Subject:

Herb Caen

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    Do As Catherine Hill Says in This Song and "Save The Gold Dust Lounge"

    The Gold Dust, now an endangered species of San Francisco bar.​Have you heard? San Francisco's classic Gold Dust Lounge -- a 1933 watering hole that was a regular haunt of legendary local columnist Herb Caen, and hosts a regular live rock 'n' roll band -- is in trouble. Its landlord wants to b ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 16, 2011

    Still Getting Over It

    The Gold Dust, now an endangered species of San Francisco bar.​Have you heard? San Francisco's classic Gold Dust Lounge -- a 1933 watering hole that was a regular haunt of legendary local columnist Herb Caen, and hosts a regular live rock 'n' roll band -- is in trouble. Its landlord wants to b ... More >>

  • News

    September 28, 2011

    Prelinger Archives Show How San Francisco Has Always Struggled with Change

    The Gold Dust, now an endangered species of San Francisco bar.​Have you heard? San Francisco's classic Gold Dust Lounge -- a 1933 watering hole that was a regular haunt of legendary local columnist Herb Caen, and hosts a regular live rock 'n' roll band -- is in trouble. Its landlord wants to b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2011

    San Francisco's Top Five Diners

    ​Even San Francisco natives like me are sometimes alarmed by the pressure applied to denizens of this city to publicly acknowledge that we live in the best place on earth. That being said, we certainly do have access to the best of things here: The best intoxicants, stimulants, and ingredients; th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2011

    Willie Brown Not Returning Chronicle's Calls

    Hello, operator? ​During Herb Caen's heyday, he shared lunch with Willie Brown every week. When the Chronicle tabbed the latter to fill the former's long-empty shoes three years ago, the paper was desperately hoping it could, once again, win readers with an eccentric man about town. Brown, of cour ... More >>

  • News

    August 3, 2011

    SF Weekly Letters

    Hello, operator? ​During Herb Caen's heyday, he shared lunch with Willie Brown every week. When the Chronicle tabbed the latter to fill the former's long-empty shoes three years ago, the paper was desperately hoping it could, once again, win readers with an eccentric man about town. Brown, of cour ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2010

    Demand Media: Why SFGate's Real Estate Section Reads Like a Grade School Book Report

    Matt SmithNow them's some gooood readin'​Direct your browser to SFGate.com's "Home Guide" section for the rare experience  of news articles written as if for morons so ignorant they've never read an actual newspaper.According to the lead sentence in a article about house prices, "Real estate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    A Fond Pink Remembrance of Hippopotamus Hamburger

    San Francisco Public Library​We were really young when the Hippopotamus Hamburger Restaurant (aka the Hippo or Hippo Burger) was open on Van Ness, but we remember a pink, cartoony wonderland of happy hippos created by Wolo von Trutzschler. We'll never forget the dizzying array of hamburgers pr ... More >>

  • News

    April 14, 2010

    The Muni Death Spiral

    Your transit system is terribly inefficient, extremely slow, and wildly expensive. Here’s how you can fix it.

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2009

    Date Night: Crab Feast at Bistro Boudin

    Every Thursday in March, slap down a measly $25 to partake of one of the best deals going. At Thursday's Crab Feast at Bistro Boudin (160 Jefferson at Pier 43 1/2) you'll get a freshly steamed Dungeness crab with drawn lemon butter, a classic Caesar salad with homemade sourdough croutons and shaved ... More >>

  • News

    February 13, 2008

    Reader Quiz: Which Willie Brown Quotes Are Stranger Than Fiction?

    Every Thursday in March, slap down a measly $25 to partake of one of the best deals going. At Thursday's Crab Feast at Bistro Boudin (160 Jefferson at Pier 43 1/2) you'll get a freshly steamed Dungeness crab with drawn lemon butter, a classic Caesar salad with homemade sourdough croutons and shaved ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2008

    BetterKnowanSFBlog:What I'm Seeing

    Every Thursday in March, slap down a measly $25 to partake of one of the best deals going. At Thursday's Crab Feast at Bistro Boudin (160 Jefferson at Pier 43 1/2) you'll get a freshly steamed Dungeness crab with drawn lemon butter, a classic Caesar salad with homemade sourdough croutons and shaved ... More >>

  • Music

    January 24, 2007

    Bellying up to a bar of sperm donors

    Every Thursday in March, slap down a measly $25 to partake of one of the best deals going. At Thursday's Crab Feast at Bistro Boudin (160 Jefferson at Pier 43 1/2) you'll get a freshly steamed Dungeness crab with drawn lemon butter, a classic Caesar salad with homemade sourdough croutons and shaved ... More >>

  • Music

    August 30, 2006

    Touch me, I'm sick

    Every Thursday in March, slap down a measly $25 to partake of one of the best deals going. At Thursday's Crab Feast at Bistro Boudin (160 Jefferson at Pier 43 1/2) you'll get a freshly steamed Dungeness crab with drawn lemon butter, a classic Caesar salad with homemade sourdough croutons and shaved ... More >>

  • Culture

    November 9, 2005

    Myth Interpretation

    Two thieves, six actors, and one enduring Mission District legend

  • News

    October 12, 2005

    Reeferzilla Meets NIMBY-Ra

    And unfortunately it's not science fiction. It's San Francisco politics, and the winner used some interesting jujitsu.

  • News

    June 29, 2005

    The Streets of San Francisco:

    A History

  • Dining

    February 23, 2005

    Tiki Tired

    The new edition of Trader Vic's misses the boat

  • News

    May 26, 2004

    Puppy Love

    Dogster hosts photos and profiles of almost 20,000 canines

  • Listen Up

    March 17, 2004

    It's Alive!

    Yesterday's scenesters like to complain that S.F. dance music is dead. They're wrong. Here's why.

  • News

    October 8, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of October 8, 2003

  • News

    July 30, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of July 30, 2003

  • Dining

    June 4, 2003

    Urban Explorer

    A request for an inexpensive and interesting restaurant for a party of eight sends our critic to the books

  • News

    February 12, 2003

    We Catch Up With Laurel Wellman, So You Won't Have To

    She always wanted to be a Red Hot Single. And now – finally – she is.

  • Dining

    December 24, 2002

    From Smog to Fog

    Our new critic returns to the city that nourished her

  • Holiday

    November 20, 2002

    GIFTS

    DVDs | Music DVDs | CDs | Books

  • News

    February 27, 2002

    Mark of Effectiveness

    Why Mark Leno ought to serve in the Assembly, and Harry Britt should go back to New College

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001

    Best Grumpy Old Man

    Rob Morse

  • News

    January 10, 2001

    Dog Bites

    Board of Supervisors; Population Growth; Dot-com Layoffs

  • News

    October 11, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters from October 11, 2000

  • Dining

    August 30, 2000

    Umbrella Drinks

    Trader Vic’s

  • News

    August 30, 2000

    Dog Bites

    Some see a Starck-designed hotel as progress.

  • News

    August 23, 2000

    Killer, Junkie, Liar, Thief...

    ... so why not lawyer? How our political elite tried and failed to get a law license for sister-killing Eben Gossage.

  • Music

    October 27, 1999

    Riff Raff

    Ghost Story

  • Dining

    October 6, 1999

    The Man Who Came to Dinner

    Harry Denton

  • News

    February 10, 1999

    Letters

    Harry Denton

  • Dining

    December 16, 1998

    The Bloom Is Off the Rose

    Harry Denton

  • Calendar

    November 18, 1998

    Night + Day

    Harry Denton

  • Music

    August 5, 1998

    House of Tudor

    Harry Denton

  • News

    November 12, 1997

    Dog Bites

    Harry Denton

  • Calendar

    August 13, 1997

    Night+Day

    Harry Denton

  • Calendar

    June 18, 1997

    Night+Day

    Harry Denton

  • News

    May 7, 1997

    Letters

    Harry Denton

  • News

    July 31, 1996

    Letters

    Harry Denton

  • Culture

    July 10, 1996

    Aisle Seat

    Harry Denton

  • Calendar

    May 15, 1996

    Slap Shots

    Harry Denton

  • News

    February 14, 1996

    Hinckle, Hinckle, Little Star (Part I)

    There are two joys in life -- making things and breaking things -- and pirate journalist Warren Hinckle has excelled at both

  • News

    December 6, 1995

    Dog Bites

    There are two joys in life -- making things and breaking things -- and pirate journalist Warren Hinckle has excelled at both

  • Music

    August 16, 1995

    Samples

    There are two joys in life -- making things and breaking things -- and pirate journalist Warren Hinckle has excelled at both

  • Calendar

    July 5, 1995

    The Tale of an Asp

    There are two joys in life -- making things and breaking things -- and pirate journalist Warren Hinckle has excelled at both

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