El Sobrante

Hiding in Plain Sight: A Homicide Suspect Spent Four Years on the Lam

East Bay Woman Might Have Used Bible to Kill Love Rival in Exorcism, Prosecutors Say

An East Bay woman is facing murder charges after she allegedly smothered and beat another woman -- using a pillow and possibly a Bible -- in what she claims to have been an attempted exorcism. Karla Kuhl, 35, of El Sobrante, has been charged with murdering 58-year-old Patricia Medeiros on June 5. T ... More >>

Those Neglected Horses Rescued From Contra Costa County Ranch Are Doing Great

Here's some good news to offset all the recent slew of shootings, rapes, and robberies. Those sad-looking horses that were rescued from a CoCo ranch where they were badly neglected have been nursed back to good health. According to KTVU, which is crediting itself for saving the four horses' lives, t ... More >>

East Bay Gang Bust: Cops Seize 135 Pounds of Meth

​Cops busted a gang in Contra Costa County, arresting 35 people and seizing 135 pounds of crystal meth, the office of Attorney General Kamala Harris announced today.So-called Operation Red Reach, which concluded today, was a coordinated effort by state and local law-enforcement authorities. Police ... More >>

San Francisco MS-13 Gang Wasn't Violent Enough for Edwin Ramos, Witness Says

Accused murderer of the Bologna family jumped into a more violent clique in Richmond, witness testifies. One attorney alleges Bologna murders could have been prevented had federal agents deported Ramos when they first knew about his crimes.Edwin Ramos wasn't indicted with the 24 alleged MS-13 gangst ... More >>

Elizabeth and Jeffery Easterling Died on First Sailing Trip 'Out the Gate'

Exclusive to SF WeeklyJeff and Beth Easterling's empty boat, the Barcarolle. This was, apparently, the couple's maiden voyage 'out the Gate.''​Jeff and Beth Easterling were experienced sailors. Their ship, the Barcarolle, was a good boat. But they had apparently never before experienced the condit ... More >>

Elizabeth and Jeffery Easterling, Killed in San Francisco Boating Accident

Exclusive to SF WeeklyElizabeth and Jeffery Easterling's empty boat washed ashore near Eagle Point​The San Francisco Medical Examiner's office moments ago identified the couple killed in a Sunday boating accident off Ocean Beach as Elizabeth and Jeffery Easterling. The El Sobrante couple, 50 and 5 ... More >>

Stoners Release Collective Sigh: Gimmicky Pot-Enhanced Snack Company Busted

Stoners Release Collective Sigh: Gimmicky Pot-Enhanced Snack Company Busted

Letters to the Editor

Week of Wednesday, March 16, 2005

SF Weekly Music Awards 2003

Americana DJ/Selector/Turntablist Electronic/Electro Hard Rock/

Metal Hip Hop/Rap Jazz Latin/

International Lifestyle Music New Genre/Beyond Pop Punk Rock/Indie Rock Soul/Funk/ R&B

If music be the brandy of the damned, then we're drunk off our asses

I Wanna Be Sated

Fleshies have what it takes -- nudity, pissed-off lyrics, blazing noise -- to be Oakland's next great punk band

Letters

Unappreciated at Any Speed

Seventy Bay Area enthusiasts -- and thousands more across the nation -- don't care what Ralph Nader says. They want their Corvairs.

Night+Day

Fire Trek

Why do San Francisco emergency workers live so far away?