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  • Blogs

    March 4, 2011

    Cupcakes for Choice, Drinks for Dogs, and Gumbo for Mardi Gras!

    ​SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. • Pissed about Congress-approved federal funding cuts for Planned Parenthood? I am because it's total bullshit. In response, we're doing some culinary activism in the form of a delicious bake sale at this Sunday' ... More >>

  • News

    December 15, 2010

    SFPD crime lab's DNA evidence could be tainted by concealed mistakes

    ​SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. • Pissed about Congress-approved federal funding cuts for Planned Parenthood? I am because it's total bullshit. In response, we're doing some culinary activism in the form of a delicious bake sale at this Sunday' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2010

    A Timeline of Problems at the SFPD DNA Lab

    ​Through reporting over the past month, SF Weekly has uncovered multiple instances of scientifically and ethically questionable conduct by DNA analysts at the San Francisco Police Department Crime Laboratory. Our findings focus on two lapses in particular: the destruction of records of a potential ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    Exclusive: SFPD Concealed DNA Sample Switch at Crime Lab

    ​Records of bungle in 2008 case were destroyed, investigation findsA forensics analyst's error that resulted in a mix-up of DNA samples, reportedly in a homicide case, has been concealed by officials at the San Francisco Police Department crime lab for close to two years, SF Weekly has learned. Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    Could San Francisco Limit Number of Dogs in Parks?

    Too many puppies! ​On Monday we reported that nearby Foster City is considering limiting park-goers to no more than three dogs. San Franciscans have a thing for dogs the same way denizens of Punxsutawney, Penn have a thing for apocryphally psychic groundhogs. Surely you couldn't legally restrict S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    'Three Dog Night' Law of the Land?

    ​The long history of tense behavior between San Franciscans and their dogs is well-documented. But it's not San Francisco but nearby Foster City that is proposing limiting the number of dogs you can march into a park to three. That proposed rule change comes in reaction to a series of people and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2010

    San Francycle: Tour de Fat and a Sewer Ride

    ​Welcome to San Francycle, a new SF Weekly series that celebrates the craziest and bestest way to get around town. Ride a bike in San Francisco? Are you crazy? The breaking point came sometime early this year. Remember when Muni was talking about cutting service? Again? I was shelling out fi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2010

    Local Tech Will Help Sequence Ozzy's Amazingly Vice-Resistant Genome

    Richard Haick"Do not underestimate the anti-aging powers of bat heads": Ozzy Osbourne at a book signing in SF​Ozzy Osbourne, who is now -- wait for it -- a health columnist for the Sunday Times of London, wants to know exactly how it is he's so (relatively) well survived illegal drugs, booze, lega ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2010

    New City Program Helps Homeowners Slash PG&E Bill

    Look! Green! Green!​But Some Consumers May Be Better Off Looking Elsewhere To Fund Green Home Improvements, Program's Architect AcknowledgesMayor Gavin Newsom this evening will hold an "Internet town hall" to tout a new program helping property owners pay for energy-saving improvements. Dubbed Gre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2009

    Indian Taco Truck Curry Up Now Headed for San Francisco

    cfarivar/californiatacotrucks.com/blogGet ready for biryani burritos, San Francisco.​With any luck, it'll be a particularly spicy New Year for San Franciscans who love street food. Peninsula Indian taco truck Curry Up Now is hoping to begin selling in S.F. by the third week of December, compan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2009

    Eight Great Foodies from the Bay Area Music Scene

    DJ Pam the Funkstress: Cajun food queen​The Bay Area's devotion to its homegrown music and food is steadfast. The culinary creativity here is as infectious as our sonic imagination, so it should come as little surprise that there is a crossover between the two local scenes. But did you know that D ... More >>

  • Music

    July 29, 2009

    Microcaster DJs get screwed under new licensing fees

    DJ Pam the Funkstress: Cajun food queen​The Bay Area's devotion to its homegrown music and food is steadfast. The culinary creativity here is as infectious as our sonic imagination, so it should come as little surprise that there is a crossover between the two local scenes. But did you know that D ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2009

    All that Glitters: Foster City Woman Slapped with SEC Suit Over Alleged Gold Mine Stock Scam

    Don't buy itAll you underpaid and unemployed folks trying to get by in today's bad economy can file this one away in the "Why Didn't I Think of That?" category. Don't worry -- most of us wouldn't believe we could successfully sell loads of fake stock in a non-existent Filipino gold-mining corporatio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    Crave a Taste of Alphonso Mangoes? Hurry, Says Owner of Indian Bento

    su-lin/FlickrGet 'em while you still can.Yesterday we gave props to Sandip Roy's meditation on the Alphonso mango, an extra-lush variety okayed for import from India in recent years. Thanks to the blog Burrito Justice, we found out that food delivery company Indian Bento blends up hyper-delicious fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2009

    Straight Outta Half Moon Bay, Sam's Chowder Van to Debut This Summer

    Sam's Chowder House lobster roll is coming to S.F. soonSam's Chowder House of Half Moon Bay has plans to go mobile this summer with Sam's Chowder Van. Fish and chips, lobster rolls, fish tacos, and ceviche cooked out of a 24-foot vehicle will soon hit the campuses of companies such as Ora ... More >>

  • News

    December 12, 2007

    Unhealthy Union

    Could there be a secret deal with Arnold on health care that will inflate union rolls?

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2007

    Borneo Under a Bad Sign: Is Island Paradise Doomed to be Slashed and Burned?

    Could there be a secret deal with Arnold on health care that will inflate union rolls?

  • News

    July 18, 2007

    Pollution Absolution

    A company is dumping questionable materials into the ocean so that you can buy forgiveness in the form of carbon credits

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2007

    Net Radio Royalty EXTRA -- UPDATES: David Byrne, Cover feature

    A company is dumping questionable materials into the ocean so that you can buy forgiveness in the form of carbon credits

  • Calendar

    March 2, 2005

    Sand Man

    Leaving his art in San Francisco

  • News

    March 3, 2004

    Obsessive Pursuit

    Years after her brother was murdered in Chile's "dirty war," a diminutive former professor went after the killer

  • Film

    January 14, 2004

    In the Company of Men

    From Burning Man to downtown San Fran: the life of a documentary team

  • Calendar

    May 28, 2003

    Earthquake vs. Fire

    Disasters duke it out on the soccer field

  • News

    February 13, 2002

    The Intimidator

    Why is a stay-at-home dad from Foster City striking fear in the hearts of San Francisco darts players?

  • News

    October 4, 2000

    Smackdown!

    If you think pro wrestling is outrageous, you should see the battles that go on among the sport's local promoters

  • Music

    August 2, 2000

    Stream a Little Stream

    Or How to Succeed in Webcasting Without Selling Out

  • Calendar

    July 12, 2000

    When There's a William ...

    Woman's Will presents Measure for Measure

  • News

    March 22, 2000

    San Francisco International Airpork

    How the SFO construction program went $1 billion over budget. Yes, billion. With a B.

  • News

    September 15, 1999

    Pirates at the Dock

    Sony, Electronic Arts sue, alleging Bay Area residents were part of international video game piracy ring

  • News

    September 8, 1999

    WEB PREVIEW

    Pirates at the Dock

    Sony, Electronic Arts sue, alleging Bay Area residents were part of international video game piracy ring

  • Music

    May 1, 1996

    Angel Heart

    The leftist-acid-Latin-funk of Los Angelitos

  • News

    August 16, 1995

    Letters

    The leftist-acid-Latin-funk of Los Angelitos

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