse Alfred's takes a little suspension of disbelief. But you'd better believe it&