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SF Weekly Letters

S.F. Feral Cats Policy Good for Cats, Terrible for Birds

Could San Francisco Limit Number of Dogs in Parks?

Too many puppies! ​On Monday we reported that nearby Foster City is considering limiting park-goers to no more than three dogs. San Franciscans have a thing for dogs the same way denizens of Punxsutawney, Penn have a thing for apocryphally psychic groundhogs. Surely you couldn't legally restrict S ... More >>

African Internet Scam -- for Puppy: A New Twist on Old Crime

Animal ControlPicking up a dog like Lola here in the city would have been cheaper. And less embarrassing. ​You ain't nobody until you get your first frantic e-mail from some hapless potentate begging you for funds and promising vast wealth in return. Just wire a check to Africa, and ... hilarity e ... More >>

Dogs also losing their homes in foreclosure

Animal ControlPicking up a dog like Lola here in the city would have been cheaper. And less embarrassing. ​You ain't nobody until you get your first frantic e-mail from some hapless potentate begging you for funds and promising vast wealth in return. Just wire a check to Africa, and ... hilarity e ... More >>

"Vicious" six-pound dog scares the shit out of mailman in the Sunset

Animal ControlPicking up a dog like Lola here in the city would have been cheaper. And less embarrassing. ​You ain't nobody until you get your first frantic e-mail from some hapless potentate begging you for funds and promising vast wealth in return. Just wire a check to Africa, and ... hilarity e ... More >>

Make Public Dog Sex Legal

Why does San Francisco, the supposed home of equal rights, continue to discriminate against dogs that make love in the park?

Horse Senseless

City closes Golden Gate Park stables for long-needed rehab; only-in-S.F. protest has privileged horse-owners refusing to move mounts

Slap Shots

City closes Golden Gate Park stables for long-needed rehab; only-in-S.F. protest has privileged horse-owners refusing to move mounts