SF News Read The Thoughts Of A Younger Travis Kalanick On This Eight-Year-Old Wordpress Blog At the ripe young age of 32, back in 2009, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick apparently launched a Wordpress blog called Swooshing, and for some reason he's never taken it down. The name is
SF News New Rules Would Provide Trans Women Incarcerated In Male Prisons With Makeup And Bras The woman who made history as the person in the United States to receive gender reassignment surgery while incarcerated is spurring more changes in California's correctional system, as new proposed rules would allow
SF News Ugh: Lyft CEO Declares 'We're Woke' As customers give Uber hell over a steady stream of recent scandals, its distant second in the American ride-hailing market, Lyft, has been the beneficiary of tremendous good will, ride-hail dollars, and app
SF News 9-Year-Old Boy Dies After Being Swept Out To Sea At Carmel Beach A young boy who had been playing in the surf with his father is dead after being knocked down by a large wave and swept out to sea in Carmel. The incident occurred
Arts & Entertainment TJ Miller Mansplains Mainsplaining In Full 'Silicon Valley' Season 4 Trailer Silicon Valley is back on April 23rd with a fourth season on HBO, meaning the series has officially outlasted most startups. Creator Mike Judge infuses his comedy with careful details and research, making
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink French Laundry Wine Thief Gets 15-Month Sentence The Modesto man who pleaded guilty in December to the heist of over a half million dollars worth of wine from The French Laundry in Yountville was given a sentence of 15 months
SF News Wednesday Lunchtime Links: $4.9 Million Shipping Container Loft Hits Market Suspects who allegedly robbed banks in two cities while one dressed as a security guard have been arrested. [KRON 4] Apple won't let your app into the app store if you promote the
SF News Cannabis Flower Crown Arrives Just In Time For Coachella The flower crown, a go-to accessory for Coachella fashionistas, has its share of critics. Flower crowns are basic, they've been done, but hey, at least they're not Native American headdresses. Now there's good
SF News Hoard 'Em If You Got 'Em: CA Cigarettes To Cost $2 More Per Pack As Of Saturday Smokers, it's time to start setting aside more cash for your habit, or to quit it altogether: On Saturday, the voter-approved tax increase of $2 per pack of cigarettes kicks in, making your
Arts & Entertainment 5 Things Every Nine-To-Fiver Should Have At Their Desk Work hard, play hard: from fidget toys to headphone mounts, these desk accessories will keep you sharp at work. Let's face it: we could all use a little extra help in the office
Arts & Entertainment Exclusive: Betty Who To Headline LGBT Pride Event At The Armory Australian pop star and burgeoning gay icon Betty Who is going to be headlining a major music event during Pride weekend in San Francisco this June, as SFist can exclusively report this morning.
SF News In First Big Post-Election Speech, Clinton Calls Health Care Bill Failure 'A Victory For All Americans' Speaking to the Professional Businesswomen of California conference in San Francisco Tuesday night, Hillary Clinton gave her first major speech since the November election, and she spoke on topics ranging from Trumpcare, to
SF News [Update] Mission Street's Thrift Town Is Closed For Good Thrift Town, a secondhand store of treasures untold, is closing for good on Friday according to Mission Mission. A Thrift Town employee wouldn't confirm the closure to SFist, and we've left a message
SF News Wednesday Morning Link Dump: Contractors Accused Of Gouging Flood Victims Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here Your activity list for the week. [SFist] Bay Area
SF News Day Around The Bay: Facebook Launches New Snapchat-Like Features Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here. Steph Curry just shelled out $3800 for an expensive
SF News Bill Giving Cities Option To Extend Bar Hours To 4 A.M. Passes Committee State Senator Scott Wiener's bill that would allow cities to decide if bars and clubs may serve alcohol past the current 2 a.m. statewide last call has passed a first test: The
Arts & Entertainment The SFist To-Do List: 12 Cool Things To Check Out This Week It's gorgeous out! And it's going to stay that way most of the week. So try to get out there and enjoy it, however you prefer to do that (urban hike! deck party!
Arts & Entertainment Solange Will Grace SFMOMA's Birthday Bash In April Her sister Beyonce headlines venues like Levi's Stadium, but Solange is apparently more at home in a museum setting. A year ago in April, SFMOMA threw open its doors to show off the
SF News NIMBY Watch: Glen Park Neighbors Upset Over Alleged Billionaire's Bachelor Pad Plan With Indoor Basketball Court A plan to transform a six-bedroom house into a one-bedroom bachelor pad complete with its own indoor basketball court has upset at least a few neighbors on a cul de sac in the
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Healthy Fast-Food Chain Locol Opening West Oakland Bakery On Friday A post shared by LocoL (@welocol) on Mar 25, 2017 at 4:58pm PDT California chef celebs Daniel Patterson and Roy Choi are adding a new direction to their nascent fast-food chain Locol
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Here Is La Taqueria's Salsa Verde Recipe One of the simpler pleasures in Mexican cuisine, salsa verde, comes in many versions. But the tomatillo-based salsa at Mission fave La Taqueria is especially simple, and has just four ingredients, including salt.
SF News It's Mating Season For Harbor Seals, But Drones Could Be Killing The Mood From February through June, hundreds of harbor seals sleep, mate, sleep, give birth, and then sleep some more on beaches like one at the center of the Monterey Bay national marine sanctuary, Hopkins
Arts & Entertainment Outside Lands Eager Beaver Tickets Go On Sale Thursday, Will Likely Sell Out Fast Again Brace yourselves and get your clicking fingers in shape because it's time again for Outside Lands early-bird or Eager Beaver, as they call them passes to go on sale this week, ahead of
SF News Uber's First Diversity Report: Not Very Uber has been forced to take a long, hard look in the mirror after a series of scandals that mostly boil down to reflections of the company's aggressive attitude and corporate culture. At
SF News Tuesday Lunchtime Links: Cookie And Hillary In SF How Lyft uses Uber's shenanigans to look good. [CNet] Overnight education program mulled for Fort Miley. [Richmond SF blog] [Curbed SF] explains why people are leaving SF. New loans to create accessory dwelling
