When Kink.com announced they'd be selling off a bunch of used props and furniture a few weeks back, interest was high, and the story went around like wildfire because San
A shark attack near the Santa Cruz shore has prompted beach closures and presumably an uptick in folks watching Jaws on Netflix. SFGate reports that a shark tried to take a bite out
All around Alamo Square, in the plain light of day, you can likely hear the sound of glass shattering. The problem is heightening, perhaps just with the summer tourism rush, near the crooked
Good news for pizza fans in the Castro environs: North Beach's Il Casaro Pizzeria & Mozzarella Bar is expanding with a second location, into the former Chilango space on Church Street,
"You're not the great artist that you think you are, you're not the queen that you think you are. You need to leave now. This is not Africa,
A few Facebook bigwigs and executives are rolled up in the totally legal California cannabis industry, including former Facebook president Sean Parker who donated to the California recreational marijuana ballot measure. But Facebook
A man who was carjacked Tuesday afternoon tried to thwart the theft by hopping on his vehicle, but his robbers were not dissuaded. According to the San Francisco Police Department, the crime went
* [Wired] warns tech against ignoring smaller cities. * Inside SoMa's see-through house. [San Francisco Magazine] * [Craig Newmark] is sending some of that sweet craigslist dough toward support animals. * The East Bay
New drone video from KRON 4's QuadCopter4 gives us a picture of the extent of the damage following Friday's fire at the Alta Waverly complex in Oakland. The mixed-
For all those who don't read tech blogs (or SFist) and have missed the news about the mail-order meal-replacement non-food known as Soylent, you may have your first
Today is a day of protest and calls for action from major players in the tech industry as the FCC prepares to roll back two-year-old protections for net neutrality. CEOs Mark
It's a comment news orgs get on nearly every story about San Francisco's rent control laws — something like,"I'm a property owner, but I refuse to
A skateboarding event adjacent to Dolores Park turned ugly Tuesday night, when police officers seeking to end the proceedings and event participants faced off. KTVU reports that "hundreds" of people were
* Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here * These Chinatown dioramas are amazing. [SFist] * Google's
From inflatable solar lanterns to high quality travel sets, you'll love these ingenious inventions. Sometimes a person comes up with a great idea, a whole bunch of people invest a lot
* Surprise! An umbrella-sharing startup in China, modeled on bike-sharing only with no way to track the umbrellas once they've been taken, ends in loss of 300,000 umbrellas. [SFGate]
by Jessica Lachenal While many people turn to cellphone photos, videos, or even journaling to remember the things that are important to them, artist Frank Wong turned to an art form once thought
A judge who ordered reforms and imposed federal oversight on the Oakland Police Department nearly a decade and a half ago took the city and department to task again Monday at least verbally
Watch out, whale watchers! This particular season is being hailed as “some of the best whale watching in history” as record numbers of the mammoth marine mammals are turning up on Northern California’
Former Locanda chef Anthony Strong's upscale delivery-only concept Young Fava, which just debuted less than a month ago serving things like a "90s-Style Crudo" and a full
There's another downside to living in the Bay Area. According to a study by WalletHub, San Francisco is now America's worst city for drivers and Oakland is the second
UPDATE 2 downtown San Francisco! if you see me in the bottom right red circle you can imagine what it feels like to have these golden plants towering over me as I work.
Get out and about! Select any number of these carefully curated events to broaden your horizons and hopefully not blow your bank account. Fans of comedy, cinema, and shopping will be especially jazzed
A debate is playing out publicly in the news media between BART directors and executives as well as between members of the media and BART over how much detail the transit system should
I-80 is closed in both directions due to a growing fire near Farad in the Sierra. Video courtesy of Kevin Quinn. pic.twitter.com/JntIiSG977 — Brian Hickey (@kcraBrianHickey) July 10, 2017 by
