After listening to this podcast of Kulbir Dhaliwal on call with 911 in the immediate aftermath of the December 25 tiger attack at San Francisco Zoo, you’ll hope you never have a need to call for emergency services in San Francisco. While the kid’s brother is bleeding, and the tiger is on the scene, the…Continue reading just calm down…
Category: San Francisco Life
when the water leaves us
I love the title of Laura van den Berg’s story collection, What the World Will Look Like When the Water Leaves Us, which will be published by Dzanc Books in 2009. Dzanc has already proved to be a publisher worth getting excited about, with a slew of good offerings on the slate for the future:…Continue reading when the water leaves us
Mavericks Today!
Officials are asking people not to descend upon Montara State Beach to watch the annual Mavericks big-wave surfing competition today, as the cliffs along the beach are fragile due to recent weather conditions. I’m guessing it will be a tough ride from the city today along the tiny two-lane coast road, especially rounding the bend…Continue reading Mavericks Today!
San Francisco Zoo Investigation
This from CNN today, in reference to allegations that Tatiana–the Siberan tiger who escaped her enclosure–may have been taunted prior to the attack: A source close to the investigation said the rock found in the habitat measured 9 inches, and a tree branch and pine cones were found that came from trees that were not…Continue reading San Francisco Zoo Investigation
National Book Critics Circle in San Francisco
Saturday, January 12, 2008, 6 pm City Lights, 261 Columbus Avenue at Broadway, San Francisco. Join the NBCC board, in collaboration with Litquake, book group expo,Lawrence Ferlinghetti and City Lights, Amy Tan, Dave Eggers, Daniel Alarcon, AWP board president Catherine Brady, Maxine Chernoff, W. S. Di Piero, Jane Ganahl, Kathi Goldmark, Paul Hoover, Ann Kent,…Continue reading National Book Critics Circle in San Francisco