Subject:

Fresno

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    Train, Worst Band Ever to Come From San Francisco, To Play Small Venues Citywide

    [Post updated Feb. 21 at 7 p.m.] Unless this is some kind of early and ill-timed April fool's joke on us, the week of April 10, 2012, will bring a bland and terrible horror to many hallowed local stages: Train, the San Francisco embarrassment, wine-shilling ruse, and mom-pop juggernaut, is apparentl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    S.F. Track Star Inspires New York Giants Super Bowl Win

    Holland Reynolds, the 17-year-old San Francisco track star above, is being credited with inspiring the New York Giants Super Bowl victory last night. The video above was posted on YouTube, showing Reynolds as she struggled to finish the last 100 meters of a cross country 5K race in Fresno in 2010. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    The Best Place to Find Rare Citrus Like Yuzu and Pink Limes: De Santis Farms

    ​For years, SFoodie has found it impossible to visit the Alemany Farmers' Market without gawking at Rosa de Santis's citrus stand. Her cara caras and oro blanco grapefruit are positively mundane -- there are boxes of sweet limes and nobbly Seville oranges to paw through and smell, and up on the ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2011

    Livin' It Up with the "Hotel California" Menu at Orson

    Robin Jolin ProductionsThe dish is called "Can't Kill the Beast," but it looks dead to us​"Hotel California" by the Eagles is best known as a slightly spooky song that every dummy at a party will bust out on the guitar in an effort to impress girls. At least that's what I remember from college ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    Admiral Radley and Social Studies at Bottom of the Hill: A Tale of Two Indie Bands

    Admiral Radley​Admiral Radley Typhoon Social Studies Fake Your Own Death February 23, 2011
 @Bottom of the Hill Better than: Starting an indie rock supergroup with your co-workers called the Water Coolers. Every night at the Noise Pop Festival is a dilemma. The schedule holds a musical em ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    Examiner's Phil Anschutz Dumps Money into California Politics -- Except San Francisco

    No money for you, chumps.​San Francisco Examiner owner Phil Anschutz, his companies, and his employees, donated $92,582 to 30 California politicians between 2003 and 2009, according to campaign finance filings compiled by Anschutz's competitor, Bay Area News Group.But the railroad, telecommunicati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2011

    Marty and Kelli Christensen Reunite - Marty Opts To Stay Homeless (VIDEO)

    Found at last.​Kelli Christensen's long hunt to reconnect with her homeless father ended at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday when she walked up to a Muni bus shelter in front of a Market Street 7-Eleven store downtown. There, sat a man in an orange baseball cap with his head down. Her cousin, Caine, who drove ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    Indiana's Native Shoots Straight, Drives Slow, Plays Twice This Weekend

    "Hi"​Native, a noisy prog-core quartet from Northwest Indiana, are playing two shows this weekend at the Bottom of the Hill in support of their last album, Wrestling Moves, which combines all the rhythmic intricacy and interlocking near-melodies and committed yelling of post-hardcore exemplars lik ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    L.A. Rhymeslinger Dom Kennedy on Why He's the Best Kennedy After Bobby

    Ich bin ein accomplished rapper​Few rappers would have the audacity to rhyme over a Biggie beat, much less have the skill to do it well, but... well, Los Angeles mainstay Dom Kennedy is audacious and talented. To wit, he likes to refer to himself as the Best After Bobby -- download the mixtape of ... More >>

  • News

    January 26, 2011

    Daughter of S.F. homeless man looking for dad on city streets

    Ich bin ein accomplished rapper​Few rappers would have the audacity to rhyme over a Biggie beat, much less have the skill to do it well, but... well, Los Angeles mainstay Dom Kennedy is audacious and talented. To wit, he likes to refer to himself as the Best After Bobby -- download the mixtape of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2011

    Richmond Rap Duo The Dime: You Might See Them Playing Chess Onstage This Weekend

    ​Meanwhile, over in Richmond, a duo called The Dime has been keeping it quietly, gently, uncompromisingly real. Chioke Jelani and Knightshift are a two-man bundle of pretty much all the affiliations you usually need to make a rap record: they produce their tracks, write their rhymes, sing the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    San Francisco Is Still Smoking

    ​County-by-county smoking data released Monday by the state Department of Public Health reveal ashtray-makers are still doing pretty good business here in San Francisco. According to the California Adult Smoking Prevalence 2008 survey, 13.5 percent of San Franciscans are lighting up. To put that n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    Kamala Harris Declares Victory -- In Los Angeles

    Perhaps Kamala Harris made her 'major announcement' in L.A. because of the George Lopez factor...​As expected, San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris declared victory in her race for Attorney General this morning in her "major announcement" this morning in Los Angeles. "I stand before you t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    Gary Scott Holland, Accused of Kathleen Horan Murder, To Be Arraigned

    Police released this suspect sketch almost simultaneously with Gary Scott Holland's arrest​Gary Scott Holland, the man charged with impersonating a utility worker, talking Kathleen Horan into allowing him into her Russian Hill apartment, and murdering her, will be formally arraigned tomorrow. Holl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2010

    Gary Scott Holland Charged With Murder of Kathleen Horan

    Is this Gary Scott Holland?​On the very day the San Francisco Police Department blamed a man impersonating a utility worker for lying his way into Kathleen Horan's apartment and murdering her, they made an arrest in the case. Gary Scott Holland, 43, is charged with murder in the death of Horan, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2010

    Transgender Republican Gun Advocate To Speak At San Francisco Gun Conference

    All smiles until messed with...​San Franciscans probably have their ideas about the sort of folks who will descend on the Hyatt Regency airport hotel this weekend for the Second Amendment Foundation's gun rights conference: white, Tea Partyish, Red State-y, straight. Then here comes panelist Nicki ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2010

    Filipino Taco Truck Hapa SF Lives Up to the Hype

    Jun BelenHapa's lumpia were the best we've tasted here.​It's been a couple of weeks since chef William Pilz launched Hapa SF, his mobile Filipino food venture. Pilz is quickly getting his bearings around the newly rehabbed, burgundy-colored taco-truck kitchen, as Hapa's following seems to mult ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    And the Most Partisan District in California Is ... Compton? San Francisco Doesn't Even Crack Top-10.

    We may not be his best friend after all​San Francisco may be the national Democratic Party's ATM. But, counter-intuitively, it does not flaunt the most lopsided percentage of registered Democratic voters in the state. Or the second-highest. Or third. Or tenth. According to the city's Department of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2009

    Jury Convicts Attempted Murderer Despite Disappearance of Victim Allegedly Scared Off By Private Investigator

    ​A San Francisco jury convicted Phil Pitney, 19, of attempted murder Thursday, even after the victim he shot at was a no-show for the entire trial -- apparently because he was threatened by the defense attorney's investigator.The Chron reported last week that Steve Vender, a private investigator w ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 19, 2009

    Down-home goes upscale at Wexler's

    ​A San Francisco jury convicted Phil Pitney, 19, of attempted murder Thursday, even after the victim he shot at was a no-show for the entire trial -- apparently because he was threatened by the defense attorney's investigator.The Chron reported last week that Steve Vender, a private investigator w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2009

    Chronic City: Marijuana, Money, and the Media

    Compassion Family MinistriesYes, Grasshopper... Money grows on killa trees.Things are smoking on the marijuana front, and I'm not just talking about the ringing cash registers at newly emboldened dispensaries statewide. Time after time this week, the media brought together money and marijuana in pub ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    SF Gov InAction: The Budget's All finished, Except for the Backstabbing

    Our story so far: The Supervisors were drinking champagne in City Hall last week after reaching a budget deal that restored an unprecedented amount money to programs that Mayor Gavin "Call me Governor" Newsom cut from San Francisco because he thought it would play well in Fresno. Par-TAY! B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2009

    Kitchenette to Star at Mission Street Food

    Say adios to the loading dock, at least for one nightOne of the biggest food stories in a year destined to be remembered for depressing restaurant closures is Kitchenette, which (in case you just blew in from Fresno) serves up amazing weekday lunches from a loading dock in Dogpatch. Brace yourselves ... More >>

  • Film

    March 25, 2009

    Monsters vs. Aliens

    In this latest round of effects vs. storytelling, effects win. Big.

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2009

    Last Night: David Dondero and Rademacher at the Knockout

    (David Dondero)David Dondero/RademacherSunday, January 4, 2009The KnockoutWords and photos by Jonathan KieferBetter Than: Admitting the weekend, and the holiday, and another year of your unproductive life, is over.As Sunday night crept toward Monday morning and another crap-job working week loomed, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2008

    Saturday Night: Feel the Bass at the Voodoo Lounge

    (David Dondero)David Dondero/RademacherSunday, January 4, 2009The KnockoutWords and photos by Jonathan KieferBetter Than: Admitting the weekend, and the holiday, and another year of your unproductive life, is over.As Sunday night crept toward Monday morning and another crap-job working week loomed, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 23, 2008

    Look Back in Anger

    (David Dondero)David Dondero/RademacherSunday, January 4, 2009The KnockoutWords and photos by Jonathan KieferBetter Than: Admitting the weekend, and the holiday, and another year of your unproductive life, is over.As Sunday night crept toward Monday morning and another crap-job working week loomed, ... More >>

  • News

    April 26, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of Wednesday, April 26, 2006

  • News

    November 23, 2005

    Bait and Snitch

    Lying under oath, threatening witnesses, revealing the names of federal agents -- it's just another day on the job for one of the DEA's paid drug informants

  • News

    January 5, 2005

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of Wednesday, January 5, 2005

  • Dining

    August 18, 2004

    Fussy Fusion

    Limón still delights, but at the new Circolo, Nuevo Latino seems old

  • Culture

    June 18, 2003

    Paradise Lost

    The last leg of a traveling exhibition on California's vanishing resources

  • Film

    January 29, 2003

    Blowin' Smoke

    Biker Boyz is furious, but it ain't fast, which is a real drag

  • Music

    October 30, 2002

    Jurassic 5 Skhool Yard

    Jurassic 5
    Power in Numbers (Interscope)
    Skool Yard
    A New Way of Thinking (Threshold)

  • Calendar

    June 19, 2002

    The North and South

    A Southern California artist imagines a literal civil war between L.A. and San Francisco

  • Dining

    May 22, 2002

    First Call

    Celebrating the dawn in the bars of San Francisco

  • News

    February 20, 2002

    Letters to the Editor

    The Plane Facts; Review Redo; Winner or Loser? You Make the Call.; Grousing About Housing; Speechless

  • Music

    February 7, 2001

    House Of Tudor

    Sprocket Ensemble's Valentine's Celebration; Mark Growden's Electric Piñata

  • News

    January 17, 2001

    The Plot Thins

    Yes, SF Weekly has been secretly trying to rid the city of artists. It's working pretty well, don't you think?

  • Culture

    October 25, 2000

    Crushing Grapes

    Frank Galati's adaptation of The Grapes of Wrath arrives, at last, in Santa Clara

  • Calendar

    August 9, 2000

    Pagan Lounge

    Rosin Coven

  • Music

    July 12, 2000

    For Love and Money

    Cali Agents' Rasco and Planet Asia are underground rappers who want to go platinum. You got a problem with that?

  • News

    June 28, 2000

    The Modesto Invasion

    The San Francisco rock scene is alive and well -- 90 miles from San Francisco

  • Music

    November 3, 1999

    Rhyme Schemes

    With an acclaimed single and album behind him, San Mateo rapper Rasco remains underground -- which is just fine with him

  • Music

    June 9, 1999

    Riff Raff

    With an acclaimed single and album behind him, San Mateo rapper Rasco remains underground -- which is just fine with him

  • Music

    April 29, 1998

    Riff Raff

    With an acclaimed single and album behind him, San Mateo rapper Rasco remains underground -- which is just fine with him

  • News

    January 14, 1998

    Trial by Liar

    The snitches mumbled, stumbled, equivocated, and perjured themselves The jury found Bernard Temple -- the man prosecutors believed to be a bloodthirsty assassin for drug dealers -- not guilty of murder.

  • Music

    May 7, 1997

    Riff Raff

    The snitches mumbled, stumbled, equivocated, and perjured themselves The jury found Bernard Temple -- the man prosecutors believed to be a bloodthirsty assassin for drug dealers -- not guilty of murder.

  • Dining

    April 16, 1997

    Feet, Fins, and Heads

    The snitches mumbled, stumbled, equivocated, and perjured themselves The jury found Bernard Temple -- the man prosecutors believed to be a bloodthirsty assassin for drug dealers -- not guilty of murder.

  • Calendar

    November 27, 1996

    Unspun

    The snitches mumbled, stumbled, equivocated, and perjured themselves The jury found Bernard Temple -- the man prosecutors believed to be a bloodthirsty assassin for drug dealers -- not guilty of murder.

  • More >>
VOICE Daily Deals
for free stuff, news info & more!

Now Click This

About Us | Media Kit | Work for SF Weekly | Esubscribe | Free Classifieds | SF Weekly Advertising | National Online Advertising | Mobile | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Site Problems? | RSS | Site Map
© 2012 SF Weekly, LP, All rights reserved.
Browse Voice Nation
avatar
Newsletters | Mobile
  • Voice Places

    Voice Places

    Discover restaurants, nightlife, travel, shopping...

  • VOICE Daily Deals

    VOICE Daily Deals

    Get 50 to 90% off every day on restaurants, movies, massages...

  • Best Of

    Best Of...

    More than 10,000 of the BEST things to eat, drink, and experience

  • My Voice Nation

    My Voice Nation

    Join the Village Voice community and get exclusive deals and info

  • Happy Hour

    Happy Hour

    Your local Happy Hour guide at your fingertips

or

Log in or Sign up

Social Connect:

Use your favorite account to access My Voice Nation.


Use your My Voice Nation account to log in:





Forgot password?
or

Sign Up or Log in

Social Connect:

Sign up for My Voice Nation with your preferred network.


Sign up for a My Voice Nation account:



Privacy policy