No Castro Halloween Again This Year

No Castro Halloween Again This Year

In an attempt to create a calmer Halloween environment than years past, public officials are once again urging that revelers stay “Home for Halloween”, as…

Will Fast Pass Preloaded Cards Help Ease Clipper Transition?

Will Fast Pass Preloaded Cards Help Ease Clipper Transition?

With October being the last month that riders can use the paper “A” (that is, usable on BART and Muni) Fast Pass, Muni appears to…

Zombies Slated To Take Over Embarcadero Street Car Tuesday Morning

Attention, morning commuters and small children: we’ve been warned that one of our historic street cars will fall victim to a group of zombies on…

Film Commission Trying To Line Up More SF TV, Movie Productions

Visually speaking, San Francisco has endless scenery to be captured on camera — our famous skylines, sprawling parks and nature reserves, the hustle and bustle…

Legislation To Fine Slacker Landlords Moves Forward

Legislation To Fine Slacker Landlords Moves Forward

Back in August, we talked about proposed legislation introduced by Supervisor John Avalos, which would enforce fees on landlords who neglect to take action on…

It Just Got A Little Easier To Get Home From The Giants Game: New Cabstand Approved For AT&T Park

It Just Got A Little Easier To Get Home From The Giants Game: New Cabstand Approved For AT&T Park

With recent increases in panda headed crowds, running-on-adrenaline at AT&T Park, the SF Municipal Transportation Agency has decided to move forward with creating another temporary…

SF Commuters Less Likely To Use Muni, Bay Bridge

SF Commuters Less Likely To Use Muni, Bay Bridge

Bay Area commuters are mixing it up, with some travelers moving away from public transit even as others move towards it. The reasons — increases…

Police Raid Tenderloin Hotel Occupied By Activists, Clearing “obstacles and blockades”

Police Raid Tenderloin Hotel Occupied By Activists, Clearing “obstacles and blockades”

12:50 PM (Bay City News): Police have entered a vacant residential hotel in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood and are working to remove a group of…

Dying Restaurants Could Mean Shorter Lines at SFO

Dying Restaurants Could Mean Shorter Lines at SFO

San Francisco International Airport continuously stands out on its own. It remains to be the only airport known to have a curtained veil of silver…

New Muni Driver Sick Day Policy Seems To Be Working

New Muni Driver Sick Day Policy Seems To Be Working

Looks like middle-schoolers wanting to skip gym class might not be the only ones needing a doctor’s note these days. In part due to unfulfilled…

Local Non-Profit Would Prefer Moral High Ground To $100K From Craigslist

Local Non-Profit Would Prefer Moral High Ground To $100K From Craigslist

The Center for Young Women’s Development, is an organization that serves at-risk women and like many SF non-profits, could definitely use a charitable donation check…

Despite Cable Car Fatalities, Community Members Say SF Refuses To Make Intersection Safer

View Larger Map Broadway and Mason streets, the site of a September 2008 cable car collision that left an 80-year-old woman dead, continues to be…

Crime Blotter Monday, September 20: Muni Phone Theft, Club Brawls, Crime Outside Homes, Armed Muggings

View Friday, 9/17/10 12:18 PM: A man and woman were asleep in separate rooms at the 200 block of Howth, when three male suspects allegedly…

The Department of Elections is Hiring Responsible, Early Bird, Poll Workers!

The Department of Elections is Hiring Responsible, Early Bird, Poll Workers!

Have you ever gone to bed dreaming about working the polls for an important election? Assisting clueless voters in the voting process, counting slips of…

Mission Mess: 31 Residents Without Trash Service In 20 Block Span

Mission Mess: 31 Residents Without Trash Service In 20 Block Span

Since overall maintenance and cleanliness of our neighborhoods is not always a priority for SF residents (“As long we can’t smell rotten eggs, we’re fine!),…

Crime Blotter Monday, September 13: Muni Stop Mayhem, Female vs. Female Crime, Look Out Pedestrians!

View SF Appeal Crime Blotter: Monday, September 13, 2010 in a larger map Friday, 9/10/10 7:05 AM: According to SFPD, Two manhole covers at Montgomery…

Jellyfish: SF’s Next Domesticated Pets?

Former biotech industry employee and San Franciscan Alex Andon runs a website which showcases a companion you’re highly unlikely to find at your local pet…

City Wants You To Watch For, Report Dangerous Tree Fungus

City Wants You To Watch For, Report Dangerous Tree Fungus

SF residents should have more on their mind than wondering how long this year’s Indian Summer will last (although I’ll admit Labor Day barbecues just…

SF Continues Summer Of Tourist Terror With Double Decker Bus Crash

SF Continues Summer Of Tourist Terror With Double Decker Bus Crash

A collision involving a double-decker tour bus this past Sunday in North Beach has left passengers shaken up and one in the hospital for minor…

Crime Blotter Monday, August 16: Jumped At Pier 39, T-Shirt Muggers, Robbed Taking Out The Trash

Crime Blotter Monday, August 16: Jumped At Pier 39, T-Shirt Muggers, Robbed Taking Out The Trash

Friday, 8/13/10 3:01 PM:Two male suspects approached a man walking down Clara and 5th, pulled him into their vehicle, and robbed him of his money…

Kids In SF 80% More Likely To End Up In Foster Care Than In Rest Of CA

Kids In SF 80% More Likely To End Up In Foster Care Than In Rest Of CA

Although some recent statistics indicate overall progress in San Francisco’s foster care system, much work remains to be done, and statistics remain daunting. According to…

Legislation Could Give SF Tenants New Way To Go After Negligent Landlords

Legislation Could Give SF Tenants New Way To Go After Negligent Landlords

The taco shop around the corner with the heartburn-inducing combination of carne asada and chili cheese fries, along with their generous “B grade” hanging proudly…

Hang With The SFPD At Tonight’s “National Night Out” Events

Hang With The SFPD At Tonight’s “National Night Out” Events

In the face of tense relations between the Bay Area community and law enforcement, resulting from things like the Mehserle verdict and the general battle…