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SFist Drinks: The Ginger Ante Cocktail from DOSA
In looking for good autumnal cocktails to feature, we came across this delicious ginger concoction from DOSA, which has been doing great stuff with pairing cocktails to their food. The Ginger Ante cocktail, created by bartender Usman Chaudhary, would be perfect as an opener for Thanksgiving dinner, particularly with some roasted pumpkin seeds to nibble on, or this stuffed snow pea appetizer that Brock likes so much. All the ingredients in the drink are...
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This Could Be Our Skyline, In a Couple of Decades
Rendering courtesy of SF Planning Dept. The Planning Department just released their 25-year plan for the Transbay Terminal-adjacent "Transit Center District." Above is a rendering of what the San Francisco skyline might look like, 20 or 25 years hence, if six new proposed skyscrapers actually get approved and built, including the central 950-foot Transbay Tower, which would be 100 feet taller than the TransAmerica Pyramid. This is just a plan of course, not a...
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Photo du Jour 512
"Jars O Fish" by kapshure. (Also, this is horrible, keeping bettas in tiny little jars. Please don't do this. Bettas do not belong on your desk in, you know, a little glass or mug. They need room to swim around, be pretty, blow bubbles, etc.)...
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SUV Flip at 10th and Howard
Just outside the VidSF offices at PariSoma in SOMA, an SUV was in an accident, causing it to flip over. Remarkably, no one was injured. And it happened before this morning's deluge. As always, be careful out there on the streets, folks....
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San Jose Swim Coach Impregnated Girl When She Was 14
Andrew King, affectionately known as Coach Andy in his role at San Jose Aquatics, has been jailed since this past spring for felony child molestation. Investigators have been building their case against him ever since, and it recently led them to interview a woman who, in 1988, reported some abuse by Coach Andy to a school counselor in Danville. The woman was 17 at the time, and claimed she had intercourse with Coach Andy...
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UC Berkeley Protest Update
Demonstrators wave as they are barricaded inside of a closed-off University of California, Berkeley building on the Berkeley, Calif., campus, Friday,. Nov. 20, 2009, during a demonstration against university fee hikes and layoffs. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) The Daily Cal reports that somewhere around 60 protesters have locked themselves inside Wheeler Hall. And...they're still there! (What happened to the crowbar, cops?) Wheeler Hall, obviously, is closed for the day. Chancellor Robert Birgeneau sent out the...
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Chilling Account of a Muni Mugging
credit: TimOfLegend Tim Schafer (@TimOfLegend) sent out two unnerving Twitter messages this morning. A crime, it seems, occurred on the J Church during the AM commute. "Holy crap! A guy just pulled a gun on a lady and took her iPhone on the J Church!!! WTF?" And: "Someone chased the mugger down the block until the dude stopped, turned around, and waved his gun at him." [PIC] Anyone else witness what went down? We'll...
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SFist Hears: Chris Brown @ the Fillmore
by Moses Namkung
The last time Chris Brown performed in the Bay Area, he sold out Oracle Arena. A TMZ-obtained photo of Rihanna's battered visage, an awkward Larry King appearance, and a guilty plea to felony assault later, Chris Brown was back in town on a short run of shows geared towards rejuvenating his loyal fan base and healing his public image. The Fan Appreciation Tour, as it is called, is perhaps a test by various stakeholders to see how many fans Brown may have lost through the Rihanna ordeal.
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Carson: San Pablo, 2 Cars
More vehicles were set ablaze in the recent string of car fire hitting the Bay Area. BCN reports, "The fires were reported at around 2:15 a.m. in the 2100 block of Vale Road near San Pablo Avenue, where two vehicles appear to have been set ablaze at the same location." No injuries were reported; no arrests. Over 20 cars have been torched in the last month....
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Newsom's Uncomfortable Interview With Hank Plante
Why couldn't Newsom tell CBS 5's Hank Plante, "Yeah, I took off to Hawaii. And what, hooker? Somebody hold my earrings." Instead, after failing to turn a recent sit-down interview to the city's budget -- because, really, who wants to hear about something so crucial yet boring? -- Newsom got cranky. Because Plante insisted that our mayor tell us where he's been and what he's been doing over the last two weeks. "Working my...
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Protesters Take Over 2nd Floor of UC Berkeley's Wheeler Hall
Early this morning, "dozens of student protesters" occupied UC Berkeley's Wheeler Hall. . "UCPD officers have surrounded the building, and some are inside," reports the Daily Cal. As of 9 a.m., "[p]olice are using a crowbar to open the door, according to protesters inside." Protest signs have gone up around the building, with some students wearing masks. Lots of chanting, dancing, the usual stuff. Also, UC students are being encouraged to skip class and...
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Day Around the Bay
Eric Korsh and Ginevra Iverson of Eloise In surprising food news, Sebastopol's Eloise plans to close at the end of the month. [Eater] Meet Jennie Ketcham, the former Penny Flame. [Violet Blue] Strife hits amid Prop 8 repeal effort? [BAR] This fake tree vortex is frightening fun. [Curbed] So long, Oprah. [Chicagoist] You too, French hors d'oeuvres dude. [SFBG] That's funny, because most everybody has had it with you, Meg Whitman. [SFGate] Some sort...
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Mehserle Trial Will Move to L.A., Says Judge
At a court hearing this afternoon in Oakland, Judge Morris Jacobson of Alameda County Superior Court decided to move the trial of Johannes Mehserle to Los Angeles in an effort to get a fair trail. Jacobson promised in September that the trial would move out of the area. However, according to the Chron, "Los Angeles court officials said they would not be ready for the case to begin for at least six months, and...
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Quote du Jour: Padma Lakshmi On Her Back
The phenomenal Dino-Ray Ramos met with Glitter star Padma Lakshmi, who visited Neiman Marcus SF recently, to talk about her new line of jewelry. The Top Chef hostess reveals -- at least! -- what the most beautiful part of a woman's body is. Discussing her new line of back necklaces, she informs Ramos, "The back is the most beautiful part of a women’s body, yet you never see it adorned." Until now! You can...
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Carole Migden Not Running for District 10 Supervisor
The well of comedy gold will run a bit drier as Carole Midgen announces that she will not run for the supervisor seat in D10 (Bayview-Hunters Point, Potrero Hill) when Sophie Maxwell terms out. "I don't envision this as a fit for me in the New Year ... I like where I live ... I have a good life," Migden tells SF Weekly's Will Harper. Alas....
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Afternoon Palate Cleanser: A Little Rock from Wolfmother
After the 2008 departure of co-founding members Chris Ross and Myles Heskett, Australian hard rock group Wolfmother has reassembled itself and released a new album, Cosmic Egg. They're on tour and hitting the Fox in Oakland on Tuesday Monday (tickets still available here). Above, their new video for the single "New Moon Rising," which is not to be confused with the new Twilight movie, New Moon, or Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Bad Moon Rising."...
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Christmas Is Canceled: Postal Service Cancels Letter to Santa Program
For those of you who celebrate Christmas (not the "birth" of Jesus Christ and/or but the wildly festive gift-giving holiday), we have some disheartening news. The U.S. Postal Service planas to stop its popular Santa letter service, which began in 1954 in the Alaska town of North Pole, where residents volunteer to open and respond to "thousands of letters to Santa each year." Why is the program coming to an end, you ask? Associated...
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Jim Hammer Named Police Commissioner
Assuming the seat vacated by Theresa Sparks, who stepped down to become human rights commissioner, former Assistant District Attorney Jim Hammer was sworn in yesterday as the City's first second openly gay male police commissioner. Hammer was approved by a unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, and will serve the remainder of Sparks' term which ends April 30, 2011. "I can make a difference," Hammer said when speaking before the Rules...
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SFist Does Thanksgiving: Snow Peas Stuffed With Soft Cheese
In an city saturated with aggressively rustic food, these hors d'oeuvres are a refreshingly couture treat for any Thanksgiving spread. (We should point out that this is a dish SFist has praised in the past.) Plucked from Martha Stewart's Entertaining (also known as Entertaining: A Case Study in Hysteria and Paranoia), this recipe for snow peas stuffed with soft cheese is a simple and not-too-filling preface to a carb-heavy dinner. Also, why do we...
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NBC Picks Up Troubled Trauma?
image credit: Eric S. While it was initially rumored that NBC might kill the ratings-challenged Trauma, word is NBC decided to pick up the medical/explosions show. Deadline Hollywood reports: On its first airing, the Peter Berg-produced Trauma drew just 6.9 million viewers and a 2.3 rating in the key 18-49 category. On the bright side, Trauma did build on its lackluster Heroes lead-in. Also, the reviews were disappointing, a backlash came from the Emergency...
