Millbrae

Bay Area Man Sues Company Over Unwanted Flirting Tips

​A Bay Area man has insisted he doesn't need help picking up chicks. To prove this, Andrew Humble, a Millbrae resident,  filed a lawsuit in San Francisco this week, claiming a Georgia-based company sent him "flirting tips" via text message -- and then charged him for the dating advice without ... More >>

R.I.P. Ronnie Montrose, Bay Area Rock Guitarist, 1947-2012

Ronnie Montrose, the intense guitarist and songwriter who led the band Montrose and helped bring Sammy Hagar to the world's attention, died Saturday, March, 3, of complications from prostate cancer, according to a posting on his website. He was 64. Throughout a 40-year career, Montrose worked with ... More >>

The Doughnut Burger: Dining with the Devil

Carina OstLucifer melting​Here's some new burger lingo, courtesy of the new Civic Center-area restaurant Little Griddle: a Lucifer burger. You might think that means flames of hellfire or hot sauce, but gluttony will also get you to hell. In this case, the devil resides in a bacon cheeseburger ... More >>

Videogame Competition at S.F. Libarary Comes as Surprise to Librarian

​Of all the libraries in the city, you might think it odd that little old Bernal Heights would be the one tapped to host a national competition. So does the librarian there. On the American Library Association website, Bernal is listed as San Francisco's participating branch in Saturday's "Nationa ... More >>

BART Delays for City-Bound Riders

​It's going to be one of those Mondays for BART riders heading toward the city from San Francisco Airport and Millbrae. A "trackside problem" or "equipment problem" at SFO has led to delays of 20 to 30 minutes for trains headed toward the city. BART is still experiencing residual delays following ... More >>

S.F. is special, even when it comes to raw sewage

​It's going to be one of those Mondays for BART riders heading toward the city from San Francisco Airport and Millbrae. A "trackside problem" or "equipment problem" at SFO has led to delays of 20 to 30 minutes for trains headed toward the city. BART is still experiencing residual delays following ... More >>

Bomb Scare Shuts Down Millbrae Station

Hiya Swanhuyser ​SF Weekly received calls from inconvenienced riders noting that a suspicious package has shut down the Millbrae station, curtailing all rail service (as you can see from the snap above taken at the Cal Trains station on Fourth and King). Naturally, you should alter your travel pla ... More >>

Sweet Beat: Charlotte's Confections' Peanut Butter Caramel Twists

These addictive chews were spotted at Faletti Foods (308 Broderick at Fell), a gourmet grocer with discerning aisles filled with local and organic products. Charlotte's Confections was an unfamiliar brand, but a little digging revealed that it's actually the wholesale end of Shaw's of Millbrae (1 ... More >>

An Honest Drunk: Inebriated S.F. Driver Waves Off Sobriety Test, Admits He's Plastered

Ya got me, officer...In a scene ripped straight from the Kris Kristofferson/Johnny Cash ditty "Sunday Morning Coming Down" (Well I woke up Sunday morning/ With no way to hold my head that didn't hurt/ And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad/ So I had one more for dessert), cops from San Francisc ... More >>

Take the Rude Train

BART riders won't give up their seats for a pregnant woman.

Your Inappropriate Sexual Conduct With Minors Roundup

BART riders won't give up their seats for a pregnant woman.

Chron Watch's #1 Star - Caltrans Director Bijan Sartipi

BART riders won't give up their seats for a pregnant woman.

BART to Change Its Maps

BART riders won't give up their seats for a pregnant woman.

Desperately Seeking Soup Dumplings: Bay Area Xiao Long Bao

BART riders won't give up their seats for a pregnant woman.

Desperately Seeking Soup Dumplings: Bay Area Xiao Long Bao

BART riders won't give up their seats for a pregnant woman.

LastNight: Menomena at the Independent Friday, June 8, 2007

BART riders won't give up their seats for a pregnant woman.

Walking the Line

The SFPD says Daniel Dennard is a gangster, thief, and killer. There’s just one problem: They can’t prove anything.

Fire Away!

A judge has overturned the ban on handguns passed by S.F. voters last November. Are you worried about firearms flooding our streets? Take this quiz and find out!

Sun Ra

Sun Ra Research CD Two

Fast Times at Marin Catholic High

A case that the Archdiocese of San Francisco apparently doesn't want you to know about

Festivals and Fairs

A case that the Archdiocese of San Francisco apparently doesn't want you to know about

Of Love and Natalise

She dreams of being the next Janet Jackson, but she's just a Stanford grad who sings syrupy pop, looks absolutely fab, and makes local teens swoon.

Which, come to think of it, may be enough, for everyone involved.

To Sun Ra With Love

The Hinds brothers make art about -- and inspired by -- Saturn's most influential musician

Breath of Understanding

Pondering the questions raised by the international reach of the Ethnic Dance Festival

The Perfect Crime

For 20 years, South American thieves have been stealing millions of dollars in gems and jewelry from traveling salespeople in San Francisco. And no one -- not the cops, jewelers, or insurance companies -- has the slightest idea how to stop them.

Dog Bites

Who Still Wants to Be a Millionaire?; Bush Leads Prop. L by 337 Votes; Readers’ Freeway Comments

A Killer Dies, a Mystery Lingers

Hashem Zayed's death in prison leaves his motive for a bizarre murder unresolved

Dog Bites

Planetary alignment, book proposals, and parking speculation

Night Crawler

Suspended Adulation

Break Science

What does DJ Marz do as a turntablist? Everything. All the time.

The Vintage People

Long before there was a swing-dancing fad, there were the vintagely correct, who live the 1940s all day, every day, everywhere

By Joel P. Engardio

Long before there was a swing-dancing fad, there were the vintagely correct, who live the 1940s all day, every day, everywhere

Reviews

Long before there was a swing-dancing fad, there were the vintagely correct, who live the 1940s all day, every day, everywhere

Support Your Local Embezzler

Hometown thieves we'll tolerate, but not southern sexists

Ending Up on Top

Twenty-five years after its doors opened, SOMA dance club the Endup joyously (and not so joyously) remembers its past

Dog Bites

Twenty-five years after its doors opened, SOMA dance club the Endup joyously (and not so joyously) remembers its past

Fading Flower

Twenty-five years after its doors opened, SOMA dance club the Endup joyously (and not so joyously) remembers its past

A Short-Order Murder

The diner manager told the cook not to prepare the poached eggs a pretty woman had ordered. The next day, the cook shot the manager to death. They had worked together amicably for 20 years. The unanswerable why of it all will haunt family and friends fore

Letters

The diner manager told the cook not to prepare the poached eggs a pretty woman had ordered. The next day, the cook shot the manager to death. They had worked together amicably for 20 years. The unanswerable why of it all will haunt family and friends fore

The Grid

The diner manager told the cook not to prepare the poached eggs a pretty woman had ordered. The next day, the cook shot the manager to death. They had worked together amicably for 20 years. The unanswerable why of it all will haunt family and friends fore

The Grid

The diner manager told the cook not to prepare the poached eggs a pretty woman had ordered. The next day, the cook shot the manager to death. They had worked together amicably for 20 years. The unanswerable why of it all will haunt family and friends fore

State and National Candidates

The diner manager told the cook not to prepare the poached eggs a pretty woman had ordered. The next day, the cook shot the manager to death. They had worked together amicably for 20 years. The unanswerable why of it all will haunt family and friends fore

The DA's Svengali

Earlier this year, the District Attorney's Office was flirting with farce. Then Terence Hallinan called in David Millstein.

Dead Heat

Despite the deaths of Aaron Williams and Mark Garcia, the SFPD continues to use pepper spray on suspects who stand a good chance of dying in custody.

Other Worlds, Other Sounds

Korla Pandit and the secret museum of mankind

Fire Trek

Why do San Francisco emergency workers live so far away?