MUSIC: You muse have some energy left to "Rickshaw Stop’s 5th Anniversary Bash," don't you? What if we told you LA/Canadian pop-alt band Dengue Fever will headline the Hayes Valley birthday bash? (Be sure to say 'hi' to local music scribe Dan Strachota when ordering your drinks!) 9 p.m. // Rickshaw Stop (155 Fell) // $8 CLUB: With an "occasional cheeky bit of psyche rock and drum and bass" wildly unpretentious British DJ Bonobo comes to town tonight. 9 p.m.......

Bad BART behavior? Deliciously big brother-y, BART is now asking riders to snap photos of rider at its worst and post them them to BART's Facebook page. It's called "Rude Rider Hall of Shame," and we look forward to all of you ratting out your fellow passengers. And it's so easy too! On trains, platforms, or anywhere around the station, have your cellphone at the ready to capture images of one person taking up two seat spaces, people not......

Photo by orangeexposure A little after midnight....

Early New Year's day, Oscar Grant, 22, was plugged once by a bullet from a BART officer's gun, and died. His death, it seems, stemmed from a fight hew as involved in inside a BART train. In the middle of a fight between two groups of men heading from San Francisco to the East Bay, the melee spilled off the train and onto the platform. So, the cops were called. The boys were rounded up, placed in handcuff, and they were all set the......

Four arrests were made this week after the brutal gang rape of a 28-year-old Richmond lesbian. Josue Gonzalez, 21, the pig at right, was arrested yesterday on a warrant for gang rape, kidnapping for a sex crime, and carjacking. Humberto Hernandez Salvador, 31, and two other teens (the 15- and 16-year-old creeps who went by "Paco" and "Blue) were arrested on Wednesday night for their involvement in last week's vicious hate crime. If you remember, the hate crime happened after one of the arrested "approached......

"I wanna remind you that [today] is the first of the month and it's customary to say "rabbit, rabbit" before you say anything else. Think about that, write yourself a note. Alright, have a nice time."

How 'bout some high-quality formerly-local punk rock to start 2009 off with? Yes.

Ahh, Jawbreaker; now and forever the sound of The Mission......

Back in October, the Yes on 8 "people" challenged California's Superintendent of Schools, Jack O'Connell, to a debate about gay marriage. According to Yes, even the remotest possibility of learning anything about gay marriage is harmful to children. Nothing hateful about that! Anyway, the No side refuse to debate. In fact, not only did (self-described) Campaign Manager Steve Smith hide from the debate, but his response was obscured from public view in a hard-to-find PDF. (But we dug up the text and included it after......

Photo of Tuesday's violence in Gaza protest: anthonysanfrancisco Not since these tools have we seen somebody with such an astounding lack of clarity and overwhelming sense of privilege make a statement of protest brimming with so much fail. Way to go, Israeli/swastika flag Magic Marker counterculture warrior . You're going to make it on Zombietime!...

Best review of Blue Bottle Company, ever. [Sex Pigeon]Oh wait, one more. They're all so, so good. [Sex Pigeon]Some much for the 1br/studio we've been daydreaming of; the Tenderloin gets named best 'hood of 2008. [Curbed]Beth Spotswood is overseas carving bars of Irish Spring! [SFGate]Four Seasons' favorite resident to leave Google. [Valleywag]More stuff to do on NYE. [SFBG]...

Like last year, Muni will be free tonight. Rejoice! Also, there will be additional service added and a few re-routes. Free service on New Year’s Eve (details below) Additional service: Metro Subway, L-Owl, N-Owl, 5, 14, 22, 24, 38, 90, 91 Possible rail line re-routes: F, California cable car Possible bus route re-routes: 1, 6, 9X, 12, 14, 21, 24, 31, 35, 38, 45, 91 Dates: Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008, through early Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009 We should point out, however, that......