misc Animal Roundup: Deer Shot, Orinda Safe Remember that terrorizing deer that killed a dog in Orinda? Breathe safe, ladies -- he's been rubbed out -- with one shot. The trapper making the town safe again works for the US
SF News SFist Blotter Special Edition We usually run the blotter crime roundup on Tuesdays and Fridays, but we're sorry to say that there's been enough breaking news in the area that we're running a special edition today. Everyone's
SF News We're Number Two! Man, New York wins everything! According to a study by Runzheimer International and reported on today by CNN, San Francisco is the second-most expensive place to live in the US, second only to
SF News Patience Is a Virtue, Sure, But So Is Not Sucking Ted W forwarded this NextBus screengrab to us this morning, and can we just say, holy crapdamn, MUNI, a half hour wait for a J? During ? On a MONDAY?! You can imagine us
SF News SFist Tech Roundup: They, Robots The tech lab crew took a field trip to San Jose last week for the RoboNexus international robotics convention. It's the second year of the convention, and it's the largest robotics convention in
Arts & Entertainment Interview: Ambulance Ltd. Our interview adventure began as we tracked down the tour handler, Freekshow (that’s not a typo, really, that’s what he likes to be called and how he spells it). Freekshow proceeded
SF News The SchwarzenWatcher's Running For Reelection The LA Times reports that American Media tried to pay off the guy who shot a movie of Arnie in Brazil for Playboy, called "Carnival in Rio" to stop him from screening it.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Gastronomique: the Buns on GQ's Cover She kindly pre-digested the list for us, so we don’t have to actually purchase GQ and the NYTimes to hide Jessica's skin in the fold. Here it is:... Picture above courtesy of
misc SFist Rants: Emergency Kits Was anyone else a little unnerved to see that "major earthquake in San Francisco" is listed as the number 2 scenario for FEMA practice, right below "terrorist attack on New York" and right
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist in the Kitchen: Figs But we just like the taste. Back in August, only a few farmer's market stalls had them, but now it seems like everyone's got some on display. Figs flourish in this state, which
misc SFist Cares: Special Edition - Katrina We're a week on from when Hurricane Katrina hit the gulf coast of the US and still rescue efforts are continuing. . They're not over by a longshot but the progress that's been made
misc SFist Cares ... About the Bay The grand opening, tomorrow from 6-9pm, benefits Save the Bay. The Bay, and animals and wildlife that exist on and around it, are in danger from a number of fronts - mostly of
Arts & Entertainment Sean Penn in Iran; SFist Struggling To Care Look, you've probably noticed lots of other people talking about this, and look, it's not like we don't care about the Middle East or Iran or anything (hey, we read both Persepolises, we'll
Arts & Entertainment What's this, Another Charo Article? Geez. Several years ago, there appeared a Charo-themed article in the fabulous (and now sadly defunct) local cynicism-zine Bringdown. Writer Jay Owens travelled to Reno for Charo, and described a geriatric-crowd-pleasing first act of
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Gastronomique: Mangeurs d'ail, et fiers de l'être. Bouchon is Keller's other restaurant, the French bistro sidekick to his French Laundry's and his Per Se's haute cuisine. The French Laundry, in Yountville in Napa, is arguably the best restaurant in the
Arts & Entertainment Stage Fog: The Bring-a-Blanket Edition San Francisco Mime Troupe's at Dolores Park What better way to show your patriotism than with an afternoon with the SF Mime Troupe, which has been skewering the US government for over 40
SF News How Stella Lost Her Groove We didn't even know Terry McMillan lived in the Bay Area! Matier and Ross take a break from their relentless dogging of Chris Daly to report on the unraveling of Ms. McMillan's marriage.
Arts & Entertainment Concert Review: Feist We are big fans of Feist, the Canadian chanteuse with an esteemed indie pedigree and smooth, seductive, award-winning sound. She's quite popular throughout the blogosphere, even though her internationally acclaimed record Let It
Arts & Entertainment Frameline 29: Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria Gays don't always have the best grasp on their activist history (which may be why they think that picketing a lame bar is the best use of their resources), but you couldn't ask
SF News UN-invited Oh no, after we got out the nice china and everything! President George Bush has sent his regrets that he will not be attending the party for the UN's 60th birthday that we're
misc SFist Cares ... About the Long Weekend Memorial Day is also meant to honour those service men and women who have died in military service to the United States. Memorial Day services will be held at the Presidio, at the
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink The Staff of Life Pass the basket, please! The San Francisco-based US Bread Baking Guild competitive team won this year's Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie, described as "the World Cup of bread baking." The team coach
SF News FBI Not LOL on Schiavo Threat Ms. Jones, who was once in a band called Fatalblastwhip, is now facing federal charges for threatening both Michael Schiavo and a Federal Judge. In light of the recent shootings of Judges in
Arts & Entertainment Bloc Party Cancels Popscene Popscene has some disappointing news to share with San Francisco: Bloc Party vocalist Kele lost his voice today recording an iTunes studio session and subsequently, Bloc Party have to cancel the next few
Arts & Entertainment SFIAAFF: 62 Years and 6500 Miles Between First of all, we want to apologize for having to miss the Asian Am Film Fest screening of the Taiwanese comedy on Tuesday -- we got sick. We're totally going to try and
