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Dogs

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2012

    Here's Your Chance to Help Kids and Dogs This Holiday Season

    So 2012 was a bad year for you -- you lost your job or your home, or maybe you lost both your job and your home -- in that order. But here's your chance to end the year on a good note and do something great for everyone, yourself included. You can start by donating some new toys to San Francisco's ... More >>

  • Music

    September 12, 2012

    Bouncer Soaks Up the Deep-Fried Pleasures of Kezar Pub

    So 2012 was a bad year for you -- you lost your job or your home, or maybe you lost both your job and your home -- in that order. But here's your chance to end the year on a good note and do something great for everyone, yourself included. You can start by donating some new toys to San Francisco's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2012

    Panhandlers Line Up to Get Puppies, Cash

    Of course a panhandler is willing to leave their corner and go adopt a puppy if they know there's free cash involved. So it comes as no surprise to us that the city's latest experiment to get panhandlers off the street has been "very popular."Monday was the first day for WOOF (Wonderful Opportunitie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2012

    Tim Lincecum Helps Really Sweet Elderly Dog Find a New Home

    While Tim Lincecum's pitching hasn't been much help to the Giants as of late, he's managed to be a help to at least one member of the canine persuasion.You might have watched the game last week when Lincecum appeared on field before the first-pitch against the Cincinnati Reds, with Timmy -- an elder ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2012

    SPCA Will Pay You to Adopt a Chihuahua

    The Bay Area is still so desperate to shed animal shelters of Chihuahuas, that not only are they offering them for free, but they will actually pay you take one off their hands. The Peninsula Humane Society has pledged to give $10 to anyone who adopts a one of these little lap dogs this weekend at t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    Heartless Burglars Beat Dogs, Steal Puppies

    What kind of monster would beat a dog?​Police are asking for the public's help to locate four three-week-old puppies that were stolen during a burglary in the Double Rock neighborhood earlier this week. According to Sgt. Michael Andraychak, the burglars broke into a home on the 100 block of Camero ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    Man Who Apparently Doesn't Like Dogs Shoots at Barking Pup in Bernal Heights

    What kind of monster would shoot a dog?​A quiet stroll through Bernal Heights early this morning turned into abrupt gunfire for a local man and his dog when someone tired to shoot the barking pup. According to police, the man was taking his dog on a short walk at about 1 a.m. today when his pit bu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    Bob MacKenzie: So Long to a Real Individual

    The eulogies for longtime KTVU feature reporter Bob MacKenzie will be sure to mention his wit, charm, and, of course, ability to reel in audiences as only a storyteller can. All of this is true -- but, first and foremost, MacKenzie was, in a business moving increasingly toward homogeneity, an indivi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Sonoma Councilwoman Wants to Ban Pit Bulls -- and Other Aggressive Dogs

    Sonoma vs. Pit bulls ​Taking a page out of San Francisco's playbook of citywide bans, Sonoma's City Council is considering outlawing pit bulls after last week's fatal attack of a Pacifica pregnant woman.City Councilwoman Joanne Sanders says she'll ask the full council to ban the pups and other vic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    Pit Bull That Killed Darla Napora Got Loose from Backyard While Officer Kept Watch

    New details of the pit bull mauling emerge.Gunner got loose before he was shot to death. ​Police defend their response.Gunner, the pit bull who allegedly mauled a pregnant woman to death Thursday, escaped from the backyard while an officer was posted to keep an eye on it, Pacifica Police Captain D ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    'Pit Fix Month' Starts Now; Shelters Will Spay and Neuter Your Pup -- For Free

    Still a man ​The San Francisco Animal Care & Control decided one way deal with dog overcrowding was to ship a bunch of Chihuahuas off to New York City. But even then, they admitted that won't make a blip in the pet overpopulation problem in San Francisco. "We will send 12 off tomorrow and we w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2011

    Chihuahuas Still Crowding Shelters, S.F. to Fly More Pups to New York

    His bags are packed ​Last year we told you about the Paris Hilton syndrome that plagued San Francisco's animal shelter as they continued to receive an overflow of homeless Chihuahuas. In hopes of reducing the number to a more manageable amount, they put about two dozen pups on the dog equivalent o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2011

    Dog Fight Leads to Death

    Muzzle this dog​The unusually warm January weather was a perfect day to take a long stroll through the neighborhood with your dogs. Yet the awesome weather turned cold for one dog owner whose pup was killed in a nasty dog brawl on the street last week.A woman was carrying her small dog in her arms ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    Standing Up for Bullies, Taking the Rest of the Beef Out of 'Taco Meat'

    ​SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. • Uh, did you know that if you live in S.F., you can get a free spay or neuter at the SFSPCA for your dog or cat during the month of February? TRUE FACT. So if any of you are running around with companion animals ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2010

    Spurned Conversationalist Hurls Coffee on Dog-Walker

    Coffee talk of a different sort...​Over the wet weekend, a hot Cup of Joe down the pants might have been downright welcome. But late last week a man placed a call to the San Francisco Police Department about a decidedly uninvited java-dousing.It all started in Bernal Heights Park, where the caffei ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2010

    Dog-Stabbing Now San Francisco's No. 1 Story

    Revenge of the dogs? ​The knifing of Lenny the dog at Fort Funston and the looming potential arrest of the 33-year-old alleged culprit is now the story in San Francisco. "Man Stabs dog" is a crime that has everything required to get San Franciscans abuzz -- and keep them that way: Violence, bizarr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2010

    Pit Bulls Maul 2-year-Old to Death; Grandpa Steven Hayashi Tells Media He's Sorry

    NBC Bay AreaSteven Hayashi took the blame for the mauling death of his step-grandson by his pit bulls​Steven Hayashi, the Concord man whose herd of pit bulls mauled his 2-year-old step-grandson to death, spoke with not one but two TV reporters today from jail. His message: I am to blame. "Having d ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 14, 2010

    Diamond Dogs

    NBC Bay AreaSteven Hayashi took the blame for the mauling death of his step-grandson by his pit bulls​Steven Hayashi, the Concord man whose herd of pit bulls mauled his 2-year-old step-grandson to death, spoke with not one but two TV reporters today from jail. His message: I am to blame. "Having d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    Dogs in Golden Gate Park Biting Rampage Could Face Death Today

    ​The window for the owner of the pair of dogs seized following a July 1 early morning bite-a-thon in Golden Gate Park has closed -- with one and perhaps both facing a date with the needle. The dogs, which may be owned by homeless people, bit at least three people and were fired upon by police. Not ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    Joseph Byrnes, Accused of Hacking Dog to Death in S.F. Church, In Court Today

    Joseph Byrnes​Joseph Byrnes, the San Francisco musician accused of axing his pit bull to death in San Francisco's Immaculate Conception church, will be in court today at 2 p.m. Byrnes' case is currently being heard in the city's Behavioral Health Court -- over the strenuous objection of the Distri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    Wiener Dogs on Wheels Fund-Raise in Hayes Valley

    Joe EskenaziOpen your hearts, open your wallets...​As we've written before, San Francisco is a city where a man outfitted in a floral-print dress and pushing a conga drum down the street while sporting a John Muir beard will garner hardly a glance. But a pair of weiner dogs in a Radio Flyer wagon? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2009

    Woman Accused of Vandalizing Car -- With Dog

    'What a world, what a world'​Truth be told, there are more effective ways of vandalizing a car -- via a can of spray paint or a chisel to name a couple. But employing man's best friend as a means of inflicting damage upon a vehicle -- now that earns some style points. On Sunday evening, a pair of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2009

    Court Date Next Week For Man Accused of Hacking Dog to Death in San Francisco Church

    Joseph Byrnes​SF Weekly has documented the strange and sad saga of Joseph Byrnes, the San Francisco musician charged in August with hacking his dog to death with an axe in Bernal Heights' Immaculate Conception Church. Police claim they found Byrnes nude and slathered in the blood of his pit bull, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    Judge Finds Sufficient Evidence for Man to Stand Trial in Alleged Dog-Slaughtering Case

    Joseph Byrnes​San Francisco artist and musician Joseph Byrnes was "held to answer" by a city judge yesterday -- meaning sufficient evidence was presented at his two-day preliminary hearing that the case against him of slaughtering his pit bull in a Bernal Heights church will proceed to trial. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2009

    Longtime Friends of Man Accused of Slaughtering Dog in Church: 'We've All Been Very Worried About Him For a While'

    Joe Byrnes' friends say they pleaded with him to seek help -- and he always refused​Longtime friends of Joe Byrnes say the man accused of slaughtering his pit bull with an axe while naked in a San Francisco Catholic church has a long history of mental illness and has steadfastly refused his loved ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2009

    Grisly Details Emerge in Case of Man Arrested for Slaughtering His Dog in S.F. Catholic Church

    ​Police were confronted with a chilling, nightmarish scene Sunday at San Francisco's Immaculate Conception Church, as a naked, blood-soaked 41-year-old man was arrested after transforming the Potrero Hill chapel into an abattoir and bellowing how he was forced to kill his pet dog as it was demon-p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2009

    Seen in San Francisco: Canine Boozer Orders Hair of the Dog That Bit Him

    Don't worry: The greyhound was 21 (in dog years). Apparently, the effects of the recession have trickled down to man's best friend, who feels the need for a bracer or two at the end of a long day -- though the animal tells us it's just to "take the edge off."San Francisco dogs don't go in for your ... More >>

  • News

    February 11, 2009

    Dogs also losing their homes in foreclosure

    Don't worry: The greyhound was 21 (in dog years). Apparently, the effects of the recession have trickled down to man's best friend, who feels the need for a bracer or two at the end of a long day -- though the animal tells us it's just to "take the edge off."San Francisco dogs don't go in for your ... More >>

  • Music

    February 11, 2009

    Underwear Night at 440 Castro

    Don't worry: The greyhound was 21 (in dog years). Apparently, the effects of the recession have trickled down to man's best friend, who feels the need for a bracer or two at the end of a long day -- though the animal tells us it's just to "take the edge off."San Francisco dogs don't go in for your ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 31, 2008

    Hope for Nature, Too

    Don't worry: The greyhound was 21 (in dog years). Apparently, the effects of the recession have trickled down to man's best friend, who feels the need for a bracer or two at the end of a long day -- though the animal tells us it's just to "take the edge off."San Francisco dogs don't go in for your ... More >>

  • Music

    May 14, 2008

    Putting Sickly Dogs to Sleep: From Bouncer’s Canine to Hillary’s Campaign

    Don't worry: The greyhound was 21 (in dog years). Apparently, the effects of the recession have trickled down to man's best friend, who feels the need for a bracer or two at the end of a long day -- though the animal tells us it's just to "take the edge off."San Francisco dogs don't go in for your ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2008

    Four People Stabbed in Fight Over Oakland Pit Bull

    Don't worry: The greyhound was 21 (in dog years). Apparently, the effects of the recession have trickled down to man's best friend, who feels the need for a bracer or two at the end of a long day -- though the animal tells us it's just to "take the edge off."San Francisco dogs don't go in for your ... More >>

  • News

    January 9, 2008

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

    Don't worry: The greyhound was 21 (in dog years). Apparently, the effects of the recession have trickled down to man's best friend, who feels the need for a bracer or two at the end of a long day -- though the animal tells us it's just to "take the edge off."San Francisco dogs don't go in for your ... More >>

  • Music

    December 14, 2005

    Tender Isn't the Night

    If you're looking to entertain your divorced and jobless friend, avoid the Tenderloin

  • News

    December 7, 2005

    City of Love

    This just in: San Francisco is a singles' paradise!

  • Holiday

    November 23, 2005

    Holiday Gift Guide

    This just in: San Francisco is a singles' paradise!

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 11, 2005

    Best Pet Store

    This just in: San Francisco is a singles' paradise!

  • News

    March 9, 2005

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of Wednesday, March 9, 2005

  • Calendar

    January 26, 2005

    Salty Cinema

    Film from the watery depths

  • News

    September 29, 2004

    Friend's Best Man

    Quiet. The Infiltrator is getting something. Yes, he can see it clearly now: Pet ... psychics ... are ... hilarious ... frauds.

  • Film

    December 10, 2003

    Portrait of a Dog Lady

    She loves hounds passionately enough to kill them

  • Calendar

    May 7, 2003

    Pooch Power

    Not-so-stupid pet tricks

  • Calendar

    November 20, 2002

    Seconds, Anyone?

    Talkin' turkey with "The Man Who Ate Everything," food critic Jeffrey Steingarten

  • News

    August 14, 2002

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of August 14, 2002

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001

    Best Dog-Friendly Cafe

    Atlas Cafe

  • News

    March 7, 2001

    S.F. Mush

    Whom to root for at the 7th annual Urban Iditarod? Raiders of the Lost Bark, perhaps...

  • News

    March 1, 2000

    South to the Future

    Live/Workfare: A Public Housing Resident Fights for the Right to Start a Home Business

  • News

    July 2, 1997

    Letters

    Live/Workfare: A Public Housing Resident Fights for the Right to Start a Home Business

  • Music

    June 19, 1996

    Night Crawler

    Live/Workfare: A Public Housing Resident Fights for the Right to Start a Home Business

  • Calendar

    July 26, 1995

    Savage Love

    Live/Workfare: A Public Housing Resident Fights for the Right to Start a Home Business

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