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The Achilles heel of the Occupy movement was that extreme and — some would say — unbalanced individuals hijacked the spotlight and the message. So, perhaps it's fitting that this past… More >>

In the NASCAR-themed epic Talladega Nights, Will Ferrell's character explains that prefacing his statements with "With all due respect" allows him to subsequently say whatever he wants (in this specific… More >>

At times, the efficacy of the city's Ethics Commission is akin to a strongly worded resolution used to combat a building-sized reptile rampaging through downtown. A recent move may give… More >>

You want to cut the cable cord, but aren't clear on how to do it. You aren't much of a gadget geek, you don't regularly follow tech news, and while… More >>

Photograph by Gil Riego Jr. Oysters courtesy of Waterbar. On a map, the rambling 2,500-acre inlet known as Drakes Estero looks like a chicken foot, its bony fingers pointing north from… More >>

Splash! A man just jumped off the Lefty O'Doul Bridge. It was the kind of sunny April afternoon that brought nine-to-fivers along the waterfront beside AT&T Park for lunch, and… More >>

Thanks to Google Maps, the gopher holes in the Beach Chalet Soccer Field are now visible from space. You can't see what's going on in the bushes surrounding this field… More >>

Come November, San Franciscans will all but surely have to decide between ballot measures regarding whether we should or shouldn't build the luxury waterfront condo project at 8 Washington as… More >>

Protecting Criminals Discovering the dark side of the S.F. Police Department: This is a good, solid piece of investigative reporting ["Cover of Darkness," Ali Winston, feature, 5/8]. It's also just the… More >>

Photo illustration by Audrey Fukuman On March 24, 2011, a veteran San Francisco Police Department officer sat down at an undisclosed location in the city with a 40-year-old career criminal named… More >>