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A Charlie Brown Christmas Composer Vince Guaraldi's Heirs Suing for $2M in Unpaid Royalties

Given the time of year, you've probably seen -- and heard -- A Charlie Brown Christmas recently. The 1965 animated TV special's celebrated soundtrack was performed by noted San Francisco jazzman Vince Guaraldi's trio, and recorded at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. But for the pianist and composer's c ... More >>

Lance Armstrong Lawyers Up; Doper Teammate Tyler Hamilton Spills to Feds

What's in the cup, Lance? ​The criminal investigation into the U.S. Postal Service-sponsored team of cycling champion Lance Armstrong took a vast leap forward today with reports that former teammate Tyler Hamilton has agreed to speak with federal investigators. Hamilton, an Olympic gold medal ... More >>

More on Yesterday's Columbus Salame Fire

Julie Watts/cbs5.com Yesterday's fire at Columbus Salame plant in South San Francisco left $5 million worth of damages, reports CBS5. The cause of the blaze is not yet known. A spokesman told the Early Edition Morning News that the company is currently trying to at least temporarily relocate af ... More >>

Update: City Money Going To Media Outlets That Print Public Notices Isn't Chump Change After All

There's gold in them thar public notices...A previous post about a resolution under consideration Wednesday by the Board of Supervisors to hand out public notice money to news Web sites closely allied with the board's progressive wing wrongly conveyed the idea that we're talking about chump change. ... More >>

Trial by Fire

A jury considers whether a store clerk in the Bayview acted in cold blood or in self-defense when he shot a woman he accused of shoplifting.

Chevron's Prince of Darkness

By John GeluardiThe Chevron Corporation has exposed its pestilent underbelly by hiring William J. Haynes II, a Department of Defense attorney who compiled lists of violent interrogation techniques for shadowy U.S. detention centers. Chevron hired Haynes on as its chief corporate council in April ... More >>

Ka-Ching!

The Guardian hits the jackpot — but don't count the money yet, Bruce.

Cops Who SPY

The Guardian hits the jackpot — but don't count the money yet, Bruce.

Let It Bleed

Prosecutors' reluctance to charge murder suspects in S.F. leaves alleged killers on the street, flush with bravado

Son of Super Swindler

The unsettling link between a group of firms that sell financial planning services to elderly Californians and one of the most notorious con men in U.S. history

Idiocy Inc.

Jon Brumit and Marc Horowitz have made it their business to be the best-known art idiots in San Francisco.

So ... y'wanna ride a Big Wheel down Lombard?

Letters to the Editor

Letters from March 29, 2000

Totems Are Taboo

But if the court's crucifixation is overblown, let a thousand icons bloom

New Editor at SF Weekly

But if the court's crucifixation is overblown, let a thousand icons bloom

Budget Lotto

Supervisor Alioto's potential conflict of interest