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Angela Alioto

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2010

    SFPD Fires Dyslexic Cop, Who Sues City for Discrimination

    ​Being both dyslexic and mayor of San Francisco is apparently no biggie. But according to a civil suit recently filed in San Francisco Superior Court, the city's police department may be a different story. Former officer Joseph Ratti, who says he was fired because he is dyslexic, is suing the city ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2008

    "Speaking of Responsibility, We've Taken It;" "Everything the 49ers Have Asked Us to Do, We've Done," - the Wit and Wisdom of Gavin Newsom on the economy

    By Benjamin Wachs What's that, you say? Didn't Gavin already give a Newsom-isode on the economy? Well, yes, but that was the "Economic Climate." This is the Newsom-isode on "Economic Development." What's the difference? Well, one kind of tells you what Gavin plans to do, and the other kind o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2008

    "What We Ultimately Can Do Is Get It to a Whole 'Nuther Level by Automating All of Our Programs." - Gavin Newsom's Plan for Homeless Robots

    By Benjamin Wachs This is part of our continuing effort to see if we can watch Gavin Newsom's entire State of the City address before it kills us. Click here for all the Newsom-isodes. Today Gavin is talking about the issue of homelessness, except when he's talking about panhandling. Homeles ... More >>

  • News

    March 28, 2007

    Making (Radio) Waves

    The mayor's Wi-Fi plan is about to have its signal blocked by a group of activists

  • News

    March 10, 2004

    Mayor AWOL

    Gavin Newsom couldn't say enough about the need for workforce housing -- until it came time to back Prop. J

  • News

    October 8, 2003

    Using Arnold to Get Gavin

    After watching the mind games of Pumping Iron, mayoral candidate Matt Gonzalez talks of turning slick political marketing against itself

  • News

    March 12, 2003

    Fajita Backlash

    Our DA's ineptitude in dealing with a food-inspired police scandal may frustrate desperately needed reform of SFPD

  • Music

    August 11, 1999

    Booty Call

    Wherein a handful of politicos, a party that's trying not to be a laughingstock, and the singer in a '70s disco cover band unite to rewrite San Francisco politics or try to, anyway

  • Calendar

    July 21, 1999

    Cothran

    Wherein a handful of politicos, a party that's trying not to be a laughingstock, and the singer in a '70s disco cover band unite to rewrite San Francisco politics or try to, anyway

  • Calendar

    January 21, 1998

    Night + Day

    Wherein a handful of politicos, a party that's trying not to be a laughingstock, and the singer in a '70s disco cover band unite to rewrite San Francisco politics or try to, anyway

  • Calendar

    March 5, 1997

    Mulch

    Wherein a handful of politicos, a party that's trying not to be a laughingstock, and the singer in a '70s disco cover band unite to rewrite San Francisco politics or try to, anyway

  • Calendar

    December 18, 1996

    The Grid

    Wherein a handful of politicos, a party that's trying not to be a laughingstock, and the singer in a '70s disco cover band unite to rewrite San Francisco politics or try to, anyway

  • News

    March 13, 1996

    You're Either on the Bus or off the Bus

    Pols and bureaucrats thumb their noses at Proposition AA

  • News

    February 14, 1996

    Hinckle, Hinckle, Little Star (Part I)

    There are two joys in life -- making things and breaking things -- and pirate journalist Warren Hinckle has excelled at both

  • News

    January 31, 1996

    Blowing Smoke, Breathing Fire (Part I)

    The Fang family rides tabloid journalism and hardball politics to the winner's circle

  • News

    January 24, 1996

    Dog Bites

    The Fang family rides tabloid journalism and hardball politics to the winner's circle

  • News

    January 10, 1996

    Off-Base (Part I)

    The most vituperative battle ever fought over the Presidio pits a handful of activists (and a certain weekly newspaper) against a local coalition of environmentalists, business, and the majority of elected officials. Is the congressional compromise to es

  • Calendar

    January 10, 1996

    Slap Shots

    The most vituperative battle ever fought over the Presidio pits a handful of activists (and a certain weekly newspaper) against a local coalition of environmentalists, business, and the majority of elected officials. Is the congressional compromise to es

  • Calendar

    November 8, 1995

    Slap Shots

    The most vituperative battle ever fought over the Presidio pits a handful of activists (and a certain weekly newspaper) against a local coalition of environmentalists, business, and the majority of elected officials. Is the congressional compromise to es

  • News

    October 11, 1995

    Peevish and Butt-Led

    Against the odds, a new group fights for smokers' rights

  • Calendar

    July 26, 1995

    Candidate Promises, Citizen Mayor Delivers?

    Against the odds, a new group fights for smokers' rights

  • Calendar

    July 19, 1995

    Paper Trails

    Against the odds, a new group fights for smokers' rights

  • News

    July 5, 1995

    City Slackers

    A guide toSan Francisco political corruption -past, present, and future

  • News

    June 28, 1995

    Conscientious Injectors

    The enforcement of drug laws should be less hurtful than the dangers inherent indrug use itself, say the "harm reductionists" at Prevention Point, who practice what they preach by distributing 1.5 million needles to the city's drug users

  • Calendar

    June 28, 1995

    Paper Trails

    The enforcement of drug laws should be less hurtful than the dangers inherent indrug use itself, say the "harm reductionists" at Prevention Point, who practice what they preach by distributing 1.5 million needles to the city's drug users

  • Calendar

    May 10, 1995

    Night+Day

    The enforcement of drug laws should be less hurtful than the dangers inherent indrug use itself, say the "harm reductionists" at Prevention Point, who practice what they preach by distributing 1.5 million needles to the city's drug users

  • News

    May 10, 1995

    The Last Tycoon (Part II)

    Walter Shorenstein's skyscrapers shaped San Francisco. His cash configured City Hall. Publicly, he's pristine. But there's more than meets the eye to the man behind the megaliths.

  • Calendar

    May 3, 1995

    Paper Trails

    Walter Shorenstein's skyscrapers shaped San Francisco. His cash configured City Hall. Publicly, he's pristine. But there's more than meets the eye to the man behind the megaliths.

  • News

    March 8, 1995

    The Dark Prince of City Hall

    First Larry Bush was a politician. Then he was a journalist. Then he was a politician. So now as editor and publisher of CitiReport, a hard-hitting journal with a private agenda, what the hell is he?

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