Fairfield

Cameron Williams Arrested on Suspicion of Murdering Dominic Scott in Gang-Related Shooting

San Francisco police say they booked 22-year-old Cameron Williams on charges of murdering another 22-year-old man in the city's Bayview neighborhood yesterday morning. Yesterday, just before 8:30 a.m., police were called to Third Street and Palou Avenue after neighbors heard gunshots. When the cop ... More >>

Thizzler's Bay Area Freshmen 10 Cypher: Local Hip-Hop Tries To Get Its Game On

By RACHEL SWAN Bay Area Freshmen 10 Class of 2011 Star Cypher Rafael Casal, Richie Cunning, Mike-Dash-E, Show Banga, Young Bari, Damey, Young Gully, Lil Rae, Symba, Cousin Fix, Nikatine Da King, Shady Blaze, Erik Tha Jerk, Mistah FAB, Stevie Joe, Big Rich, Bailey Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012 Brick & Mortar ... More >>

Menace to Society: Why Many Young Black Men are Accused of Being in Gangs

See Jelly Belly Portraits of Your Favorite Historical Figures

We were in the proximity of the Jelly Belly factory in Fairfield over the weekend and stopped by ostensibly to stock up on the cheap two-pound bags of misshapen "belly flops." But we really wanted to visit the weird and wonderful folk art portraits of famous historical figures like Benjamin Franklin ... More >>

Chick-fil-A Day: Mike Huckabee Cooks Up More Deep-Fried Chicken Controversy

The Chick-fil-A controversy simmers on. After cities across the nation, including San Francisco, denounced Chick-fil-A and its anti-gay marriage stance, GOP stalwart Mike Huckabee has decided everyone should swarm Chick-fil-A today and stuff themselves silly with fried chicken and waffle fries to su ... More >>

Another Horrible Mother on Meth Goes to Jail

Last week, we told you how meth doesn't really foster good maternal instincts. Here's another case in point.Monica McCarrick, a 29-year-old mom on meth, will be in prison for life after a jury decided she was completely sane when she killed her twin daughters with a samurai sword back in October 201 ... More >>

Mac Dre's Old Record Label Affiliates Arrested in Drug Bust After Federal Thizzvestigation

As the late Mac Dre explained, Thizz Face is "a look on your face like you smelled some piss."This expression is similar to "a look on your face when you are arrested as part of a nationwide DEA drug-trafficking sweep."So we expect there were plenty of Thizz Faces to go around last Thursday when the ... More >>

Charles Robertson Accused of Stabbing Joseph Minozzi in City's First Homicide

​San Francisco police say they have tracked down the man who they believe stabbed and killed 30-year-old Joseph Minozzi in SOMA last month. Police arrested 42-year-old Charles Robertson in Sacramento on Feb. 22 on suspicion of murdering Minozzi. Robertson, a Fairfield resident, was booked into Sac ... More >>

Man Sues Solano Sheriff After Brother Beats Him During Murder Trial

​Solano County has gotten caught in the crossfire of a family feud that ended with one brother in the hospital and another in jail. David Bango is suing Solano County, claiming sheriff bailiffs failed to restrain his brother while Bango testified against him at his murder trial. According to court ... More >>

Paul Nave, "Marin County Assasin," Can't Outlast Boxer Half His Age

Dan O'NeillPaul Nave got in his shots, but couldn't outpunch Father Time​It turns out there is a grandfather clause in boxing. As in, boxers who are grandfathers seldom win. Paul "The Marin County Assassin" Nave, proud grandpa and celebrant of his 51st birthday tomorrow, stepped into the ring Frid ... 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 >>

Gizmo, Chihuahua at the Center of Haight Street Shooting, Killed by Car

R.I.P.​It was just two weeks ago that Gizmo, a tan Chihuahua wearing a pink sweater, made headlines when his owner was shot while defending his small pooch. While both man and dog survived the shooting, Gizmo's life was tragically cut short last week when he was hit by a car. Police Capt. Denis O' ... More >>

Haight Street Merchants Say Sam Kazzouh, Accused Gunman, a 'Nice Guy'

Innocent bystander​Dave Groeschel was working inside Mom's Body Shop at about 1:15 p.m. yesterday when he heard the gunshots outside. When he came out, he saw the victim, which the Chronicle reports is 52-year-old Michael Stafford, on the sidewalk -- he had been shot in the back. Beside him was Gi ... More >>

Caption Gavin Newsom's Fleet Week Pose!

Insert clever caption here...​Mayor Gavin Newsom today announced the city's "biggest fleet week celebration in 20 years" via a drier-than-dry-oatmeal press release that concluded with him quoted as lauding "skilled naval aviators of The Blue Angels, with their extraordinary airborne maneuvers." Ca ... More >>

Sigmund Leonard, Who Died in His Van, a Son of the City

​When you walked in the front door at Leonard's Hickory Pit, you were somewhere. It was a Fillmore District landmark. It was the sort of place you'd use as the centerpiece of directions given to folks who didn't know their way around. Don't bother looking for it anymore -- it's not there. The rede ... More >>

Willie Brown Oh-So-Fashionably Late To Transbay Transit Center Groundbreaking

High speed rail: more aerodynamic than my hair​Groundbreaking ceremonies might just be the most mind- numbingly predictable of all political events. Yet this morning's christening of the imminent demolition of the Transbay Terminal and seven-year construction of the new Transbay Transit Center was ... More >>

List: Gavin Newsom's budget surprises

Habitual Runaway Mireya Zapata Back at Home, Refusing To Say Where She Went

Mireya Zapata, 12, has inspired Chronicle stories in both 2008 and this year by running away from home​Last week we wrote about 12-year-old runaway Mireya Zapata running away from home -- again -- and leaving her mom disturbing text messages to not look for her. Still, her parents called the San F ... More >>

City Councilman: 'Shut the Fuck Up!'

Local city councilman Michael Ceremello, angry over colleagues' criticism of his weed-infested lawn, bellows 'Shut the fuck up' at colleague during meeting. Nice work if you can get it.  Here in San Francisco, we sometimes lose track of how good we've got it. It's sunny on Memorial Day weekend, ... 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 >>

Lame Fuck: Chris Daly prepares for his final year as a supervisor

S.F. Babylon: A Decade of Scandal, Hypocrisy, and Weirdness (Pt. 1)

By Ashley Harrell and Will Harper     Over the past decade, we have oftentimes felt as though we are 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 t ... More >>

Cutting the Deficit: More Ways for Government to Earn Spare Bucks

We noted earlier today that, because the city is having cash-flow problems of the sort experienced by meth addicts with seven girlfriends, creative methods of earning additional revenue may become a necessity. Fortunately, this is a creative place, governed by creative people. Take Chris Daly. With ... More >>

SF Gov InAction: Supes Try To Save Cats, Unify Ireland, and Create Public Power

  The moral high ground in San Francisco may be the most valuable real estate of all. Last week Gavin Newsom -- who thumbed his nose at state and federal law on gay marriage -- tried to claim it by saying he couldn't help illegal immigrants because he has too much respect for the law. The ... 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 >>

S.F. Bay Guardian Tells Those Conservative Suburban Twits How To Vote

Well, Edna, if the Guardian says they're for Garamendi, I reckon we should be, too​The Bay Guardian loves to complain about a certain Chronicle columnist from Walnut Creek criticizing San Francisco policies. The Guardian essentially contends that suburbanites cannot be expected to understand t ... More >>

It's Official: Chris Daly Retains His San Franciscan Privileges

Chris Daly -- an official San Franciscan​The city attorney's office just announced that Supervisor Chris Daly is, in fact, still a resident of District 6 in San Francisco -- despite the fact that he and his wife are now the proud owners of two houses in Fairfield (where his wife and kids now resid ... 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 >>

Chris Daly Shows He's a Typical San Franciscan After All -- By Moving His Family Out of Here

The chores ...The stores ... Fresh air ...Union Square!The news that firebrand Supervisor Chris Daly has bought a house in his wife's hometown of Fairfield and his family is currently residing there comes as something of a shock. But the notion of a successful thirty-something San Francisco family u ... More >>

Vallejo Rapper Soldier Hard Brings Home Iraq's Harsh Realities

SF Weekly Music Awards 2007 Program

Disco Braniacs

Matmos slides a healthy dose of funk into cryptic compositions

Department of What the Fuck?

Beef, it's what's for dinner: Hip hop feuds we'd like to see

OK Then, Music Awards!

The biggest party thrown in celebration of local music all year

Award Show Performers

SF Weekly Music Awards

OK Then, Music Awards!

The biggest party thrown in celebration of local music all year

Festivals and Fairs

MonkeyBone

The Roxie loses a programmer, plus animation wizards and Oscar documentaries

Mother to All

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

Bean Scene

In which we tour the Jelly Belly factory and gag on the Harry Potter flavors

Hosed

The Fire Department is a bloated fiscal mess that, thanks to union politics, won't face the budget cuts it should

Sweat, Steel, and Stealth

Retrofitting the Bay Bridge will take five years, hundreds of workers, a million bolts, and 19 million pounds of iron. The hardest part? Making sure no one notices.

Drowning in Water

Even the best actors can’t make wine out of these squishy Mamet scripts

Rights of Passage

With gates and fences, private property owners are increasingly cutting off traditional paths to public lands. State law offers some recourse, but not much.

We're Honored

Stage

Letters

Letters

As They Lay Dying

Breast cancer activists rage at Genentech for withholding an experimental drug

Fire Trek

Why do San Francisco emergency workers live so far away?