C.W. Nevius

Central Subway: Leaving Boring Machines in the Ground Won't Cost $55 Million

Did you know there's a guy who sings topical songs set to popular tunes at city meetings? Well, there is. If that's what passes for levity at a City Hall meeting, you can imagine the joys of neighborhood meetings regarding contentious issues. Yes, there's juice and chips in the back. But you'll ne ... More >>

Pagoda Palace: Don't Expect That Money Back

C.W. Nevius' piece today on the long and colorful history of the Pagoda Palace was a lot of fun to read, if only for mention of a 1960s theater troupe called "The Cockettes." The vaudeville theater turned urban blight turned proposed extraction site for Central Subway tunnel-boring machines was the ... More >>

SF Weekly Letters

Dildo Crucifix: Peaches Christ Gets Feedback from John Waters

Last week, a San Francisco Chronicle correction regarding an erroneous report of the brandishing of a dildo-crucifix in a local Catholic church made its play for the The Corrections Hall of Fame. The item in question: C.W. Nevius' column about Most Holy Redeemer banning drag queen performers incorre ... More >>

Dildo-Crucifix: Chronicle Correction Enters the Pantheon

No journalist savors writing a correction. It's a bit like penning an obituary; something bad has to happen to necessitate it. But if you are going to make a mistake of the sort requiring a formal correction, it's best to make one along the lines of C.W. Nevius' eye-opening note in today's Chronicle ... More >>

Menace to Society: Why Many Young Black Men are Accused of Being in Gangs

On Second Thought, the Guardian Is Perfect and Progressives Are Doing Great

​A strange thing happened at January's farewell "roast" for Supervisor Chris Daly -- something that neatly encapsulated the spirit of San Francisco's progressive movement. Earlier that week, David Chiu had betrayed progressives by championing Willie Brown's candidate for mayor. But even though Chi ... More >>

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

Five Reasons San Franciscans Have No Style

San Franciscans might be total sluts, but we definitely do not attract our partners based on the way we dress. According to GQ magazine, San Francisco ranked No. 20 on the list of the worst-dressed cities in America. It seems like a head scratcher to us, considering we are No. 1 in so many other way ... More >>

Chron's C.W. Nevius Can't Define the Word 'Hipster'

Longtime writer stumped by word​You might recall the short piece we did recently pointing out that majority of the San Francisco Chronicle's readers are old(er) white men. And because readers tend to be a reflection of the newspapers they read, it could also start to explain why C.W. Nevius, longt ... More >>

DROP Kick: Not So Many Cops Enroll in Double-Dipping Program

​We've written quite a bit about the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP), a sweet deal voters awarded police several years back that allowed cops to amass salaries and pensions simultaneously -- and retire with lump sump payments exceeding $400,000. Despite the quixotic and bizarre attempts ... More >>

Daniel Patterson Pushes a Food Cart, Ritual Adds Buzz to Proxy

The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Tasting Table spots what appears to be the Bay Area's humblest-looking lunch cart, but with the fanciest of pedigrees: Porky's from Daniel Patterson. Decorated with pigs, the Uptown Oakland cart serves o ... More >>

Mysterious Phone Call, the Chronicle's C.W. Nevius Conspire to Derail SOMA Pot Club

Do they hate pot?​Not just anyone can open up a medical marijuana dispensary in San Francisco. Aside from the $8,500 dispensary permit fee and consultant, lawyer, and contractor costs, someone has to pay the rent while the dispensary waits to get its permit -- and that could take a year."You can b ... More >>

City Finds Homeless Woman Housing -- One Down, Thousands More to Go

Needs a lot more than just a bed for the night ​We already know it's wishful thinking that the city will reach former Mayor Gavin Newsom's pie-in-the-sky idea to end chronic homelessness by 2014 -- for plenty of reasons. But Chronicle columnist C.W. Nevius points out that city leaders are trying, ... More >>

Shark Fin Watch, Gadfly Alert, the Cereal Shot

polytropos/FlickrShark finning has become a focal point all over the Chinese diaspora for discussions about environmental issues.​Today marks the launch of Talking Points: Notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other miscellanea dredged up from the food media.1. Shark fin watc ... More >>

Haight Recycling Center Advocates to Stage Protest Using Recyled Chains

Preserving a recycling center...does it get more 'earthy' than that?​Leading by example, advocates of the HANC Recycling Center in the Haight have pledged to scrounge up used chains so they can literally link themselves to the shuddered center come Friday when it's slated to permanently close. Mor ... More >>

The Tenderloin Has Become Your Own Personal Urinal

Just open the door and pee inside​The Tenderloin smells like shit -- literally. And if the lingering taste of urine you get in the back of your throat as you walk through the TL isn't enough to prove it, SF Clean City, which cleans Tenderloin streets, can tell you for a fact. The group charted the ... More >>

C.W. Nevius Hit with Pie at Chris Daly Roast

It's on like Donkey Kong...​While Supervisor Chris Daly was left with a little figurative egg on his face following some of his more off-color comments at his farewell roast last night, roaster C.W. Nevius was left with literal chunks of pie trickling down his suit jacket. After stepping off the s ... More >>

Don Perata Deserved to Lose

Don Perata forgot to read the instructions before opening the package​Don Perata today conceded the race for Oakland mayor, capping an improbable victory for Councilwoman Jean Quan. We'll never know if Perata would have been a better mayor than Quan. But we already know that Quan certainly deserve ... More >>

Only in SF: Vandalism Cases Fail Because Juries Don't Think Graffiti Is a Crime

​San Francisco law-enforcement authorities might be accused of a lack of zeal in combating some forms of crime, but graffiti is not among them. As we reported last year, our fair city spends about $3.7 million on efforts to clean up and prevent graffiti  -- almost twice as much as San Jose, a ... More >>

C.W. Nevius Moves to San Francisco, Gets Parking Ticket

​San Francisco Chronicle columnist C.W. Nevius -- excoriated as a "conservative suburban twit" by the San Francisco Bay Guardian for having the temerity to expose Supervisor Chris Daly's purchasing of homes in suburban Fairfield after the supe sat on the news for months -- made a surprise announce ... More >>

Uppity Fag Reviews the Week in Gay

A look back at the queer week that was in the Bay Area and beyond. She just wants to go to the prom, is that so wrong?​The searing heat of gay indignation is shining directly on Jackson, Miss., where Constance McMillen has become a pariah for asking permission to wear a tuxedo and bring a he ... More >>

If Aidells Is Out of Ferry Plaza, Shouldn't Scharffen Berger Have To Go Too?

YourFavoriteMartian/Flickr​On Tuesday, the Chronicle's C.W. Nevius reported that CUESA, the organization that runs the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, had informed Kathleen de Wilbur, the woman who has operated the Aidells Sausage stall for 17 years, that she would be out of the market at the end of t ... More >>

S.F. Hell's Angels Actually Do Something Angelic Today

Brian Daniel Eisenberg/FlickrMaybe they'll bring their own knives?​Looks like the Frisco Hell's Angels are playing nice and sweet this holiday season. The Chronicle's C.W. Nevius reported yesterday that the St. Anthony Foundation will have turkey carving help from the local chapter of Hell's A ... More >>

New York Times' YouTube Investigation: Bicyclists Sometimes Run Stop Signs

​The odd media war unfolding in San Francisco -- in which major dailies establish editions here while local periodicals fade away -- advanced in a new direction Friday, with a page A-19 story in the New York City edition of the New York Times titled "San Francisco's Cyclists Facing Backlash for Fl ... More >>

Chron Disses, Praises Outside Lands

"Richmond then divulges that she herself has used Porta Potties at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass..."

Chiu Says It's Second Chance -- And Last Chance -- for the Entertainment Commission

Is the party almost over?​Board of Supervisors President David Chiu appears to have the wind at his back in his growing crusade to impose reforms on the San Francisco Entertainment Commission, a seven-member panel of political appointees that has come under fire for not properly doing its job of r ... More >>

In Praise of Chris Daly's Hypocrisy

Supervisor Chris Daly​Those of us who don't fancy ourselves to be Che Guevara have had a lot of fun this past week attacking Chris Daly for being a hypocrite. Those of us who believe that someday we will lead the revolution have praised Daly by saying he remains ideologically pure. Both si ... More >>

Looks Like Supervisor Chris Daly Purposely Ruined Chron's Scoop

Sorry, Chuck: No scoop for you! On Wednesday afternoon, Chronicle columnist C.W. Nevius e-mailed Supervisor Chris Daly asking him about the Fairfield home he had purchased in April. The email contained the exact address of Daly's new house. (In other words: Busted!) Daly didn't respond t ... More >>

Sf Gov InAction: Special Faux-Guest Edition!

Do you ever get tired of doing the same thing every week? Me too. So this week I decided to imagine how SF Gov InAction would look if it were written by five of this city's most ... um ... noteworthy ... pundits. You say "parody," I say "homage." Either way: Enjoy. Monday, June 29 11 a.m. ... More >>

Market Watch: Real Estate Division Feeling Heat over Alemany

With great produce comes great responsibilityWe reported this week that the city's Real Estate Division, roughly 10 months after engineering a hostile takeover of the United Nations Plaza antiques market, had fallen a cool half-million short of its revenue projections from the new business. This was ... More >>

SFEC Commissioner Is the Landlord of a "Problem" Club

In yesterday's follow-up  to Tuesday's story in the Chron on proposed new legislation aimed at regulating problem clubs, writer C.W. Nevius drops quite a bombshell: Terrance Alan, a member of the SF Entertainment Commission, is also the landlord of Pink Diamonds, a Tenderloin strip club which h ... More >>

Create Your Own Wordy Artwork!

Fair enough. We're addicted. A co-worker recently shot us a link to Wordle.net, where you can create art via text written by you or anyone on God's green earth -- or, depending upon where you stand on biblical literalcy, God. In fact, what follows is the "Word art" for  The Book of Genesis (Kin ... More >>

'It Was ME!': Tenderloin Activist Pleads for More Credit In Anti-Soup Kitchen Campaign

Community Leadership Alliance director David Villa-LobosIn this week's cover story, we reported on how an overload of social-service outlets in the Tenderloin has galvanized community organizers who say the needs of homeless adults are being met at the expense of the neighborhood's families and busi ... More >>

Chron's anniversary surprises

Daly calls Nevius a Liar - UPDATED (Now with Explanation)

We tell What Not to Wear locals who need wardrobe overhauls

The Chronicle Mashup: An Amalgamation of All the Stories Our Local Paper Has Covered to Death

The Year of Living in High Resolution

How SF can have the best year ever in '08.

Insect Book Looks Under Your Covers: Abarbanel and Swimmer's 'Field Guide' Says Lice Prefers Whites

Junkie Shooting Gallery Idea Gains Momentum In SF

The Call for “Vagrant” Hunters: San Francisco Chronicle’s homelessness crusade raises ethical questions

The S.F. Weekly Field Guide to San Francisco Tourists

Does SF Media Hate Illegal Immigrants? Do you know who Judge Chesney is?

Sleeping in the Bushes — Then and Now

SF Main Library Bathroom: 'Glory Hole' No More'

The Daily Poop

When Chron bloggers attack! TV columnist Tim Goodman takes on C.W. Nevius on his blog.

Puppy Love

Dogster hosts photos and profiles of almost 20,000 canines

Dog Bites

Golden handshakes, cat scans and tree controversy

The All-Mandel Team or How to Staff One Great San Francisco Newspaper