Scott James

Friday: Students Protest Mission Violence at City Hall

Stranger in a Strange Land

Kemble Scott's debut novel, SoMa, chronicles the city's seedier side

New York Times Debuts Bay Area Section Today. Our Verdict: Meh.

Not a disaster, no -- but not 'King of the World' either...​The nation's paper of record launched its new Bay Area section today to compete with San Francisco's paper of record. So how does the Times' San Francentric coverage measure up? Well, let's just say the Times is no Chronicle. And, bel ... More >>

SF Weekly Letters

Not a disaster, no -- but not 'King of the World' either...​The nation's paper of record launched its new Bay Area section today to compete with San Francisco's paper of record. So how does the Times' San Francentric coverage measure up? Well, let's just say the Times is no Chronicle. And, bel ... More >>

Report: Everyone Hates Cyclists, Cyclists Hate Everyone

Just like Thanksgiving or a family reunion: On San Francisco's streets, everyone hates everyone else​On the eve of Bike to Work day, the city put out an analysis codifying what we already knew: Drivers hate cyclists; cyclists hate drivers; cops hate cyclists; and cyclists hate cops -- though they ... More >>

Who's to Blame in the Ike's Place Fiasco? The City

Sunny K./YelpWhy did the city allow Ike's to operate for so long without the proper permit?​Our favorite morsel from the Web. The Bay Citizen's Scott James files the latest in the saga of Ike's Place, messier than the Dirty Sauce-smudged paper hugging a 40 Year Old Virgin. The Planning Depart ... More >>

John Lennon's Untold Bay Area Connection

John Lennon would be 70 tomorrow, were he still alive. And today, on the eve of Lennon's would-be birthday, The Bay Citizen's Scott James broke the story of a heretofore untold connection that Lennon and Yoko Ono had with the Hong family in San Mateo, whose modest home they stayed several times duri ... More >>

Mission Cheese Fires Up the Panini Maker, Schweet Boks Goes Soggy

The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. The Feast files an exclusive! sneak peek of Mission Cheese, opening tomorow at 736 Valencia (at 18th St.). The pitch: mac and cheese, fromage platters, pressed sandwiches, and cut cheeses from Sarah Dvora ... More >>

Lime's Brunch Makes the Times, Saveur Chronicles the History of Food Blogs

​Today's notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other bycatch dredged up from the food media.1. Lime becomes nationally infamous. The Bay Citizen/New York Times reports on the crazy scene that has emerged on Sunday brunch at Lime, which once was a restaurant-bar populated excl ... More >>