San Francisco Bay

Man's Body Found Floating in the Bay

The body of a 50-year-old man was found drifting in the San Francisco Bay yesterday evening, according to police. A San Francisco fire boat notified police at about 5:20 p.m. after finding the body floating in the water between Pier 33 and Treasure Island, said Sgt, Dennis Toomer.

Living History

Zagat Misspells 'San Francisco' on 2013 Restaurant Guide Cover

Zagat made a few blunders for the release of the 2013 San Francisco Bay Restaurant guide, Inside Scoop noticed yesterday, including spelling the name of 'San Francisco' wrong on the book's spine. The new guide to the city's best restaurants wasn't supposed to go out at all, and the company is curre ... More >>

Oysters in the Bay: If We Fund It, They Will Come. Or Not.

Coachella Cruise: Let's Imagine What Other Music Festivals' Cruises Could Be Like

Our sea legs are still a little shaky from the news earlier this week that Coachella, the annual bare midriff convention of Indio, Calif., is going on a cruise. But then we thought the Bruise Cruise was totally weird. And actually, a cruise boat where Pulp plays and you get to go wine-tasting with J ... More >>

The Bay Guardian Finally Drops Trou

After the Examiner brought the San Francisco Bay Guardian earlier this year, the paper's publisher vowed that not only would the city's most progressive paper still be progressive, but it would get "progressively more progressive."We didn't know that was possible, but now we see -- literally -- that ... More >>

Summer Guide: Bars on the Bay to Watch the America's Cup

San Francisco Bay-Delta Longfin Smelt Could Become Extinct

​The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service needs you and conservation partners to help save the dwindling San Francisco Bay-Delta longfin smelt population. Once the most abundant fish population in the San Francisco Bay-Delta, the state says the 4-to-6-inch estuarine fish are at a record low for the f ... More >>

Man Jumps from Pier After "Aggravating" Phone Call

Mila Zinkova​The U.S. Coast Guard has been scouring the waters of the San Francisco Bay since last night when a man reportedly jumped from a pier near Fort Mason after what appeared to be an irritating phone conversation.According to news outlets, set-up crews for a business party event reported s ... More >>

Wine Clubs Are the Coffin Nails of Rock 'n' Roll

Remember the good old days, when wine clubs were exclusively the pastime of pretentious assholes/your parents? Those days are over: Rolling Stone magazine just announced its own scheme to sell bottles of fermented grape juice to baby boomers with nothing better to blow their pension checks on. So w ... More >>

Fresh Herring to Be Sold in SF This Winter

fresh herring​Ever wonder where the many tons of fish landed by San Francisco Bay's commercial herring fleet throughout the winter go? There's a growing market for local and sustainable seafood, but the bay's herring -- an inexpensive fish that lends itself to a variety of preparations -- doesn't ... More >>

Bay Guardian Isn't So Progressive When It Comes to Getting Naked

A while back we gave the San Francisco Examiner a hard time for its bizarre female-unfriendly practices -- and we stand by it! But it turns out that strained gender relations seem to be a problem even for local newspapers at the other end of the political spectrum. The San Francisco Bay Gu ... More >>

TV Show Reveals Swan Oyster Depot's Secret Stew

Chris MacArthur​Swan Oyster Depot has a secret: if you ask nicely, owner Tommy Sancimino might make you an oyster stew that TV host Ben Sargent called "one of the best stews I've ever had." SFoodie learned this because we've seen Tuesday's new episode of "Hook, Line and Dinner," which airs at ... More >>

Monk's Kettle Readies the Abbot's Cellar, Continues Beer Dinner Program

Jason HenryA roasted veal loin makes great beer cuisine.​It's clear that the folks at Monk's Kettle care about beer. A cellar beneath the ground holds a treasure trove of unique and vintage beers. A staggering array of goblets and chalices makes us want to run away and pursue a career in glass ... More >>

Angel Islanders

No. 20: Sardine and Avocado Toasts from Contigo

Christian HaasContigo's sardine and avocado toasts, $2.50 a piece.​SFoodie's countdown of our 92 favorite things to eat and drink in San Francisco, 2011 edition. Here in California, ingredients rule the table. Excellent, impeccable produce and proteins, minimally manipulated, almost always resul ... More >>

Pension Costs to Skyrocket for Key S.F. City Unions

Are Oysters Dying Out?

No more oysters? Zut alors!​Oysters can definitively be counted among Things San Franciscans Love. Whether opening our wallets for those tasty bivalves at the Ferry Building or taking a Zipcar up to Tomales Bay for a picnic of raw shellfish, we show our love for the oyster in countless ways.So it ... More >>

SF Weekly Settles Pricing Lawsuit

​​SF Weekly today settled the below-cost pricing lawsuit filed against it in 2004 by the San Francisco Bay Guardian. The agreement, under which the parties have resolved and settled their differences on mutually acceptable terms, brings the legal action to an end. Details are not being disclosed ... More >>

Guardian Parrots Propaganda in Endorsement Issue

War is peace, freedom is slavery, and ignorance is strength. Vote YES, YES, YES on public power!​The San Francisco Bay Guardian's "How You Should Think" edition hit newsstands this morning. It's not surprising to see the Guardian inform its readers to do everything organized labor would wish of th ... More >>

Dead Sea

An unpublished study shows the surprisingly lethal effects of the Cosco Busan oil spill. Why are government scientists helping the ship's owner keep it a secret?

The Gathering Storm: Rainy-Day Pix From Our Favorite Floating Photographer

Last year, one of the most-viewed stories on this site was a series of stomach-churning photographs of a sea storm just outside San Francisco Bay snapped by tugboat chef and ace photographer Gabor Gardonyi.Gardonyi later sent us beautiful photos of sunsets and porpoises frolicking in the Bay. Now, h ... More >>

Delightful Day at Sea Captured in Heart-Warming Photos

All photos | Gabor GardonyiClick on photos for a larger version​Last week, Gabor Gardonyi, a chef on tugboats running up and down the Pacific Coast, sent SF Weekly some primo shots of his vessel, the Sound Reliance, being buffeted by large waves just south of San Francisco. We titled the story ... More >>

Have You Seen This Alleged Mission Bay Serial Wallet Thief?

Red shoes!​It seems this is the year for folks to plunder weekly newspapers. Over the summer, some unknown miscreant drove off with the San Francisco Bay Guardian's eye-catching van, eventually ditching the vehicle in Sea Cliff where it stuck out like ... vestiges of the Guardian in Sea Cliff. Now ... More >>

Fishermen, Seafood Company File $10M Suit Against Oil-Spilling Dubai Star Ship

An duck soaked with oil by the 2007 Cosco Busan spill​What happens when two incensed fisherman and a seafood company owner walk into a lawyer's office? The answer is no joke, but the intuitive -- a lawsuit. Crab fisherman Mark Russo, herring fisherman Ron Alioti, and seafood company owner Russell ... More >>

It's Your Friday Morning News Quiz!

What was the F'd up part of the bridge again?​This was a week for openings. The bridge opened, a sex club opened in one of the city's least sexy locales, and, speaking of openness and sexiness, an elephantine state Assemblyman was remarkably frank with his astoundingly filthy claims of sexual conq ... More >>

Movie Night With the 9/11 Truthers -- Conspiracy Theories, Bad Music, and, Hey! Free Popcorn!

​An evening at the 9/11 Film Festival -- sponsored by, among others, the San Francisco Bay Guardian -- which commenced last night at the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland. The vibe here is mild, friendly, and decidedly Baby Boomerish. The guy who takes my ticket jovially announces that there's "fre ... More >>

Bay Guardian's 'Free Issue' Leaves Out Its Favorite Category: Free Editorial Labor

An intern in search of a paycheck? Normally, we give the San Francisco Bay Guardian a hard time about their newspaper, which we find to be more of a left-wing propaganda sheet full of regurgitated stories and knee-jerk diatribes. But we have say, t ... More >>

SF Weekly Birdwatching: Blue Heron Sighting at Mission Creek

Getting the J.O'B Done

Wednesday Photos: Parade of Sail

Farewell, Ferry Queen

The Year of Living Practically Green

How to save the environment without being extreme

Oil Spill Raises Bay Terrorism Issues: Pelosi Spills The Beans

Oil Spill Alert -- Bay Ships Getting Bigger, Ports To Get Busier

Foggy Bridge Wine Cruise: Marin County Meets Fantasy Island

Foggy Bridge Wine Cruise: Marin County Meets Fantasy Island

The Snitch's Overly Cursory Look at San Francisco's Daily Front Pages -- June 6, 2007

Nights at the Races

How to sail the bay for free this summer

Reason to Question

Is the Bay Guardian's lawsuit against SF Weekly connected to Bruce B. Brugmann's unfortunate business judgments?

Fishing on the Dock of the Bay

Too many fishermen are still unaware of the dangers of consuming San Francisco Bay seafood

Fishy Forage

Set sail with the whales

At Play on the Bay

Best Cross-City Hike

Night Crawler

Night Crawler

SFO3 1996

Chatterbox

Chatterbox

Chatterbox