Main Library Still Home To Homeless, Crime

Main Library Still Home To Homeless, Crime

The San Francisco Main library is heightening its security in response to the increase in library crime rates this year. The library plans to improve…

Vampires Beware: DPW Planning Early Morning Street Inspections

Vampires Beware: DPW Planning Early Morning Street Inspections

The Department of Public Works (DPW) announced a new campaign to partner with other city agencies to help spruce up the streets of San Francisco….

Weather This Weekend: Fort Of Fog

Weather This Weekend: Fort Of Fog

The sun has been teasing us all week – dangling itself all over San Francisco like the long-awaited dog treat everyone’s been yearning for the…

City Attorney Mulling Suit Against Venue Linked To Tourist Shooting

City Attorney Mulling Suit Against Venue Linked To Tourist Shooting

The owner and operator of the Union Square venue linked to the fatal shooting of a German tourist occurred last week might be sued by…

Decision On Pet Sale Ban Postponed (Again), Mandatory Classes For All Owners Considered

Decision On Pet Sale Ban Postponed (Again), Mandatory Classes For All Owners Considered

If you’re thinking about getting a dog, cat, bird, hamster, or chinchilla any time soon, you still have about six months to do so, before…

Muni Camera Clock Error Means You Might Have Been Unfairly Parking Ticketed

Muni Camera Clock Error Means You Might Have Been Unfairly Parking Ticketed

Hundreds of wrongly issued parking tickets are new being refunded due to a Muni clock error. Is one of those tickets yours? Here’s what happened:…

Weather This Weekend: Bring A Coat To Outside Lands, You’ll Need It

Weather This Weekend: Bring A Coat To Outside Lands, You’ll Need It

I had a staff meeting at work this week and those who came up from Santa Rosa (dressed appropriately for the season, but not the…

Appealing Events: The San Francisco Theater Festival

17 stages. 227 actors. 130 shows. And it’s all free. The San Francisco Theater Festival will be hosting its 7th annual show this Sunday, August…

Appealing Events: “A somewhat psychotic variation” Of Capture the Flag

Come to Golden Gate Park this Saturday to play a game of capture the flag, but with a whole new twist to it — with…

Crime Lab Case Judge Cleared Of Bias Charges

Crime Lab Case Judge Cleared Of Bias Charges

A judge whom District Attorney challenged for bias in San Francisco’s drug lab scandal is now cleared and can continue on the case. Monterey County…

SF Boasts Bay Area’s Highest Paid Cops And Firefighters: Starting Salaries $82K, $73K Respectively

SF Boasts Bay Area’s Highest Paid Cops And Firefighters: Starting Salaries $82K, $73K Respectively

According to a new survey from The City’s Department of Human Resources, San Francisco cops and firefighters have one of the highest base salaries in…

Bought Eclipse Gum? You Could Make $10

Bought Eclipse Gum? You Could Make $10

If you’ve bought SF bodega point of purchase mainstay Eclipse Gum within the past two years, you have a chance to make some money. A…

Crime Blotter, Friday August 6: Minna Mugging, Tenderloin Blackout Stabbing, Board Bashing

Crime Blotter, Friday August 6: Minna Mugging, Tenderloin Blackout Stabbing, Board Bashing

Tuesday, 8/3/201012:00 PM A woman walking on 6th St. and Minna was allegedly approached at gunpoint by a man. She gave the suspect $400 and…

Weather This Weekend: Who Doesn’t Love The Drizzle?

Weather This Weekend: Who Doesn’t Love The Drizzle?

If you see people wearing the whole t-shirts, shorts, and sandals combo this weekend, they’re probably tourists. It’s August, but the June/July gloom still seems…

Attention Starving Artists: Southern Exposure’s Grant Program Might Be For You

Artists with big ideas and little wallets should check out this grant program for a chance to receive up to $3,500 for an art project….

Appealing Events: Panhandle Tree Planting

Help make a block greener and add some foliage to the streets this weekend! The Friends of the Urban Forest (FUF) will be sponsoring a…

Sentence For Man Accused Of Holding SF’s Network Hostage Expected Today

Sentence For Man Accused Of Holding SF’s Network Hostage Expected Today

Terry Childs, the computer engineer convicted of tampering with the city’s network passwords, is in court for sentencing this afternoon after several postponements to prepare…

Court Case On Hold For Muni Transfer Scam Suspects

Court Case On Hold For Muni Transfer Scam Suspects

The preliminary hearing for Edmund King and Leroy Gutierrez, the two men accused of illegally selling discounted late night Muni transfers, has been postponed due…

Weather This Weekend: Nude Critical Massers Might Need A Blanket

Weather This Weekend: Nude Critical Massers Might Need A Blanket

Friday: Looks like we’ll be greeted with misty mornings this weekend. As some say, you’ll be seeing “fog cleaved liked pasta through our nimble Golden…

Appealing Events: Get Served By Tablehopper At Jardinière

Jardinière debuts its new guest bartenders series in the J-Lounge this Wednesday, July 28th, with culinary concierge and food writer, Marcia Gagliardi of Tabblehopper fame…

LGBT Center Restaurant And Bar Expected To Make Them $100K

LGBT Center Restaurant And Bar Expected To Make Them $100K

San Francisco’s LGBT Center in the Castro faces increasing financial troubles and looks to host internal vendors as a bailout. The Planning Commission agreed on…

SF MTA Employee Arrested In Muni Transfer Scam

SF MTA Employee Arrested In Muni Transfer Scam

The San Francisco Police Department, with the help of the SF Municipal Transportation Agency, arrested two suspects on July 15 for illegally selling “Late Night”…

Weather This Weekend: Slivers Of Sun

Weather This Weekend: Slivers Of Sun

Friday: My co-workers have been calling this week “June Gloom in July.” Seems like it has been gray for long that someone will rush to…

Photographer Open Call: Take Aim After Dark, Get Displayed In City Hall

The time after dusk and before dawn is one full of surprises and wonders. Those curious night crawlers of the city (with a camera!) are…

Take A Tour That’s Not For Tourists

“I use Golden Gate Park as a freeway,” said biker T.J. Mitchell. “So that mean’s you just whiz by and never to stop to find…

Stepfather Charged With 9 Felony Counts Of Child Molestation

Stepfather Charged With 9 Felony Counts Of Child Molestation

District Attorney Kamala D. Harris announced Thursday that 36-year-old Darren Hayes will be charged with nine felony counts for a slew of alleged sexual assaults…

BART Police Chief Defends Use Of Taser On Alleged Fare Evader

BART Police Chief Defends Use Of Taser On Alleged Fare Evader

Taser usage has been an ongoing debate from Mehserle’s trial to the 35-year-old man tased last month for resisting arrest after fare eviction. According to…

Weather This Weekend: Sunny Sunday

Weather This Weekend: Sunny Sunday

Friday: The next couple mornings will be playing some tricks on us with a curtain of morning clouds. But by afternoon, this curtain will give…

Appealing Events: Bastille Day Dinner At Jardinière

For those French food connoisseurs out there or those in the mood for a classy and cultured meal, but aren’t sure what to order, this…

Crime Blotter Friday, July 9: Fulton iPad Theft, Geary Armed Robbery

Crime Blotter Friday, July 9: Fulton iPad Theft, Geary Armed Robbery

Wednesday, 7/7/10 11:00 PM Two men reportedly robbed a man on 1700 42nd Avenue at gunpoint. The suspects took the victim’s property and fled in…

Weather This Weekend: Patchy, Mohawk Killing

Weather This Weekend: Patchy, Mohawk Killing

Friday: This weekend seems to be a continuation of the rather cloudy week we’ve been having. The sky is another quilt of patchy fog this…

Golden Gate Dog Attacks Have Runners Looking For Answers, But Few Exist

Golden Gate Dog Attacks Have Runners Looking For Answers, But Few Exist

“I heard very loud, deep barking, and then a woman who sounded like she was clearly in distress….yelling and screaming,” said runner Lisa Brown-Kinsella, a…

Baker Beach Waters Reopen After Toxic Bacteria Pollution Scare

Baker Beach Waters Reopen After Toxic Bacteria Pollution Scare

Just in time for the warm holiday weekend, Baker Beach is reportedly safe to swim in again. Bacteria pollution levels have gone back down to…

Appealing Events: Books & Balls Giveaway at Civic Center Plaza

Appealing Events: Books & Balls Giveaway at Civic Center Plaza

Amidst the whole World Cup craze, the San Francisco Public Library is having it’s own soccer-themed giveaway to score a goal with children and teens…

BART Runs On Special Schedule This Holiday Weekend

BART Runs On Special Schedule This Holiday Weekend

Relying on BART to get you around this long holiday weekend? Well, listen up, because its schedule might not be what you’re used to. For…

Weather This Weekend: A Warm July 4th

Weather This Weekend: A Warm July 4th

Friday: This long weekend starts off a bit cloudy, but gradually clears up to the mid 60s in the afternoon. Temperatures drop down to the…

Sierra Club Gets $11K Surprise In The Mail, But Will They Get To Keep It?

Sierra Club Gets $11K Surprise In The Mail, But Will They Get To Keep It?

What would you do if you received an anonymous package that’s not addressed to your name? If you’re the SF branch of the Sierra Club,…

BART Cop Uses Taser On Alleged Fare Evader

BART Cop Uses Taser On Alleged Fare Evader

For those of you giving yourself a pat on the back for sneakily hopping on BART and getting a free ride, think again. On June…

Weather This Weekend: It’s Going To Be A Sunny Pride Parade

Weather This Weekend: It’s Going To Be A Sunny Pride Parade

Friday: The old married couple of fog and drizzles makes its appearance once again this morning. Patchy fog overlays the city with a chance of…

Video And Slideshow: THREAD Design Show In SF

The THREAD independent design show last weekend was indeed the explosion of creativity that it promised to be. Fashion-forward and eco-friendly, many of these local…