misc It's Like Thunder, Lightning, the Way You Knock Out Our Power Lines Is Frightening Further proof that the Richmond is where it's at - unless, of course, you like dry bath towels - last night the good folks in the OR witnessed a reportedly "green" light show
SF News Muni's Guide to the Weekend: Parolees on Parade Also: a football game, or whatever sport the 49ers are. Full details after the jump.
SF News SOMA Must Be Cursed In the last two days we have witnessed Not to mention the drive-by shooting that took place the other night right outside SFist headquarters on Stillman. What the heck is going on around
SF News Early Morning Gunfire Hits Three in SOMA UPDATE: according to one eyewitness who went to the police station after the drive-by to make a report, "all of the gunshot victims died." However, after talking to SFPD, all victims are listed
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink UPDATE: Being Prepared for Not Being Prepared: Grocery Stores Open Late? Every year at Thanksgiving, you're bound to forget one or two critical items. A shallot, cooking twine, mushrooms, Ketel One -- something will slip your mind and you run the risk of having
misc Week Around the -Ists SFist witnessed a new apartment building tszuj the skyline with spectacular, gaudy turquoise aplomb, the (informal) renaming of the Mission/SOMA neighborhood border, the return of the Maltese Falcon, the Mayor Gavin Newsom
SF News SFist Blotter Well, we thought your usual SF criminals were getting all Christmas-y into the spirit of the holiday season what with so little crime reported this past week. the festive spirit is not as
SF News MISO Confused On a recent cab ride to the airport, we picked up the November issue of TODO: Little Guide. Big Town. for kicks. After scanning the restaurant, bar, and shopping guides, we came across
SF News Oracle Open World Chaos to Commence Okay, granted, we're personalizing this a bit. We digress. But Oracle Open World causes so much congestion in the downtown/SOMA area; we're surprised that this is still allowed to go on. But
SF News <i>Free Bike Lights!</i> Free Bike Lights! <i>Free Bike Lights!</i> Anybody can get a light, even this guy. But there's a catch -- you have to show up . So, see you at the following locations this afternoon: • Upper Market: Market St. at Duboce
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight (All Hallow's Eve Edition) So much to do, so much not to do. What's a girl to do? Well, here is just a smattering of what's going on tonight. (An aside, is there any reason to buy
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight (Eeek! Edition) -- Eraserhead (1977): More than just a t-shirt you saw all the art majors sport in college, it's one of David Lynch's first films. And it's sort of spooky in that David Lynch
SF News Day Around the Bay -- March, rally, die. [Bluoz, SFGate] -- Zombie, thrill(er), dance. [SFWeekly] -- Mac OS X Leopard...on your PC! [Laughing Squid] -- San Francisco's Visitacion Valley Middle School's principal to receive highest
Arts & Entertainment Tonight: Sex & Song (& Talk) "A must for music lovers, musical comedy lovers, and in fact lovers of any sort," claims the Center for Sex & Culture about tonight's "Sex & Song". And, really, don't they deserve your
misc BLŪ Eastern SOMA's budding, unfortunately named condo "community" BLŪ, on Folsom and Second Streets, is about ready to bloom in all of its steel and glass glory. Problem is, we don't see any lottery
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- Shadow Circus Vaudeville Theatre: (In)famous night of underground "circus arts, burlesque, music, and puppetry" begins at 9 p.m. at Fat City; $10. -- Rogue Wave: Oakland indie-rock band performs with
SF News Day Around the Bay -- Fog City Notes has a crush. Also, our favorite Little Debbie outlet, Rainbo discount bread store, is closed. Dude. [Fog City Notes] -- Castro residents are scared poopless want more info about
SF News Citation, All I Ever Wanted. Citation, Having to Get Away With Gavin caught up in a tough re-election campaign against...ummm...well...huh.... he's started playing up his street people street cred. Recently, he announced a plan to deal with all the vagrants
Arts & Entertainment SFist Finds: Someone New to the Area Today we found one of many of the following flyers posted on Stillman Street, a strip of eastern SOMA where overpass construction dominates, dangers lurks, and Giants and Shitty Nights fans use as
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- Lez Zeppelin and Dolorata: Lesbian-y Led Zepplin cover band and indie-rock band perform in SOMA. Doors open at 8 p.m. at Slim's, 333 - 11th Street (at Folsom); $18. -- Jeff
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Save the Barleycorn! Save the Barleycorn! Seeing as how they have nothing else going on, this week the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will vote on a city proclamation honoring John Barleycorn Pub, calling for its preservation. The bar
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink The Eagle Drift-In That Is No More, Will Be...What? We walked by it yesterday and the doors were open, so we snapped this photo of the space's renovation. Does anyone know what it's going to become? We asked one of the workers
SF News Because One Overpriced Mission Bay Pet Boutique Just Isn't Enough San Francisco's fastest-growing neighborhood might not be as accessible to live in as we're led to believe. So far the burgeoning hood has an offbeat Safeway; a smattering of wine and food spots;
