Accidents and Disasters

North Bay Grass Fires Are Trying to Ruin San Francisco's Amazingly Sunny Day

San Francisco doesn't get to enjoy too many days of sun and warmth, which is why we like to bask in those two or three days a year. Sadly, the North Bay had to blemish this beautiful morning. Some folks in San Francisco reported seeing nasty smoke casting a pall over the city, which firefighters t ... More >>

Oil Tanker Hits Bay Bridge, No Signs of Spilled Oil So Far

At 11:37 a.m today, an oil tanker hit the Bay Bridge's eastern tower. The tanker was empty and emergency crews said that they have not seen spilled oil in the water, the Chronicle reported. Still, officials from the state's Department of Fish and Wildlife established a nearby command post and sent ... More >>

Another Pedestrian Critically Hurt in Hit-And-Run Accident

A 50-year-old woman is suffering major brain and head injuries after a driver hit her in the city's Anza Vista neighborhood, then drove off, leaving the victim behind. Officer Gordon Shyy says the hit-and-run occurred at about 6:05 p.m. on Friday evening at the corner of Turk and Lyon streets. The ... More >>

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No Glove, No Love

"(re)collection": Personal Photos Connect Us to Life and Death

Disaster Recovery Fund Nets Whole $136 From San Francisco Residents

San Francisco and its residents can be accused of valuing good intentions over good results. Well, if ever there's a disaster in our fair city, let's hope the recovery can be funded with good intentions. Because locals haven't been interested in donating actual money to the city's Disaster Recovery ... More >>

Really Bad Driver Hits Woman, Then Building, Then Other Cars

A 28-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of being a really horrible driver after he treated the Richmond District like his own personal video game, hitting everything in sight. Officer Gordan Shyy tells us the man was driving his 2005 Ford near Fourth Avenue and Geary Boulevard last night when he ... More >>

Party in Our Past

1906 Earthquake: Three Survivors -- Ages 106-108 -- to Lead Commemoration Events Today

It wold be hard for San Francisco to forget the tragic day on April 18, 1906 when a catastrophic earthquake rocked city dwellers right out of bed at 5:12 a.m. It was a tragedy that left 3,000 dead, more than 200,000 homeless, and much of city's structures reduced to rubble. Luckily, we still have th ... More >>

Town of Bedrock

This Armored Car Crash Only Looked Like a Heist

When a Garda armored car crashed into a black Ford F-450 parked in front of the Trader Joe's on Bay Street and Mason Street earlier this afternoon, the scene only looked like something out of some crime movie. A witness at the scene told SF Weekly that the cab of the armored car got too close t ... More >>

Konstantin Perinsky Identified as Man Killed in Hit-And-Run

​Medical authorities have identified the 65-year-old man who was killed in a hit-and-run accident in the Financial District this weekend as Konstantin Perinsky. Police were called to the corner of Battery and California at about 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, where they found Perinsky dead. Witnesses told ... More >>

Building It Out

Missing Bay Area Tourists in Boating Accident Could Still Be Alive

Tourists stayed alive by bobbing on vests for more than 16 hours ​Mexican rescuers have officially expanded their search for seven American tourists -- most of whom are Bay Area residents -- after their fishing boat capsized over the holiday weekend, killing one. While it's been more than two days ... More >>

Ferry Building's Latest Find: Takoyanen's Grilled Octopus Balls

Luis Chung(Ta)koyanen's Tent.​Last Thursday, May 26, SFoodie visited the latest addition to the Ferry Plaza Farmers' Market, Takoyanen, a takoyaki food stand from the owners of Delica. The takoyaki street food aspect means it's fun to watch the fast chefs in action, quickly turning the batter ... More >>

Lady Gaga Gives More Than $1 Million to Zynga's Japan Fundraiser

Well, she does have a lot of money ​You don't have to be a Lady Gaga fan to agree on this: The pop star is very generous with her money. The singer, who turns 25 today, has reportedly donated $1.5 million to a fundraiser hosted by San Francisco-based Zynga -- with all the money going to help earth ... More >>

Morning Benders Release Japan Echo EP for Earthquake Relief

​File this under super-cool ways to benefit the struggling, earthquake-torn nation on the other side of Ocean Beach: the Morning Benders, the Berkeley-via-Brooklyn indie-pop quartet that basically took the world by storm last year, has released an EP whose sales will go exclusively to benefit the ... More >>

Vegans Help Japan, Nate Appleman Tweaks the Burrito, and Puppies Heart Cabbage!

​SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. • The earthquake, aftershocks, tsunami, and subsequent devastation in Japan are heavy on the minds of pretty much everyone with a soul. It's heartbreaking, and the absolute WORST. If you're looking for ways to he ... More >>

Chevron Sues To Guard Secrets on How to Prevent Oil Blowouts

Why should preventing catastrophes be a secret?​After the BP oil spill devastated the Gulf of Mexico, you would expect that a prominent oil company like Chevron would want consumers to trust its ability to prevent such blowouts. Yet the San Ramon oil company, is suing Scribd, a San Francisco docum ... More >>

Today: Order the Quail at Nombe, Help Japan's Quake Relief

Angela W./YelpNombe's chicken wings, a previous donation vehicle.​Another restaurant raising money for Japan quake relief: Nombe. Actually, Nombe started collecting donations last Saturday, day after the first full day of news about the tragedy broke over CNN. Co-owner Mari Takahashi says the ... More >>

BART Back on Track for Morning Commute ... Just in Time to Cause More Delays

Just in time​A few hours after fixing a massive derailment that shut down BART service in parts of the East Bay yesterday, separate mechanical issues set off new delays this morning. Officials are now reporting 15 minute delays on the trains after mechanical problems between the Embarcadero and Mo ... More >>

Tonight: 2G Japanese Brasserie Giving 10 Percent of Proceeds to Earthquake Relief

​Not long after posting about ICHI Sushi donating part of its proceeds for Japanese earthquake relief, SFoodie got a message from Royce Tsuji at 2G Japanese Brasserie in Opera Plaza. Tsuji says they'll donating 10 percent of tonight's proceeds to the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of N ... More >>

Big Rig Sought in Lethal Hit-and-Run

'You feel it' says an expert regarding items bumping a big rig's trailer​While authorities seek a big rig involved in a hit-and-run traffic accident that left a man dead in Albany, a trucking expert contacted by SF Weekly said it's doubtful the trucker doesn't realize he struck another vehicle. Wi ... More >>

Cainan Schierholtz, Charged in Alleged DUI Rampage, 'Feels Terrible'

​Cainan Schierholtz is charged with speeding drunkenly through the sleepy streets of Danville at the usually sober hour of 10 a.m. on Sunday. He allegedly struck a bicyclist, a pedestrian, two other vehicles, and finally came to rest against a pole not far from his alma mater, San Ramon Valley Hig ... More >>

Leisure Time

Top Five BP Oil Spill Conspiracies

You see? You see who's benefiting?​The Deep Water Horizon's ongoing ruination of the Gulf Coast is one of the worst accidents in the history of humanity. But wait! Some people -- as some people always do -- aren't willing to concede this was an accident. This was ... a conspiracy! Here's five that ... More >>

Sweet Relief from the Stink

Bouncer drinks to forget the oil leak at Kezar Bar & Grill.

Protest Party to Boycott BP, Shut Down ARCO Entrance

It's about to get crazy up in this joint!​Party at the gas station! Approximately 150 guests are confirmed to attend the "ARCO/BP Shut Down Party" on the corner of Fell Street and Divisadero Street at 5:30 p.m. Organized by a group of friends, this party is actually a three-pronged environmental p ... More >>

Gulf Oil Spill Solution: Donated Hair? Scientist Laughs.

Don't grab those scissors yet, Phil Spector...​According to some San Francisco non-profit called Matter of Trust, donating your hair can help clean up one of the worst oil spills in United States history. The Huffington Post, and plenty of other news media outlets, have recently run straight-faced ... More >>

Policeman, Struck By Car in North Beach, Released From Hospital

​A San Francisco police officer hit by a car last night in North Beach has been released from the hospital after suffering bruises and abrasions, and sent home, the SFPD told us moments ago.The name of the officer has not been released -- but, then again, noted police spokesman Sergeant Wilfred Wi ... More >>

What Would Happen if Haiti Quake Happened Here? Actually, 2009 Report Analyzed Just That.

​Compassion evoked by the scenes of utter devastation in Haiti -- and, really, all Haiti needed was more chaos -- can quickly turn to self-interested fear for those who live and work in quake-plagued regions like our own. There are three answers to the query of what effect a magnitude 7.0 quake wo ... More >>

Lawyers for Fishermen, Leaky Dubai Star Tanker Talk -- But Disagree On What They Talked About

The opposing attorneys' stories seem to go together like oil and water...​Lawyers representing aggrieved San Francisco fishermen and the oil-spewing Dubai Star tanker spoke this week. They can agree on that. But not on much else, it would seem. After reviewing the $10 million class-action suit ... More >>

Shakedown 20: Day of the Flying Goldfish

Living on the edge -- of the San Andreas Fault​The afternoon of Oct. 17, 1989, is marked for me by one of those brief and intense visual recollections that tend to define childhood memories: A pair of goldfish hovering in the air above their bowl.I was nine years old when the Quake of '89 hit. I g ... More >>

Vehicular Madness, Cop Swarm in Potrero Hill -- With Video

For reasons yet undisclosed, a car somehow jumped the curb last night on Potrero Street between 23rd and 24th Street around 11 p.m. One neighbor who was returning home from work after the after the accident occurred said that it "looked like every cop in San Francisco was there." The footage abo ... More >>

Weekend Pick #1: Word Up

DJ Shortkut​ If you've been following the news at all, you know that the typhoon which struck the Philippines has caused untold devastation. This is a grievous concern for many Bay Area folks who have friends and family over there. This Saturday, "Word Up" at Azul will be donating 100% of the ... More >>

Feds to Katrinians: Go Spork Yourselves

Air Heads

SFO officials deserve some blame for an air disaster in Honduras. By Matt Smith

Van Ski Masks Murder = San Francisco Or Colombia?

Why? Has a Stalker, Pt. 7

The Best Cosco Busan Oil Spill Map on the Net

Shipwrecked with San Francisco's Best Bartending Storyteller

The Call of Katrina

Dirty Dozen Brass Band gives sonic insight into New Orleans' stormy history

A True Horror Classic

FEMA -- a Four-Letter Word?

The only quiz in the world that will tell you if you're an apologist for the Bush administration's Hurricane Katrina response

Stupid White Tricks

It's often embarrassing to be a middle-class Caucasian in San Francisco. Last week it was excruciating.

Death, Maiming, Money, and Muni

The enormous costs -- human and financial -- of bad drivers and lax discipline at the San Francisco Municipal Railway

Turf Battle

Women's pro football players return to Kezar with a new team in a new league, but still without fans

Unsportsmanlike Conduct

The chaotic, unsuccessful, and utterly charming first year of the San Francisco Tsunami of the Women's American Football League

REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World