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  • Culture

    April 27, 2011

    Some Books to Read Now

    Love, quakes, and S.F. in this month’s best new releases.

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    Ronald Reagan Was the Greatest President, Poll Says

    Make room for Ronald Reagan​A pre-President's Day poll showed that Americans thought Ronald Reagan was the country's best president, even more so than Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, two of the most influential leaders in history. Reagan score 19 percent of the vote,edging out Lincoln who h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    U.S.S. Iowa's Final Battle Pits Vallejo vs. L.A.

    If only someone would tow this thing to Des Moines​By Jan. 18, Vallejo must submit a plan for slithering out of bankruptcy. Former banker Merylin Wong, the head of a maritime enthusiast's group there, has a plan for keeping the city on firm financial footing henceforth: Pay millions of dollars yea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2010

    Diane von Furstenberg Shills for Nancy Pelosi by Creating Hideous Tote Bag

    The GOP has a new enemy: Diane von Furstenberg​Renowned fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, apparently not content with leaving the wrap dress as her lasting contribution to the progress of humankind, has entered the political arena this season with a bold new act of haute couture: a tote bag ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2010

    Obama in San Francisco -- Nightmare Town For Many Presidents

    President Warren Harding left his heart in San Francisco -- and everything else​President Barack Obama's agenda in San Francisco today: Get in, raise money for Sen. Barbara Boxer, safeguard the Senate's Democratic majority, and get out. But just because Muni will stop for him doesn't necessarily m ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 7, 2010

    Waking Sleeping Beauty

    President Warren Harding left his heart in San Francisco -- and everything else​President Barack Obama's agenda in San Francisco today: Get in, raise money for Sen. Barbara Boxer, safeguard the Senate's Democratic majority, and get out. But just because Muni will stop for him doesn't necessarily m ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 17, 2010

    Drawing Him Out

    President Warren Harding left his heart in San Francisco -- and everything else​President Barack Obama's agenda in San Francisco today: Get in, raise money for Sen. Barbara Boxer, safeguard the Senate's Democratic majority, and get out. But just because Muni will stop for him doesn't necessarily m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2009

    Has Gavin Newsom Found a New Bright Idea (Hatched By Someone Else)?

    Those of you who grew up here in the Bay Area may feel a nostalgic tear run down your cheek when you view the above video: A 1970s-era KTVU "Charlie and Humphrey" Bits & Pieces short culminating with the message "1,002 stupid things to do: borrowing without asking!" Perhaps Gavin Newsom didn't w ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 18, 2009

    Nature, Nurture, or All of the Above?

    A local author turns his body into a testing ground. Results vary.

  • Culture

    October 17, 2007

    Philip Glass' Appomattox a Civil Bore

    A local author turns his body into a testing ground. Results vary.

  • News

    September 12, 2007

    USS Iowa, Any Takers?

    Will $250,000 hole in the water stay afloat or be scrapped for target practice?

  • News

    February 14, 2007

    Blood Money

    Will $250,000 hole in the water stay afloat or be scrapped for target practice?

  • News

    January 10, 2007

    Battleship Down

    The USS Iowa was once considered a lock as a San Francisco tourist attraction. So why is the historic warship rusting in Suisun Bay?

  • Film

    August 9, 2006

    Repertory Film Listings

    The USS Iowa was once considered a lock as a San Francisco tourist attraction. So why is the historic warship rusting in Suisun Bay?

  • Film

    August 2, 2006

    Repertory Film Listings

    The USS Iowa was once considered a lock as a San Francisco tourist attraction. So why is the historic warship rusting in Suisun Bay?

  • Culture

    August 24, 2005

    Political Puppets

    Napkins, chopsticks, and teapots bring a Japanese internment camp to life

  • News

    December 17, 2003

    Secret Rivera

    Four decades after it was rescued from a storage shed, Diego Rivera's magnificent City College mural remains a hidden treasure

  • News

    August 13, 2003

    A River Doesn't Run Through It

    In the heart of the urban jungle, and angler's oasis

  • News

    June 18, 2003

    It's a Bechtel World

    Think that a $680 million Iraq contract is a big deal? You don't know Bechtel.

  • Culture

    March 26, 2003

    War on War Songs

    Iraq and roll don't go together well when rockers protest

  • Calendar

    February 17, 1999

    Night Crawler

    Iraq and roll don't go together well when rockers protest

  • News

    March 27, 1996

    Letters

    Iraq and roll don't go together well when rockers protest

  • Culture

    March 6, 1996

    Combat! Zone

    Though impressively entertaining, John Fisher's latest work often battles its own polemics

  • Culture

    January 24, 1996

    The Lady in Question

    Sara Felder's screwball comedy mixes conventions and convictions, with mixed results

  • News

    May 10, 1995

    The Last Tycoon (Part II)

    Walter Shorenstein's skyscrapers shaped San Francisco. His cash configured City Hall. Publicly, he's pristine. But there's more than meets the eye to the man behind the megaliths.

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