Traditional Christmas in San Francisco is a colorful Charles Dickens pageant of ragtag peaceniks and harlots on Market. Street, in the Tenderloin, and in the Mission. Most years, they recreate the mood of a Victorian-London slum by begging passersby for alms in exchange for political pamphlets or sexual favors.Not this year, however.Dec. 2008 promises a most un-Dickensian Christmas season as the city's peaceniks and harlots travel to Washington D.C. for holiday protest demonstrations.As we
By Matthew Stafford
Christmas dinner is the great afterthought of the holiday season. So much time is spent shopping and card-writing and party-going and eggnog-sipping, there's barely enough time to think about what to eat for supper once the presents are unwrapped and the stockings are emptied. Choosing a holiday menu under these circumstances can be problematic, especially if you're opting for something on the traditional side. In my family we've tried standing rib roast (awesome), baked ham