Gear: Huf Warehouse Sale
9am, Nov 3 at Regency Center: 1290 Sutter St, at Geary; Polk
60-70% off the sneaker dealer's entire stash: 5000+ pairs of Nike/Vans/ Converse/more boutique brands, plus upscale streetwear from 30+ labels like Stussy, Crooks and Castles, and Ice Cream, which may not be street, but is certainly Rocky Road.
Check out the flier
Service: YumTacos.com
This user-generated g-map plots taco trucks throughout the Bay Area, with the not-mysterious exception of Marin. YT also provides t-truck news, from the mundane ("County Mulls Taco Truck Rules") to the guiltily hilarious ("One man arrested, one sought in taco truck beating of three").
Find your t-truck at YumTacos.com
Culture: Swearing Festival
8pm, Nov 3 at Edinburgh Castle: 950 Geary St, at Larkin; Civic Center; 415.885.4074
Enter this pub's Verbal Abuse Duel and demoralize perfect strangers, or sign up for the Vile Oath Contest and attempt to utter as many expletives as possible in 30 seconds, shattering the record set unintentionally by a drunken Micro Machine Man.
Sells out quickly -- get tickets now
Gear: Skunkfunk
7pm, Nov 3: 302 Valencia, at 14th; The Mission; 415.401.7983
Skunkfunk's kicking off their fall line by offering champagne/wine/ snacks/DJ/20% off everything in the store; they're also handing out gift bags laden with t-shirts reminiscent of the ones they once sold at European music festivals to supplement the purchase of their moniker's dank inspiration.
Peep the invite
Fo od : Mecca
2029 Market St, at Dolores; The Castro; 415.621.7000
After last June's fire, the Castro institution is back from an extensive renovation, including an enlarged bar area featuring a half-off oysters happy hour. Tonight, there's a wild Halloween party; grab a ticket, and you can dress as Guy Compulsively Mentioning His Girlfriend.
See the revamped menu