SF News Latest Busload of Migrants Shipped Out of Texas Lands in San Jose, Migrants Graciously Accepted A dozen undocumented immigrants arrived in San Jose on a bus from Texas this past weekend, and San Jose is making no apologies for rolling out the welcome mat with food, clothing, and medical care.
SF News Suspect In Austin Murder of SF-Based Cyclist Captured In Costa Rica After Going On the Run for 43 Days Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, the woman who had been sought for over a month in the May homicide of San Francisco-based competitive cyclist Moriah Wilson, was arrested Wednesday in Central America by the U.S. Marshals Service.
SF Politics Ted Cruz's Tweets About Democrats Causing California's Blackouts Come Back to Haunt Him Republicans' memories are painfully short when it comes to anything anyone said longer than a few days ago. But if there's one terrific thing about Twitter, it's that it keeps a record of their nonsense that we can at least throw back in their virtual faces when need be.
SF News SF-Based App Maker Creates Hurricane Harvey Relief Aid San Francisco-based science media specialist Jessica Decker, who works at the California Academy of Sciences, jumped into the fray of volunteers looking to help victims of Hurricane Harvey and to help volunteers coordinate
SF News Could The Texas Supreme Court Actually Roll Back Marriage Equality? In a first of its kind challenge to the "settled law" of marriage equality, the Texas Supreme Court this week heard arguments in a case that questions to what extent Texas has to
SF News Former SF Police Chief Heather Fong Shortlisted For Border Control Job; Texas Governor Promises 'Revolt' If She Gets It Onetime San Francisco Police Chief Heather Fong, who's lately been serving as Assistant Secretary for State and Local Law Enforcement in the Department of Homeland Security, is apparently on a short list of
SF News SF To Hold Vigil For Texas Lesbian Couple Shot Near Corpus Christi A vigil will be held in the Castro tonight for the teen lesbian couple shot and then dumped in a Texas Park last week. Organizers have asked people to come at around 7
SF News Gay Texas Judge Refuses To Wed Straight Couples A Texas judge made her staunch stance on gay marriage publicly known on Tuesday, and her position might surprise you. Judge Tonya Parker of Dallas County made the bold decision to no longer
SF News News Flash: Someone in Texas Doesn't Think Giants Deserve to Win This morning Steve Blow, who is a columnist for the Dallas Morning News and not a club DJ in the Castro, published his thoughts on why his "Regular Joe" Rangers deserve to win
SF News Shooter at University of Texas A shooter was reported on the University of Texas campus this morning. No one was injured. Well, other than the gunman who shot and killed himself. Austinist has continuing coverage.
SF News From the Editor's Inbox: Fascist Obama, Pro-Rapist March, Defecating In the Park Oh dear. We received the following missive from an angry Texas resident (or troll) early this morning. While she doesn't directly point to it, we assume it is in response to this. She
SF News San Rafael Man Accused of Throwing Toddler from Car Alfonso Israel De Leon, 34, was arrested on charges of tossing a two-year-old boy from a car in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday. While police wouldn't "disclose the children's relationship to De Leon,
misc Week Around the -Ists Londonist pondered who might be the next sponsors of the London Eye and whether or not readers would be willing to donate £1,000 each for a Londonist Eye. Shanghaiist was shocked to
misc Gerald Ford's Would-Be SF Assassin Freed On Parole Former president Gerald Ford died almost exactly a year ago today, which makes it that much more notable that Sara Jane Moore, one of his two would-be assassins, was released from prison on
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- At Long Last Love (1975): At last -- the fecal matter-fest that is Peter Bogdanovich's career-killing, Cole Porter-infused musical. Starring Cybill Shepherd, Burt Reynolds, and Madeline Kahn, how did it all go
Arts & Entertainment As Good As His Word: P.T. Anderson's <i>There Will Be Blood</i> SFist Grace checks out a sneak peek of the new P.T. Anderson movie, There Will Be Blood. There will also be: greed, husksterism, rage, isolation and open-handed brawls. The Castro Theatre recently
SF News It's Got to be the Indictment After Bonds' attorney issued a statement, calling malfeasance on everyone involved, except his client, and now wants to go after the Justice Department for doing all sorts of bad things to his boy. Bond's
SF News <del>Happy</del> It's Veterans Day/RIP Norman Mailer Want to know why there's no Thanksgiving card from grandma in your mailbox today? Because it's Veterans Day. (Or because she's dead, Timmy.) While Bush pretended to be sad about it in Texas
misc Week Around the -Ists Fun Fun Fun Fest 2007 Recap from Super!Alright! on Vimeo. Austinist attended a town hall meeting about proposed noise ordinances that could undermine the city's future as the Live Music Capital of
Arts & Entertainment RIP II: J-Church (the Band, Not the Reason You're Late) Frontman Dies Writer, lead singer, guitarist, and founder of J-Church, Lance Hahn, passed away due to kidney disease complications on Saturday. He was 40. Although he formed J-Church in San Francisco during the halcyon days
Arts & Entertainment When The Lights Go Down In The City - R.I.P. R.I.P. When The Lights Go Down In The City November 2004 - September 2007 It was SFist's first editor Jackson West who asked me to write a music column back in
SF News It's Got to be the Morning After, Bitch Lions 36 Raiders 21- And so what are we to make of the Raiders game? They absolutely sucked for a half, rallied to make a game of it, and then just as soon
Arts & Entertainment We're Number One! San Francisco Is Top City For Singles Hey, all you singles in San Francisco/Oakland, looks like you live in the right place. Our fair city was tops in Forbes 7th Annual Best Cities for Singles Report. The magazine made
Arts & Entertainment America's Next Opera Star To conclude the apprenticeship program’s 50th season, the Merola program gave its grand finale concert last Saturday at the War Memorial Opera House. The singers did not present a full fledged opera,
Arts & Entertainment The Gallant Pussycat. Well, we won’t spoil the story, but thanks to the performance of the Merola program apprentices, the light comedy did fire, and on all cylinders. We found it gutsy for these aspiring
