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  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    Felix Cartal on His Favorite Karaoke Song and What's Going on With His Hair

    Lately, the talk surrounding Canadian producer and DJ Felix Cartal has focused on his hair, his love of sushi, and his latest album, Different Faces. Growing up in Vancouver listening to punk bands like Death From Above 1979, he later developed a taste for the electronic side of music. Eventually he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    S.F. Psych Outfit Sleepy Sun Talks Touring with White Hills, Losing a Singer, and Recording its Latest Album

    One of the more celebrated bands to emerge in the past few years as part of San Francisco's new psychedelic-rock underground, Sleepy Sun made waves globally in 2009 with the release of its acclaimed debut album, Embrace. Shifting easily from epic Zeppelin-esque riff workouts to soulful, gospel-tinge ... More >>

  • Music

    December 28, 2011

    One Last Spin: A Look Back at the Year in Bay Area Music

    One of the more celebrated bands to emerge in the past few years as part of San Francisco's new psychedelic-rock underground, Sleepy Sun made waves globally in 2009 with the release of its acclaimed debut album, Embrace. Shifting easily from epic Zeppelin-esque riff workouts to soulful, gospel-tinge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    Pacific Salmon May Have Caught a Superbug

    Factory farming is being held accountable for the the rise of antibiotic-resistent staph, virulent strains of E. coli, and now a powerful virus that has killed off huge numbers of Atlantic farmed salmon in Europe. But the latter seemed to be restricted to the ocean to the east of us until recently, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    California Has 1.1 Million Medical Marijuana Users, NORML Says

    We pot more than we need politicians​California is the most populous state in the Union. It's where the nation's medical marijuana movement was birthed, and the Golden State is also where the rest of the country gets most of its illegal pot, judging by law enforcement statistics (lo siento, Britis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2011

    San Francycle: The Truth About the Golden Gate Bridge Bike Speed Limit

    ​Okay, let's get down to brass tacks with this Golden Gate Bridge bicycle speed-limit crypto-bullshit. Here are the facts: According to a study commissioned by the Golden Gate Transportation District, on busy days the Golden Gate Bridge has as many as 6,000 cyclists. That number's going up -- but ... More >>

  • News

    November 24, 2010

    Big Pharma lobbies against S.F. drug proposal

    ​Okay, let's get down to brass tacks with this Golden Gate Bridge bicycle speed-limit crypto-bullshit. Here are the facts: According to a study commissioned by the Golden Gate Transportation District, on busy days the Golden Gate Bridge has as many as 6,000 cyclists. That number's going up -- but ... More >>

  • News

    June 23, 2010

    Returning sea lions could be in for a shock

    ​Okay, let's get down to brass tacks with this Golden Gate Bridge bicycle speed-limit crypto-bullshit. Here are the facts: According to a study commissioned by the Golden Gate Transportation District, on busy days the Golden Gate Bridge has as many as 6,000 cyclists. That number's going up -- but ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2010

    Last Night: Frightened Rabbit at the Fillmore

    ​Frightened Rabbit Wednesday, May 19, 2010 The Fillmore Better Than: Snoop Dog, Dr. Dre, and Lil Wayne. In a recent blog entry, Scott Hutchinson of Frightened Rabbit lamented his own "certain brand of self-deprecation," and joked that becoming a professional rapper would allow him to exp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2010

    Zip Line Across Justin Herman Plaza -- What Could Go Wrong?

    Jim HerdHere comes trouble...​On Thursday, folks who'd like to see your tourism dollars directed British Columbia's way, intuitively, erected a zip line on the Embarcadero, across Justin Herman Plaza. On the one hand, a zip line can't be a worse idea than adjacent Vaillancourt Fountain, another "g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    ALO: Buddies with Jack Johnson and Old English Teachers

    Jay Blakesberg​The members of Animal Liberation Orchestra, better known as ALO, are more than just friends with Jack Johnson. The local guys are also employees of and musical collaborators with the surfer-songwriter, who co-produced ALO's new Man Of The World and put it out on his Brushfire Record ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 13, 2010

    Jonathan Kauffman: Remapping the city, one memorable dish at a time

    Jay Blakesberg​The members of Animal Liberation Orchestra, better known as ALO, are more than just friends with Jack Johnson. The local guys are also employees of and musical collaborators with the surfer-songwriter, who co-produced ALO's new Man Of The World and put it out on his Brushfire Record ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2009

    Chronic City: It's Obvious -- State Medical Association Says Pot Prohibition Is 'Failed Public Health Policy'

    The November CoalitionDrug War protester at Huntington Beach, Calif.​In a laudable nod to the obvious, members of the California Medical Association's (CMA) House of Delegates have endorsed a resolution stating that the criminal prohibition of marijuana is a "failed public health policy."As enacte ... More >>

  • News

    October 14, 2009

    Newsom quotes the giant within

    The November CoalitionDrug War protester at Huntington Beach, Calif.​In a laudable nod to the obvious, members of the California Medical Association's (CMA) House of Delegates have endorsed a resolution stating that the criminal prohibition of marijuana is a "failed public health policy."As enacte ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2009

    Now Open: Tsunami Mission Bay

    One would think even those with their hearts dead set on opening a restaurant would be lying low during these uninspiring economic times. So some of us were surprised to see the empty space between Panera Bread and Philz Coffee (right across the street from SF Weekly's world headquarters) evolving i ... More >>

  • News

    September 3, 2008

    Identity Plagiarism

    A blogger steals someone else's life story and calls it her own.

  • Music

    July 23, 2008

    Eat to the Beat at Pan Ambient Brunch

    A blogger steals someone else's life story and calls it her own.

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2008

    The Pharcyde, A Tribe Called Quest, Nas Headline Annual Rock the Bells Festival

    A blogger steals someone else's life story and calls it her own.

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2008

    Los Angeles Tap Water Judged Tastiest in the World, If You Can Believe It

    A blogger steals someone else's life story and calls it her own.

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2008

    A Petition: Cry for Justice: The Murder of Hugues de la Plaza

    A blogger steals someone else's life story and calls it her own.

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2008

    DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist Bring The Hard Sell to SF in Feb., Kid Koala Opens

    A blogger steals someone else's life story and calls it her own.

  • Dining

    December 5, 2007

    Loca-voracious

    If you want your food to be raised within a hundred miles, get down to the farm

  • News

    November 21, 2007

    Oil Spill Alert -- Bay Ships Getting Bigger, Ports To Get Busier

    If you want your food to be raised within a hundred miles, get down to the farm

  • Calendar

    August 22, 2007

    Lock and Load

    If you want your food to be raised within a hundred miles, get down to the farm

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2007

    LastNight: Menomena at the Independent Friday, June 8, 2007

    If you want your food to be raised within a hundred miles, get down to the farm

  • Culture

    March 7, 2007

    One-man Star Wars Trilogy

    If you want your food to be raised within a hundred miles, get down to the farm

  • News

    September 27, 2006

    Troublesome Pastimes

    One local busybody collects letters from serial killers. Another attacks environmentalists. Guess which one's misguided.

  • Music

    August 2, 2006

    Hear ThisScientific methods, stoner rock, and Scandinavians

    One local busybody collects letters from serial killers. Another attacks environmentalists. Guess which one's misguided.

  • News

    April 12, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    Wednesday, April 12, 2006

  • Music

    March 8, 2006

    Misc. Reviews

    If it's kinda, sorta music-related, we'll review it. This week: Nardwuar the Human Serviette's new DVD.

  • Film

    February 15, 2006

    Primal Fur

    Disney parades its pooches through the frigid Eight Below

  • Music

    September 14, 2005

    Maple Leaf Boogie-Woogie

    A cheat sheet of bands from the new Seattle -- that's right, Canada!

  • News

    December 29, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of Wednesday, December 29, 2004

  • Dining

    November 3, 2004

    Reconsider the Oyster

    Bathing in bivalves by the bucket at three brilliant oyster bars

  • Music

    January 21, 2004

    Hear This

    Like punk rock conga lines and dissing Moby? This show's right up your alley.

  • News

    November 26, 2003

    According to Plan

    If both mayoral candidates keep their promises, San Francisco could build the high-rise housing it needs – and be even more beautiful than it is

  • Calendar

    July 16, 2003

    Freak Show

    Blacklight Theatre's bizarre bazaar

  • Music

    May 7, 2003

    The New Pornographers

    Electric Version

  • Calendar

    April 16, 2003

    Picture This

    Tenderloin residents strike a pose

  • Calendar

    March 6, 2002

    Presumed Local

    This year's superb S.F. International Asian American Film Festival focuses on homegrown, U.S. films

  • News

    January 30, 2002

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of January 30, 2002

  • News

    January 2, 2002

    Traveling Companions

    Gray whales are leading tourists, conservationists, and business operators on a rocky voyage toward economic and environmental salvation

  • News

    July 25, 2001

    Out With the New, In With the Old

    The fear of change has been an ongoing parable of San Francisco. The city needs a new parable.

  • Calendar

    August 4, 1999

    Savage Love

    The fear of change has been an ongoing parable of San Francisco. The city needs a new parable.

  • News

    June 16, 1999

    Dog Bites

    The fear of change has been an ongoing parable of San Francisco. The city needs a new parable.

  • Calendar

    January 6, 1999

    Savage Love

    The fear of change has been an ongoing parable of San Francisco. The city needs a new parable.

  • Music

    December 30, 1998

    Reviews

    The fear of change has been an ongoing parable of San Francisco. The city needs a new parable.

  • Music

    March 5, 1997

    The House of Tudor

    The fear of change has been an ongoing parable of San Francisco. The city needs a new parable.

  • Film

    November 8, 1995

    Borderlands

    The fear of change has been an ongoing parable of San Francisco. The city needs a new parable.

  • News

    November 8, 1995

    Dog Bites

    The fear of change has been an ongoing parable of San Francisco. The city needs a new parable.

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