San Francisco

As part of the City's ongoing pro-Warriors Arena campaign, Mayor Ed Lee presented star three-point shooter Stephen Curry with a key to the city earlier today. A sort of consolation prize for not making it past the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Semifinals, but still turning out a winning season that went "beyond expectations." [ more › ]

He's a little late to this party, but C.W. Nevius weighs in on the Bacon Bacon controversy, following SNL acknowledging that it is, in fact, quite funny. [ more › ]

There are countless stories to tell in San Francisco, but sometimes a picture says so much more than mere words can. Each week we present to you 7 Reasons. [ more › ]

Like clockwork, Stanley Roberts has churned out the latest edition in his ongoing chronicle of local people behaving terribly. As Stanley told SFist on the phone late last week, Bay to Breakers is "like my Christmas." Unfortunately for Stanley (our Santa), he had to skip Bay to Breakers 2013 due to complications from that run-in with some hippies in Berkeley, but a team of KRON4 cameramen still went out into the field to see what they could capture. Which begs the question: If there's no Stanley Roberts, are people still behaving badly? Yes. Of course they are. [ more › ]

Today, league owners voted to award the gleaming 50th anniversary Super Bowl to what we can assume will be an equally gleaming new stadium. [ more › ]

Our good pal Kate reminded about this gem from 1986 that stars Kevin Bacon as a hotshot stockbroker who loses it all and becomes a bicycle messenger on the mean streets of San Francisco.  Check out the trailer to also catch a glimpse of him racing a young Lawrence Fishburne down some speedy SF hills: Also, more people need to be doing this in front of bars: No comments | Permalink | Share on Facebook | Tweet this

Welcome to Ticket Tuesdays, a new weekly chance for you to score entry to some of the hottest shows and events in the Bay Area. We've told you before about all the valuable help Inner City Advisors (ICA) gives to growing small businesses in the Bay Area. In 2011 alone, ICA helped over 150 Bay Area small businesses, which collectively created and retained 2,445 stable jobs and generated over $111 million dollars in local wages. Talk about impressive! Let's keep those numbers on the up and up at this year's All In 2013, the Bay Area's preeminent gathering of local entrepreneurs on June 6th at the gorgeous Fox Theatre in Oakland. All In 2013 brings together diverse and innovative entrepreneurs, community leaders and philanthropists to help build a Bay Area economy that works for everybody. There will be mingling, food, drinks, dessert, and live entertainment. Wanna go? We have two tickets to give away to you. Just sign up for our newsletter below by May 28, and we'll choose a winner randomly. The winner will be notified details on how to retrieve the tickets. Good luck! #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; } /* Add your own MailChimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block. We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. */ Subscribe to our mailing list

There was a compost bin on BART recently, according to @cruisezero. Why? I suppose the answer is: Why the hell not? Except for the whole part about those things stinkin’ to high heaven. Also, nifty filter. Share this Muni diary! If you liked this Muni diary, be sure to check out: BART photo roundup (unfunded) BART to the future! On the Millbrae BART at 5:35

I’d probably go to a watching-paint-dry party as long as it was held at Z Space, but dude, this party sounds even better: You’ve demanded it for nearly a year now! This month, SINGIN’ & PINGIN’ makes a triumphant return to its original venue, Z Space, the grand performing arts theater in the heart of the northeastern Mission! DJ PURPLE (http://djpurple.com/) has gained notoriety and momentum since last we appeared here, so the DANCE KARAOKE show will be even tighter and more awesome than ever. And there will be FOUR TABLES for maximum BERLIN-STYLE PING PONG ACTION! Full bar and lots of dance floor! And FREE BEER and FREE HARD CIDER for the first hour! Plus, for some reason, “The Endless Slope” indoor snowboarding machine, courtesy of Adventurous Sports (http://adventurous.com/). Can’t wait! RSVP and invite your friends! Photos from last year’s event here. No comments | Permalink | Share on Facebook | Tweet this