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3:40 pm
May. 25, 2012
Prop. 29 Losing Voter Support, Though Cigarette Tax Remains Popular
By Albert Samaha
What can you get for $42 million? A penthouse apartment at the top of the St. Regis. Six years of Adonal Foyle. Roy Lichtenstein's peephole painting. Also, a 14 percent drop in support for Prop... More >>

The Snitch

1:00 pm
May. 25, 2012
More Summer Jobs for S.F.'s Youth
By Laura Rena Murray
Today is the last day of school for San Francisco's minors. Time to let loose and welcome the summer and maybe, if you're old enough, earn some extra cash. In fact, your chances of scoring a ... More >>

The Exhibitionist

12:30 pm
May. 25, 2012
S.F. Street Fashion: Use Your Imagination
By Kate Conger
There's something most other street fashion blogs do that I've never bothered with -- providing a little bio about each person photographed. It tells how old they are, what their profession is, w... More >>

The Snitch

12:25 pm
May. 25, 2012
San Leandro's Nonito Donaire Will Fight Jeffrey Mathebula in July
By Albert Samaha
Nonito Donaire, the WBO junior featherweight champion from San Leandro who ranks as the second best boxer of Filipino descent, inked his next fight earlier this week: a July 7 title unification m... More >>

SFoodie

11:30 am
May. 25, 2012
Drink of the Week: Golden Gate 75th Celebration in Cocktails
By Lou Bustamante
With the official 75th Anniversary of the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge this weekend, the festivities will also come in cocktail form.* At Aurea inside the Stanford Court Hotel on Nob Hill,... More >>

The Exhibitionist

11:30 am
May. 25, 2012
Happy Birthday, Golden Gate Bridge
By Heidi De Vries
It could have been the Bumblebee Bridge, our Golden Gate. Back in 1937 when the iconic span was built, the Navy wanted to make sure ships and planes wouldn't go careening into it and suggested it... More >>

The Exhibitionist

10:30 am
May. 25, 2012
The Understudy Reveals Theater World's Tension, Angst -- and Humor
By Lily Janiak
At times, The Understudy suffers from the cutesy, pandering quality that occurs in "theater about theater" these days. For every joke about why anyone would want to steal someone else's Actor's ... More >>

The Exhibitionist

9:30 am
May. 25, 2012
Master Your Domain at the Masturbate-a-Thon
By Keith Bowers
You might equate an event called the Masturbate-a-Thon with "only in San Francisco." But you'd be wrong. San Francisco was the site of the first one, but similar events have occurred in Portland,... More >>

All Shook Down

9:23 am
May. 25, 2012
Tenacious D Splooges All Over the Audience at the Fox
By SF Weekly
By David Corcoran Tenacious D The Sights May 24, 2012 Fox Theater Better than: The Pick of Destiny. By a lot. If you happened to take in Tenacious D's show last night at the Fox Theater in Oakl... More >>

SFoodie

8:45 am
May. 25, 2012
Town's End Brunch: Sweet Beginnings by the Bay
By Olivia Ware
Town's End Restaurant & Bakery, as its name suggests, is tucked into a corner just off the Embarcadero steps away from the San Francisco Bay. It makes for good people watching, as the city's ... More >>

All Shook Down

8:45 am
May. 25, 2012
Duets Premieres on ABC: a Timeline of the Mediocrity
By Rae Alexandra
And here it is. The vocal talent show that America neither needed nor wanted. The only talent involved that we actually wanted to watch (Lionel Ritchie) is no longer part of the show, but we're re... More >>

The Exhibitionist

8:30 am
May. 25, 2012
Conservatory Gets a Flower That Smells Like Rotting Meat
By Alexis Coe
Cultural institutions in San Francisco continually search for new acquisitions. Alexis Coe brings you the most important, often wondrous, sometimes bizarre, and occasionally downright vexing find... More >>

The Snitch

8:00 am
May. 25, 2012
Italian Consulate's Adorable "Official Business" Car
By Joe Eskenazi
A diplomatic placard on your car means you can park it anywhere. But what about a car that you really can park anywhere? This eye-catching, pint-sized "official" vehicle was spotted in front of ... More >>

The Exhibitionist

7:30 am
May. 25, 2012
The Sweet Spot: What a Pretty Pussy You Are
By Ginger Murray
"It is not clear in the Bible what Jesus thinks about lesbians, but it is pretty clear that he is okay with prostitutes." That is a rip-roaring line indeed, but writer and performer Maura Hallor... More >>

The Snitch

7:15 am
May. 25, 2012
Medical Marijuana Users Don't Need to Be Marijuana Farmers, Court Says
By Chris Roberts
It doesn't take much to join a collective or cooperative in California, be it a grocery store or a medical cannabis dispensary. In the former, perhaps all you need is a small fee; in the latter, ... More >>

The Snitch

5:02 pm
May. 24, 2012
Court Workers Say They Will Strike If They Have To
By Erin Sherbert
Court employees empowered union leaders yesterday to authorize a strike if need be, saying they are tired of the dead-end negotiations with management.Local court workers, who are represented by ... More >>

The Snitch

3:47 pm
May. 24, 2012
Sit/Lie Law Only Successful at Harassing the City's Aging Homeless, Report Says
By Laura Rena Murray
A new report released by the City Hall Fellows demonstrates just how ineffective San Francisco's sit/lie ordinance is, with the bulk of last year's reviewed citations going to the same 19 rep... More >>

The Snitch

3:12 pm
May. 24, 2012
Elderly Woman Carjacked in Financial District, Two Arrested
By Erin Sherbert
Two men led police on a high-speed chase across the Bay Bridge after carjacking an elderly woman in the city's Financial District. Officer Albie Esparza says the 83-year-old woman was parked in he... More >>

The Snitch

2:18 pm
May. 24, 2012
Memorial Day Weekend Brings Out More Drunks and More Cops
By Erin Sherbert
Just like every other holiday (except Thanksgiving, which is still perplexing to us), police will be out in force this Memorial Day weekend, cracking down on all you intoxicated drivers cruising ... More >>

The Snitch

12:34 pm
May. 24, 2012
Was Your Bike Stolen Recently? It Could Be One of These
By Erin Sherbert
San Francisco was ranked one of the best cities for cycling. But with great biking pleasures comes another sad reality: The city is also a hot spot for bike theft.Th good news is that the SFPD mi... More >>

SFoodie

11:30 am
May. 24, 2012
Food Activist Raj Patel at The Commonwealth Club
By Camila McHugh
Food Activist Raj Patel at The Commonwealth Club Where:  Commonwealth Club, 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor When:  Tuesday, June 12 at 6 PM (Can't make it? Head down to Palo Alto on the ... More >>

The Exhibitionist

10:30 am
May. 24, 2012
A Raisin in the Sun Has Gaps But Is Still an Emotional Stunner
By Anna Pulley
The African-American Shakespeare Company closes its 2011-12 season with a stirring, affected reprisal of Lorraine Hansberry's classic watershed drama, A Raisin in the Sun. Directed by L. Peter Ca... More >>

SFoodie

10:00 am
May. 24, 2012
James Freeman, Blue Bottle Coffee Founder, Just Wrote the Book on Coffee
By Camila McHugh
Any good San Franciscan knows how to muse over a cup of coffee. We can't help but remembering fondly the coffee drinkers at Four Barrel who continued sipping obliviously as two burglars used this... More >>

The Exhibitionist

9:30 am
May. 24, 2012
Hey, Occupy SF! We've Located the 1% for You
By Keith Bowers
We'll preface this with a big dose of "We're just sayin'," but we learned today about an event happening Friday called the 1% Singles Ball. Yes, they mean that 1%. "Meet wealthy singles at Nob ... More >>

All Shook Down

9:14 am
May. 24, 2012
The Cult's Ian Astbury Talks New Album, Kitchen Knives, and Fucked-Up Children
By Dave Pehling
Not too many bands have traced the kind of eclectic arc traveled by The Cult. Anchored by the British songwriting team of singer Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy for three decades, the grou... More >>

SFoodie

9:00 am
May. 24, 2012
City Beer Store Celebrates Six Years
By Jason Henry
Fun fact: The platypus is the official mascot of SOMA's City Beer Store. We remember from third grade that these creatures have duck bills, beaver tails, and the feet of otters. Perhaps this crea... More >>

All Shook Down

8:45 am
May. 24, 2012
Live Review, 5/23/12: Spiritualized's Wall of Sound Assaults the Fillmore
By Whitney Phaneuf
Spiritualized Nikki LaneWednesday, May 23, 2012 The Fillmore  Better than: Battling your own demons.It's impossible to separate the man behind Spiritualized from his music. The psy... More >>

The Exhibitionist

8:30 am
May. 24, 2012
How to Persuade the Boss That the Business Needs a Web Presence
By Anna Pulley
I work at a small indie bookstore that's so old school it doesn't even have a website. I'm just a part-time employee, so I don't have much sway, but I'm frustrated because I feel like no one know... More >>

All Shook Down

8:25 am
May. 24, 2012
Live Review, 5/23/12: Mark Lanegan Croons the Great American Into Sad Submission
By Rae Alexandra
Mark Lanegan BandWednesday, May 23, 2012Great American Music HallBetter than: Staying at home and thinking about death.Mark Lanegan plays in the dark. Literally. A blue light here, a red one the... More >>

The Exhibitionist

7:30 am
May. 24, 2012
San Francisco Comedy Is Taking Over the U.S.
By W. Kamau Bell
Ummm, I don't know if you know this, but San Francisco comedy is entering a Golden Age ... okay, fine ... Another Golden Age. Of course the Bay Area comedy scene has always been able to hold its ... More >>
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By Laura Rena Murray

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For a boxer who is undefeated in 16 pro bouts, San Francisco's own Karim "Hard Hitta" Mayfield has grown remarkably adept at searching out silver linings. For example, his next… More >>

SF Weekly Letters

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