SF News Giants Opener Threatened Today's Giants opener against the Milwaukee Brewers is being threatened by today's (much-needed!) bout of rain. Although the first pitch is expected to kick things off at around 1:05 p.m., a
SF News Schwarzenegger to Declare California in "Drought Emergency" In addition to the jarring unemployment rate announced today, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will "declare a state of emergency after three years of below-average rain and snowfall in California," according to reports. Although
SF News Bay Area, Drenched The recent (and much-needed) rainfall in the Bay Area has resulted in power outages, fallen trees, and road closures. Hail has been reported in Potrero Hill. The Upper Haight was "like a monsoon.
SF News Power Outage in Cole Valley? A reader writes in declaring, "Wimpy rainstorm cuts power to 4,400 in Cole Valley, and...?" Your editor's power went out briefly, but that may be because he lives in a 100-year-old Victorian
SF News Weather Report: Still Cold Well, it's still chilly, with some Bay Area cities seeing temperatures dip into the 20s. Fortunately, we'll see another break in the rain today. (While the rest of the state is seeing some
SF News Glacier Watch 2008 Bundle up, folks. The entire Bay Area is expected to freeze over starting tomorrow. In addition to the anticipated rainfall and ninth-circle-of-hell cold weather, the weather service suggests that that snow levels could
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight *CLUB: Check out Rock Out Karaoke over at Amnesia. What is Rock Out Karaoke? Well, it mean that you will hear neither a Righteous Brothers cover nor a note from everyone's least favorite
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Arts & Entertainment Rainy Weather: What to Do, What to Do, What to Do? (...a rainy day, in SF town.) Heavens, no! You don't have to stay at home this weekend just because of a few pregnant storm clouds looming overhead. And you most certainly don't have
SF News American Football Spectacular: Wild Card Wknd 2008, "And Then The Rain..." -- the Jesus Lizard, "And Then The Rain"The NFL's 2008 Wild Card Wknd has arrived at the same time as this rainstorm front. It's forecasted to be wet at both of Saturday's
misc Friendly Neighbors and Restored Power It's amazing how "wired" we've become. It makes moments like the one pictured above seem much more precious. Watching our neighbors chip in to remove this fallen tree from the street reminds us
SF News 518,000 Lose Power Due to Storm, Countless Lose Patience Due to Muni Disruption Since we're reportedly under the breeziness of "hurricane"-like winds, can we name the storm? If so, can we name it "Mary-Kate," then? Great. In addition to shutting down the Richmond Bridge, closing
misc Before and After Storm Shot (Before we begin, we should point out that all of this rain is very good for us. That said, it is our God-given right as Californians to go clinically insane over the slightest
misc Tales from the Storm First off, our heart goes out to all of you who took the Ferry this morning. Do you need dry some toast or Ginger Ale? Because: barf. SFist received word from one poor
misc Feel the Rain on Your Skin Get out your brellies, Wellies, and slickers - the rain is on its way. Meteorologists are expecting the rain to start falling this afternoon. Expect high winds and heavy rain. Flooding is a
misc <strike>November</strike> January Rain Got that parapluie? The Chron reports that the skies are going to open up starting tomorrow, with not one, not two, but three separate weather systems barreling on in from Alaska. They're expecting
SF News Two SF Fires The Globe restaurant in downtown will be shut down for a few weeks for repairs, after a one-alarm fire last night. The fire department says the fire was started by grease stuck in
SF News Rain: Singing In Korean On the down side, it's raining (and will probably rain for the rest of the week). On the bright side, we managed to find an illicit YouTube upload of the Colbert Report episode
Arts & Entertainment SFist's Photo du Jour 02 Although we've been in the snow only a fistful of times in our lifetime, maybe some of our ski-bunny readers can fill us in on this superstition: placing your skis (or snowboard or
SF News Oh No, Ed Jew!: Confidently Needing More Time Regarding his Fazio-free residency case, Ed Jew's attorney Stuart Hanlon came to court minus one Mr. Jew today. According the SF Examiner, Hanlon told reporters that "Mr. Jew is not here today...he’
