It's official. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom will toss his hat into the Lt. Governor's race. He will make the not-so big announcement on Friday. Finally more ›

"First Church of Christ, Scientist (1910)" by sftrajan. more ›

As efforts to legalize marijuana for recreational use are underway in Sacramento and possibly on the ballot, a large gathering of student activists from... more ›

After allegations popped up that Deborah Madden, a 60-year-old lab technician for the SFPD, stole and used cocaine evidence she was supposed to analyze, Attorney General (and, most likely, the future Governor of California) Jerry Brown "announced that his office will provide a team of specialists to assist in a thorough independent audit of the laboratory." more ›

Kevin Meenan of Epicsauce, and SFist's music editor, is launching a free/cheap semi-weekly live music party tonight at Milk, former home of legendary Upper Haight live music venue, Club Boomerang. more ›

Heard about that new Schedule M form that will give you a $400 break on your taxes if you qualify? Neither had we, but luckily CBS Money Watch posted a reminder today. more ›

3-year -old Cattle Dog mix more ›

Tagger caught in the act on the 33-Stanyan, shot by The Perpetual Cold (via Mission Mission). Read all about it here. more ›

ART: Happy Feet presents Defiant Proclamations: Radical Posters from the 1960s to the Present, an exhibit featuring old and new posters, handbills, and artifacts, "giving a glimpse of the broad range of opinions and styles that have papered walls" across the Bay Area. more ›

Plucked from this article in the Chronicle, we look forward to other subheds like "snow cold" and "Earth round." more ›

"We're obviously not talking about opening without some sections or a tower," said Steve Heminger, executive director of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and member of a panel overseeing bridge construction. "But we are looking at the possibility of opening while some mechanical and electrical work is being completed." more ›

Despite being ordered by a court to hand over half of its revenue to SF Bay Guardian for illegally selling ads below cost, SF Weekly is not -- not! -- going out of business. OK?! more ›

An Oakland woman sits in jail this morning on suspicion of murdering her 2-year-old daughter. Tiffany Lopez, 19, who is three months pregnant and was arrested on child endangerment charges in December, is alleged to have suffocated "Kamilah in their second-floor apartment on the 2800 block of High Street." Initially telling investigators that she accidentally sat on her daughter, the Mary Jones-esuqe mom went on to tell police that "she had become frustrated with her daughter." more ›