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San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Dubai Star Owners Must Pay $2 Million for S.F. Bay Oil Spill

    The owners of the Dubai Star oil tanker has to shell out $1.96 million for a 2009 oil spill in the San Francisco Bay that impacted more than 200 acres and killed some 100 seabirds, San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón said today.About 75 percent of that cash -- which will be divvied up amo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    Diondre Young Identified as Man Found Dead by Bay Bridge This Morning; Homcide No. 16

    ​Update (9:27 a.m.): Police officially declared Young's death a homicide. The killing marks San Francisco's 16th homicide this year. San Francisco police are investigating the death of 21-year-old Diondre Young, who they believe was killed early this morning.The San Francisco man was found shortly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2012

    Where Are San Franciscans Most Likely to Lose Their Cellphone?

    ​You might think San Franciscans are most likely to lose their cellphones on Muni, considering the city buses have become hotbeds for cellphone theft. But a new, random, and somewhat useful study actually shows that city-dwellers tend to lose their phones at coffeeshops more than any other place i ... More >>

  • News

    March 7, 2012

    Hate Mail: A Mailman's Revenge Shows Workers Still "Go Postal"

    ​You might think San Franciscans are most likely to lose their cellphones on Muni, considering the city buses have become hotbeds for cellphone theft. But a new, random, and somewhat useful study actually shows that city-dwellers tend to lose their phones at coffeeshops more than any other place i ... More >>

  • News

    February 15, 2012

    The Cup Runneth Over: S.F.'s America's Cup Decision Looms

    ​You might think San Franciscans are most likely to lose their cellphones on Muni, considering the city buses have become hotbeds for cellphone theft. But a new, random, and somewhat useful study actually shows that city-dwellers tend to lose their phones at coffeeshops more than any other place i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    Sweet Woodruff Opens, Gold Dust Lounge's Fight to Stay, and the Next Umami Burger

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. The new carry-out restaurant Sweet Woodruff, from the team behind Sons & Daughters, will officially open tomorrow. Eater SF shares they started limited service over the weekend, and their rustic menu of s ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 14, 2011

    Fire in the Sky

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. The new carry-out restaurant Sweet Woodruff, from the team behind Sons & Daughters, will officially open tomorrow. Eater SF shares they started limited service over the weekend, and their rustic menu of s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    Thick Fog, Howling Winds to Turn Bay Area into Setting for Scary Movie

    ​Bay Area residents will have to weather yet another morning of intense and dangerous fog as they make their way into work. Be careful on the Bay Bridge!   The typical fall fog will be blown away by atypical fall winds starting tomorrow morning, bringing that Wizard of Oz effect to San Franci ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2011

    BART Delays, Bay Area Traffic Is Making Today's Commute Painful

    Today's commute is kinda like Cairo ​If you are an East Bay resident trying to get to your job in San Francisco this morning, good luck. Not only is traffic at a standstill on the Bay Bridge, but BART is reporting delays of its own. A motorcycle crashed on the bridge's S-curve at about 6 a.m. clos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2011

    Yelawolf's 'No Hands' Video Drives the Streets of San Francisco

    ​Calling Karl Malden: the streets of San Francisco have been taken over by a rapper! Yelawolf, the Alabama-bred emcee signed to Eminem's Shady label, has released a video in support of Driver San Francisco, a new game from Ubisoft that's set to be released on Sept. 6. The video for "No Hands, ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 22, 2011

    Summer Guide: Bay Area Summer Food Festivals

    ​Calling Karl Malden: the streets of San Francisco have been taken over by a rapper! Yelawolf, the Alabama-bred emcee signed to Eminem's Shady label, has released a video in support of Driver San Francisco, a new game from Ubisoft that's set to be released on Sept. 6. The video for "No Hands, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2011

    Ike's May Expand, Mohave Has to Wait, and Weird Fish Reopens, This Time with DJ Booth

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Beloved sandwich shop Ike's Place may be headed to the other side of the Bay Bridge. Grub Street reports, via Berkeleyside, that owner Ike Shehadeh is looking along Berkeley's Bancroft Avenue for a potent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    Pollo Campero Coming to S.F., Berkeley to Gain Artisan Butcher Shop, and Off the Grid

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. As SFoodie first reported in 2010, there was a rumor going around about the popular Guatemalan fried chicken chain, Pollo Campero, coming to San Francisco. Today, Inside Scoop confirms these rumors are tr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    S.F. Rising: Sunday Cornbread from Sweet Adeline Bakeshop

    Jonathan KauffmanCornbread from Sweet Adeline's.​A weekly survey of bread in San Francisco ― the baked and the fried, the artisan and the novelty.Name Source: Sweet Adeline Bakeshop, 3350 Adeline (at 63rd St.), Berkeley, 510-985-7381. Price: $3 Toast-appropriateness: Not really a toasting bre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    Jewel Thieves, Accused of 'Brazen' S.F. Burglary, Nabbed ... in Nebraska

    We're not in Kansas anymore​Cops finally caught up with some local jewelry thieves as they cruised along Interstate 80 -- in the middle of Nebraska. The tale begins on the 300 block of 29th Avenue -- a quiet residential block near upscale Sea Cliff. Jewel thieves plotted what police are calling a ... More >>

  • Culture

    February 16, 2011

    Masterminds 2011: SF Weekly Recognizes Local Artists

    We're not in Kansas anymore​Cops finally caught up with some local jewelry thieves as they cruised along Interstate 80 -- in the middle of Nebraska. The tale begins on the 300 block of 29th Avenue -- a quiet residential block near upscale Sea Cliff. Jewel thieves plotted what police are calling a ... More >>

  • News

    January 26, 2011

    Erosion at Ocean Beach could send sewage into the sea

    We're not in Kansas anymore​Cops finally caught up with some local jewelry thieves as they cruised along Interstate 80 -- in the middle of Nebraska. The tale begins on the 300 block of 29th Avenue -- a quiet residential block near upscale Sea Cliff. Jewel thieves plotted what police are calling a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2011

    Free and Five Party, Writers With Drinks, Gestapo Khazi, The Babies, and No Pants BART Ride

    The Babies plays Hemlock Tavern this Saturday ​There is heavy metal and ethereal ambient noise, transsexual fashion shows and fancy vintage paper, Go-Gos and Babies. It's all here this weekend, in San Francisco, for less than the cost of taking a heterosexual date to Chick-fil-A. Here's our list o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2010

    If You Cheered Barry Bonds, Philly Sportswriter Thinks You're Stupid

    Dude can't not make news​Love him or hate him, the story of Barry Lamar Bonds is forever entwined with that of the San Francisco Giants. It was Bonds's star appeal that helped build AT&T Park (now a model for urban stadium design); Bonds broke all of baseball's home run records and became (pos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    Feds Seize Grow Equipment, Cash from Oakland Pot Factory

    Pot growers, we welcome you -- and your seized assets​Backers of Proposition 19 say their legalize-and-tax-it approach to marijuana will raise money for the strapped California government. Recent comments by U.S. attorney general Eric Holder, along with an Oct. 8 federal forfeiture filing connecte ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2010

    San Mateo Bridge Cracked -- Traffic Nightmare Ensues

    ​The San Mateo Bridge is a span most locals don't invest much thought in. Maybe they will now, however. A 10-inch crack on a steel beam beneath the roadway was uncovered by crews during an inspection last night, necessitating the closure of a westbound lane this morning during an emergency fix. Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2010

    Bay Area Recyclers Spew Toxins, Enviros Say

    ​Automobile recycling, billed as a "green" industry, is actually a poorly regulated polluter that produces dangerous toxic waste, according to a new report by an East Bay environmental group."It's not as bad as third-world computer scrapping, but it's close," said Denny Larson, who runs a nonprofi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2010

    Is Emeryville Poised to Kill Its Street-Food Scene?

    Laurel H./YelpLiba Falafel and Seoul on Wheels in a typical lunchtime scene in Emeryville.​The East Bay city of Emeryville has been a particularly bright spot in the Bay Area's emerging street-food scene. While San Francisco is a maze of payouts and regulations across multiple agencies, Emeryv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2010

    Oscar Grant Riots: 86 Arrested, Downtown Oakland Smashed

    Chris RobertsWell, they did...​After relatively non-violent protests devolved into looting and vandalism with nightfall, police in Oakland arrested at least 86 demonstrators in the aftermath of the Johannes Mehserle-Oscar Grant trail. (The former BART officer was found guilty of involuntary mansla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2010

    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.

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    BREAKING: Granddaughter-Molesting Grandfather Arrested

    ​A grandfather accused of sexually assaulting his second-grade granddaughter at a San Francisco school was apprehended at a San Bruno homeless shelter yesterday, according to police.

  • News

    April 28, 2010

    The Happiest Hours

    We do the legwork to find you 30 of the most satisfying places to sip and snack.

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2010

    Nonprofit Newspaper Behind 'Panorama' Cover Story Now on Government Dole

    First, you get the money...​Today's new-media ethical quandary: Should a nonprofit news outlet dedicated to public-interest investigative journalism extract substantial amounts of funding from the government it's covering?That's the question being confronted by the award-winning San Francisco Publ ... More >>

  • News

    February 24, 2010

    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?

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2010

    Family Offers $500 For Return of Filched S.F. Lego Landmarks

    Courtesy Benz FamilyMark Benz' masterful recreation of Ghirardelli Square and other city landmarks were stolen out of his truck last week​Leaving your heart in San Francisco is bad enough -- but when someone out-and-out steals large portions of the city, things have gotten progressively worse. Cou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2010

    Oakland Airport Connector Lives to Be Controversial For Another Day

    ​The regional Metropolitan Transportation Commission moments ago voted to stay the course, applying $70 million in endangered federal funds not to the Bay Area's moribund transit agencies but a controversial, half-billion dollar proposed BART extension to Oakland Airport. "Closer than I thought, b ... More >>

  • News

    December 30, 2009

    SFuture Shock: Bold predictions for the coming year

    ​The regional Metropolitan Transportation Commission moments ago voted to stay the course, applying $70 million in endangered federal funds not to the Bay Area's moribund transit agencies but a controversial, half-billion dollar proposed BART extension to Oakland Airport. "Closer than I thought, b ... More >>

  • News

    December 30, 2009

    Signs of Progress

    San Francisco politics were dysfunctional in the 2000s,but recent changes suggest there's reason for hope.

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2009

    Where You Can and Can't Fish (Without Eating Dubai Star Oil)

    DFGClick on this map for a very large version​For those who fish, either professionally or because it simply beats sittin' by the dock of the bay, wastin' time, we have some limited good news. The state's Department of Fish and Game -- with the input of the Office of Environmental Health Hazard As ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2009

    Lawyers for Fishermen, Leaky Dubai Star Tanker Talk -- But Disagree On What They Talked About

    The opposing attorneys' stories seem to go together like oil and water...​Lawyers representing aggrieved San Francisco fishermen and the oil-spewing Dubai Star tanker spoke this week. They can agree on that. But not on much else, it would seem. After reviewing the $10 million class-action suit ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 5, 2009

    Side Out?

    The opposing attorneys' stories seem to go together like oil and water...​Lawyers representing aggrieved San Francisco fishermen and the oil-spewing Dubai Star tanker spoke this week. They can agree on that. But not on much else, it would seem. After reviewing the $10 million class-action suit ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 24, 2009

    But “Frisco” Tattoos Are Fine

    The opposing attorneys' stories seem to go together like oil and water...​Lawyers representing aggrieved San Francisco fishermen and the oil-spewing Dubai Star tanker spoke this week. They can agree on that. But not on much else, it would seem. After reviewing the $10 million class-action suit ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 3, 2007

    Not at Him, With Him

    The opposing attorneys' stories seem to go together like oil and water...​Lawyers representing aggrieved San Francisco fishermen and the oil-spewing Dubai Star tanker spoke this week. They can agree on that. But not on much else, it would seem. After reviewing the $10 million class-action suit ... More >>

  • News

    November 9, 2005

    The Deal With Treasure Island

    Tony Hall's firing casts the spotlight on a real estate mega-deal that slogs along under a veil of secrecy

  • News

    September 21, 2005

    Pig Government

    The politics of pork has real victims. Just look at New Orleans, or commuters on the Bay Bridge.

  • Dining

    September 14, 2005

    Room With a View

    Food? What food? We're distracted by the beauty of San Francisco from on high.

  • News

    October 27, 2004

    Jackpot

    How four tiny Indian tribes, with help from powerful gambling interests, are trying to transform the Bay Area into a slot machine Mecca

  • Dining

    September 29, 2004

    Brilliant Bites

    Tacos by the sea and bocadillos downtown -- the new toys of upscale restaurateurs

  • Dining

    September 1, 2004

    Omnivorous

    A New Argentine steakhouse offers something for everyone, including vegetarians

  • Dining

    August 11, 2004

    Italian With Tears

    The forgettable fare at Tonno Rosso feels like nobody cares

  • Dining

    December 24, 2002

    From Smog to Fog

    Our new critic returns to the city that nourished her

  • Dining

    July 18, 2001

    Venticello

    Very Little Italy

  • News

    October 15, 1997

    Vital Vidal

    A serious talk with Sassoon on his official day in S.F.

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