misc SFist Blotter Two separate shootings in the city of Richmond took the lives of three men on Thursday night. Shooting number-one occurred around 9:15 p.m. at Sahib Indian Restaurant, "located at 12221 San
misc Sean Penn & Robin Wright Penn Call It Quits Well, this is some depressing news. Marin's very own Hollywood transplant power couple, Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn, are getting a d-i-v-o-r-c-e. At least according to People Magazine they are. The couple,
misc 9X Strikes, Kills Pedestrian A few hours later after a car hit a man at the same intersection in Portola, a Muni bus stuck and killed a pedestrian on Thursday night at around 8:30 p.m.
misc Sign Up for SF Audition 411, Win an Oscar! Calling all local photogenic Type A closeted homosexuals and ruthless burgeoning divas/mayoral girlfriends! SF Auditions 411, a new Yahoo group, provides free audition listings and theater information for Bay Area thespians. In
misc Day Around the Bay Glass race to the top! (Our money is on the Millennium.) [Curbed] SF Zoo's cat wall too short. [SFGate] 22-Fillmore zaniness. [FCN] SF hearts Ron Paul. For some reason. (Another election? But we
SF News Tiger Victim a Hero? Fong also clarified that there was indeed no shoe found inside the waist-high fence that is intended to keep visitors and tigers from interacting. However, a shoe print that was found on the
misc Tiger Taunting? According to the Chronicle, SFPD are looking into whether or not one of the victims of SF Zoo tiger attacks "climbed over a waist-high fence and then dangled a leg or other body
misc Health Care Program for the Uninsured Dealt Blow After a federal judge blocked "a key provision of a new city program providing basic health care to uninsured residents, City Attorney Dennis Herrera is scheduled to petition the Ninth Circuit Court of
SF News SF Zoo to Remain Closed Tomorrow, December 27 Just like the headline says, folks. The SF Zoo will stay shut tomorrow, Thursday, December 27. (And we promise you some tiger-free news shortly. We've run this so far into the ground, it's
misc Day Around the Bay -- Fallout from yesterday's tiger-ian death of 17-year-old Carlos Sousa Jr. continues. [CBS 5, SFGate, Spotswood, FCJ, SF MetBlog, Peta (cuckoo!)] -- We simply refuse to believe that One Rincon Hill is anything
misc SFist Tonight Wu-Tang Clan and Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist: You've got the phenomenal Wu-Tang Clan plus the smooth DJ stylings of True Skool's Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist. Then, well, you have Ruby Skye. While not
SF News John Doe 116: SF Zoo Tiger Attack Victim 17-Years-Old Update: The murdered teen has been identified as Carlos Sousa, Jr. As the investigation continues into Christmas Day's gruesome tiger attack at the SF Zoo, it turns out that the guy killed by
SF News SF Zoo's Official Statement Released (Why, yes, we do plan on running this into the ground. Thank you for asking.) SF Zoo just released an official statement about yesterday's attack, expressing their "deepest sympathy to the family and
misc Tiger Attack Update: Both Survivors In Stable Condition, Says SFGH Doc Dr. John Brown of San Francisco General Hospital told Good Morning America today that the two survivors in yesterday's tiger attack (which killed one) are "doing well at the present time. They have
SF News Escaped Tiger Kills SF Zoo Visitor A tiger mauled two visitors and killed another at the San Francisco Zoo today. Tatiana -- the same Siberian who mauled its own trainer last year, ripping the flesh from her arm in
misc American Football Spectacular: Donohue's Deceit, Garcia's Return, And Delicious Garlic With the perpetual rebuilding process that is the San Francisco 49er franchise, every so often an old part of old successes will cycle back through SF. This Sunday, Gilroy’s second-most-favorite export returns
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misc Day Around the Bay -- Those rectangular glassy lofts on Folsom and Fourth Streets are, in fact, award-winning rectangular glassy lofts. Also, love the windows. [Curbed] -- What to do in SF when it pours. [Gridskipper] --
misc And the Winner Is.... The South Bay gets it. California's High Speed Rail Authority picked the Pacheco Pass as the future route for the 200-mph train that will help you get from SF to LA in record
misc California Street Cable Cars Out Of Order Today While crews repair a damaged cable, California Street cable cars will be down for the count today, but could return to service by early tomorrow. Sad, isn't it? According to Muni spokesman Alan
misc SF Opera Passes the Popcorn Dude, why can't we all just get along. It's not like people in Chico are saturated with opera. They see eight performances from the Met. We think there's room enough for the six
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- Winged Migration (Le peuple migrateur): Birds! We tend to think nothing of them here in the Bay Area - well, as far as the homely and picked upon poor pigeon goes -
SF News Good Riddance, Grapevine Never having to drive through this again? Sob. The East Bay and South Bay (more or less) are vying to be one of the destination points that will send travelers from SF to
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 From 100 To 97 Well, the bad news is still that we've hit a 12 year high for homicides in the City and County of San Francisco, with two weeks left to go in the year. On