misc Gavin Newsom: "We're All Geeks" Says you! In an effort to diffuse to the sheer horror of being labeled a "dork," "techie," "queer," or even "local artist," recently San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom had this to say during
misc SF Nightlife Violence Summit Violence at SF nightclubs has been all the rage this year - all nine days, that is - and now a summit is being held this month in order to curb the violent
misc Dennis Herrera vs. Mark Geragos, Round 4 Round 4 goes to Dennis Herrera as he It was touch and go for a while there. This "Order Came In Race-Against-the-Clock, as Dhaliwal Brothers Arrived at SFPD Headquarters to Retrieve Car and
misc A Kennedyesque Inaugural Unda the Rotunda Gavin Newsom began his second term as mayor of San Francisco this morning in front of a huge crowd under the largest dome in the western hemisphere. (Yes, even larger than those found
misc Second Bay Area Storm Fails to Deliver, Critics Claim Even though more power outages are affecting PG&E customers in the Bay Area due to today's storm (chortle), you would hardly believe it. Where's the vim and vigor of last week's
misc Grisly Mission Murder Egads. This one is almost out of a horror movie, except that it's, well, real. Last night San Francisco welcomed in another murder, this time at 26th Street and Mission a little before
SF News Outbound N-Judah Hits Pedestrian An elderly woman was struck by an outbound N-Judah this evening around 5:45 p.m. at 9th Avenue and Irving Street. Over at N-Judah Chronicles, fittingly enough, Greg Dewar was downing a
misc Dennis Herrera vs. Mark Garagos, Rounds 2 & 3 It's not, apparently. Witness this letter signed by Mark Geragos just yesterday. It goes on and on. (And there's more here in the Geragos interview with the San Jose Mercury News) We knew
misc Day Around the Bay Wee: Yellow Cab slip 'n' slide. [WhatImSeeing] The Glas Kat returns this week! (Death Guild fans of Walnut Creek the Bay Area, rejoice!) [Eater] Kill 'em with kindness. [BeyondChron] Novelists are smarter than
misc Tiger Attack Update: Unfurling the Red Tape Today Gavin Newsom announced that "a series of public hearings on the fatal Christmas Day tiger attack" that resulted in the killing of 17-year-old Carlos Sousa Jr. will start as soon as this
misc NYC Mugging Leads to Safer SF Relocation? Festishizing that "authentic, old-school New York experience," Adam Fisher moved to NYC to frolic with hipsters, sing selections from Rent, or snap his fingers to the jazzy beats along with the other bohemian
SF News SFist Blotter Even with all the nasty weather, this weekend proved to be yet another violent one in San Francisco. For sure. After five shootings took place within a 24-hour time period, two people lost
misc SFist Finds: Vintage Muni Transfer I spent the holidays with my mother in Los Angeles, who collects rare first-edition books. While I was visiting, she opened "The Complete Sherlock Holmes" (circa 1930) and an old San Francisco MUNI
SF News Crane, Oil Spills Into Bay In a Spearsian like maneuver, looking to trump both the recent storm and the Dhaliwal brothers, oil spill made a comeback this morning. It seems that a crane fell off of a san
misc This Week in Le Rock: Jan 7 - 13 Nash is only playing three other shows in the US - two in New York and one in L.A. You also won't be able to see Nash for a long time. It
misc Tiger Beat: Dennis Herrera vs. Mark Geragos -- It's On! What useful information could these cellies contain? Contact numbers and pictures, maybe? It seems like a fair idea that representatives from the office of Mark Geragos (a Fox News Loser of the Week!
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 The Re-Wirelessing of San Francisco After EarthLink and Google gave up on high-speed networks that would have seen San Francisco gain access to free wireless service, Meraki Networks Inc. is now taking a stab at it. Financially backed
misc Here Comes the Rain Again While not on par with Christmas Day tsunamis, this storm is pretty nifty, huh? Golden Gate transit buses have stopped, power has been knocked out to hundreds -- yes, hundreds! - of thousands
misc Tiger Attack Update: No Slingshots? Oh my God, you guys, no way. Get this: the New York Post was wrong. What's next: Intelligent Design? Celebrity weddings? Our meth-induced epiphanies that the CIA, in cahoots with the Norteños, are
misc Window Plummets from 555 California Street, Kills No One Kearny Street (at California) was closed for over an hour this afternoon after a window came off of the former Bank of America building, falling to the ground from the 38th floor. No
misc SFist Photo: Red Skies at Night, Kite Surfer's Delight Oh we warned you. We gave you all the signs. RSAN 'n stuff. And now it's here. OMG, a blustery day! Actual weather in San Francisco, complete with an omninous-looking Storm Warning flag
misc The Offies 2007 Tickle, Delight If you have a free second - provided you have finished reading each SFist story and clicking on every one of our advertisers, of course - checkout the Guardian's "Offies" of 2007 -
misc So So Many White White Tigers SFist Jim reports that he went to the reopening of the San Francisco Zoo today, where he snapped the picture, above, of the tributes being placed at the zoo's tiger statue, and which
