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SF News If the Raiders Ain't Cheatin, They’re Not Trying A lot of it just comes from what kind of team they were; especially back in the Glory Days of the '70's. You have an owner who looks straight out of Goodfellas, a
SF News Hasta La Vista <strike>Les</strike> Los Gigantes >Sorry to spread the bad news, Giants fans, but last night's 9-4 loss to the Diamondbacks mathematically eliminated them from the playoffs. We know, we know, wha? Well, statistically, the Giants could
SF News Ross Saving The Day -- Vigilantes In The Backstory So hey, remember that shooting that Ross Mirkarimi helped solve? According to the Chron, the cops are saying it was a vigilante father-son duo, out for revenge after the victim stole a gold
Arts & Entertainment Stop, You're Making A White Stripe Nervous! First la Timberlake, now this: the White Stripes have just canceled their tour, which was supposed to roll through here on 9/21. It seems: "The White Stripes announced today that they are
misc Lookout Behind You! Bisexuality Is On The Rise! ...sexual intercourse is becoming less about reproduction and more about affection. He said that shift could, within three generations, cause more people to identify as bisexual. Activists and bisexuals are, of course, soiling
SF News Oh No Ed Jew!: Wha...But....Are You Insane? Bill Fazio, Jew's attorney, is now saying that Ed will not accept the plea bargain, because the deal would have Jew stepping down as supervisor. Fazio goes on to tell the Chronicle, "[t]
SF News Oh No Ed Jew!: Another Arrest No, not Ed. That's been done. Homeless SF mayoral candidate Grasshopper Kaplan was booked "on suspicion of stalking and use of a vehicle for habitation" -- is that really illegal? using your ride
Arts & Entertainment SFist Photo: Luxury Car Parking vs. Pedestrian Safety You're looking at Oak Street right before it meets with Octavia Boulevard. This intersection is, by far, the most dangerous for pedestrians in all of San Francisco, based on the high number of
misc Thanks to This Week's Advertisers In our continuing effort to pay for things around the office, we'd like to take a moment to thank the advertisers on SFist this week: Cazadores, the only beverage with a deer on
SF News Where's JaMarcus? 10) Rooting for his fantasy football QB, Donovan McNabb, to put up lots of points 9) Calling Falcons' owner Arthur Blank every five minutes to ask him how Joey Harrington is doing 8)
SF News IDs for Immigrants? Gavin says he's on board with the proposal and will get his administration on it. He also says that he's prepared for the criticism to come his way and doesn’t care. Hey,
Arts & Entertainment Interview: Andy Vogt Where is the best place to see art in the area? Hard to pick one since they all have something different to offer. I always enjoy shows at Ampersand International Arts, Gregory Lind
SF News SFist Blotter Well, we suppose this is sort of like those Portraits In Grief type thumbnail portraits of murder victims we suggested to the Chron -- yesterday's paper featured a long article about Allan Broussard,
SF News American Airlines Forces You To Purchase Crappy Airline Food Via Credit Or Debit American Airlines flights leaving the San Francisco area will soon be testing an in-flight program that eschews cash. From Sept. 10-Sept. 30, certain flights from the carrier will allow you to purchase cool
Arts & Entertainment SFist Photo: Tenant Assns. Coalition's Mayoral Forum Yesterday, Program Director Michael Nulty hosted the Tenants Associations Coalition of San Francisco's Mayoral Forum in the Tenderloin on "gritty Turk Street". Who failed to appear? Of the people who showed, who has
SF News iPhone! Cheap! Gimme! Now! Steve Jobs -- who still boasts a decent shelf butt (see image) while doing God's work -- has cut the price of the iPhone. Now "the 8-gigabyte iPhone will be $399 -- $200
Arts & Entertainment News Flash: Bay Area Rents on the Rise When we began our daunting, three-month-long apartment hunt this past June, we soon discovered that the competition for affordable one-bedrooms suitable for two people was fierce. We needed to find an abode before
SF News Your Commute: The Bay Bridge Is Back! Was it just us, or did you also think, as soon as the Bay Bridge closed, that the only things you wanted to do over Labor Day Weekend were on the other side
SF News A Hero Ain't Nothin' But A Ross Mirkarimi Sandwich Ross Mirkarimi, the supervisor for the Western Addition/Lower Haight's District 5, was out for a jog this morning around 9:45 a.m. (guess Ross doesn't get into the office early) when
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misc "Whore Alert" on MySpace You see, links like this serve one purpose. Even though we know that the internet is primarily for porn and reading SFist, there are evil people out there who want to steal your
SF News SFist Blotter Bad series of news items for the SFPD -- the rookie cop who accidentally shot himself at a party earlier this month when trying to demonstrate tips on gun safety was legally drunk
SF News The New Muni Hybrids: Hot or ... Hot? We've ridden Muni's new hybrids along both the 27 and 48 routes for a couple of weeks now, and our experience has been slightly mixed. The good aspects are that the buses are
SF News NextBus, NextMus-tache What we find especially amusing about this defaced photo is that when Selma Blair recently admitted her flaws to the public, she mentioned bleaching. Blair confessed the following to UK mag, Dazed and