misc New SFist Giants Contest Hey Giants fans, hate the Dodgers? Like, really, really, really hate the Dodgers? Wanna have some snarky yet juvenile fun at their expense? Hell, what else can you do considering they're in first
SF News Ask a Muni Driver "When do you decide to wait for somebody who is running to a stop and when do you decide to just go anyway and leave them as they're approaching the bus stop?" {Disclaimer:
SF News Your Commute: Meltdown! (Sorry, We're Not MattyMatt) Well, first and most importantly! -- SFist MattyMatt's started a new job so he's been pretty busy at work and hasn't had time to post lately, for all folks asking about him in
SF News SFist Blotter Those activists living in the trees at UC Berkeley admitted that okay, maaaaaaybe they cut off the tops of the trees they were complaining about the university damaging. The leader of the tree-sitting
SF News MUNI Update: J-Church (No Longer) Dead...for Now SFist Dan reports that the J-Church "is dead from 18th Street/Church" and on. "Clusterfuck"ing and madness found at the site of transportation-free chaos. UPDATE: J-Church is up and running.
SF News Your Commute: BART Tunnel Delays Fixed! Wow, they work fast at BART! When we started this post, there were 30 minute delays to cross the Bay, and by the time we finished, BART updated its reports to announce that
Arts & Entertainment Media Critic Singles Out Chron For Most Likely To Go All-Electronic When we talked to Phil Bronstein, the publisher of the San Francisco Chronicle, a few weeks back, he told us that "the Chronicle will continue to be packed with talented journalists who will
Arts & Entertainment We Read The Weeklies Next, oh.... the SF Weekly. Matt Smith finds out that Don Fisher got arrested for getting 15 year old girls drunk (when he was 19). The power of investigative journalism, folks! ....and HA!
misc In Living Color The proposal calls for the building of a business park, retail stores, luxury hotel, and a movie/TV production studio. The idea of a theme park has been shelved which, sadly, takes away
misc Week Around The -ists LAist was comped front row seats by the Dodgers due to Malingering being struck by a foul ball last week, and she came back with some great photos, and earlier made fun of
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews James Gaffigan, SF Symphony Associate Conductor The Sunday concert features pianist Jeremy Denk in a Mozart piano concerto. Jeremy keeps an on-line diary, a blog as they call it, where he deconstructs the music, shining light on how the
SF News Day Around The Bay --Turns out rescuers totally missed the car of the missing Alameda County woman and her priest friend, even though they got exact directions from 911. [Chron.] --An Oakland Tribune sports columnist apologizes for
SF News Muni Can Has Cartography-Burger In the end, our source says, the route was quietly returned to Third Street on May 12th. But you'd be hard-pressed to find any evidence of that; tracking Muni's route changes is an
Arts & Entertainment SFist Eats: Mission Pie Yay, everyone wins! Students get good job skills, the owners give back, and we get some yummy organic pies in the neighborhood. Plus -- Mission Pie stays open late! (until 10 p.m.
misc Week Around The Ists What with Paris Hilton's release earlier this week and the upcoming celebration of American Independence (sorry, Londonist!), we've been thinking a lot about freedom. Freedom to vote, freedom to choose, and most importantly,
SF News Who's Running For Mayor: The Chicken And The Wolf Okay, okay, okay, okay -- we hear you about Laughing Squid's scoop that Chicken John running for mayor, folks! We were totally slammed at work today, that's why we're getting this up late.
SF News Bus Stop, Bus Go, She Stays, Love Grows Gavin is also proposing that in an order to speed up bus routes, he wants to eliminate some stops. Or, as Beyond Chron would call it, declare "...War on Transit-Dependent Populations." Which stops
SF News Ask a Muni Security Guy Ok, here's my question... .why would 2 fare inspectors, in uniform & orange vest, be wandering INSIDE ATT park on Tuesdya night during the game? Looking for future fare evaders? It just seemed
SF News We Like to Watch (Muni) Who's project is this? Who's running the show? We have no idea. All we can do is glue our eyes to the screen, watching unsuspecting San Franciscans milling around at train stations. The
SF News Muni Fails at Everything If you're a subway rider, you've probably already noticed that Muni's running on manual today. Their signaling system -- the one that run on OS/2 -- is, as always, experiencing problems. They're
SF News Oh No, Ed Jew!: Neighborhood As this Sesame Street YouTube clip asks, who are the people in your neighborhood, Ed Jew? And -- good idea, commenter Apioca Ted! Here's a summary of the declarations filed by Ed Jew's
misc From The Editor's Inbox I was on Polk and Green yesterday running some errands when I noticed a light blue motorcycle going about 50 miles an hour and popping wheelies. Up and down Polk Street, from about
Arts & Entertainment SFist Watches: Your Locals On Reality TV There were a lot of locals in the world of reality TV this week! "America's Got Talent" included an audition from an East Bay music teacher named Michael Strelo-Smith. He had an OK
SF News Oh No, Ed Jew!: Deadline Quick, what was yesterday? Besides a lovely day -- it was also the deadline for Ed Jew to respond to the City Attorney with additional documentation of his residency. Did he do it?
