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Someone Is Spiking Roads In Woodside To Bring Down Cyclists
Many in San Francisco love to rant and rave about the city's cycling community. Either the two-wheeled fiends go too fast or too slow. They either never stop at stop
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Treasure Island Music Fest Has A Comedy Tent This Year
In case you missed it, Treasure Island Music Fest returns this weekend for two pretty mellow days of shows on two stages that don't overlap thus, no running around or stressing
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SFist Reviews: 'Shocktoberfest 16: Curse of the Cobra' at The Hypnodrome
The Thrillpeddlers’ Shocktoberfest 16: Curse of the Cobra (playing through Nov. 21 at The Hypnodrome) concludes with an exhilarating, terrifying three-minute musical sequence that messes with your depth perception, makes great use
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E-Boards, The Vapes of Skateboarding, Are Going Street-Legal
Test riding an electric longboard on smooth Mountain View asphalt near Boosted Board headquarters, I am Aladdin on a f--king magic carpet — but with, like, a helmet. Company founder Matthew Tran coasts
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Michelin Guide Update Arrives Next Week; 12 New Restaurants Become Bib Gourmand Picks
For what it's worth, the Michelin Guide is the most respected and comprehensive guide to local dining curated and edited by a non-local entity, and the go-to source for
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Last Night, My Uber Driver Said He Was Going To Rape And Kill Me
Last night, I had dinner with my SFist colleagues. We wanted to sing karaoke after we ate, but The Mint was too busy. At around 10 p.m. we called it a night.
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Police Crack Down (Again) On Cocaine-Fueled Excelsior Gambling Clubs
It seems like only yesterday that the City Attorney's office announced it would be closing down illegal gambling cafés in the Excelsior. The sweepstakes cafés, which have operated under a legal
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A Huge Number Of Americans Have Come Out As LGBT On Facebook This Year
Maybe because of June's Supreme Court ruling on marriage, or maybe because of Caitlyn Jenner, or just because of the tidal wave of mainstream support in general for the LGBT cause,
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Police: Struggle Over Gun Preceded Thursday's Fatal SFPD Shooting
According to the San Francisco Police Department, a man who was fatally shot by an SFPD sergeant Thursday afternoon had wrested a gun away from another cop, and was pointing it at the
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Apartment Sadness: Take An MTV Cribs-Style Tour Of A Mission Tech Hostel
SFist's Caleb Pershan is pinch-hitting on the Apartment Sadness column this week, with a video twist. "They haven't gotten much water, recently," says a resident of
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Billy Beane's Water Use Was 24 Times That Of His Neighbors This Year
The Executive Vice President of the Oakland Athletics, Billy Beane, is a rich man. And, as is often the case with rich men, Beane appears to be used to getting what he wants.
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Video: Watch Koko The Gorilla With Her New Kitten 'Babies'
Of course you know Koko, the world-famous Bay Area gorilla known not just for her facility with sign language as for her amazing relationship with a kitten. Koko get her first kitten,
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SFist At The Movies: Bridge of Spies, Goosebumps, Steve Jobs, Victoria
Bridge of Spies - Everywhere I was convinced I'd be bored silly by Bridge of Spies, mainly because I'm not a fan of Spielberg's "serious" movies.
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The Orbit Room Will Live Again!
Fans of its craft cocktails and surprisingly excellent pizzas were devastated this past spring when The Orbit Room shut its doors abruptly after 20 years. Now we get the welcome news that some
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Twitter Layoffs Affect At Least 240 In SF
In a letter to the California Employment Development Department, Twitter's Human Resources Department clarified that their current mass layoff a layoff is considered "mass" in CA if it'
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Not Particularly Scary: Crimson Peak, Reviewed
Is a horror movie a failure if it doesn't manage to scare you? Perhaps. And especially if an aim to fright is the only thing it's got going for
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Friday Morning Constitutional: Escape From Alcatraz Swimmers Fear Sharks
* SF doesn't have enough haunted houses (the Halloween fun kind, not the "real" kind), which is why Jay's report on the one at the Armory is imperative.
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Captive Whale Breeding Is Now Banned In California
The people have spoken. Yesterday, the California Coastal Commission unanimously voted to ban captive whale breeding and drastically restrict the movement of whales in and out of SeaWorld San Diego. The ban was
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Day Around The Bay: What People Leave On BART
* The deadly and destructive Valley Fire that burned nearly 2,000 structures and killed four people will end costing more than $1.5 billion. [KRON4] * "We have an establishment-backed mayor, Ed
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Jack Dorsey Giving Half His Square Equity To New Foundation Helping Ferguson, MO
Jack Dorsey is so many things. He's Twitter's CEO. He's Square's CEO. He's a Missourian. And now he's making a name
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Attempted Kidnapping Of CCSF Student Led To Tuesday's Campus Evacuation
Guy with a gun in the library #ccsf pic.twitter.com/X4iYcuB0tw — MATHAFUCKEN_KEV (@classyasskev1) October 13, 2015 When reports first began to surface Tuesday of an armed individual on the campus of
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Oakland Gospel Choir Threatened With Nuisance Fee, Daily Fines For Singing Too Loud
“The music of the church reveals the life of the church, the enthusiasm of the church,” Michael Wright, an Oakland pastor, tells CBS SF. But that's not how it's
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Seven Things You Should Know Before Entering This Year's Armory Haunted House
This year's Hell In the Armory Presents: Inferno is similar to last year's inaugural Hell In the Armory in a few ways, but very few. And, as I found
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The Mission Moratorium (Sort Of) Explained At Yesterday's City Hall Press Conference
Yesterday was a big day for advocates of Proposition I, otherwise known as the Mission Moratorium, as proponents of the controversial measure took to the steps of City Hall to make their case
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Tesla Releases Self-Driving Car Software, Still Requires Hands On The Wheel
Someday soon, Tesla's autonomous cars will absolutely change the face of transportation. They've done it before: Elon Musk's automaker has already revolutionized technologies for, and not least