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BART: How Many Riders at End-of-Line Stations Were Asleep?

If you've ever boarded BART's pre-dawn stockbroker train and mixed among the slumbering financial titans, you may have overheard something curious. The driver announces East Bay stops -- MacArthur, West Oakland, etc. -- in barely a whisper. But, come Embarcadero, he or she will shout "EMBARCADERO! E ... More >>

Sierra Lamar: Police Find Missing Teen's Cellphone

​Police spent the weekend in helicopters searching for 15-year-old Sierra Lamar, who has not been seen since she left for school on Friday. But the only thing they have found is the girl's cellphone, which was located near the side of the road by her home.Police told reporters that they discovered ... More >>

Steve Ruiz, Elusive Hells Angel on the Lam, Finally Arrested in Funeral Killing

​San Jose Police say they caught up with 38-year-old Steve Ruiz in a Fremont motel this weekend, where he was arrested on suspicion of killing fellow Hells Angels member Steve Tausan. Police say they "developed information in their investigation" revealing Ruiz's whereabouts: a Days Inn Motel on W ... More >>

Fall Arts: What Fall Movies to Seek Out

Cops Crack Down on Cyclists

Don't worry, son. I have handbrakes. ​The hefty cop with the handlebar mustache had a problem with a handlebar of a different sort. "Look," he yelled at the despondent fixie-riding hipster he'd just flagged down, "do you have brakes on this thing or not?" This didn't happen just once. At least one ... More >>

Food Trucks Roll Into New Permanent Truck Stop Near Transbay Terminal

Luis Chong​As you read this, three food trucks are already dishing out the first curry and cupcakes at a new location that appears to be about as permanent as food truck spots get. The spot, named Truck Stop, is an alley off Mission between First and Fremont streets. It's open to the trucks b ... More >>

Kati Rolls, Three-Fingered Gamblers, and Holy Cannoli: This Week in Food Bloggery

Amanderson2/FlickrA kati-roll vendor in Kolkota.​Five highlights from the blogs this week: 1. John Birdsall interviews Annamika Khanna from Kasa about the closing of her Marina branch, learns why she's doing weekly vegan dinners at the Corner if she eats dairy herself, and gets the sad news that ... More >>

How Scary Will the New Transbay Transit Center Sculpture Be?

Courtesy of Tim Hawkinson and Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects​It's reasonable to expect that the transformation of the now-destroyed structure once known as San Francisco's Transbay Terminal into a glistening new hub for high-speed rail will be for the best. In its final years, the old Transbay Term ... More >>

Santa Rita Inmate Walks Out of Jail and Escapes

No problem​An inmate broke free from Santa Rita jail this week, in what is being dubbed one of the easiest and most low-key prison escapes in recent history. Alameda County sheriff deputies noticed that 21-year-old Ismael Cesda, also known as Ismael Ramirez, was missing during Tuesday night's head ... More >>

JapaCurry Lands New Spots Downtown, Reaches Compromise on Mission St.

Marti L./YelpThe Japanese curry truck has two new spots in the FiDi, including one owner Jay Hamada is nervous about disclosing.​After a few negotiating sessions with the Police Department's permits officer, JapaCurry owner Jay Hamada thinks he's found a solution to his location woes Downtown ... More >>

Grilled Tri-Tip Sandwich from Town Hall BBQ

John BirdsallGrilled tri-tip sandwich ($9.50).​Thursday, August 12, 2010 Maybe it's the relentlessly gray weather, but Town Hall BBQ ― the summer-long lunchtime cookout behind the Rosenthal brothers' kitchen ― seems drained of some of the tasty it had back in April, when the season began. ... More >>

T.G.I. Frisco: San Francisco's Dearth of Chain Restaurants

Kevin Y./YelpOkay, so we do have an Olive Garden out near S.F. State.​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Yesterday at LA Weekly's Squid Ink, SFoodie's sister food blog with the WTF name, editor Amy Scattergood passed along a list from Nation's Restaurant News of America's 15 favorite casual- ... More >>

Cow Palace Farmers' Market Starts Quietly

Urban Village The Cow Palace Farmers' Market takes place Saturdays through mid-October.​What would happen if there was a farmers' market and nobody showed up? That's sort of what happened last Saturday, when a first-ever market debuted at the Cow Palace, with just about zero fanfare. Organize ... More >>

Busy Day on BART Tracks: Parolee Chase, Passenger Trapped Beneath Train

​Passengers in BART trains spent an ungodly amount of time stuck going nowhere today, but it could always be worse. You could be stuck beneath the train, which was the case at Embarcadero not long ago. Major delays are in effect, and the condition of the rider is not currently known.

Tesla Motors IPO (TSLA) Trading Above Expectations at $18.13

​Tesla Motors Inc.'s initial public offering of shares was trading at Tuesday at $18.13, above market expectations  of $14 to $16 each, according to NASDAQ.The Bay Area-based electric automaker had hoped to earn $209.7 million if shares sold at $15, with every extra dollar per share worth $11 ... More >>

Mission Beach Cafe Brings Back Tuesday Smokers, Part of S.F.'s Upscale BBQ Trend

ifoodufood/FlickrMission Beach Cafe and Town Hall BBQ (pictured) are part of the seasonal pop-up trend.​We don't know if Mission Beach Cafe's Bill Clarke and Alan Carter hold to the no-white-shoes-before-Memorial-Day rule, but they do believe the holiday marks the beginning of barbecue season. For ... More >>

Obama Rakes in $1.7 Million in San Francisco, Takes On Heckler

Jason KinneyHeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey, Barack! How's my second-favorite Democratic presidential candidate? ​Nice work if you can get it: President Barack Obama hit up San Franciscans yesterday to the tune of $1.7 million. Sen. Barbara Boxer's vulnerable re-election campaign will benefit to the tune of $60 ... More >>

Chairman Bao is Already Controversial, But is it Worth Fighting Over?

Tamara PalmerBaked bao with Chinese spiced duck confit and mango salad.​Chairman Bao launched just yesterday and is already embroiled in controversy, but that didn't stop us from crossing the (invisible) picket line today as it parked for its second day of operation in front of Economy Restaur ... More >>

Will Gizmodo Shield Law Defense Extend to Serial-Killer Journalists?

Demonic killer Jason Voorhees: Protected under California's Shield Law?​Some of you out there may have been following a novel effort to further stretch California's famously broad Shield Law. Down in Fremont, gadget-blog Gizmodo Editor Jason Chen and his employers at Gawker Media are arguing that ... More >>

What to Have for Lunch Today: Andouille Po Boy at Town Hall BBQ

John BirdsallHouse-made andouille sausage po boy, sauteed peppers, Creole mustard ($8).​Fri., April 16, 2010 John Birdsall​Launched Tuesday, this year's lunchtime outdoor Town Hall annex is hewing closely to last year's: same ribs, same fried chicken sandwich, same office-cube workers i ... More >>

Town Hall BBQ Rained Out Today, Hoping for Tuesday Launch

John BirdsallAin't happenin' today: St. Louis ribs from last year's summer-long outdoor Town Hall BBQ.​Like spring baseball, outdoor barbecue is sensitive to rain delays. Though Town Hall had hoped to restart its weekday al fresco barbecue today, the threat of rain killed the restaurant's plan ... More >>

Vain S.F.: Trims, Lashes, and Bare Skin- Oh, My.

We realized that when we wrote about the best places to hook up in the city we threw you out of your crammed apartment into the love-filled streets of our fine city without a beauty parachute. Worse, it's the season of Pretty Face, meaning we ate so much over the holidays we're relying on our cute m ... More >>

Bay Area News Group East Bay's Newsrooms Just Got a Lot Roomier -- 17 Shown the Door

http://www.big13.netAnd the time for newsroom layoffs -- is nowAn e-mail ominously titled "staff changes" was moments ago circulated to employees of the Bay Area News Group in the East Bay. Kevin Keane -- the chain's executive editor and the author of the memo -- seems to have the same definition of ... More >>

Teamsters Picket Fremont Plant That Will Soon Print Chronicle; Union Drivers Refuse to Deliver Ink

It'll take more than waving a sign to keep ink out of the future Chronicle printing plantRome Aloise, the principal officer of the Teamsters Local 853 calls to inform SF Weekly that his union continues to picket outside the massive Fremont printing plant that will soon have copies of the San Francis ... More >>

Street Food to Star at Oakland's Eat Real Festival in August

Nothing is hotter these days than street food, but some of the newest sidewalk chefs are rolling out their carts without the blessings of local authorities. Even if you track them down via Twitter, you may show up to find they've been busted before you get there. If you're hungry for the latest, ... More >>

SF Weekly Letters

California Cities and Same-Sex Couples Join SF's Prop. 8 Challenge

By Lauren SmileyThe San Francisco city attorney filed an amended petition (note: PDF file) challenging the constitutionality of Prop. 8 in the state Supreme Court Wednesday, adding seven same-sex married couples and 11 more cities and counties as parties. The amended filing also argues that Prop. 8 ... More >>

Hot Documents: Here are the Receipts for Chinese Bureaucrats Who Enjoyed San Francisco 'Homosexual Show'

"All reactionaries are paper tigers ... and those who leave documents on the train about going to San Francisco sex shows are just plain dumb." A cadre of Chinese officials who blew through around $94,000 of the Glorious Taxpayers' money on a recent junket to the United States are in hot water after ... More >>

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Repertory Film Listings

The Little Tribe That Could

As descendants of San Francisco’s aboriginal people, the Muwekma Ohlone Indian tribe seldom gets much respect. But that could be about to change.

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Feast of the Senses

The films may have been silent, but the food spoke volumes

Safe Harbor

At Harbor Village, the Cantonese nights are more exciting than the dim sum days

Town and Out

One exceptional meal is overshadowed by two subsequent setbacks

Brain Drain

We know words like "propinquity." So are we smart enough for Mensa?

The Church of Trillin

Our critic, an early convert, attends a revival meeting and genuflects at the altar of Shalimar

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Filmjunkie Underground Film Festival; First Person Plural

Smackdown!

If you think pro wrestling is outrageous, you should see the battles that go on among the sport's local promoters

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Dream Schemer

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