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May 25, 2012
Town's End Brunch: Sweet Beginnings by the Bay
Town's End Restaurant & Bakery, as its name suggests, is tucked into a corner just off the Embarcadero steps away from the San Francisco Bay. It makes for good people watching, as the city's lively inhabitants pour into AT&T Park, cars zoom over the Bay Bridge and you play tourist for a day, ... More >>
Blogs
May 24, 2012
Elderly Woman Carjacked in Financial District, Two Arrested
Two men led police on a high-speed chase across the Bay Bridge after carjacking an elderly woman in the city's Financial District. Officer Albie Esparza says the 83-year-old woman was parked in her van on the corner of Battery and Washington streets at about 1:40 a.m. when two men approached her and ... More >>
Blogs
May 9, 2012
Vidal Sassoon: Hairdresser and Philosopher
Hair snobs everywhere are mourning the death today of Vidal Sassoon, the British guru who was best known for his wash 'n wear hairstyles. We were delighted that a quick search in the SF Weekly archives revealed a random Q&A with Sassoon shortly after then-Mayor Willie Brown signed a proclamation ... More >>
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May 2, 2012
Span of Knowledge
Hair snobs everywhere are mourning the death today of Vidal Sassoon, the British guru who was best known for his wash 'n wear hairstyles. We were delighted that a quick search in the SF Weekly archives revealed a random Q&A with Sassoon shortly after then-Mayor Willie Brown signed a proclamation ... More >>
Blogs
March 29, 2012
Manufacturing Group Calls Bay Bridge an "Icon of Embarrassment"
As a tourist, you might refer to the Bay Bridge as a spectacular sight; as a local, you will probably call it congested. But embarrassing? Now that's one adjective that doesn't come to mind when you stare at one of the city's prized landmarks.However, a group of American manufacturers are calling ... More >>
Blogs
March 6, 2012
DRINK 2012 Promises Boozy Tastings and Cocktail Competitions
This Saturday, come watch some of San Francisco's best bartenders work at DRINK, SF Weekly's second annual celebration of all that is alcoholic. Taste your way through dozens of cocktail components like Carpano Antica, Templeton Rye, Fever Tree tonic, Zacapa Tequila, and St. George's new botani ... More >>
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February 29, 2012
They Built This City
This Saturday, come watch some of San Francisco's best bartenders work at DRINK, SF Weekly's second annual celebration of all that is alcoholic. Taste your way through dozens of cocktail components like Carpano Antica, Templeton Rye, Fever Tree tonic, Zacapa Tequila, and St. George's new botani ... More >>
Blogs
February 20, 2012
Bay Bridge Back Open
The upper deck of the Bay Bridge is back open this morning, 24 hours ahead of schedule. This is newsworthy if for no other reason than the fact that Caltrans never does anything on time, much less ahead of schedule. But Caltrans says it was the good weather that motivated the speedy construction ... More >>
Blogs
February 17, 2012
President's Day Weekend: Another Carmaggedon?
Closed for businessWhat better way to celebrate the Great Emancipator than with hair-pulling traffic and even more of a clusterfuck than usual for Bay Area commuters? The westbound deck of the Bay Bridge heading into San Francisco will be closed at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17, until 5 a.m. on Tues ... More >>
Blogs
December 5, 2011
Bay Bridge Bus Crash Clogs Morning Commute, Injuries 1
Well, this is what it feels likeTraffic headed into San Francisco is backed up on the Bay Bridge after an early morning crash shutdown a lane.The far left westbound lane is closed after an AC Transit bus collided with three other vehicles shortly after 6 a.m. According to media reports, the bus d ... More >>
Blogs
December 1, 2011
Occupy SF: Should Protesters Stay or Should They Go? (Video)
Noon came and went without action at Justin Herman Plaza today, the deadline by which the city wanted the Occupy SF tents to move to a new site near 16th and Mission streets -- and still there was no consensus among campers about whether the group should move or not. (The guy above certainly wasn ... More >>
News
November 30, 2011
The Old Gray Mare: At 75, the Bay Bridge Remains Hardworking and Overlooked
Noon came and went without action at Justin Herman Plaza today, the deadline by which the city wanted the Occupy SF tents to move to a new site near 16th and Mission streets -- and still there was no consensus among campers about whether the group should move or not. (The guy above certainly wasn ... More >>
Blogs
November 14, 2011
"Emperor Norton Bridge" Turns 75
The man, the bridge, the resolution...Other than partially collapsing, falling apart, and swelling into a costly boondoggle, San Franciscans don't think much about the Bay Bridge. For 75 years now it's been an ugly duckling and an afterthought. So most of us probably don't remember that our Board ... More >>
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October 19, 2011
Love Letter to a Big Metal Workhorse
The man, the bridge, the resolution...Other than partially collapsing, falling apart, and swelling into a costly boondoggle, San Franciscans don't think much about the Bay Bridge. For 75 years now it's been an ugly duckling and an afterthought. So most of us probably don't remember that our Board ... More >>
Blogs
August 8, 2011
Pizza and Belly Dancing, Taking on a Curse While Making Fresh Tofu, and More
The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Last week we mentioned two pizza places eyeing S.F., the opening of Pachino, and the shutdown of PizzaHacker. Just in case that wasn't enough pizza news, Fisherman's Wharf is getting ready to welcome a ne ... More >>
Blogs
August 4, 2011
Dubstep Takes Over the Fillmore District This Saturday, Rest of the World Soon After
Irie Cartel is one of the DJ groups performing at the free Fillmore Dub Music Festival on Saturday.If you're reading this blog, you've probably already heard of it -- it's heavy, it wobbles, and it's not the Bay Bridge. A fast-growing electronica genre with roots in reggae and dub music, du ... More >>
Blogs
May 17, 2011
Bay Bridge Explorer App Lets You Drive on New Bridge
The ever-changing shape of the San Francisco Bay Bridge is about shift again over Memorial Day weekend as part of a larger effort to retrofit one of the world's busiest bridges. And as you might recall, drivers don't adapt well to the abrupt changes. Remember the confusion and crashes on th ... More >>
Blogs
May 17, 2011
In Case You Were Wondering, Jello Biafra Hates S.F.'s High-Tech Geeks and "Shitty Indie-Pop Bands"
Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of MedicineJello Biafra, the former high-pitched voice of the Dead Kennedys, isn't known for holding his tongue. Whether he's helming a punk rock band, running his Alternative Tentacles label, or even just speaking onstage, the guy always has something - ... More >>
Blogs
April 12, 2011
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan Crosses Bay Bridge to Poach from San Francisco
Says the weather in Oakland is ... magicalLast week, we gave you a rundown of San Jose's inferiority complex -- how badly does it want to be San Francisco? While lawmakers in the South Bay stoop to low levels as they try to poach Twitter away from us, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan is doing a little pre ... More >>
Blogs
January 4, 2011
Cosco Busan Operators Agree to Pay San Francisco Fishermen $3.65 Million
The hull of the Cosco Busan following its 2007 accidentTwo international shipping companies have agreed to pay San Francisco's commercial fishermen $3.65 million in damages for an oil spill that occurred after the Cosco Busan container ship crashed into the Bay Bridge in 2007.The settlement, anno ... More >>
Blogs
December 21, 2010
What Music Fans Would Avoid If BART Ran Later
Yeah, we'd probably see some more of this.Hey, club- and concert-goers: someday you may not have to leave weekend events early to get back to the side of the bay on which you live!By which we mean that BART is considering the possibility of running trains later on the weekends, partially for ... More >>
Blogs
December 9, 2010
Craig Carlos-Valentino, Accused Bay Bridge Gunman, In Court Today
Accused Bay Bridge traffic-stopper Craig Carlos-ValentinoYesterday, a rain-related six-car crash slowed Bay Bridge traffic to a crawl. Today it was fog. But on Nov. 11, it was something wholly other. Craig Carlos-Valentino is charged with pulling over his black SUV on the westbound upper deck dur ... More >>
Blogs
November 15, 2010
Craig Carlos-Valentino, Accused Bay Bridge Gunman, Facing Charges
Accused Bay Bridge traffic-stopper Craig Carlos-ValentinoCraig Carlos-Valentino, the 51-year-old Antioch driver accused of shutting down the Bay Bridge while he waved about a pistol and told authorities there were explosives in his SUV, will be arraigned in San Francisco Monday morning. Carlos-Va ... More >>
Blogs
November 11, 2010
Bay Bridge Gunman Currently at San Francisco CHP Office
Sky1RonTraffic was halted this morning when a gunman acted out on the Bay BridgeThe gun-toting driver who halted westbound traffic on the Bay Bridge this morning with bomb threats is currently in custody at the San Francisco CHP office. "Obviously, we have a few questions for him," said Californi ... More >>
Blogs
November 10, 2010
Lazer Sword's 'Beast's Reprise' Video: Face Blowin' Up on the Bay?
Where is this?Bryant Rutledge and Antaeus Roy, the button-mashers behind Lazer Sword, don't live in S.F. anymore, but we still consider this a hometown act. Maybe that's separation anxiety or misplaced affection, or maybe it's justified. Making us think the latter is this, the latest video for ... More >>
Blogs
October 22, 2010
San Francycle: Where the Art Bikes Are
Last week, we asked, "where are all the art bikes?" And delightfully, you answered. And better yet, there's an opportunity to see a bunch this weekend. For nearly 25 years, a man named Slimm Buick has been crafting bikes into works of art. You can catch a glimpse of him in Automorphosis, H ... More >>
Blogs
August 6, 2010
Transbay Terminal Closing Tonight -- Last Pics
The last bus will groan out of the creaky old Transbay Terminal at about fifteen past midnight on Saturday. The site of countless San Francisco arrivals and departures since 1939 will close down to the public for good and face the wrecking ball to make way for the Transbay Transit Center over the ne ... More >>
Blogs
July 8, 2010
Golden State Warriors' Bay Bridge Logo Arriving This Week From China
For the bridge, it's a great time out...How overdue is the erection of the eastern span of the Bay Bridge? Well, the Golden State Warriors couldn't wait for the span to actually exist before adopting it as their new logo. With portions of the signature tower sections set to arrive in Oakland tomo ... More >>
Blogs
July 2, 2010
It's Your Friday Morning News Quiz!
Man-oh-Manischewitz, it was an interesting week. How interesting? This interesting: 1. Alleged gangster Charles "Cheese" Heard was found guilty of murdering and robbing a man of what unique pendant?A. A gold-coated scarab beetleB. An actual-sized Mercedes hubcapC. A bejeweled recreation of Bamm-B ... More >>
Blogs
July 1, 2010
New Rule For Casual Carpoolers: Pony Up a Buck
At the corner of Howard and Fremont this morning -- the first day of the $2.50 Bay Bridge carpool toll -- the casual carpoolers disembarked out of virtual strangers' vehicles just the same as they did yesterday and every other morning in past decades. Yet some were a dollar poorer.
Blogs
June 21, 2010
The Bridge Isn't Built, But the Bike Path Might Be Moving
www.sfbike.orgToday, the CA Assembly's Committee on Transportation approved a bill that would permit the SF Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) to use toll-generated funds to finance a bicycle-pedestrian-maintenance pathway on the West Span of the new Bay Bridge. The West Span refers to the bridge ... More >>
Blogs
June 8, 2010
Golden State Warriors' New Logo Incorporates Yet-To-Be-Built Bay Bridge
Let's get this out of the way: We like it. We hated Thunder and do not mourn his passing. The Golden State Warriors' new logo, clearly modeled after the yet-to-be-erected eastern span of the Bay Bridge, brings us a wave of nostalgia the team's play of late has not. Not only are the new-old (old-n ... More >>
Blogs
April 2, 2010
Engineers Baffled By Claims Bay Bridge Suffering From 75-Year-Old Design Flaw
Amazing scenes were witnessed today...A recent article in the Examiner trumpeted a claim that ought to make every San Francisco commuter of the past 75 years grateful he didn't end up unexpectedly swimming to work: "Bay Bridge Eyebar Woes Date To 1930s." But, reading the article, the premise appe ... More >>
Blogs
February 16, 2010
Tomorrow in 'Eat': Jonathan Kauffman Has the Last Word on Commis
star5112/FlickrJames Syhabout (center) presides over an Oakland restaurant that's sparked disagreement among local critics.Of all the Bay Area restaurants that opened in 2009, none made the sparks fly like Commis. The tiny Oakland showplace by S.F. expat James Syhabout left some critics ready ... More >>
Blogs
February 3, 2010
Baylinks: Dolores Park, Bacon Cookies, & Creepy Murals
flickr/concordancethecowYeah, so Dolores will close for renovations. Pour some Tecate tall-boy our for the bros. [Uptown Almanac]Bacon! Snickerdoodles! Recipe! [Jun-Blog]Oakland city attorney files suit against immigration consultants. [Oakland North]This animal mural is really...intense. [We Bui ... More >>
Music
December 2, 2009
Kev Choice’s song a day series gives Bay Area concerns a beat
flickr/concordancethecowYeah, so Dolores will close for renovations. Pour some Tecate tall-boy our for the bros. [Uptown Almanac]Bacon! Snickerdoodles! Recipe! [Jun-Blog]Oakland city attorney files suit against immigration consultants. [Oakland North]This animal mural is really...intense. [We Bui ... More >>
News
November 18, 2009
List: Bridging the safety gap
flickr/concordancethecowYeah, so Dolores will close for renovations. Pour some Tecate tall-boy our for the bros. [Uptown Almanac]Bacon! Snickerdoodles! Recipe! [Jun-Blog]Oakland city attorney files suit against immigration consultants. [Oakland North]This animal mural is really...intense. [We Bui ... More >>
Blogs
November 13, 2009
Traveling Spinal Circus Hits San Francisco
Joe EskenaziHooray! The spinal circus is in town!In the very same AT&T Parking Lot that was last year graced by the trailers of the acrobats, clowns, and ringmaster of Circus Vargas -- the latter, Ted McRae, ended up staying alone in the lot for days after his RV broke down -- Big Top tents h ... More >>
Blogs
November 13, 2009
It's Your Friday Morning News Quiz!
Angry Indians! Angry girlfriends! Angry Unions! Angry NEWS QUIZ!A novel concept for slowing Bay Bridge traffic...1. What was unusual about the murder charges filed this week against 34-year-old San Franciscan Kira Roueche? A. The body of her alleged victim has never been recovered B. Three other ... More >>
Blogs
November 12, 2009
Drivers Still Going Too Fast On Bay Bridge? How About Putting Up Risqué Billboards?
You can't see her if you don't survive the trip -- it's an incentive!Over the past week it has evolved into something of a parlor game to come up with novel methods for making people drive at safe velocities on the Bay Bridge's precarious new S-Curve. We suggested stark signage noting that the pe ... More >>
Blogs
November 10, 2009
No One Has Driven Off Bay Bridge Today (Yet)
A less problematic S-CurveFollowing yesterday's terrifying plunge off the Bay Bridge by a speeding trucker, Caltrans wheeled out the surplus signage to inform drivers of what should have been all too obvious: The posted speed limit on the bridge isn't just a suggestion. Your humble narrator perso ... More >>
Blogs
November 3, 2009
Bridge Expert: I'll Still Drive Bay Bridge -- But Break Is Baffling
Whenever something goes wrong with a bridge here or elsewhere, one of the first people we call is Mark Ketchum -- one of the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California's designated experts on bridges. So, for what it's worth, Ketchum said he will unhesitatingly drive his car across t ... More >>
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March 25, 2009
Our Lady of the Kittens
Whenever something goes wrong with a bridge here or elsewhere, one of the first people we call is Mark Ketchum -- one of the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California's designated experts on bridges. So, for what it's worth, Ketchum said he will unhesitatingly drive his car across t ... More >>
Calendar
September 24, 2008
Pier Review
Whenever something goes wrong with a bridge here or elsewhere, one of the first people we call is Mark Ketchum -- one of the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California's designated experts on bridges. So, for what it's worth, Ketchum said he will unhesitatingly drive his car across t ... More >>
Dining
May 21, 2008
Brick & Fish
The third one is charming in a nautical sort of way.
Dining
April 30, 2008
Fish Story
A room with an expensive view, and din with your dinner.
Dining
February 20, 2008
Local Kitchen & Wine Merchant: Bland Name for Bomb Food
A room with an expensive view, and din with your dinner.
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June 28, 2006
Picnic in the City
Forget the burgers and brats; we're packing roast beef sushi
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April 19, 2000
Heartless Beauty
Chaya Brasserie
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