Sure it's pretty -- but did you hear the story about the mule? The past few weeks have witnessed a charming little proliferation of travel pieces in major publications such as The New York Times and Time extolling our fine city, and CNN has now joined the fun. Perhaps more ambitiously than the first two out-of-town periodicals, CNN has tightly focused its piece, homing in on the Presidio -- "San Francisco's Most Scenic Spot" (but not when you're standing here). The notion of sending oblivi
A quintessential San Francisco story, starring charismatic musician/murderer Bobby BeauSoleil*
*with underground filmmaker Kenneth Anger, cult leader Charles Manson, Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey, and the Straight Satans motorcycle gang in suppo
The article you are now reading has been timed to go live one second after the press embargo on the annual Heal the Bay state beach report card is lifted. So, without further ado, we can inform you that the most fecal bacteria-infested, nastiest beach in all the Golden State is: Avalon Harbor Beach on Catalina Island in Los Angeles County (same as last year). Actually six of the 10 nastiest beaches were in Los Angeles County. San Francisco County eluded this dubious distinction -- though Sonoma
Getting nude on California beaches may no longer be as carefree a pursuit as it once was. A 30-year-old policy allowing people to sunbathe on state beaches in the buff with minimal intervention from law enforcement was recently overturned by the courts. Federal parks, like Baker Beach, won't be affected but other nearby parks will -- including Gray Whale Cove and Red Rock Beach. The Naturist Action Committee is appealing, but we must prepare for the worst. Have no fear, Bay Area nudists. We're h
Pinned you! And again! And again! And...No, there won't be a torch-lighting -- someone's short hairs might get singed -- but all the Olympic sports you love are coming to Baker Beach sans those pesky jerseys, leotards, or other articles of apparel. George Davis -- former nudist mayoral candidate and "naked yoga guy" -- has organized the second annual Nude Beach Olympics, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 10 at noon. It's free and anyone who wants to drop by to ogle, or, perchance, outsprint
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