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May 8, 2009
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August 21, 2009
Tom Cable's Alleged Rodeo Clown Treatment of Assistant Just the Latest in Bay Area Coaching Violence
At least the bull doesn't tell the clown 'I'm going to kill you' By now, even Bay Area readers who can't tell a football from a futbol have heard all about how Oakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable is accused of channeling Ike Turner and hospitalizing assistant coach Randy Hanson by bouncing him o ... More >>
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November 24, 2009
Doggy Bag: The Bloody Mary from Beyond
Miss Bristol County/FlickrFrom the hand of the master.Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Bloody pointless?: NBC Bay Area's Joe Rosato Jr. does a Geraldo-in-Capone's-vault tour behind the walls of Lefty O'Doul's. Rosato: Around another corner, a staggering sight materialized: A ceiling of gl ... More >>
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February 10, 2010
The Bachelorette and the Big City
Miss Bristol County/FlickrFrom the hand of the master.Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Bloody pointless?: NBC Bay Area's Joe Rosato Jr. does a Geraldo-in-Capone's-vault tour behind the walls of Lefty O'Doul's. Rosato: Around another corner, a staggering sight materialized: A ceiling of gl ... More >>
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March 30, 2010
Jumper Talked Down From Lefty O'Doul Bridge
Alexia TsotsisAn apparently suicidal man has ascended the Lefty O'Doul Bridge next to AT&T Park and is purportedly threatening to take his own life. While the bridge is only a few yards over Mission Creek, the man is "not threatening to jump into the water," according to San Francisco Police ... More >>
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April 1, 2010
Negotiator Recalls Talking Jumper Down From Lefty O'Doul Bridge
Alexia TsotsisThis ended about as well as it could for the San Francisco Police Department on TuesdayIn Sergeant Carl T's world, there are three kinds of jumpers: The ones who are going to do it no matter what, the ones who are despondent and you just need to start talking to them, and ... the ot ... More >>
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July 21, 2010
Lefty O'Doul's Arm To Be Reattached Today
The real Lefty, with his lefty intact...The combination of sports, drunkenness, a piano bar, and a mannequin was apparently too much for several bar patrons at Lefty O'Doul's three years back. They wrenched off Lefty's lefty, and scampered off into the San Francisco night. The Chronicle's Scott O ... More >>
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September 23, 2010
Abductor of Lefty O'Doul's Arm to Return to Scene of Crime Tonight
The real Lefty was not harmed during this stuntThis just in: Apparently the Midwestern roustabout who ripped the arm off renowned San Francisco bar mascot Lefty O'Doul some three years ago is returning to the scene of his original act of mutilation tonight -- for a party.Don't worry, folks. This ... More >>
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October 21, 2010
Lefty O'Doul's Schedules Giants Celebration For Tomorrow. Jinx? Don't Bet On It.
Fuck it -- we're going deepOne thing we like about Giants fans -- in addition to their prime physical condition -- is their reckless abandon when it comes to superstition. No worrying about curses here in San Francisco, especially not if you're Lefty O'Doul's.The Union Square piano bar/hofbrau br ... More >>
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November 2, 2010
Giants Fans Line Up at Stadium to Buy World Series Swag
Tom WalshHotcackes never sold so wellHundreds of Giants fans lined up past Juan Marichal, over the Lefty O'Doul Bridge, and snaked close to "Weed Rock" to be the first to pick up a World Series Championship T-Shirt. When it comes to Giants paraphernalia, this city's fans have demonstrated that, i ... More >>
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November 10, 2010
Bouncer: Hanging with drunk folks on the 38 Geary
Tom WalshHotcackes never sold so wellHundreds of Giants fans lined up past Juan Marichal, over the Lefty O'Doul Bridge, and snaked close to "Weed Rock" to be the first to pick up a World Series Championship T-Shirt. When it comes to Giants paraphernalia, this city's fans have demonstrated that, i ... More >>
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December 7, 2010
Fired Santa John Toomey Says Lefty O'Doul's Bar Will Double His Salary
Santa John has, apparently, landed on his feet"Santa John" Toomey, the red-suited local fixture on his way to making national headlines for being canned by Macy's due to a naughty joke, may end up having a very merry Christmas after all. He tells SF Weekly that local bar and eatery Lefty O'Doul's ... More >>
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December 8, 2010
Fired Santa John Toomey Takes Lefty O'Doul's Gig -- Doubles Salary
John Toomey has a new address. And it's not the North Pole."Santa John" Toomey, the 20-year Macy's Kris Kringle who found himself unemployed over the weekend due to an off-color jest, is now the world's most famous bar Santa. No joke. Toomey, 68, has accepted the job he yesterday told SF Weekly h ... More >>
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December 10, 2010
Fired Santa John Toomey Does Jay Leno -- Parade Today Past Macy's
Did John Toomey hand-deliver a lump of coal from a Mr. O'Brien?John Toomey, the fired 20-year Macy's Santa, would never have gone on The Tonight Show if he hadn't told a bad joke. Same with Jay Leno, right? Toomey, dressed in full St. Nick regalia, appeared during the show's monologue last night. ... More >>
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July 8, 2011
Mark Lugo, Picasso Theft Suspect, Says Incident Is "Blown Out of Proportion"
SFPDtete de shame? SF Examiner scored a jailhouse interview with the suspected Picasso thief, Mark Lugo, who was arrested yesterday on suspicion of ripping an original drawing from the wall of a Union Square art gallery. Not to our surprise, Lugo doesn't talk about the case or his defense, but he ... More >>
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July 29, 2011
John Toomey, Santa Fired for Dirty Joke, Found Dead in Hotel
John ToomeyReaders of this blog might recall the saga of John Toomey, the plucked-straight-from-a-Norman-Rockwell-painting Santa lookalike who played the role of Old St. Nick for 20 years at the Macy's in Union Square.Last December, Toomey was fired after grownups complained about a dirty joke he ... More >>
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August 3, 2011
Irish Wake for Santa Claus to be held at Lefty O'Doul's
John ToomeyWe hate to break it you almost as much as you will probably hate to break it to your kids: Santa Claus is dead.Now let's get wasted.
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October 27, 2011
Mark Lugo, Picasso Thief, Is Guilty of Ripping Off Tête de Femme Sketch from Local Museum
This would have made for a great Picasso sketch Considering he was caught on tape parading around with a rare Picasso sketch under his arm, it's not that surprising that Mark Lugo pled guilty today to charges of stealing a $275,000 Picasso sketch from a local gallery. SF Weekly readers might rec ... More >>
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October 28, 2011
Lefty O'Doul's: Another Thief Busted?
A great place to be if you are hungry, bad place to be if you just committed a crimeLefty O'Doul's has garnered quite a reputation, if not for its world-famous working man's grub, then definitely for hiring the potty-mouthed Santa who was canned from Macy's for telling a dirty joke. But more rece ... More >>
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October 31, 2011
The Melt's Grilled Cheese Expansion, Little Bird Flutters Shut, and Moya Ethiopian to Return
The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. The Melt's budding empire, building towards 500 grilled cheese shops, is readying to open three locations next month. City-dwelling-grilled-cheese-fans will find the sandwiches at One Embarcadero Center a ... More >>

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