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Forecasters Hint At Cold Summer For SF

A drop in ocean temperatures might bode poorly for some California dreamers, as cooler water is linked to chillier summers in SF. SF Gate reports that temperatures in NorCal waters are colder than

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Last-Minute Ideas For Treating Mom On Mother's Day Around The Bay Area

Sunday is Mother's Day and while she's done basically everything for you, you've probably dropped the ball on celebrating your mom. SFGate threw together a list of San Francisco restaurants that are still

Doom And Gloom From Analysts As Yelp Stock Tumbles And Advertisers Flee

The suspicions raised by some increasingly frequent (and frantic) voicemails left by Yelp ad salespeople for local businesses were borne out this week, when the crowdsourced ratings site announced first-quarter earnings that led

Plan To Charge Toll On Crooked Stretch Of Lombard Screeches To Halt

The beleaguered residents of Lombard Street's most popular stretch will remain under tourist siege for the near future, it appears, after a proposal to decrease tourist traffic via a toll system was stalled

Wednesday Lunchtime Links: Baby Otters Appear In Oakland

Santa Cruz County teen who works at after-school program busted for allegedly taking nude pictures of his charges. [KRON 4] Here are the top 263 companies rushing to make a self-driving car. [Wired]

Lone Mountain 'Coffin Girl' Mystery Solved! Girl Identified By Local Relative's DNA

The mystery of the small girl nicknamed "Miranda Eve," found strangely well preserved inside an expensive glass and metal coffin buried beneath a home on Lone Mountain last spring and believed to have

Elly, Oldest Black Rhino in U.S., Dies at 46 at SF Zoo

Elly the Eastern black rhinoceros, the oldest surviving member of her species in the United States who has delighted San Franciscans for nearly four decades with her docile, plodding presence, died last Wednesday,

BART 'Flash Mob' Robbers Stormed SF-Bound Train Before Robbing People On Second Train

More details are emerging in the petty theft case that is gripping the Bay Area mostly because it involved a gang of deplorable teens, random assaults, and a public transit system everyone loves

Local Politicos React To Trump's Firing Of James Comey

Yesterday President Trump took the dramatic step of firing FBI Director James Comey, a move that many in particular the editorial board of the New York Times are declaring a turning point in

Wednesday Morning Link Dump: Golden Gate Park Camera Robberies Probed

Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here Here's what you should be doing. [SFist] Six violations

Make Waves At Work With This Impactful Excel Training

Master one of the most widely used business applications today at a massive discount. From computer models to phones, a lot of the tools we use in the world of business might have

Day Around The Bay: Facebook Planning Ways To Stop Suicides

Text messages between three three Santa Clara County jail deputies who allegedly beat an inmate to death in 2015 are becoming key evidence in the case against them. [CBS 5] Facebook is aiming

Math Teacher At SF Public School Ends Up Homeless, Says 'San Francisco Isn't Geared For Me'

Low pay plus high #SanFrancisco housing costs equal 1 homeless math teacher. via @hknightsf https://t.co/uIKS2lGUGG pic.twitter.com/heacnfIkQx— SFChronicle (@sfchronicle) May 9, 2017 San Francisco math teacher and badminton

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Now Open In The FiDi: The Meatball Bar

Moving in on the former Shorty Goldstein's digs at 126 Sutter Street, as we first learned about in March, is The Meatball Bar, and that name should say it all. Not surprisingly, there

Navy Sailor Missing At Yosemite For Nearly A Week

While the record-melting Sierra snowpack has created some dazzling waterfall imagery, it also carries a high risk for floods and fast-moving rivers at Yosemite National Park. These treacherous waters can run exceedingly cold

Arts & Entertainment

SFist To-Do List: 12 Cool Things To Check Out This Week

It's not technically summer yet but this week's event line-up definitely has a strong case of senioritis. Free coffee day at Peet's, a baguette show-down, and a diva double-feature all made the cut

Video: SFO-Bound Flyer Gets Ticket Canceled By United Agent In New Orleans After Baggage Dispute

Another day, yet another unhappy airline customer videotaping a confrontation with an airline employee after he has his SFO-bound ticket canceled out of New Orleans. The full, 13-minute cellphone video has now been

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Update: Häagen-Dazs Is Giving Out Free Cones Today

Atypically, it is actually ice cream weather in SF right now I digress here, but I'll never understand the lines outside Bi-Rite Creamery in July, let alone January and the grandaddy of premium

Security Guard Sought In Powell BART Hate Attack

BART police are seeking a man wearing a security company uniform who allegedly launched into a verbal assault and physical attack on a man waiting at a San Francisco BART station. KRON 4

Tuesday Lunchtime Links: East Bay Doctor Faces Sex Crime Allegations

Report claims Fremont is the most stable and affordable housing market in California. [SF Business Times] Pandora is still trying to sell itself. [Bloomberg] It'll cost $37 million to repair Highway 35.[KRON

Millennium Tower Resident Joe Montana Sues Developer

The sinking and stinking Millennium Tower can add to its list of litigious victims four-time Super Bowl champion 49ers quarterback Joe Montana. Montana not only bought one of the units at the Millennium

Guilty Verdict Reached In South Bay Murder Case Of Sierra LaMar, Missing Since 2012

A guilty verdict was reached Tuesday morning in San Jose court in the long-awaited murder trial of 26-year-old Antolin Garcia-Torres, long held as the sole suspect in the kidnapping and presumed murder of

Town Hall Wednesday Morning To Provide Update On SFPD Shooting Of Man Who Stabbed Subway Staffer

The San Francisco Police Department's new chief, Bill Scott, will face his first use-of-force town hall meeting Wednesday morning, as the SFPD has announced the meeting to provide updates on last week's fatal

Dublin Family Suing BART For $3 Million Over Mob Attack

The first precursor to a lawsuit, which could be one of several or many to be filed in the high-profile swarm robbery two weeks ago that left multiple BART passengers injured and seven

Two Injured When Driver Jumps Curb, Slams Into Mission Street Muni Stop

Two people who were waiting for Muni were hurt this morning, when a driver struck them as they stood. Police say that the collision occurred at 3:30 a.m. on the 5700