Bernal Hill

The Bird Is the Word: Surveying the Bay Area's Peruvian Rotisseries

Rose Cliver: Community to Remember Oldest 1906 Earthquake Survivor, Who Died Sunday

Rose Cliver lived a long life​We were sad to read the news that Rose Cliver, one of five oldest survivors of the 1906 earthquake, died yesterday at her home. She was 109 -- and lived a good life.But the San Francisco community is taking today to toast Cliver and her very, very long life. At noon, ... More >>

Neighbors Try to Resolve Parking Wars with Really Passive-Agressive Notes

​For all its greatness, San Francisco certainly brings out the absolute worst in us when it comes to parking. A late Muni train will make you cranky, but a stolen parking spot? Well, that can make the meekest lady go bat-shit crazy.Which is why when we read of this recent parking fracas in Bernal ... More >>

Bernal Heights Jogger Braves Chilly Weather in Bikini

While the latest news coming out of Occupy Oakland has kept most of us informed and captivated, a less newsworthy, yet arguably more stimulating story is arousing neighbors in Bernal Heights. The quirky pocket neighborhood known for its eerie painted pentagrams and residential Brian Wilson graffiti, ... More >>

Bernal Heights Neighbor Wants You to Adopt Muffy, His Kid-Friendly Wolverine

Okay, we already know a lot of strange stuff happens in Bernal Heights, but this neighborly request to adopt a wolverine named Muffy (is that a joke?) rivals even the faux bloody pentagram found on Bernal Hill last month. Once again, Bernalwood uncovers a local oddity:​

Those Bernal Heights Animal Sacrifices Probably Aren't the Work of Real Satanists

Courtesy of the badass bernalwood.wordpress.comSounds like it might be time to form a new city commission to look into this ​A few weeks ago, we told readers about the painted pentagram smeared in animal blood on the top of Bernal Hill. The story and photos only sparked much debate about who left ... More >>

Tips on How to Cohabitate with Coyotes

flckr/Ber"Zophus"​Like it or not, coyotes have moved back into San Francisco and settled in, mainly in the Presidio, Golden Gate Park, and Bernal Hill over the last decade. Now, says Assemblywoman Fiona Ma (D- San Francisco), it's time to get to know our furry neighbors -- not be afraid of them. ... More >>

Satan Worshipers Leave Their Mark in Bernal Heights?

Earlier this month, denizens of the Mission District were horrified when a headless goat and dead chicken were found on the sidewalk along Capp Street. That only crystallized fear and longtime suspicion that residents are practicing Santeria religion on top of the lonely Bernal Hill. Santeria -- a r ... More >>

Locavore: Locally sourced food for the masses

Earlier this month, denizens of the Mission District were horrified when a headless goat and dead chicken were found on the sidewalk along Capp Street. That only crystallized fear and longtime suspicion that residents are practicing Santeria religion on top of the lonely Bernal Hill. Santeria -- a r ... More >>

Top 8 Songs To Listen To During the Next Earthquake

Like us, there's a good chance that when the emergency sirens went off last Thursday as part of The Great California Shake-Out, you wondered if some sort of Red Dawn-style invasion was at hand, since it was clear that an earthquake was definitely not occurring. Seriously -- having a gigantic alarm g ... More >>

Who cares about gas lines? Worry about killer cellphone radiation

Like us, there's a good chance that when the emergency sirens went off last Thursday as part of The Great California Shake-Out, you wondered if some sort of Red Dawn-style invasion was at hand, since it was clear that an earthquake was definitely not occurring. Seriously -- having a gigantic alarm g ... More >>

Sprint 4G's San Francisco Future To Be Decided By Board of Supervisors

Not here you don't...​San Francisco's route to really fast handheld Internet access has slowed to a crawl as activists in Bernal Heights have compelled a Board of Supervisors hearing over their concern that broadband antennae might shake loose in the event of an earthquake and accidentally zap res ... More >>

Jerry Garcia Is Getting a Biopic

Jay Blakesberg​Finally: the late San Francisco native, Bernal Hill pot smoker, and guitar player for iconic psych/jam/folk/rock outfit the Grateful Dead (you've heard of them, right?) is getting his own biopic.The film, according to Variety, will focus on Garcia as a youngster -- the years before ... More >>

Guardian Editors Would Benefit from Prop. 13 Legislation They Endorsed

It's always nice to get in the game early and pull up the ladder after you...​On Nov. 3, 2003 the Wall Street Journal published a letter from Warren Buffett in which the Nebraska billionaire explained his negative view of California's Proposition 13, the 1978 law that limits property tax assessmen ... More >>

Seen in S.F.: Creepy Shrine

​This makeshift shrine was spotted at the foot of Bernal Hill on Bernal Heights Boulevard and quite frankly, it scares the bejeesus out of us.The collected ephemera is like a laundry list of Things That Are Creepy When Experienced Out of Context: religious symbolism, baby accessories, and nake ... More >>

Bay Links: Role Playing, Swayze, & Bernal (Nobody Puts Bernal in a Corner)

Lovely, pink Bernal Hill. Via UC Berkeley.​Ye Olde Bernal Hill back in 1857. [Burrito Justice] Resourceful robbery victims circulate their own police sketch. [SFist]Bike access on Geary in our future? [Streetsblog]File under "inevitable": The Swayze Pumpkin. [Sexpigeon]Ew: Sewage "naturally" diss ... More >>

Night Day: Calendar Picks for 5/20

Lovely, pink Bernal Hill. Via UC Berkeley.​Ye Olde Bernal Hill back in 1857. [Burrito Justice] Resourceful robbery victims circulate their own police sketch. [SFist]Bike access on Geary in our future? [Streetsblog]File under "inevitable": The Swayze Pumpkin. [Sexpigeon]Ew: Sewage "naturally" diss ... More >>

For A Lost Cause

Lovely, pink Bernal Hill. Via UC Berkeley.​Ye Olde Bernal Hill back in 1857. [Burrito Justice] Resourceful robbery victims circulate their own police sketch. [SFist]Bike access on Geary in our future? [Streetsblog]File under "inevitable": The Swayze Pumpkin. [Sexpigeon]Ew: Sewage "naturally" diss ... More >>

Haunted Happenings

Lovely, pink Bernal Hill. Via UC Berkeley.​Ye Olde Bernal Hill back in 1857. [Burrito Justice] Resourceful robbery victims circulate their own police sketch. [SFist]Bike access on Geary in our future? [Streetsblog]File under "inevitable": The Swayze Pumpkin. [Sexpigeon]Ew: Sewage "naturally" diss ... More >>

An Instigator's Instigator

The guy who pitted dog people against plant people in one of S.F.'s epic political battles has, um, switched sides

Sounds of Silence

ASCAP's legal threats kill a thriving local music scene

You Don't Own Me

Touring the glamorous homes of the opponents of Prop. R, which would allow thousands of renters per year to buy their own apartments

Best Community Organizer

Ron Morgan

Organizing Coordinator, Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center

Looming Large

On her first solo album, Paula Frazer weaves together an enchanting musical quilt

Best Braised String Beans

Hunan Chef

Night Crawler

Roamin' Holiday

Night Crawler

Roamin' Holiday