misc This Week in Le Rock: January 21 - 27 Wednesday, there is the sold-out Ingrid Michaelson show that had to be moved from Cafe du Nord to Slim's because apparently everyone is into "librarian chic" right now. Though it's sold-out, you can
misc SFist Reviews... Vampire Weekend The incredibly crowded space was crawling with an audience that was brimming with excitement. Their excitement had been curtailed while Grand Ole' Party and San Francisco's own, Still Flyin' opened for this seemingly
SF News Fugazi's Bassist Done Got His Gear Stolen Pitchfork has a rich article Fugazi's Joe Lally having thousands of dollars worth of equipment stolen from his touring van while it was parked on Valencia Street. Overnight. Fugazi's Joe Lally and Philly's
SF News Caltrain vs. Garbage Truck No, there was no collision involving a train. However, a garbage truck apparently struck a bridge in San Mateo, holding up all southbound traffic for about 20 minutes. At first, our weary-sounding conductor
misc Caltrain Delay Three weeks ago, a Caltrain conductor told the San Jose Mercury News that "Trains stay on tracks and if you stay off the tracks, it's very easy not to get hit by a
SF News Palo Alto Teen Rapist Was Just Cranky, Okay? Todd David Burpee, the man who kidnapped and raped a Palo Alto teen last week, just busted out a heavy confession detailing the hour-plus moments he spent with his victim. It seems that
SF News UPDATE: Palo Alto Teen's Attacker Caught According Eric Thomas from ABC 7, who went into mighty graphic detail about what happened, a suspect was arrested today for the kidnapping and rape of a 17-year-old Palo Alto teen. A press
SF News Where Was SFist During the Great Quake of '07 Readers responded with light speed and razor-sharp accuracy (more or less) when it came to detailing last night's devastating -- body-wash-plummeting-to-the-earth devastating! -- 5.6 quake. We will all look back on October
SF News Kidnapped, Raped Teen Escapes Attacker A Palo Alto high school girl survived a kidnapping and sexual assault yesterday afternoon, an ordeal that went on for 90 minutes. At 3 p.m. yesterday, a teen was on the "500
SF News Assholes Want to Clean Your Carpet Update: Oh damn! The video's not working. It's a compilation of all the various calls we've gotten. We'll try re-uploading it when we get home from work. If you're like everyone else on
SF News Day Around the Bay -- Good God, Genesis (alas, the band) is back. [BeyondChron] -- HA! Even bunnies know that square-mouthed Giada De Laurentiis is a wee bit porn-y at times. [CHOW] -- San Leandro teen killed
Arts & Entertainment 3 Questions For ooma's Andrew Frame Andrew Frame was recently named by BusinessWeek as a "top entrepreneur under the age of 30"--one of the next generation's best and brightest in the tech world. He's aiming to fulfill that
SF News A Brutal Murder In San Jose Last Sunday, San had walked a mile from her home in East San Jose at 6 a.m. to catch the bus to her job as a janitor at a doughnut shop in
Arts & Entertainment SFJFF: <i>Bad Faith (Mauvaise Foi)</i> Who woulda thought. . . . we weren’t the only ones not completely immersed in isolation with the final Harry Potter book this weekend... although we did see a couple books neatly tucked under the
SF News Day Around The Bay --We're up to 130 Galaxies now. [picture from the Fillmore Jazz Fest this weekend by megac0rp, from the SFist Flickr stream.] --Huge fire on University Avenue in Palo Alto; officials suspect arson. [Merc
SF News Day Around The Bay --One person is dead after a Caltrain hit a car in Palo Alto this afternoon. [CBS 5, Merc News.] --The Lauryn Hill show . [The Chron, All Shook Down, the Inside Bay Area Buzz
SF News Day Around The Bay --This is an awesome picture from the Pride celebration yesterday. [37°C (we learned how to make the degree sign! Thanks, commenters!), from the SFist Flickr stream.] --Left in SF's Robert Haaland had
SF News Day Around The Bay --Dog culture in San Francisco. [The Chron.] --Naked protestors embracing trees in Oakland. [KGO 7; more pictures at the Chron] --Teen shot in the Mission Saturday night. [the SFist tips line -- other
SF News Day Around The Bay --Check out Ross Mirkarimi's Gavin hair! Didn't someone else try this too? --When is a dognapping a terrorist act? (Hint: animal rights activists may be involved). --Apple TV isn't doing so well --Tapioca
SF News Day Around The Bay --As you may have heard in the comments to the latest Oh No, Ed Jew! column, MUNI is thinking about having the N go out to the Caltrain station again. Yay! We may
Arts & Entertainment Local Realtor Weighs In On Wilting Newspaper Biz A realtor called Chris Iverson was commenting on the "death of the newspaper industry" over at the 3 Oceans real estate blog. You may think "who the hell is this guy" to comment
misc Ranking Bay Area High Schools So Newsweek's come out with its rankings of "the top public high schools in the country," and the Bay Area has 9 10 schools in the top 300: Magnet school Lowell High in
Arts & Entertainment SFist Watches: Your Locals On Reality TV We've got two weeks to catch up with here. You might remember that Andy picked both local gals (Tessa and Bevin) which meant he'd be going home to meet their families. Let's see
SF News Tech Is the New Nature: HP Garage On National Parks Historic Place List In 1938, Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard started a company from a garage in Palo Alto. Hewlett-Packard is now a household name, a tech giant, and a Silicon Valley fixture. And now the
misc Teachers In E. Palo Alto School Dist. Going To Be Slightly Less Underpaid Ahh, teaching. That difficult, underpaid profession. We're totally behind those who are bringing future generations up to speed with the world being better compensated. Unfortunately, the salary typically given to this profession is
