Email Author Benjamin Wachs

Awards

• 2012 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing

  "The Worst Run Big City in the U.S."

• 2011 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published April 14, 2010

  "The Muni Death Spiral"

• 2011 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published October 20, 2010

  "Let It Bleed"

• 2011 - Peninsula Press Club Awards, published October 20, 2010

  "Let It Bleed"

• 2010 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published December 16, 2009

  "The Worst-Run Big City"

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2012 Stories by Benjamin Wachs

• "Burn Wall Street": Otto von Danger Politicizes His Art

  published May 2, 2012

  Otto von Danger's friends wanted him to blow up a bank. "They were upset about what the banks are doing," the Oakland artist (real name... More >>

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  Guardian Tries to Sell Out

  published Apr 20, 2012

  Every progressive has his price. For the San Francisco Bay Guardian, it's apparently $1  million. For decades, the Guardian and its staff have insulted the Weekly and its writers because we were ... More >>

• Personal Needs: Tech Dude Seeks Young, Materialistic Women

  published April 11, 2012

  With so many tech-industry fellows gadding about, it's little surprise San Francisco was recently named the American city with the greatest... More >>

• Why The Bay Citizen Can't Hack It Alone Anymore

  published Feb 10, 2012

  The Bay Citizen was funded with a $5 million gift from Warren Hellman to be an independent news organization in the Bay Area. But after two years in operation, it's being taken over by the Center for ... More >>

• Burning Man Bummer: Ticket Lottery Won't Fill Demand

  published February 8, 2012

  Burning Man's first-ever ticket lottery has had far more requests for tickets than the 40,000 made available. What does this... More >>

• Burning Man: What If They Run Out of Ticketsr

  published Feb 03, 2012

  Burning Man's first-ever ticket lottery has had far more requests for tickets than the 40,000 that have been made available.  What does this meanrThe Internet will be very, very, angryNo one will... More >>

• List: What's the Best Voting System for San Franciscor

  published Jan 27, 2012

  Supervisors Sean Elsbernd and Mark Farrell have proposed measures to end Ranked Choice Voting in San Francisco, while David Campos and John Avalos have proposed allowing even more ranked choices on th... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  List: Why Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi Should Be Optimistic

  published Jan 20, 2012

  Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi appeared in court yesterday to defend himself against charges of spousal abuse and child endangerment. But what's the silver lining for Sheriff Mirkarimir He still has his healt... More >>

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  List: Another Year, Another Board of Supervisors

  published Jan 13, 2012

  Supervisor David Chiu, president of the Board of Supervisors, this week announced the new committee assignments for the Board this year. What's different this yearr Nobody actually cares what David ... More >>

• What Should Republicans Be Searched for Before Boarding a Planer

  published Jan 06, 2012

  Recently, Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, a tea party Republican from Southern California, was arrested at an airport for trying to carry a concealed firearm on a plane. It got us thinking: What else should... More >>