Fairfield

Eighth Annual Candy Festival Returns to Fairfield

Tastes So Good Straight From the Hood: Bay Area Rap Energy Drinks Pt. 1 (the Mac Dre Battle)

There is vibrant life beyond Red Bull in the energy drink market, and the Bay Area rap music scene in particular has inspired several of these beverages. In fact, two local brands offer cans inspired by the same beloved rapper, the late Mac Dre of Vallejo, whose life was tragically cut short in a ... More >>

The Future of Hyphy?

The Federation and Turk Talk survive major-label incompetence

Federation

The Album

Mother to All

A California woman takes on the seemingly impossible in My Flesh and Blood

It Should Happen to You

A suddenly timely doc about terrorism -- plus other S.F. Sundance contenders

Iphigenia Alfresco

The sad anti-war tale gets a fresh, masterful update

"Fairfield Wives" Saga Continues

Mormon doctor's conviction for sexual penetration with foreign object upheld; allegation of juror misconduct headed for court

Stage Capsule

Swimming in the Shallows

We're Honored

Swimming in the Shallows

Even More Honors

Swimming in the Shallows

We're Honored

Swimming in the Shallows

Stage

Swimming in the Shallows

Beat the Schlock

Artists who mock suburban banality may have new seated duck to shoot -- North Beach

Letters

Artists who mock suburban banality may have new seated duck to shoot -- North Beach

The Fairfield Wives

Dr. John Parkinson, a civic and religious leader in the perfectly suburban town of Fairfield, told women they needed pelvic exams. Long exams. Several times a week. For years. And they believed him.

Letters

Dr. John Parkinson, a civic and religious leader in the perfectly suburban town of Fairfield, told women they needed pelvic exams. Long exams. Several times a week. For years. And they believed him.

Letters

Dr. John Parkinson, a civic and religious leader in the perfectly suburban town of Fairfield, told women they needed pelvic exams. Long exams. Several times a week. For years. And they believed him.

Letters

Dr. John Parkinson, a civic and religious leader in the perfectly suburban town of Fairfield, told women they needed pelvic exams. Long exams. Several times a week. For years. And they believed him.

Art of Betrayal

S.F. artists work in Fairfield, then dissect its consumer culture

Pick Your Favorite Chris Daly Anti-Suburb Quote!

Still a street fighter? The chattering classes are abuzz today with news that Supervisor Chris Daly, who has long portrayed himself as a dyed-in-the-wool urbanite for whom happiness is a treeless Tenderloin alley strewn with trash and needles,* has moved his wife and two children to a cozy cul- ... More >>

Actually, It Looks Like Chris Daly Bought TWO Houses In Fairfield

Supervisor Chris Daly Yesterday Supervisor Chris Daly (a.k.a Brilliant Comrade) disclosed on Fog City Journal that he and his wife, Sarah, recently purchased a home in Fairfield, a stones throw from his in-laws. While that's true, online property filings suggest there's more to the story: ... More >>

Daly's Oddyssey: Fairfield-to-S.F. Commute Would Be the Schlep of All Schleps

Over the river and through the woods, to City Hall we go... Whatever downside Supervisor Chris Daly is facing due to his family's move to Fairfield, he's always got this going for him: Like any proper suburbanite, he can now keep a refrigerator full of beer and meat in his garage and shake his ... More >>

Progressive Apologists' Secret Meeting to Spin Daly's Move to 'Burbs -- Exclusive!

'Meeting time, guys.' The strangely nostalgic odor of stale beer wafts through the streets of Potrero Hill as a handful of familiar figures converge on a designated corner. It's the Progressive Apologists, a group of lefty media movers and shakers who have been summoned to a top secret meeting ... More >>

Looks Like Supervisor Chris Daly Purposely Ruined Chron's Scoop

Sorry, Chuck: No scoop for you! On Wednesday afternoon, Chronicle columnist C.W. Nevius e-mailed Supervisor Chris Daly asking him about the Fairfield home he had purchased in April. The email contained the exact address of Daly's new house. (In other words: Busted!) Daly didn't respond t ... More >>

SF Weekly Investigation: Creepy Fairfield No Place to Stow Your Wife

​Some observers might have felt tempted to reserve judgment upon hearing news of Supervisor Chris Daly's bizarre family decision to move his wife and kids to Fairfield, a suburb an hour north of here, while he minds the fort in his SoMa condo. As a former staff reporter for the Fairfield Dail ... More >>

Why Supervisor Chris Daly shipped his family off to Fairfield

​Some observers might have felt tempted to reserve judgment upon hearing news of Supervisor Chris Daly's bizarre family decision to move his wife and kids to Fairfield, a suburb an hour north of here, while he minds the fort in his SoMa condo. As a former staff reporter for the Fairfield Dail ... More >>

One Reason NOT to Hate on the Dalys' Suburban Exodus

Chris Daly​Since news broke last week that Supervisor Chris Daly's wife and two children had pulled up stakes and moved to suburban Fairfield, where Daly has purchased two houses, the District 6 supe's detractors have had plenty to talk about. There's no denying that the Daly family's suburban exo ... More >>

So, Top City Elected Officials Lost 2.45 Percent of Their Salaries? Here's What They Could Have Bought.

Apparently, even this guy has been forced to give up $4.90 every time he passes "Go"​The official reason that 18 of the city's highest paid elected officials will take a minuscule pay cut was a recent city charter. But you could trace this one back to the Code of Hammurabi. Way down at the end, it ... More >>

How the Labor Day Bay Bridge closure affects people in the Bay Area

Apparently, even this guy has been forced to give up $4.90 every time he passes "Go"​The official reason that 18 of the city's highest paid elected officials will take a minuscule pay cut was a recent city charter. But you could trace this one back to the Code of Hammurabi. Way down at the end, it ... More >>

Public Defender Plugs Kamikaze-Mixing Skills For Tonight's Barroom Fund-Raiser

Adventurous drinkers should ask barkeep Chris Daly for 'The Jane Kim'​We can't publicize every last political fund-raiser in this city. But when you've got elected public officials slinging alcohol and touting their drink-mixing prowess -- we'll belly up to that bar. The League of Pissed-Off Voter ... More >>

Does The New York Times Realize Fullerton Is Not In Bay Area? They Say They Do.

The commute to San Francisco is even worse than Fairfield's ​Those of you who still read news -- God bless you -- here in San Francisco may be aware that the venerable New York Times has beefed up its local coverage with a Bay Area section. The Grey Lady has also inaugurated a local blog; since ou ... More >>

SF Weekly Letters

The commute to San Francisco is even worse than Fairfield's ​Those of you who still read news -- God bless you -- here in San Francisco may be aware that the venerable New York Times has beefed up its local coverage with a Bay Area section. The Grey Lady has also inaugurated a local blog; since ou ... More >>

SF Gov InAction: Supes Vote to Give Cats, Entertainment Commission Claws

  I'm worried about the supes. Are they feeling all right? Are they eating enough protein? Are they celebrating legal weed a little too early?I'm concerned because there's a federal holiday -- Veteran's Day -- right in the middle of the week, and it's the only day the supervisors are takin ... More >>

Celebrity Thanksgiving Meals

  I'm worried about the supes. Are they feeling all right? Are they eating enough protein? Are they celebrating legal weed a little too early?I'm concerned because there's a federal holiday -- Veteran's Day -- right in the middle of the week, and it's the only day the supervisors are takin ... More >>

You, Too, Can Check Out Your Hood's Seedy Underbelly Online

Do you like that warm feeling you get knowing that random acts of crime-ness are being committed around you every moment of the day? Well, if so, you're in luck.  The latest addition to the city's amalgam of crime-mapping web sites, www.crimemapping.com, lets you type in an address, tinker with ... More >>

S.F. Babylon: A Decade of Hypocrisy, Scandal, and Weirdness Pt. 2

Over the past decade, we have often felt as though we might be living in an adult playground run by a feisty bunch of hypocrites, philanderers, and drunk-dialers. This, we have to admit, makes San Francisco a pretty exciting city in which to gather the news. Narrowing down the top 10 (okay, it's rea ... More >>

It's Your Friday Morning News Quiz -- Yes, There's a Prize

Lemme tell you what I can get for $72 million...​Everyone is familiar with the concept -- perform well, receive compensation. That's why Keanu Reeves pulls in the big bucks. Now it's your turn. Send your perfect scores on this quiz here and the first one to ace it wins a prize. It's tax free (so t ... More >>

C.W. Nevius Moves to San Francisco, Gets Parking Ticket

​San Francisco Chronicle columnist C.W. Nevius -- excoriated as a "conservative suburban twit" by the San Francisco Bay Guardian for having the temerity to expose Supervisor Chris Daly's purchasing of homes in suburban Fairfield after the supe sat on the news for months -- made a surprise announce ... More >>

List: Gavin Newsom's budget surprises

​San Francisco Chronicle columnist C.W. Nevius -- excoriated as a "conservative suburban twit" by the San Francisco Bay Guardian for having the temerity to expose Supervisor Chris Daly's purchasing of homes in suburban Fairfield after the supe sat on the news for months -- made a surprise announce ... More >>

The Jelly Belly Goes Drinkable

Tamara PalmerAlso available in cherry and green apple.​Fairfield's Jelly Belly has just introduced a line of cane sugar-sweetened soda, available at local Walgreen's stores. The introductory price ($4 for four) is decent, and natural flavors keep it from being too sickly tasting, but the artif ... More >>

Play That Bluesy Music

Tamara PalmerAlso available in cherry and green apple.​Fairfield's Jelly Belly has just introduced a line of cane sugar-sweetened soda, available at local Walgreen's stores. The introductory price ($4 for four) is decent, and natural flavors keep it from being too sickly tasting, but the artif ... More >>

10 Things: Good Bands, Gay Pride, Free Market and The Life and Death of an Italian Cat

Portland's The Caps, performing at Summer Solstice Spectacle on Saturday​On this fine Pride weekend, let's step back and take a moment to appreciate all the superb events our foggy town has to offer without high costs or shitty attitudes. Where else in the world can you find citywide Michael Jacks ... More >>

Monica Christine McCarrick Killed Children With Samurai Sword, Cops Say

Fairfield PoliceMonica Christine McCarrick ​Just when you think allegations a young mother killed her three-year-old twin daughters and then set the building on fire couldn't get worse -- it did. Christine McGarrick, 28, of Fairfield is now suspected of slaying Lily and Tori Ball with a samurai sw ... More >>

SFPD wants to recruit suburbocops from outside the city

Fairfield PoliceMonica Christine McCarrick ​Just when you think allegations a young mother killed her three-year-old twin daughters and then set the building on fire couldn't get worse -- it did. Christine McGarrick, 28, of Fairfield is now suspected of slaying Lily and Tori Ball with a samurai sw ... More >>

The process for picking the interim mayor - done in Shakespearean rhyme

Fairfield PoliceMonica Christine McCarrick ​Just when you think allegations a young mother killed her three-year-old twin daughters and then set the building on fire couldn't get worse -- it did. Christine McGarrick, 28, of Fairfield is now suspected of slaying Lily and Tori Ball with a samurai sw ... More >>

S.F. Man Shot After Dispute Over Chihuahua in a Pink Sweater

Adorable ​Update: Police arrest shopkeeper in connection with shooting. Sam Zazzouh, 42, of Fairfield was arrested inside the store after the shooting. He has been charged with three felonies, including assault with a deadly weapon, carrying a loaded firearm not registered to him, and shooting in ... 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 >>

Michelle Le Update: Police Issue Search Warrants and Question 20 People

Michelle Le has been missing since Friday ​Over the last five days, police have interviewed some 20 people -- even arresting one briefly. They've issued search warrants and tracked down a few "persons of interest," only to remained stumped as to what happened to Michelle Le, the 26-year-old nursin ... More >>