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EveryBlock collects 22 types of news in San Francisco — including articles, real estate listings, meetups and conversations neighbors are having — and organizes it by location. Below is all the recent news and discussion near Russian Hill.

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Julia Morgan Home Inches Closer To a New Owner: Since we're on a Julia...

Since we're on a Julia Morgan kick, we thought we'd inform you that 1023 Vallejo on Russian Hill has a pending sale. While the home was designed by Morgan in...

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BOSF 2012: How to Choose a Chinatown Restaurant

Our president stopped for takeout dim sum recently at Great Eastern (649 Jackson at Wentworth, 986-2500), which happens to be our favorite dim sum restaurant in Chinatown. We also enjoy Yuet Lee (1300 Stockton at Broadway, 982-6020), which has a picture on the wall of Jackie Chan enjoying the food.

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Our president stopped for takeout dim sum recently at Great Eastern (649 Jackson at Wentworth, 986-2500), which happens to be our favorite dim sum restaurant in Chinatown. We also enjoy Yuet Lee (1300 Stockton at Broadway, 982-6020), which has a picture on the wall of Jackie Chan enjoying the food.

It's not just the egg custard tart from Golden Gate Bakery (1029 Grant at Pacific, 781-2627); we find unusual baked goods all the time wrapped in plastic baggies on the counters of shops that may not even sell other food. This is a cheap and literally sweet way to do your own Chinatown exploring.

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Beach Blanket Babylon: Steve Silver's musical revue spoofs pop culture with extravagant costumes. Wednesdays-Sundays. $25-$130. Club Fugazi, 678 Green (at Powell), 421-4222.

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APA Vagina Monologues: The Vagina Monologues from an Asia-Pacific American perspective. Thu., May 17, 7:30 p.m. $30-$35. www.apavaginamonologues.com. The Castro Theatre, 429 Castro (at Market), 621-6120.

Audium 9: Spatial electronic orchestrations and sound sculptures. Early arrival is advised. Fridays, Saturdays, 8:30 p.m. $20. Audium-Theatre of Sound-Sculptured Space, 1616 Bush (at Franklin), 771-1616.

A Behanding in Spokane: A black comedy involving a man searching for his lost hand after 30 years. Tuesdays-Saturdays. Through June 30. $20-$50. SF Playhouse, 533 Sutter (at Powell), 677-9596.

The Business: A Comedy Show: Sketch and stand-up comedy. Wednesdays, 8 p.m. $5. Dark Room Theater, 2263 Mission (at 18th St.), 401-7987.

DIVAfest: Theater celebrating female power and creativity. Through May 27. Admission varies. www.divafest.info. Exit Stage Left, 156 Eddy (at Taylor), 673-3847.

Will Durst's Elect to Laugh: A comedy show chasing down the presidential election from a San Francisco comedian who once ran for mayor. Tuesdays, through Nov. 6. $15-$35. The Marsh Theater, 1062 Valencia (at 22nd St.), 826-5750.

Endgame and Play: Two plays by Samuel Beckett. Through June 3. $25-$110. American Conservatory Theater, 415 Geary (at Mason), 749-2228.

Exodo and Callings: Performance by Teatro Taller and the Carbetbag Brigade. Sat., May 19, 1 p.m. Free. www.ybgf.org. Yerba Buena Gardens, Fourth St. & Mission, 284-9589.

Hot Greeks: An ancient Greek tragedy meets a modern-day football comedy meets theater of the absurd in this remake of a play by San Francisco's Cockettes. Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m. Through May 19. $30-$69. The Hypnodrome, 575 10th St. (at Bryant), (800) 838-3006.

Improvised Murder Mystery: BATS Improv creates a story based on audience suggestions. Saturdays. Through May 26. $17-$20. Bayfront Theater, 16 Marina (at Laguna), 474-6776.

Michael Martin's Verbatim Verboten: A cabaret performance. Through May 22, 8 p.m. $15. The Garage, 975 Howard (at Sixth St.), 885-4006.

My Tia Loca's Life of Crime: Play by Roy Conboy, head of the SFSU Play Writing Program. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m. Through June 2. $20. Bindlestiff Studio, 185 6th St., 255-0440.

Previously Secret Information: In the words of the organizers: "Great stories, told well, with just the right amount of lies." We'll add: "Told by comedians, a lot of the time." Third Sunday of every month, 7 p.m. $10. Stage Werx 446, 446 Valencia (at 16th St.).

A Raisin in the Sun: Classic play about three generations of an African-American family in Chicago determined to live their dreams. Through May 27. $10-$35. Buriel Clay Theater, 762 Fulton (at Webster), 762-2071.

Some Thing: Art drag night with craft table. Fridays. $5. The Stud, 399 Ninth St. (at Harrison), 863-6623.

Tenderloin: A piece about the people and places in Cutting Ball Theater's neighborhood. Thursdays-Sundays. Through June 3. $10-$50. Exit Theatre, 277 Taylor (at Ellis), 673-3847.

To Be Young, Gifted, and Black: The story of Lorraine Hansberry, author of A Raisin in the Sun. Scenes from her plays, letters, diaries, poems and personal reminiscences. Thursdays-Sundays. Through May 27. $10-$28. Gough Street Playhouse, 1620 Gough (at Bush).

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"We lost camera in Alamo square on May 13th, it has all the pictures from las Vegas to LA to San francisco, the camera is old fashioned Sony, silver, In a black small bag, in the picture are four Asian women from china. My friend is very sad to lose the camera, we taxi back to try to find but is was no longer there. We just want the picuture back, thank anyone has any information!"

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