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Video: Stanley Roberts Revisits Classic Bay To Breakers Shenanigans

Andrew Dalton — 2012-05-16T15:16:27-08:00

]]>4/20 On Hippie Hill and Copper Pirates Arrested, has dug up an old segment from the pre-Zazzle heyday of Bay to Breakers in 2008. Roberts, as thorough as always, covers all the drinking-in-public, peeing-in-bushes highlights that have died down somewhat in the new police state era of sobriety tents and float corrals. Observe: [ more › ]

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California Tuberculosis Patient Jailed For Being Contagious Threat

Andrew Dalton — 2012-05-16T14:35:56-08:00

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Etiquette Week: How To Dine Out Without Being A Jerk

Brock Keeling — 2012-05-16T13:55:22-08:00

]]>how to walk on city sidewalks, and on Monday we explained the unwritten rules of riding public transportation. Today, as part of SFist's ode to National Etiquette Week, we give you the lowdown on dining out the right way. What with addictive mobile technology and an acute food scene colliding with your social life, here are a few tips at having a choice dinning experience without looking like a clod. [ more › ]

Knife Crime 2012: Another Victim Knifed For Lacking Gang Affiliation

Andrew Dalton — 2012-05-16T12:50:50-08:00

]]>wave of knife crime after exiting a 14-Mission bus after 1 a.m. Tuesday morning. The victim was reportedly harassed by four suspects on the bus who asked for the man's gang affiliation. When the man got off the bus at 26th and Mission, the suspects followed him, punched him and then stabbed him in the chest. [ more › ]

SFist Tonight, 5/16: Giants Carnaval at the Park

Leanne Maxwell — 2012-05-16T12:23:24-08:00

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Another Fake Ad Spotted on Muni: Fartine

Jay Barmann — 2012-05-16T11:40:05-08:00

]]>this funny/offensive fake ad for, ahem, a new kind of Tums that was spotted on a Muni bus/car. And now Muni Diaries brings us one more, proving that there is some kind of guerrilla art project happening here, and they're dubbing them the Muni Adbusters. Of course, today's example mocks a place near and dear to many of your hearts: Tartine. [ more › ]

Richmond Warehouse Fire Reveals Huge Pot Operation

Andrew Dalton — 2012-05-16T11:10:17-08:00

]]>According to KTVU, the security guard on duty last night was asleep when the fire started, but she woke up after one of her pitbulls started whining. She called in the fire around 3:30 a.m. this morning after she noticed smoke coming out of the door of the warehouse. [ more › ]

Photo Du Jour: God Likes Wood Accents Too

Brock Keeling — 2012-05-16T10:27:24-08:00

]]>Help Me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're My Only Hope" by Bob Horowitz. [ more › ]

Young Man Shot, Killed In Visitacion Valley

Brock Keeling — 2012-05-16T09:42:56-08:00

]]>ShotSpotter over on the 1700 block of Sunnydale Avenue just after midnight, authorities found a 23-year-old man was shot. The unidentified victim, suffering from life-threatening injuries, was whisked to San Francisco General Hospital. He later died at the hospital. [ more › ]

Wednesday Morning Link Dump: Supervisors Support Controversial Waterfront Luxury Condos

Andrew Dalton — 2012-05-16T09:10:32-08:00

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Photo: Angry Note For Hit-Run Suspect Threatens Jail Time For Car Mirror Damage

Brock Keeling — 2012-05-15T20:02:08-08:00

]]>Congo and Mangels in Glen Park. It seems that the driver of this vehicle has had quite enough of getting their side view mirror ripped off by careless drivers using the narrow street, so they left this very large, very curt note. But wait, there's more.... [ more › ]

Day Around The Bay: Regarding Golden Gate Park Coyotes

Andrew Dalton — 2012-05-15T17:10:12-08:00

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Afternoon Palate Cleanser: MENSA Toddler Really Needs to Poop

Jay Barmann — 2012-05-15T16:45:56-08:00

]]>Today Show yesterday with her parents, and just as her mom was talking about what an extraordinary vocabulary she had at a very young age, the girl starts whining about how she really has to go poop. "Maybe too many doughnuts in the green room," says host Natalie Moralez, who really just wants to get through the segment. [ more › ]

7 Reasons To Love San Francisco

Brock Keeling — 2012-05-15T16:15:56-08:00

]]>7 Reasons. (Our sister site LAist does the same thing, which we found too inspiring to resist.) Much like Photo du Jour highlighting a nifty image shot by our readers, 7 Reasons features recent photos from the SFist pool on Flickr showcasing the uniqueness of San Francisco. And with that, here are 7 reason why S.F. is, for lack of a better word, rad. [ more › ]

Who Put Up This Dirty Ad On Muni?!

Jay Barmann — 2012-05-15T15:55:15-08:00

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Eat Here Tonight: West of Pecos

Brock Keeling — 2012-05-15T15:24:49-08:00

]]>Eater, the food continues on the alpha-male-driven, hickory-bold path to flavor featuring "lots of meats and vegetables roasted Southwestern-style in a Wood Stone hearth." Get a rope! But seriously, it's a new venture started by brothers who link the new joint to their youthful visits to the American Southwest. Inside Scoop explains, "Set in the former Bombay Bazaar, its name is taken from Western lore, where the region west of the Pecos River was the lawless region, a no man’s land full of gunslingers, thieves and other people wearing black cowboy hats." [ more › ]

Etiquette Week: How To Walk On The Sidewalk Like A Reasonable Human Being

Andrew Dalton — 2012-05-15T15:05:35-08:00

]]>National Etiquette Week here at SFist. After yesterday's lesson in the unspoken rules of public transit, we're stepping off the bus and walking the rest of the way for a refresher course on how to act while navigating the city's sidewalks, plazas and other public spaces on foot. Because pretty much everything out there is going to try to run you over eventually. [ more › ]

Video: Kreayshawn Joins 2 Chainz on 'Murder'

Jay Barmann — 2012-05-15T14:40:33-08:00

]]>Kreayshawn. She brings some of her white-girl rapping to Atlanta-based rapper 2 Chainz new track "Murder," which maybe kind of glorifies murder? Well, it's a dark video anyway, and it involves a bunch of bloody meat. Also, it's pretty monotonous. And Kreayshawn comes in around the 2:00 mark. [ more › ]

SFist Tonight, 5/15: Ana Tijoux

Leanne Maxwell — 2012-05-15T14:10:04-08:00

]]>Edible City. [ more › ]

Zodiac Killer Is Alive And Living In Solano County, Says Former Cop

Brock Keeling — 2012-05-15T13:46:23-08:00

]]>The Zodiac Killer Cover Up, the infamous 1970s serial killer, now an alleged 92-years-old, is alive and living in Solano County. "No doubt in my mind at all. I would say that I am 95 positive we have the right man," Laferty explained to CBS 5. "I know for a fact that he does." [ more › ]

Before IPO, People Are Kind Of 'Meh' About Facebook In General

Andrew Dalton — 2012-05-15T13:15:40-08:00

]]>dog and pony show has apparently led to an increase in interest from investors around the world. With the new wave of interest comes rumors of a higher starting price — 38 bucks per share, which is a decent bump up from the $28-$35 range we saw last week. While Facebook must be confident in their asking price, other active investors are calling out the price bump as a symptom of yet another overhyped tech stock. And outside of the financial types interest in Facebook's actual product is about as mediocre as it always was. [ more › ]

Chris Daly's Face Still Being Used To Frighten Voters

Jay Barmann — 2012-05-15T12:45:16-08:00

]]>Mission Local shows us, voters in the California State Assembly's 19th District (which includes western parts of the city along with Daly City, Colma, and part of South S.F.) have recently gotten a mailer from Assembly candidate and multi-generation San Franciscan (and son of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer), Michael Breyer. [ more › ]

Video: Mark Zuckerberg Gets The Musical Treatment

Brock Keeling — 2012-05-15T12:07:50-08:00

]]>RENT, Annie, Ragtime, Porgy & Bess, and a slew of other Broadway staples, CDZA created this mini musical revue dedicated to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. And you now what? It's pretty good. While Zuckerberg: The Musical! features neither a triple-threat Zuckerberg dancing and singing his way into your heart, nor a scene-stealing coke-addled Sean Parker, it is amusing nevertheless. This all comes on the heels of the social media mammoth's IPO set to go live on May 17th. Enjoy. [ more › ]

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Car-On-Bike Road Rage Strikes Again On The Wiggle

Andrew Dalton — 2012-05-15T11:00:57-08:00

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Photo Du Jour: Clarion Alley Can

Brock Keeling — 2012-05-15T10:35:53-08:00

]]>Bhautik Joshi. [ more › ]

North Beach SUV Hit-Run Suspect Sought

Brock Keeling — 2012-05-15T09:30:25-08:00

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Tuesday Morning Roundup: A Muni Dream For Van Ness

Andrew Dalton — 2012-05-15T09:00:46-08:00

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Former SF Examiner Executive Editor New Newsom Deputy Chief Of Staff

Brock Keeling — 2012-05-14T17:15:53-08:00

]]>Crankypants commenter Stephen Buel currently mans the paper's editorial voice.) [ more › ]

Day Around The Bay: Rent Is Too Damn High

Brock Keeling — 2012-05-14T16:45:09-08:00

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Video: 30 Rock's Louboutin Skullcrusher Moment [Updated]

Andrew Dalton — 2012-05-14T16:20:24-08:00

30 Rock's Louboutin Skullcrusher Moment [Updated]"/>]]>public enemy #2, got a bizarre shout-out from popular culture last Thursday night, courtesy of the award-winning writers of NBC's 30 Rock. As Jenna Maroney attempts to find a sponsor for her upcoming wedding, her trashy inner Florida Panhandle girl finally gets the best of her, causing her to lash out against some Muppet look-alikes with a knock-off Louboutin. It's Must See TV, especially for anyone who needs even more ridiculous reenactment of last month's depressing shoe crime. [ more › ]

Steve Wozniak Would Invest In Facebook, No Matter The Price

Brock Keeling — 2012-05-14T15:37:11-08:00

]]>Steve Wozniak said that, if he does plan on buying, he would purchase coveted shares in Facebook when it goes live this week, no matter the cost. When Facebook's IPO goes live on May 17th, the company will offer 337.4 million shares to the public at $28 to $35, putting it somewhere in the $96 billion range, market value-wise. "I would invest in Facebook," Wozniak said in an interview with Bloomberg on Sunday. "I don’t care what the opening price is." [ more › ]

Magazine List Of '100 Most Creative People In Business' Is Full Of San Franciscans

Andrew Dalton — 2012-05-14T15:15:08-08:00

]]>100 Most Creative People In Business. Besides making for an easy read, Fast Company's list gives us our daily affirmation that San Francisco is still a town full of creative-thinking business types (and business-minded creative types). Local honorees on the tech-heavy list include everything from the usual suspects (hello, Twitter) to an unexpectedly disruptive local grocery store. [ more › ]

There Have Always Been A**Holes In S.F. Who Don't Want Anything Pretty to Be Built

Jay Barmann — 2012-05-14T14:45:43-08:00

]]>a delightful look back at the vocal opposition to the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge — a class of people who should be grouped amongst the greatest fools of history next to segregation proponents and Nazi sympathizers. And we learn from this brief history lesson that there really always have been whiney jerks with no vision in this town who never want things to change and will make noise about any beautiful new thing anyone ever wants to build. [ more › ]

Alamo Square Traffic Vigilantes Idly Document Tour Buses Behaving Badly

Andrew Dalton — 2012-05-14T14:20:03-08:00

]]>Full House cast in front of their homes have apparently had it with the obnoxious people movers rolling through the neighborhood. Since previous efforts to to block or even charge tour companies for parking near the postcard vista fell through, Alamo Square neighbors have taken it upon themselves to curb the nuisance in the best way they know how: by publicly shaming them on Facebook, obviously. [ more › ]

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Etiquette Week: How to Behave on Public Transportation

Jay Barmann — 2012-05-14T13:50:00-08:00

]]>Etiquette Week here at SFist, we're going to tackle a topic which we're sure is close to many of your hearts: The unspoken rules for entering, exiting, and riding Muni and BART, which many a visitor and newly arrived citizen of our fair city do not always understand. [ more › ]

SFist Tonight, 5/14: Herman Düne

Leanne Maxwell — 2012-05-14T13:30:49-08:00

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New Social Site Sets Up Facebook Threesomes For Group Action

Brock Keeling — 2012-05-14T12:55:21-08:00

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Obama's 'Gaylo' Newsweek Cover Explained

Brock Keeling — 2012-05-14T12:30:04-08:00

]]>historic announcement on gay marriage. More of an ode to Bill Clinton being labeled the first black president than a nod to Barack's sexuality, Andrew Sullivan writes: "When you step back a little and assess the record of Obama on gay rights, you see, in fact, that this was not an aberration. It was an inevitable culmination of three years of work." Sullivan goes on to point out that Obama has much in common with LGBT ilk, noting, "He had to discover his black identity and then reconcile it with his white family, just as gays discover their homosexual identity and then have to reconcile it with their heterosexual family." [ more › ]

Photo Du Jour: Love Birds

Brock Keeling — 2012-05-14T12:15:57-08:00

]]>Pier Pals" by analogskirt. [ more › ]

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Video: Stanley Roberts Revisits Classic Bay To Breakers Shenanigans

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California Tuberculosis Patient Jailed For Being Contagious Threat

Etiquette Week: How To Dine Out Without Being A Jerk

Knife Crime 2012: Another Victim Knifed For Lacking Gang Affiliation

SFist Tonight, 5/16: Giants Carnaval at the Park

Another Fake Ad Spotted on Muni: Fartine

Richmond Warehouse Fire Reveals Huge Pot Operation

Photo Du Jour: God Likes Wood Accents Too

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Young Man Shot, Killed In Visitacion Valley

Wednesday Morning Link Dump: Supervisors Support Controversial Waterfront Luxury Condos

Photo: Angry Note For Hit-Run Suspect Threatens Jail Time For Car Mirror Damage

Day Around The Bay: Regarding Golden Gate Park Coyotes

Afternoon Palate Cleanser: MENSA Toddler Really Needs to Poop

7 Reasons To Love San Francisco

Who Put Up This Dirty Ad On Muni?!

Eat Here Tonight: West of Pecos

Etiquette Week: How To Walk On The Sidewalk Like A Reasonable Human Being

Video: Kreayshawn Joins 2 Chainz on 'Murder'

SFist Tonight, 5/15: Ana Tijoux

Zodiac Killer Is Alive And Living In Solano County, Says Former Cop

Before IPO, People Are Kind Of 'Meh' About Facebook In General

Chris Daly's Face Still Being Used To Frighten Voters

Video: Mark Zuckerberg Gets The Musical Treatment

[Sponsored]

Car-On-Bike Road Rage Strikes Again On The Wiggle

Photo Du Jour: Clarion Alley Can

North Beach SUV Hit-Run Suspect Sought

Tuesday Morning Roundup: A Muni Dream For Van Ness

Former SF Examiner Executive Editor New Newsom Deputy Chief Of Staff

Day Around The Bay: Rent Is Too Damn High

Video: 30 Rock's Louboutin Skullcrusher Moment [Updated]

Steve Wozniak Would Invest In Facebook, No Matter The Price

Magazine List Of '100 Most Creative People In Business' Is Full Of San Franciscans

There Have Always Been A**Holes In S.F. Who Don't Want Anything Pretty to Be Built

Alamo Square Traffic Vigilantes Idly Document Tour Buses Behaving Badly

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Etiquette Week: How to Behave on Public Transportation

SFist Tonight, 5/14: Herman Düne

New Social Site Sets Up Facebook Threesomes For Group Action

Obama's 'Gaylo' Newsweek Cover Explained

Photo Du Jour: Love Birds