Elementary Education

Taking the Guardian to Task: Tim Redmond and the Peninsula Press Club Awards

Peace Out: The S.F. Weekly's Top-10 Suggestions of More Noble Nobels Than Our Pal Al

UGK's Pimp C Found Dead in a Sunset Strip Hotel

Man Gets Shot and Drives Self to Hospital, Hospital Unimpressed

Milpitas Teacher Who Showed Silent Scream Resigns

Alameda Students Stage Mass Walkout

The Magical MUNI tour kicks off!

Seriously, Go Vote.

Snapshot: Polite Neighbors Get in On the Whole DIY Postering Thing

News & Booze Saturday Edition: Is SF Turning into Martha's Vineyard or the Thunderdome?

Purged From SF Schools, Scientologists Woo Weeuns Out of State

By Matt SmithFour years after San Francisco Chronicle reporter Nanette Asimov repelled a Scientology infiltration of California classrooms, the cult has moved to New Mexico, where believers hoodwinked the mayor of Las Cruces into allowing the indoctrination of third-graders.Asimov's 2004-2005 inves ... More >>

Localvore: Bay Area Cravings of the Now

• Pistachio and lemon linguini: A recipe from New York's Bar Stuzzichini is adapted for easy home cooking from the experts at KQED [Bay Area Bites] • Stuffed artichokes: This simple preparation was shot and styled so beautifully by the Chron (see above) that it practically pops off the page a ... More >>

(Actually, His Real Name Is Kevin)

• Pistachio and lemon linguini: A recipe from New York's Bar Stuzzichini is adapted for easy home cooking from the experts at KQED [Bay Area Bites] • Stuffed artichokes: This simple preparation was shot and styled so beautifully by the Chron (see above) that it practically pops off the page a ... More >>

Prop. 8 campaign uses Chron content to scare voters

• Pistachio and lemon linguini: A recipe from New York's Bar Stuzzichini is adapted for easy home cooking from the experts at KQED [Bay Area Bites] • Stuffed artichokes: This simple preparation was shot and styled so beautifully by the Chron (see above) that it practically pops off the page a ... More >>

Spokesmuffin

• Pistachio and lemon linguini: A recipe from New York's Bar Stuzzichini is adapted for easy home cooking from the experts at KQED [Bay Area Bites] • Stuffed artichokes: This simple preparation was shot and styled so beautifully by the Chron (see above) that it practically pops off the page a ... More >>

Jefferson Elementary gets unnecessary $4.1 million wheelchair ramp

• Pistachio and lemon linguini: A recipe from New York's Bar Stuzzichini is adapted for easy home cooking from the experts at KQED [Bay Area Bites] • Stuffed artichokes: This simple preparation was shot and styled so beautifully by the Chron (see above) that it practically pops off the page a ... More >>

Not Present

Former truants relapse, stay away from attendance awards in droves.

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Our critics weigh in on local theater

My Body, My Self

Food issues and a bad self-image led our columnist to undergo weight-loss surgery. She's still a mess, but a better-looking one.

Every Inch a King

Food issues and a bad self-image led our columnist to undergo weight-loss surgery. She's still a mess, but a better-looking one.

Girl/Boy Interrupted

A new treatment for transgender kids puts puberty on hold so that they won't develop into their biological sex

I Wanna Be Adored

In search of recognition at the Argus Lounge

Headbanging for Jesus!

Infiltrator gets booked on a Christian talk show

Suffer the Little Muslims

A look at the appalling discrimination against Middle Eastern students countenanced by Bay Area public schools

Rhythm Nations

A Carnaval atmosphere

We'd Like to Buy the Coach a Coke

Jane Logan and Jackie Ortega are applying the fitness club model to the creative arts

Jimmy Eat World

Futures

Mommy's Little Girl: On Sex, Motherhood, Porn, and Cherry Pie

Hard to imagine it, but Bright's latest book is boring

Science Friction

Dopamine looks at love and loss from a chemical perspective

Letters to the Editor

Week of July 16, 2003

Past Pooches

The history and mystery of dogs

The 10-Minute Masterpiece

Short-film maker Jay Rosenblatt has devoted 20 years to making remarkable movies that almost no one will ever see

See George Educate

A Texas journalist gives George W. Bush his due

High School Unhinged

A Texas journalist gives George W. Bush his due

Bus to Nowhere

Why San Francisco's Byzantine school desegregation program systematically fails the children it was designed to help

School vs. Play

Why San Francisco's Byzantine school desegregation program systematically fails the children it was designed to help

Mulch

Why San Francisco's Byzantine school desegregation program systematically fails the children it was designed to help

Like Stealing Electronics From a Baby: Police Bust Alleged Elementary School Burglars

Robert Fulghum earned a living, fame, and everlasting enmity from authors toiling over Russian Novel-length manuscripts after putting in a full day at the regular job when he published his sickly sweet manifesto, Everything I Need to Know, I Learned in Kindergarten. Among the pearls of wisdom Fulghu ... More >>

Morning Buzz: A Foodie Day Planner

Friday, May 8, 2009 Let's do lunch: SF Weekly food critic Meredith Brody says don't miss the yellowtail sammy with avocado and fennel at FiDi gem The Sentinel (37 New Montgomery at Stevenson Alley, 284-9960). Get your drink on: Five-buck cocktails and four-buck hand rolls at Tsunami Sushi Mission ... More >>

You Are Here

Friday, May 8, 2009 Let's do lunch: SF Weekly food critic Meredith Brody says don't miss the yellowtail sammy with avocado and fennel at FiDi gem The Sentinel (37 New Montgomery at Stevenson Alley, 284-9960). Get your drink on: Five-buck cocktails and four-buck hand rolls at Tsunami Sushi Mission ... More >>

Man Who Very Nearly Quotes George Thorogood To Cops Arrested For DUI

​There's always a right and wrong way to do things, even when you're doing the wrong thing. So when you're parked on the sidewalk a hop, skip, and a jump from an elementary school at 6:20 in the morning with your throbbing skull resting on the steering wheel -- as was the case  recently in th ... More >>

Union 'Bumping' Rules Spell Trouble For Outer Mission Elementary School

Meet Sandra Rios. A 34-year-old mother of three grade-school children, Rios speaks both English and Spanish. According to her colleagues, she's also the linchpin of life at Longfellow Elementary School.Sandra Rios, secretary at Longfellow Elementary School, is about to lose her job because of puzzli ... More >>

Stair Masters

Meet Sandra Rios. A 34-year-old mother of three grade-school children, Rios speaks both English and Spanish. According to her colleagues, she's also the linchpin of life at Longfellow Elementary School.Sandra Rios, secretary at Longfellow Elementary School, is about to lose her job because of puzzli ... More >>

Bay to Breakdown

Meet Sandra Rios. A 34-year-old mother of three grade-school children, Rios speaks both English and Spanish. According to her colleagues, she's also the linchpin of life at Longfellow Elementary School.Sandra Rios, secretary at Longfellow Elementary School, is about to lose her job because of puzzli ... More >>

You Don't Need a Principal

Meet Sandra Rios. A 34-year-old mother of three grade-school children, Rios speaks both English and Spanish. According to her colleagues, she's also the linchpin of life at Longfellow Elementary School.Sandra Rios, secretary at Longfellow Elementary School, is about to lose her job because of puzzli ... More >>

Juarez's children: Drugs, death, and fear

Meet Sandra Rios. A 34-year-old mother of three grade-school children, Rios speaks both English and Spanish. According to her colleagues, she's also the linchpin of life at Longfellow Elementary School.Sandra Rios, secretary at Longfellow Elementary School, is about to lose her job because of puzzli ... More >>

We Can Pay Them in Sour Candy

Meet Sandra Rios. A 34-year-old mother of three grade-school children, Rios speaks both English and Spanish. According to her colleagues, she's also the linchpin of life at Longfellow Elementary School.Sandra Rios, secretary at Longfellow Elementary School, is about to lose her job because of puzzli ... More >>

Schoolhouse Rocked: S.F.'s Most Controversial Charter School Throws Off For-Profit Masters

Meet Sandra Rios. A 34-year-old mother of three grade-school children, Rios speaks both English and Spanish. According to her colleagues, she's also the linchpin of life at Longfellow Elementary School.Sandra Rios, secretary at Longfellow Elementary School, is about to lose her job because of puzzli ... More >>

List: What Fewer School Buses, More Kids on Muni Means

Meet Sandra Rios. A 34-year-old mother of three grade-school children, Rios speaks both English and Spanish. According to her colleagues, she's also the linchpin of life at Longfellow Elementary School.Sandra Rios, secretary at Longfellow Elementary School, is about to lose her job because of puzzli ... More >>

Here's What Happened, Kid

Meet Sandra Rios. A 34-year-old mother of three grade-school children, Rios speaks both English and Spanish. According to her colleagues, she's also the linchpin of life at Longfellow Elementary School.Sandra Rios, secretary at Longfellow Elementary School, is about to lose her job because of puzzli ... More >>