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What’d We Miss?: A Brief Recap of the Year SFist Slept Through
It seems weird just to pick up where we left off without acknowledging what went down in San Francisco during SFist's 15-and-a-half-month coma.
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Arts & Entertainment
Pixar Drops Adorable Short 'Kitbull' Set In The Mission
Disney-Pixar and animator/director Rosana Sullivan just released a new 2D animated short, and it's all about a kitten and a dog who become friends. The heart-warming, tear-jerking
SF News
The SF-to-LA High-Speed Rail May Not Actually Happen In Our Lifetimes
A 23-year-old plan to build a high-speed rail connecting Northern and Southern California appears to maybe, possibly, finally be dead. After years of lawsuits over its route and partisan bickering
Bay Area Sports
Giants Manager Bruce Bochy to Retire at End of Season
Shocking news from San Francisco Giants spring training in Scottsdale, Arizona, as manager Bruce Bochy announced Monday morning that he will retire at the end of the 2019 MLB season according to the
SF News
Tahoe Commute Became a Nightmare After Sierra Gets Record February Snow
Those who braved the President's Day weekend trek up to Lake Tahoe faced 14-hour drives and worse after major snowfall, but there was some epic skiing in store for those
SF News
Tuesday Morning Links: Snow Moon, Bernie's Running, Panhandle Fire
Good morning, San Francisco. Here are some headlines to start the day. – February's "supermoon" was extra bright over the Bay Monday night, and peaked early this morning. It'
SF News
SFist Awakens: A Note From the Editor
Jay here. It’s not every day that we get to bring back the dead, but today that’s happening for SFist. And it’s not every day that I get to help
Arts & Entertainment
Panic Ensues During 'Hamilton' Performance After Medical Emergency Is Mistaken for Active Shooter
A Friday night performance of the musical Hamilton at SHN's Orpheum Theater descended into chaos during the second act when a medical emergency in the audience created a mass panic. As
SF news
San Francisco Reaches Deal to Stop Evictions at Mid-Market Street Building
A tentative settlement agreement has been reached between the owners of a building at 1049 Market Street and the city in a dispute that has been in the news for over five years,
SF News
SFist Set To Return; Announcement of Acquisition by San Francisco Natives
San Francisco, CA - After many twists and turns, SFist is set to return under the watch of Impress3 Media, a company owned and operated by San Francisco natives. -- Impress3 Media, the driving force
SF News
BART Begs You To Stop Jamming On Train Doors
We hate to beleaguer a point as much as anybody else, but one thing SFist takes seriously is proper public transportation etiquette and rules. You see, when you don't follow even
Arts & Entertainment
Counting Crows, Spearhead, and Train To Perform Benefit Concerts For Fire Relief In Napa And Sonoma
Following on a larger-scale benefit concert for victims of the North Bay wildfires happening November 9 at AT&T Park, a trio of smaller benefit events were just announced by BottleRock
SF News
Tech Companies Come Out In Force Against Trump's DACA Decision
Many of tech's biggest companies are banding together to resist President Trump's stated decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program. Per CNet's
SF News
Thursday Lunchtime Links: 24 Hour Fitness Fined For Allegedly Misleading Customers
* Google is partnering with the country's largest auto dealership chain to push its self-driving cars. [Associated Press] * Last September was the slowest one Bay Area real estate has seen in
SF News
PG&E 'Recloser' Devices Implicated As Possible Wildfire Cause As Another Lawsuit Is Filed
Three more North Bay families are expected to file a lawsuit against PG&E Thursday, implicating the utility in the devastating wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes in Napa, Sonoma, and Mendocino
Arts & Entertainment
Your Ocean Beach Bonfire Days Are Over (Until March)
Today, Nov 1 is the 1st day of the #NoBurnSeason at #OceanBeach, which lasts through the end of February. https://t.co/trqpmUUIWE pic.twitter.com/PCSr2zUTCf — Golden Gate NPS (@GoldenGateNPS) November 1,
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink
Supervisor Fewer Calls For Off-Duty Cops To Guard Safeways Following Attack On Employee
Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer was calling Wednesday for Safeway corporate to step up and do something more "proactive" about security at their San Francisco stores, following two violent incidents involving shoplifters
SF News
Far Right Commentator Banned From Uber And Lyft After Islamophobic Tweets
Following a series of tweets in which she complained about Muslim drivers on Uber and Lyft, far-right commentator Laura Loomer has been banned from both of the ride-share services. According to
SF News
Cyclist Reportedly Shoots Uber Driver In Tenderloin Confrontation
5 shots fired on Mason St at Turk. One man down, appears to be alive. #breaking pic.twitter.com/jyRXYu6s11 — Fred Zirdung (@fredzirdung) November 2, 2017 A shooting at the peak of rush
SF News
Jurors Hear Garcia Zarate Confession For First Time In Steinle Murder Trial
Audio excerpts from about four and a half hours of the interrogation of Jose Ines Garcia Zarate during the early morning hours of July 2, 2015 were played for the jury in the
SF News
Thursday Morning Roundup: Delays Send Tesla Stock Plummeting
* Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here * Alleged BMR scammers get shamed. [SFist] * As Sally Struthers
misc
This Simple App Keeps Prying Eyes Out Of Your Webcam
Zuckerberg uses tape, you can use Camera Guard 2. With how sophisticated hacking attacks and malware are these days, you can't do enough to secure your devices — that includes your webcam
SF News
Day Around The Bay: SF Might Issue Recreational Pot Sales Permits Sooner Than Expected
* Tickets to hop this years Pliny the Younger line raise $244K for Sonoma County fire relief. [SF Chronicle] * Oakland man gets 20 year sentence in after conspiring with Southwest Airlines employee to smuggle
SF News
Internet Blasts Realtor Who Discovered 'House Hacking' (i.e., Being A Landlord)
What do you call someone who owns property and rents it out to other folks? If you guessed "landlord," you're wrong and behind the times, pal. According to Oakland
SF News
More Below Market Rate Housing Found Rented Out Illegally
We know you don’t always watch the little news video reports we embed in these posts, but you really ought to watch the CBS 5 report above on homeowners scamming the system