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The Snitch
1:50 pm
Jun. 18, 2013
San Francisco News
Pack of 17 Dudes Beat and Rob Two Kids Waiting for Muni San Francisco police are looking for not one, but 17 teens who reportedly robbed two kids on a Muni platform in the Dogpatch neighborhood early this morning. Gordon Shyy tells us that the two 1... More >>
The Snitch
1:04 pm
Jun. 18, 2013
San Francisco News
BART Station Closed After Person Found Dead Under Train (Update) Update 12:46 p.m. The Colma BART station has finally reopened and no train delays are being reported. No word on what exactly happened to the victim. Luna Salavar, spokeswoman for BART, could no... More >>
The Snitch
11:00 am
Jun. 18, 2013
San Francisco News
Hey, Sean Parker, Listen to Your Handlers and Shut Your Yapper The criticism leveled at Sean Parker for the lavish, Medieval-themed wedding he threw in a patch of old-growth redwood forest in Big Sur went a little overboard. The wedding, and the preparations ... More >>
The Snitch
8:20 am
Jun. 18, 2013
San Francisco News
You Might Want to Bring Your Own Hot Dog to the Giants Game Tonight Ballpark concession workers are cooking up another controversy tonight at the Giants game, asking all fans to cart their own food to the stadium instead of purchasing the overpriced hot dogs and... More >>
The Snitch
7:07 am
Jun. 18, 2013
San Francisco News
Watch These Two Teenage Girls Rob an Older Woman on Muni (Video) Last week we told you to be on the lookout for two teenage girls who punched and robbed a 68-year-old woman on Muni. Today, we're going to show you video of that incident, which might help the co... More >>
The Snitch
5:28 pm
Jun. 17, 2013
San Francisco News
Yeiner Perez, BART's Naked Acrobat, Arrested Today The infamous nude BART acrobat, Yeiner Perez, 24, was arrested earlier today on two felony charges of false imprisonment and four counts of misdemeanor battery, according to the San Francisco Dist... More >>
The Snitch
3:00 pm
Jun. 17, 2013
San Francisco News
Menace to Society: Appeals Court Reverses Jacori Bender's Felony Conviction In our October feature story, Menace to Society-- which detailed the way police and prosecutors accuse people of being gang members for easier conviction and grant money-- 21-year-old Jacori Ben... More >>
The Snitch
1:30 pm
Jun. 17, 2013
San Francisco News
Cab Driver Chokes Passenger Who Refused to Tip Him Forget about etiquette, safety is the no. 1 reason you should always leave a tip. If you don't believe us, ask the unfortunate passenger who was reportedly strangled by his cabbie after stiffing ... More >>
The Snitch
12:35 pm
Jun. 17, 2013
San Francisco News
Muni Hybrid Bus Feted at Press Conference Immediately Conks Out It's traditional to christen a ship with a bottle of champagne. Not so with a Muni bus. Smashing bottles is a no-no, as is foamy, yellow liquid on the amenities. Our city family today announced ... More >>
The Snitch
12:06 pm
Jun. 17, 2013
San Francisco News
The More You Tweet, the Bigger the Narcissist You Are, Researchers Say Young narcissists use Twitter as a megaphone. Older narcissists use Facebook to purge their insecurities and gain a sense of belonging. Now, researchers have concluded that the amount of time ... More >>
The Snitch
10:06 am
Jun. 17, 2013
San Francisco News
Vote for the World's Ugliest Dog It doesn't take a pure cat person to know that some dogs are too ugly for words. Instead of attempting to beautify dogs who aren't so easy on the eyes, their owners have decided to reward them fo... More >>
The Snitch
8:26 am
Jun. 17, 2013
San Francisco News
2 Chainz Finally Admits He Was Robbed, Shot At in San Francisco 2 Chainz kept denying to his fans that he had been robbed at gunpoint in San Francisco last week, despite police statements, video footage, and detailed media reports, stating otherwise. But now ... More >>
The Snitch
7:00 am
Jun. 17, 2013
San Francisco News
Marijuana Smoking Not Linked To Cancer or Lung Damage, Researchers Say Donald Tashkin's is a tale cannabis pushers like to repeat. The physician and professor at UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine set out to prove -- via a study funded by the National Institutes... More >>
The Snitch
5:00 pm
Jun. 14, 2013
San Francisco News
Here Are Some New Developments That'll Hopefully Halt Apple-Picking Crimes Last week, we told you about the bi-coastal crime fighting duo, San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who this week brought a much-needed ... More >>
The Snitch
3:33 pm
Jun. 14, 2013
San Francisco News
Major BART Delays Ruin Your Friday Plans If you were hoping to skip out of work a tad early to enjoy the weather, do it, but don't take BART. The transit agency is still reporting major delays systemwide due to an equipment problem b... More >>
The Snitch
3:30 pm
Jun. 14, 2013
San Francisco News
Tim Redmond Departs Guardian Amid Staff Cuts (Update) Tim Redmond, the editor of the San Francisco Bay Guardian, and a 30-year employee of the paper, has left the building. Redmond acknowledged his departure via this terse post on his new blog. He c... More >>
The Snitch
3:00 pm
Jun. 14, 2013
San Francisco News
Craigslist Weirdos Use Daddy's Day as an Excuse to Get Laid Father's Day is that American holiday where it's time for kids to shut the hell up already and be thankful for all that their dad did or didn't do. There's really nothing you can accomplish in on... More >>
The Snitch
1:50 pm
Jun. 14, 2013
San Francisco News
Karl The Fog Explains How He Got the Gig as San Francisco's Fog It seems San Francisco's fog is even more shrouded in mystery after it penned its family history. The physical fog rolls into the city for boring, scientific reasons, but mainly because of adve... More >>
The Snitch
12:50 pm
Jun. 14, 2013
San Francisco News
Michael Petrelis Didn't Learn a Damn Thing There's a wonderful scene in Mel Brooks' original version of The Producers in which a jury foreman rises and states "We find the defendants incredibly guilty." In related news, blogger Michael Pe... More >>
The Snitch
10:30 am
Jun. 14, 2013
San Francisco News
How to Make Your Rounds at the Farmers' Markets Without a Car If you love summer farmers' markets, but hate cars, then keep reading. Perhaps you're summer plan is to stock your pantry with a Portlandia amount of pickles from every farmers' market in town. ... More >>

From the Print Edition

Behind the Tweets: The Secretive People Behind S.F.'s Fog, Seagulls, and Bridges Behind the Tweets: The Secretive People Behind S.F.'s Fog, Seagulls, and Bridges

During an event at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco in early November, a presenter screened a short film about San Francisco's fog. After the show concluded, before the sold-out… More >>

Keep On Truckin': The Toyota That Wrecked a San Francisco Home Does Salesmen Proud Keep On Truckin': The Toyota That Wrecked a San Francisco Home Does Salesmen Proud

Comedian Anthony Griffith used to do a bit about a car salesman winning him over by highlighting how many dead bodies you could cram into a sedan's oversize trunk. When… More >>

Block And Load: A Book of Blueprints for Realistic LEGO Guns; What Could Go Wrong? Block And Load: A Book of Blueprints for Realistic LEGO Guns; What Could Go Wrong?

These are trying times for guns in America. The country is more polarized than ever over what to do with the constitutionally enshrined, vaguely defined "right to bear arms" that… More >>

No Exit: San Francisco Police Have Ensured That Hugues de la Plaza Will Dwell Eternally in Bureaucratic Limbo No Exit: San Francisco Police Have Ensured That Hugues de la Plaza Will Dwell Eternally in Bureaucratic Limbo

On the whole, the San Francisco Police aren't an ironic bunch. Even when they're obfuscating, they manage to do it in a straightforward way. But, as the sixth anniversary of Hugues… More >>

Down and Dirty: Activists Occupy Hayes Valley Farm to Keep Developers Out

With a gender-neutral identification here and a tree platform there, a group of Occupiers has moved into the tract of land formerly known as Hayes Valley Farm and renamed it… More >>

SF Weekly Letters

Flipside of Little Spain Reader tastes something different at Coqueta: Did Anna Roth and I eat at the same restaurant ["Big Trouble in Little Spain," Eat, 6/5]? I've been to Coqueta… More >>

The Most Popular Incarnations of S.F. on Twitter

1. San Francisco Fog @KarlTheFogFollowers: 17,626 Started Aug. 5, 2010 Quite possibly the most famous account, @Karlthefog talks weather patterns and posts photographs via Instagram of the Bay Area. The success of this… More >>

Ghost Stories: Scams Targeting S.F.'s Cantonese Community Reveal the Terrible Power of Belief Ghost Stories: Scams Targeting S.F.'s Cantonese Community Reveal the Terrible Power of Belief

An evil spirit was going to kill Susan Yuan's youngest son and only she could save him. She walked quickly, terrified by the revelation. This had all happened so fast. Less… More >>

French Disconnection: Expats Show San Franciscans How to Not-Vote French Disconnection: Expats Show San Franciscans How to Not-Vote

San Francisco is a city that is equal parts cosmopolitan and inefficient. So, on any given day, one can witness a diverse array of sophisticated people screwing something up. On a… More >>

Seats of Power: The Strange and Terrible Saga of Moving Bronze Art Chairs Across the Street Seats of Power: The Strange and Terrible Saga of Moving Bronze Art Chairs Across the Street

Primitivo Suarez-Wolfe is a talented artist. Maybe too talented: Anyone carelessly plopping down upon what appears to be a soft, inviting recliner on a sidewalk at Church and Duboce will… More >>

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