Those of you who commute from Marin to 280, you may want to go down Van Ness today -- all southbound traffic has been stopped through Golden Gate Park just south of Fulton and down Park Presidio as the authorities clean up the mess (no story, but video clip on front page) from an overturned lumber truck. The driver is reported to be fine; the accident happened around 5:15 a.m. It sounds like the driver......

Saturday, our favorite cover band, Chronic Town has a totally hectic schedule, with a 10 a.m. performance at Alameda's Peanut Butter Jam outdoor stage. That night they join Mandonna (that is the best Flash intro we've seen in a long time) at Slim's for even more REM-inspired mayhem. Sunday at 3 p.m. we're gong over to the Thee Parkside for It's a Free Country Sunday, which is, (you're so smart) no-cover Country, Bluegrass, and......

The Chron candy insanity continues with Reese's Pieces Peanut and Peanut Butter. (They're so weird we can't find them on Google! That is some serious weirdness, as we can find everything except our high school nemesis there!)...

SFist's pals at the San Francisco Chronicle are good friends to have. We hear the hot news first, we get thrilling behind the scenes gossip, and one time was saw Sharon Stone in person....