<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[sanfrancisco - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports]]></title><description><![CDATA[SFist is San Francisco's source for fun, witty, & serious news. With updates about restaurants, events, sports, politics & more, SFist reaches millions of users in California.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/</link><image><url>https://sfist.com/favicon.png</url><title>sanfrancisco - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, &amp; Sports</title><link>https://sfist.com/</link></image><generator>Ghost 2.12</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:54:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sfist.com/sanfrancisco/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[BBB in...Malaysia?]]></title><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dapperdanj/3193646954/" title="Beach Blanket Babylon bar by Dapperdanj, on Flickr"></a>]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2009/01/13/bbb_inmalaysia/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c242e5544ad066cdcf7fc6e</guid><category><![CDATA[misc]]></category><category><![CDATA[anchor beer]]></category><category><![CDATA[bacon]]></category><category><![CDATA[Beach Blanket Babylon]]></category><category><![CDATA[sanfrancisco]]></category><category><![CDATA[travels]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[SFist_Dan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:00:57 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p>

<p>We were on vacation over the holidays (what, you didn't notice?  Shame!), tooling around southeast Asia, and we saw the above. Who knew that everyone's favorite tourist show was doing spots on the other side of the world?  Afterwards, we settled down with a local beer:<br>
</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't Let the _ _ _  _ _ _ _ Bite]]></title><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://flickr.com/photos/animalvegetable/1866966638/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2263/1866966638_347072e037.jpg?v=0" width="500" heigh="375" class="imgright"></a>We are <a href=...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2007/12/21/dont_let_the/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c242e2c44ad066cdcf7e1c9</guid><category><![CDATA[misc]]></category><category><![CDATA[bedbugs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Creative Commons]]></category><category><![CDATA[hotels]]></category><category><![CDATA[pestcontrol]]></category><category><![CDATA[sanfrancisco]]></category><category><![CDATA[tenderloin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leanne Maxwell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:19:17 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/04/entry138960_thumb-thumb-640xauto-186836.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/04/entry138960_thumb-thumb-640xauto-186836.jpg" alt="Don't Let the _ _ _  _ _ _ _ Bite"><p>We are <a href="http://sfist.com/tags/bedbugs">super</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedbug">creeped out</a> right now. We've had a few <a href="http://bedbugger.com/bed-bug-bites-photos/">mysterious, little bites</a> appear on our wrists that itched like a bitch the first day and have stuck around for two or three weeks. They have consistently snuck up on us, occurring about a week apart and causing our <a href="http://www.nightterrors.org/">night terrors</a> to go <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quVJ5ZeVn_U">medieval</a> a few times, until we finally got ahold of ourselves somewhat, thankyouverymuch.</p>

<p>We hate to say their name because we said it hundreds of times as a child. Was that old, creepy-in-retrospect childhood rhyme some sort of siren song to these tenacious world travelers? It's like, "Sleep tight, don't let those tiny, practically extinct anachronisms bite! We don't really know what they are, but ha ha, don't let them bite!" And now look what we've done.</p>

<p><a href="http://sfist.com/tags/bedbugs">They're back</a> <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/08/MNGIDP4V7K1.DTL">with a vengeance.</a> (Thanks in part to the banning of <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bedbugs/DS00663/DSECTION=3">toxic pesticides</a>.)</p>

<p>We're not sure we have them ourselves, but it seems pretty easy to <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bedbugs/DS00663/DSECTION=4">get them now</a>, especially when staying in <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11976327/">hotels</a> (and not being a very good housekeeper). They can tiptoe into your clothes/suitcase, and you unknowingly stow them away and transport them to yet another exotic location. (Maybe a delectable combination of Type O and AB, for example.) They can also be passed around via used furniture and clothing and can travel between multi-unit apartments.</p>

<p><em>Photo by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/animalvegetable/">animalvegetable</a>, used under a Creative Commons license.<br>
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<em>Feeling itchy? Find out more after the jump!</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[SFist Finds: Just Let it In]]></title><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/krista_g/">Lady K</a> has been busy with the finds <a href="http://sfist.com/2007/12/18/sfist_finds_a_w.php">lately</a>! "You couldn't find a better love than our...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2007/12/19/sfist_finds_jus/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c24276444ad066cdcf46541</guid><category><![CDATA[misc]]></category><category><![CDATA[All I]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bay Area]]></category><category><![CDATA[Flickr]]></category><category><![CDATA[found]]></category><category><![CDATA[foundletter]]></category><category><![CDATA[foundnote]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lady K]]></category><category><![CDATA[love]]></category><category><![CDATA[loveletter]]></category><category><![CDATA[people]]></category><category><![CDATA[photos]]></category><category><![CDATA[sanfrancisco]]></category><category><![CDATA[themission]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leanne Maxwell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:31:50 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/04/entry138786_thumb-thumb-640xauto-186352.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote>You could fix this so easily. F'ing wake up. I can't believe youre willing to f this up. All I want is you. You shouldn't s*t all over the people who love you the most. Just dig yourself out of your hole and make a f'ing effort. Please. I love you. You couldn't find a better love than ours if you would just let it in. </blockquote>

<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/04/entry138786_thumb-thumb-640xauto-186352.jpg" alt="SFist Finds: Just Let it In"><p><em>Submit your Bay Area <a href="http://www.foundmagazine.com">finds</a> to found [at] sfist [dot] com, or tag them <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/sfist">sfist</a> and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/found">found</a> on Flickr! Let us know when/where you found the item and any other helpful info.</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Augie March Shines at Slim's]]></title><description><![CDATA[Augie March, looking a bit haggard - maybe a little drunk, performed their second set of the day - earlier they made an appearance at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival at Golden Gate Park. This d...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2007/10/11/augie_march_shi/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c24316844ad066cdcf989ca</guid><category><![CDATA[Arts & Entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Augie March]]></category><category><![CDATA[augiemarch]]></category><category><![CDATA[baby]]></category><category><![CDATA[Concert]]></category><category><![CDATA[David]]></category><category><![CDATA[David Williams]]></category><category><![CDATA[Golden Gate]]></category><category><![CDATA[golden gate park]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hardly Strictly]]></category><category><![CDATA[hardly strictly bluegrass]]></category><category><![CDATA[hardly strictly bluegrass festival]]></category><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><category><![CDATA[people]]></category><category><![CDATA[pictures]]></category><category><![CDATA[radio]]></category><category><![CDATA[sanfrancisco]]></category><category><![CDATA[Slim's]]></category><category><![CDATA[slims]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Spencer Williams]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:15:12 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div align="center"><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/V1W6gWYPx6o">
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<p><a href="http://www.myspace.com/augiemarch">Augie March</a>, looking a bit haggard - maybe a little drunk, performed their second set of the day - earlier they made an appearance at the <a href="http://www.strictlybluegrass.com/">Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival</a> at Golden Gate Park. This didn't stop the Melbourne based band from rocking out their eclectic mix of music at <a href="http://www.slims-sf.com/">Slim's</a> on Friday night.  Their music ranges from pop in "One Crowded Hour" to folk in "Bottle Baby" then jumps head first into the rockabilly with the honky-tonk piano on "The Baron of Sentiment." The exciting part about their performance was that they could play each one of these genres with precision. </p>

<p>Though a small crowd (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augie_March">Augie March</a> was opening for the opener) it seemed that their music reached a variety of people.  There was the stereotypical super-fan (a pseudonym for crazy-ass-girl) who was rocking out like nobody's business in the front row who sang <em>every</em> word, while a forty-something Mom (with her teenage son) bobbed her head and analyzed each nuance. We stood there smiling because we enjoyed  the music as much as we did the people-watching. Even those who were there to see <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thealiens1">The Aliens</a> (the headliner) seemed to be digging it. </p>

<p>The banter between the drummer, David Williams and lead singer, Glenn Richards, was fascinating and quite funny even though their thick Australian accents took some getting used to.  Richards' singing voice was clean, non-affected and unique. He shined when he sang the folk tune, "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTsgp4mwOqE">Bottle Baby</a>" which he accompanied himself on the guitar. The crowd favorite was "One Crowded Hour," the first single, off their latest creatively-named album, <em>Moo, You Bloody Choir</em>. Though short, Augie March's set was flawless and quickly hooked the audience with their catchy, yet eclectic, range of music - we understood why this band was voted #1 on Australian's radio station winning them an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Music_Prize">Australian Music Prize</a> (AMP) in 2006.</p>

<p><em>Take the jump to see pictures of the concert...</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newsom Dumps Actress Siebel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rumors have been circulating, but we just got word that, yes, Mayor Gavin Newsom ended his partnership with actress and SFist's favorite commenter, Jennifer Siebel, a little over two weeks ago. Sob. W...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2007/08/03/newsom_dumps_ac/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c24243d44ad066cdcf2c1e4</guid><category><![CDATA[SF News]]></category><category><![CDATA[dumps]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom]]></category><category><![CDATA[gavinnewsom]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gossip]]></category><category><![CDATA[jennifer Siebel]]></category><category><![CDATA[love]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mayor]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mayor Gavin]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mayor Gavin Newsom]]></category><category><![CDATA[Melrose Place]]></category><category><![CDATA[Newsom]]></category><category><![CDATA[Oh God]]></category><category><![CDATA[rumors]]></category><category><![CDATA[sanfrancisco]]></category><category><![CDATA[sf]]></category><category><![CDATA[tears]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brock Keeling]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:55:35 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/04/entry118396_thumb-thumb-640xauto-86690.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/04/entry118396_thumb-thumb-640xauto-86690.jpg" alt="Newsom Dumps Actress Siebel"><p>Rumors have been circulating, but we just got word that, yes, Mayor Gavin Newsom ended his partnership with <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1308076/">actress</a> and SFist's <a href="http://sfist.com/2007/03/12/not_a_girls_kind_of_girl.php">favorite commenter</a>, Jennifer Siebel, a little over two weeks ago. <em>Sob</em>.</p>

<p>Why? We're not sure. Do we still believe in true love? Not at all. Do we secretly want Newsom to collaborate with Siebel's pal, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001879/">Daphne Zuniga</a>, thus the far-off chance of having a <em>Melrose Place</em> alum as SF's first lady? Oh God, yes.</p>

<p>Jennifer, we suggest a few <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_shot">body shots</a> followed by an Ambien chaser to help get over the pain. Turn that frown upside down, kiddo.</p>

<p><strong>SHOCKING UPDATE</strong>: <a href="http://www.fogcityjournal.com/">FCJ</a> reports that they're still an item, via a "BlackBerry message" from Jen. Hmm. We'll see. (Whatever, those two are done.)</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Third Sunday in May: Not The Best Day For An Emergency Room Visit]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's never a good time to visit the emergency room, but being forced to do so on the same day as Bay to Breakers would definitely be an even bigger bummer. We thought our fianceé <a href="http://ww...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2007/05/22/the_3rd_sunday/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c2428fd44ad066cdcf536b1</guid><category><![CDATA[SF News]]></category><category><![CDATA[advice]]></category><category><![CDATA[After I]]></category><category><![CDATA[As]]></category><category><![CDATA[b2b]]></category><category><![CDATA[baytobreakers]]></category><category><![CDATA[berkeley]]></category><category><![CDATA[city life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Daniel Phifer]]></category><category><![CDATA[friends]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jerry Jarvis]]></category><category><![CDATA[kaiserpermanente]]></category><category><![CDATA[people]]></category><category><![CDATA[photos]]></category><category><![CDATA[safety]]></category><category><![CDATA[San Francisco]]></category><category><![CDATA[sanfrancisco]]></category><category><![CDATA[sf]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leanne Maxwell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 09:15:24 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/04/entry108000_thumb-thumb-640xauto-95528.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/04/entry108000_thumb-thumb-640xauto-95528.jpg" alt="Third Sunday in May: Not The Best Day For An Emergency Room Visit"><p></p>

<p>There's never a good time to visit the emergency room, but being forced to do so on the same day as Bay to Breakers would have to be an even bigger bummer than usual. </p>

<p>We thought our fianceé <a href="http://www.sfist.com/2007/02/09/sfist_interviews_aim_low_kid_.php">Daniel Phifer</a> would be avoiding the whole mess altogether when he ventured over to Berkeley on Sunday morning to engage in some very <a href="http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/news/2000/00aug/082300skate.html">adult activities</a>. Unfortunately, he returned to San Francisco a few hours later with a shattered wrist (he should've attended the <a href="http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/news/2007/03March/030707BerkeleySkateParkContest&amp;SafetyDay.html">Safety Day</a> in March!) and a visit to the <a href="http://www.permanente.net/homepage/kaiser/pages/d2872-top.html">Kaiser emergency room</a> that inconveniently coincided with the winding down of SF's annual drunken marathon—well, one of them, at least. </p>

<p><em>Here's the account told last night through Daniel's itchy, Percocet-induced haze, as he awaited surgery in the morning (they're putting a high-tech plate in his wrist that will get him well on the road to recovery in a couple of weeks):</em></p>

<blockquote>After I had already been there an hour, a bunch of people in robes and tennis shoes came in, and one of the guys had a huge cut on his chin. He was bleeding everywhere and arguing with everyone that he was fine and wanted to go home and "party." His friends kept reassuring him, "Don't worry, dude, you're gonna get to party." And his girlfriend kept offering to get him some ice. I told them you're not supposed to put ice on a laceration, which they ignored. (The nurse later confirmed my advice.) They told him to sit down, and he plopped down in a chair and almost knocked over the teenaged girl next to him who appeared to have cancer. He was seen by a doctor after five minutes.

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Another runner came in on a stretcher holding tissues all over his bloody face and was immediately wheeled into the back. He then walked out five minutes later completely fine.</p>

<p>A girl with a broken nose and blood all over her face walked in nonchalantly and was seen within five minutes. Then walked out a few minutes later. </p>

<p>It took them a half an hour to first call me back and see what was wrong. Then two and a half more hours to treat me. I was pretty much told that my wrist is now a clusterf*ck of broken bones jabbing down into the joints and that I will probably have to have surgery. I should've taken the morphine when the doctor offered it because this Percocet isn't cutting it.</p>
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<p>The moral of the story is, in order to expedite your service at the emergency room, make sure you're bleeding profusely! </p>

<p>Just kidding, we do understand emergency room <a href="http://www.permanente.net/homepage/kaiser/pages/d2872-top.html">policy</a>, kind of: "As a rule, sicker people are seen first. Someone who comes in by ambulance or who complains of trouble breathing, chest pain, or severe bleeding will be seen before someone whose condition is not life threatening." They warn that the average emergency room visit takes around six hours. (But just ten minutes if you're a drunk runner with a bloody chin.)</p>

<p><em>Photo by SFist reader Jerry Jarvis</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>