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Student Loans: The Government's Arbitrary Collections System

Partisan Breadmaking: Baking Up a President at Feel Good Bakery

Bake-Off: Obama and Romney Loaves Go Head-to-Head in Alameda

If you're the type who'd rather be caught dead than drinking 7-Eleven coffee, but still want to show your support for your favorite presidential candidate (the convenience store chain claims that their unofficial coffee cup poll has successfully predicted the presidency in the last three elections), ... More >>

Food Events to Make Your Crazy Weekend More Delicious

So maybe you've heard: there's a lot going on in San Francisco this weekend. And it will likely result in transitpocalypse. But that doesn't mean you can't eat delicious things while you're having a ton of fun. Check out these food events on the fringes of the insanity that is America's Cup exhibiti ... More >>

Police Looking for Driver Who Apparently Hit Pededstrian Intentionally

San Francisco police are asking for your help in tracking down a driver who allegedly hit a 36-year-old man and before speeding off, leaving him in critical condition. The hit and run happened on Aug. 21 at about 9:50 p.m. when police at the Bayview station were called to the intersection of Alameda ... More >>

Dumb Teen Unwittingly Attempts to Rob S.F. Cop, Gets Shot

A 17-year-old kid targeted the wrong couple when he reportedly tried rob an off-duty San Francisco sheriff's deputy in Oakland -- only to wind up getting shot. The teen, an Alameda resident whose name was not released because he's a minor, was still in the hospital as of last night, but remains in s ... More >>

Top 5 Humane Fast Food Joints in San Francisco

Regardless of what some militant herbivores will tell you, not all meat-eaters are evil marauding baby-eaters who have zero regard for where their meat came from. San Francisco is already a leader in providing diners with organic, humanely raised meat -- and it's not just for the fancy restaurants. ... More >>

San Franciscans Might Be Healthier if They Drank Even More Alcohol

You would think that a city that restricts residents from overindulging on calorie-packed Happy Meals and nicotine would rank high on the charts of obnoxiously healthy. But alas, Marin -- a county filled with binge drinkers and crappy public transit  -- outdid us on this front. Don't worry, S.F ... More >>

One Goh Identified as Suspect in Deadly Oikos University Shooting; Seven Confirmed Dead

​(Update 5:15 p.m.): Police identified the suspect in today's shooting as 43-year-old One Goh, and Oakland resident and student at the private university. (Update 3:20 p.m.): Police told reporters that the death toll in the Oakland mass killing has now risen to seven. (Update 2 p.m): City Councilm ... More >>

Act Quick: Tables for Two Still Available on Valentine's Day

Reservations book up quickly for this Hallmark holiday. Even on a Tuesday night, couples will fill every table for two in San Francisco with their gooey cravings for public displays of affection. Although the holiday is still three weeks away, most restaurants offering specials are already booked. ... More >>

Climate Change: $5.3 Billion Worth of Sea Walls Needed to Protect Bay Area

Come 2151, little sea-walls like this one at The Embarcadero simply won't do​Climate-change-borne threats of flood, erosion, inundation, and salinization will spur the Bay Area to spend more than $5.3 billion on seawalls and levees, according to a report released by the environmental group NRDC.Th ... More >>

Harold Camping's Radio Show to Go Off the Air

His world is falling apart ​The man who erroneously predicted the Rapture -- twice -- will reportedly stop airing his Open Forum radio program at the end of the month. The Evangelical preacher used his Open Forum program to warn listeners about Judgment Day, which was supposed to be May 21, 2011. ... More >>

What to Do This Weekend, April 16-17

CUESASee Sat., April 16.​Craving more? Scroll through additional listings here. Sat., April 16: Third Annual Goat Festival Ferry Plaza, at the Embarcadero, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Enjoy free samples of all things goaty, from lotion and milk to yogurt and confections like fudge and caramel. Also panel ... More >>

Sunday: Tequila and Tamales, More or Less by the Bay

Tamales by the Bay​A Taste of Tamales by the Bay Where: San Francisco Design Center, 101 Henry Adams (at Alameda) When: Sat., April 17, noon-4:30 p.m. Cost: $45 ($50 after today) The rundown: This Sunday is a big day for single-food celebrations, as the Chocolate Salon and A Taste of Tama ... More >>

Shmaltz Brewing Graduates to the Hard Stuff

Jason HenryA Buffalo Trace bourbon barrel, future home of a distillate made from blends of Jewbelation beer.​Shmaltz Brewing was born in a San Francisco apartment in 1996; fourteen years later, San Francisco Business Times included Shmaltz in its "Top 20 Fastest Growing Bay Area Companies." H ... More >>

Three Artisanal Spirits We're Hoping Santa Brings

Annie JessemanSt. George's latest batch of single malt whisky is its best yet.​Cocktails and hot drinks rule the holiday season, but there's something just as festive, not to mention warming: a glass of a special brandy or whiskey. The Bay Area's expanding roster of artisanal spirits producers ... More >>

San Francisco's Killer Frogs a Statewide Threat

Kill me, please​A tiny pond near the mouth of Golden Gate Park is host to as many as 10,000 invasive African clawed frogs so voracious they're a threat to the entire state's rivers and bays. They've consumed the pond's other frogs and fish, and have taken to eating each other -- just as they'll do ... More >>

Ask the Critic: Where Should I Lunch After a Trip to OAK?

gwen/FlickrOctopus tostada from Mariscos La Costa, just a few miles north of OAK.​Today, @aynsavoy Tweeted me to ask: Picking up my mother at OAK around noon; where should we go for lunch?The 140-character answer: El Huarache Azteca (3842 International Blvd., at 39th ... More >>

SF Weekly Letters

SF Weekly Letters

Doggy Bag: Liquorvore

nullalux/FlickrBuddha's hand infusing vodka at St. George sib Hangar One.​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Grog blog: At the Bold Italic, Jon Korn belts a few with local distillers and brewski makers. Korn's is a short crawl, from Alameda's St. George Spirits to Distillery No. 209 on S.F.' ... More >>

California Cities and Same-Sex Couples Join SF's Prop. 8 Challenge

By Lauren SmileyThe San Francisco city attorney filed an amended petition (note: PDF file) challenging the constitutionality of Prop. 8 in the state Supreme Court Wednesday, adding seven same-sex married couples and 11 more cities and counties as parties. The amended filing also argues that Prop. 8 ... More >>

SF Weekly Letters

Night Day: Calendar Picks for 6/9

Easy Bay's inventive hip-hop heads Zion I and Trackademicks

Let's Go to the Hip Hop

Producer, Remixer, MC

Oakland triple-threat Trackademicks does it all

Finding "Fame" at a karaoke bar

H to the Izzo

Letters to the Editor

Week of Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Haunted Happenings

Where to scare

Haunted Happenings

Halloween Listings

Reps Etc.

Reps Etc.

Reps Etc.

Reps Etc.

Reps Etc.

Flex Appeal

S.F.'s own Gay Games

Reps Etc.

Reps Etc.

Reps Etc.

Best Transit Party

Alameda/Oakland Ferry

Longitudes and latitudes

Asian directions in sound; heavenly lawlessness.

Pop Philosophy

Something stinks in Paradise; The sound of movies

The Fab One

Sgt. Mario's Lonely One-Man Band

Reel World

Tight Spot and The Big Clock

Benign Neglect

There's a pot of money available to investigate real estate fraud, but Terence Hallinan isn't using it

Slap Shots

Letters

Letters