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Fags, Brownies and Funnies: It's VVM ChainSmoking

Feds to Katrinians: Go Spork Yourselves

"Challenge Me to the Extent that You Believe I Should Be Challenged." - Gavin Newsom's Ironic Conclusion to the State of the City

By Benjamin Wachs If you ever wondered who was going to be the Ed Wood of YouTube, San Francisco has an answer. Gavin Newsom added a new video to his YouTube channel yesterday - a one-and-a-half minute introduction to 311's new online service. The video itself is not worth commenting on...the ... More >>

Sweetwater Construction Update '09

Thom and Becky Steere of Marin County's Sweetwater Saloon music venue have sent along an update about their ongoing construction hurdles. Like many people who've dreamed of building a new place or expanding a current structure have discovered, it's not the expected hassles but the unforeseen ones th ... More >>

Masters of Disaster

The San Francisco Office of Emergency Services unveils its new post-apocalypse playbook

The Call of Katrina

Dirty Dozen Brass Band gives sonic insight into New Orleans' stormy history

A Legendary Outing

Twilight Princess is the best Zelda ever.

Mr. Lif

Mo Mega (Definitive Jux)

Toxic Acres

The fill below Treasure Island is filled with dangerous toxins left by the Navy

I Am Woman

Four plays redefine the word diva, for good and bad

Making the Rent

A study says San Francisco is the most expensive city in the United States for apartment dwellers. Are you paying too much for that one-bedroom?

S.F. Hosing Authority

City government promised Katrina victims a haven, then it gave some of them the shaft

FEMA -- a Four-Letter Word?

The only quiz in the world that will tell you if you're an apologist for the Bush administration's Hurricane Katrina response

Letters to the Editor

Week of Wednesday, October 6, 2004

Surprise!

If you think S.F. is ready for a terrorist attack – even two years-plus after 9/11 – think again

Organ Failure

An ambitious plan to relocate a historic pipe organ to the Embarcadero threatens nothing but sour notes

Letters to the Editor

Unanswered Questions; Let Your Comics Be Your Guide; The Homeless Problem;

Rubble With a Mortgage

What could be worse than a devasting earthquake in the Bay Area? The day after, when we all realize that no one is covered by insurance.

Rage Against the Machine

Tom Ammiano's mayoral bid: inside the campaign that has become a cause

Political Economy

How a Willie Brown real estate venture snagged tens of millions of dollars in government subsidies and opened the way for Democratic heavyweight Angelo Tsakopoulo to make even more money

Dog Bites

How a Willie Brown real estate venture snagged tens of millions of dollars in government subsidies and opened the way for Democratic heavyweight Angelo Tsakopoulo to make even more money

SF Gov InAction: Toxic Babies Are Not an Option!

Sometimes ... and I want to make it very clear that this is not drug-induced ... I don't think San Francisco is a real city at all. I think that maybe we're a Lego city, populated by Weebles. It makes as much sense as anything Sophie Maxwell's said lately. Why would I think this? Well, h ... More >>

Premium pay nets city workers millions in bonuses for just doing their jobs

Sometimes ... and I want to make it very clear that this is not drug-induced ... I don't think San Francisco is a real city at all. I think that maybe we're a Lego city, populated by Weebles. It makes as much sense as anything Sophie Maxwell's said lately. Why would I think this? Well, h ... More >>